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00:12Lille have a potentially season-defining game coming up on Thursday. They play Aston Villa here in the first leg
00:20of their Europa League. Last 16 tie. Certainly a prestigious occasion, that one. For the moment, the focus has to
00:26be on their quest to ensure they play in Europe again next season.
00:30They have been stuttering quite badly at the beginning of the calendar year, but they remain very much in a
00:35position to qualify for continental competition again.
00:41They want three points here today against Lorient, a team against whom they have won eight of the last nine
00:47meetings here in the top flight of French football.
00:51A team they beat 7-1 in Brittany in the reverse fixture at the end of August.
01:06Here's Perrault for the home team.
01:10The penalty box will lay it back the way towards Andre.
01:14Nice ball for Thiago Santos who heads it into the side netting.
01:19Nice chance of the game in Lille's way.
01:21And Thiago Santos just forgotten about by the Lorient defence at the back post perhaps.
01:28A massive surprise.
01:30He's hardly a player you expect to score goals and at least the ball with his head.
01:38After Avon on his right to deliver this.
01:43Lassie leaving it.
01:45Avon's out swinging ball.
01:47It's a good delivery.
01:48The header just lacking any real power.
01:50Berkut Ousser getting down to palm it away.
01:59There's Noah Cadu.
02:06The referee stopping the play again.
02:09De Latif Keradji.
02:11Kept busy.
02:15And it's a yellow card for Gaetan Perrin.
02:22He's trying to get his shoulder across the body of Dermain Karim.
02:27And walk the path of the Lorient player.
02:29But the referee has given that as a foul.
02:32And I have to say it's quite surprising that he's booked Perrault as well.
02:36There's not an awful lot in that.
02:37Serious knee injury that he suffered towards the end of the Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco.
02:47Those two and nine goals apiece this season.
02:50And both missing today.
02:52Montreal missing their top scorers as well.
02:54Bombardier is a substitute.
02:56Being cautioned.
02:57Committed himself and left the foot in.
03:08Chance for the shot from range which.
03:11Was harmlessly wide in the end from.
03:16Just three goals this season including.
03:19Montreal's.
03:29Tossin.
03:30Good shot from Aygun Tossin.
03:31But all the way across the face of goal.
03:33And wide from Neyton.
03:34Who scored in the last meeting of the clubs.
03:36The penalty hasn't scored at all.
03:38Since the 21st of six.
03:40Just one defeat in the last six.
03:42They're not conceding many goals.
03:44But they're not scoring many goals.
03:46He holds the cross up from the byline.
03:49Comes out to Artur Avon.
03:51Headed away off the line by Isamandi.
03:53That's the best chance we've had yet.
03:56Let's look at this chance again.
03:58Cross from the byline.
04:00A bit slack in dealing with it.
04:02And Artur Avon with the first time effort.
04:06Isamandi positioned himself.
04:07Perfectly on the line.
04:09To clear the danger.
04:12And there is the halftime whistle here.
04:14Well.
04:18And that is the halftime whistle.
04:22Lille and Lorient at the moment.
04:25Neal Neal.
04:26We're goal is in 45 minutes.
04:28But it's time for a quick break.
04:30We're coming back with the express halftime show.
04:36Lorient.
04:37Lorient get us underway.
04:37In the second half here in Lille this Sunday.
04:40Goalless.
04:41In this one at the moment.
04:58Lorient.
04:59Lorient.
05:00Really struggling.
05:01To produce their best form in 2026.
05:04They need to get back up to speed with this massive European game to come on Thursday against Aston Villa.
05:18Big 45 minutes ahead then for the two sides.
05:31There's Bouadi.
05:33Teenager.
05:34Ball into the middle.
05:36Breaks loose.
05:37And Lille have it back again with Ben Taleb.
05:39And the referee has stopped the game for not to be goals.
05:46He holds the cross up from the byline.
05:49Comes out to Artur Avon.
05:50Headed away off the line by Isamanti.
05:53That's the best chance we've had yet.
05:56It's taken us 55 minutes.
05:59Artur Avon close to giving Lorient the lead.
06:06Through the back of Mathias Fernandes Pardo.
06:15Headed on Perrin.
06:16Nice footwork from Perrin.
06:18A great shot.
06:18It's come off the upright.
06:21And suddenly this game has come to life.
06:23It's taken nearly an hour.
06:26And Gaetan Perrin.
06:27Lovely touch there to get away from the defender.
06:30And then a powerful shot.
06:31Yvonne Vogel.
06:32He let it slip through his fingers.
06:34But he did enough in the end.
06:36Gaetan Perrin who scored here recently.
06:45Ben Taleb.
06:46It's an excellent ball flighted forward.
06:48Quarterback style from Ben Taleb.
06:50And it creates the goal.
06:51For Lille who have the breakthrough.
06:53The pressure pays off at the beginning of the second half.
06:57And it's Mathias Fernandes Pardo.
06:59Who scored twice when Lille won 7-1 in Lorient.
07:03Earlier this season.
07:04And he gives his team the lead here today.
07:07Look at this.
07:09Great run from Fernandes Pardo.
07:10The great pass.
07:12The control on the chest.
07:13And the lobbed finish over Yvonne Vogel.
07:15Who was off his line.
07:20Lille have the lead.
07:23As they chase a third straight Ligue 1 victory.
07:31The previous two were by a single goal.
07:34Will that be enough for them to get the points today?
07:36We will see.
07:37Berke Özer celebrating at the other end.
07:54On the left.
07:55Now whips it in.
07:56And again it comes off the post I think.
08:05Did come off the post and Yvonne Vogel was beaten.
08:08That effort from Guy Tomperin.
08:11On the run of Fernandes Pardo.
08:17Into the penalty box.
08:19Could do with some support here.
08:21Has gone down.
08:22The referee is not interested.
08:28And that would end any prospect to think of them getting a comeback.
08:34That's a foul.
08:35You clip the ankles of somebody.
08:37Seems quite soft.
08:38There was no danger.
08:39He was going away from goal.
08:40No teammates around him but.
08:46He's not had to look at it for very long.
08:51He's not going to give anything.
08:58Well.
09:00Yonghua.
09:02Was he knocked off balance?
09:04He was.
09:05And the referee is going to produce the cards.
09:06And give Lorient a free kick in a dangerous position.
09:11Clear cynical pullback from Ben Taleb.
09:15Three men in the wall.
09:21Well it's.
09:23About 35 metres away.
09:26All clipped in.
09:29Comes out for Avom to hit it.
09:31It's an absolutely stunning goal from.
09:34Artur Avom in the 93rd minute.
09:38To snatch a draw for Lorient here.
09:41Goodness me.
09:46Actually returned by.
09:48Bamo Mete.
09:50Ininvertently.
09:51Back towards his teammate.
09:52And look at it from this angle.
09:57First time effort.
09:59Right into the top corner.
10:01Beyond the reach of Berkut Özer.
10:03Not really threatened today at all.
10:06But that is an incredible goal.
10:08A very talented player.
10:16It's his first goal this season.
10:19With a draw.
10:22There is.
10:24The final whistle.
10:25And it's greeted with jeers all around the stadium.
10:29That's the end of the game.
10:32And Lorient made it.
10:34Lorient got the equalizer.
10:38When nobody was expecting it.
10:41So Lille.
10:42And Lorient.
10:43Ended up with a draw.
10:451-1.
10:57How does it allow us to beuated?
10:58Add a draw.
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