Standout figure strikes from a set piece for Lorient against Strasbourg | OneFootball

Noah Cadiou put Lorient ahead in the 26th minute with a close-range finish from a corner routine, but Strasbourg won 3-2. The midfielder's early intervention tilted a tight Ligue 1 contest before the visitors' late surge.

Cadiou ghosted into space to convert from inside the six-yard area, arriving onto Panos Katseris' delivery following a corner. It was a composed, instinctive touch that rewarded Lorient's set piece pressure.

After the restart he continued to knit play, stepping forward to link midfield to attack and keep Lorient moving. His most threatening late moment came in the sixth minute of second half stoppage time, when his header from Arthur Avom's cross cleared the bar by inches.

The 27-year-old finished with two attempts, one on target, plus 42 accurate passes and seven recoveries, numbers that underline how he combined clean distribution with ball-winning to keep Lorient competitive in midfield. He also won two tackles and made two clearances, balancing craft with graft.

Because his anticipation at dead balls and reliable passing repeatedly advanced territory, Cadiou remained a reference point for Lorient's phases with and without the ball, even as Le Racing wrestled momentum late on.

Le Racing stay eighth on 46 points and visit Rayo Vallecano in the UEFA Conference League next. Lorient remain ninth on 41 and visit PSG next.