00:07Welcome to today's match between Mets and Brest at State St. Simpheree and for this
00:10League One clash. Two sides with contrasting momentum meet here on Sunday. Basement club
00:15Mets are desperately trying to end an 11-match winless league run, having drawn two and lost
00:20nine. In contrast, a four-game unbeaten streak has lifted the visitors to 11th in the standings.
00:25The home side are 10 points adrift of safety. A managerial change has done little to
00:29inspire a resurgence with Benoit Taveno overseeing just one draw and four losses and since taking
00:35over. This includes a 3-0 defeat away to Paris Saint-Germain last weekend. The Maroons now have
00:39the worst defensive record in the league, having conceded 52 goals. While the hosts are in free
00:45fall, Brest have enjoyed a real turnaround. Last Friday's 2-0 home victory against Marseille
00:50completed a four-match unbeaten run in February. Ludovic Ayork scored both goals inside the opening
00:56half-hour. Eric Roy's side can also draw confidence from their recent dominance in this fixture.
01:01They have won each of their last four meetings with Mets, scoring at least three goals in the last two.
01:16The first half was a tightly contested affair with both sides creating opportunities.
01:22Mets started brightly, with Alfa Ture heading wide from a Coffey-Cueo cross inside ten minutes.
01:29Brest responded and Kamri Dumbia struck the woodwork with a right-footed shot from the center of the box
01:35in the 37th minute. The biggest talking point arrived just after the 20-minute mark.
01:41Following a VAR review, Brest's Dowda Gindo saw his yellow card upgraded to a red card,
01:48reducing the visitors to ten men. Despite the numerical disadvantage,
01:52Brest held firm and the score remained goalless at the break.
01:56The second half began with Mets pushing for an opener. Goalkeeper Gregoire Kudert made crucial saves,
02:02denying Jean-Philippe Bamin and Maxime Collin. The deadlock was finally broken in the 69th minute.
02:09Ludovic Ajork found the net with a left-footed shot from the center of the box following a set-piece
02:14situation, giving Brest the lead against the run-of-play. Mets pushed for an equalizer and
02:20Georgi Kviletea had a header saved by Kudert from close range. Despite late pressure, the ten men of
02:27Brest held on for a crucial away victory. The win extends their unbeaten league run,
02:33while Mets remain rooted to the bottom of the table.
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