Brest punish Lorient with second half surge | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Brest beat Lorient 2-0 in Ligue 1. Rémy Labeau Lascary opened the scoring in the 50th minute with a right footed finish to the bottom left. Ludovic Ajorque then killed the game from close range (77.), after VAR had earlier produced no penalty for the hosts (12.). Lorient saw more of the ball at 57.8% but mustered only two shots on target from 13 attempts. Brest visit Lille next, while Lorient host Angers.

Player of the Match: Ludovic Ajorque led the line, scoring the clincher, hitting the target twice and winning five aerial duels to give Brest a constant outlet.

Stat of the Match: Brest made 35 clearances, a sign of how comfortably they absorbed long spells of Lorient possession.

Three Things We Learned: Junior Diaz anchored the defence with five clearances and two blocks, plus 31 accurate passes. Gregorie Coudert produced two saves, including one from Montassar Talbi late on, to preserve the clean sheet. Dermane Karim's cameo lifted Lorient's threat, completing all 13 passes with one key pass and an accurate cross.