Lorient fell on a bone this Saturday at Moustoir and ended their dizzying run of six consecutive victories. Surprising dolphins of PSG in Ligue 1 after 10 days, and while the first provisional place was reaching out to them, the Bretons were stopped in their tracks by Reims in front of their public (0-0). The men of Régis Le Bris however evolved in numerical superiority during the entirety of the second period after the expulsion of Dion Lopy as soon as they returned from the locker room.
We could then imagine the Hakes taking control of the ball and forcing the Rémois to defend in a low block. Nothing came of it since the latter still had better ball possession 15 minutes from the end and even offered themselves a good situation through Folarin Balogun (70th). The locals never managed to pack the meeting, including in the first period when the Rémois, yet 14th at kick-off, held them high. Only the Burkinabé Dango Ouattara was able to stand out with a nice pivot shot repelled by Diouf (16th).
“We lacked accuracy”
It must be said that the Hakes quickly found themselves orphaned by their home striker Terem Moffi, who was injured after 25 minutes on the field. Without their main offensive weapon, the Lorientais seemed to lack benchmarks. “We were on a good dynamic and we wanted to continue. We can harbor some regrets because I think there was room to win this match. (…) We lacked accuracy and patience, we could have taken more of our time in the construction and had the right last gesture, ”reacted defender Montassar Talbi hotly at the microphone of Prime Video.
Faced with Rémois reduced to 9 at the very end of the match, the Bretons concede a draw which still allows them to return to PSG in the standings with 26 points. Only a victory for OM on Sunday evening at the Parc des Princes would make them fall from their comfortable dolphin chair.