Lens roar back with stoppage-time header | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Lens beat Toulouse 3-2 at Stade Bollaert-Delelis. Cristian Casseres struck in the sixth minute from outside the box, and Seny Koumbassa doubled the lead with a close-range header (13.). VAR upgraded Yann Gboho's challenge and he was sent off (17.), and after the restart Saud Abdulhamid pulled one back with a header (61.) before Adrien Thomasson equalised (67.). Lens produced 42 attempts, illustrating their sustained dominance. Ismaëlo Ganiou headed the winner in the first minute of second half stoppage time, Lens remain second and host Toulouse in the Coupe de France next, while Toulouse visit Monaco in Ligue 1.

Player of the Match: Saud Abdulhamid drove the fightback from the right, scoring with a header and delivering eight key passes to keep Lens on the front foot.

Stat of the Match: Guillaume Restes made 10 saves, keeping Toulouse in the game until the late twist.

Three Things We Learned: Allan Saint-Maximin changed the rhythm, supplying the assist for Abdulhamid and adding four key passes. Adrien Thomasson was relentless, hitting the bar once and posting seven shots with four on target. Lens registered 13 shots on target, underlining how relentless pressure finally told.