00:07Welcome to today's League One match between Brest and Le Havre at the Stade, Francis Leblay and
00:11Brittany. Brest can stretch their home winning run to three matches on Sunday. They come into
00:16this game sitting ninth in the table after a narrow 1-0 victory over Mets last week. That
00:20result extends their unbeaten run in the league to five matches. Eric Roy's men have shown great
00:24defensive strength recently. Over their last four games they have conceded just one goal.
00:28This follows a period where they gave up multiple goals in three straight matches. Le Havre are
00:33currently 13th in the table. Last weekend they suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat at home to Paris
00:38St. Germain. It was another strong performance against a top side that ended in disappointment.
00:44DDA Degard's team have now lost three of their four games against the current top three by a single goal.
00:49They will want to avoid a third consecutive league defeat today. A loss could see them drop as low
00:54as 15th. Le Havre have picked up just two points from their last six away matches. They have scored
00:59only one goal in that time. They have just one away victory in League One this season.
01:13The opening 45 minutes were a tightly contested affair with few clear chances.
01:20Brest looked the more likely side to break the deadlock. Romain Del Castillo was a constant
01:25threat on the right wing, winning an early free kick in a dangerous area. Kenny Lala's subsequent
01:31strike from the set piece went just wide of the post. Lou Havre defended resolutely,
01:37with Yanis Zouawi receiving a yellow card for a foul. The best chance of the half fell to Del
01:43Castillo in the 47th minute. He collected the ball on the right side of the box and unleashed a precise
01:50left-footed strike that found the back of the net, giving the home side a 1-0 lead going into
01:55the break.
01:56Kamri Dumbia was shown a yellow card just before halftime for a bad foul.
02:01Lou Havre pushed for an equalizer after the restart. Simon Ebenog was active early,
02:07winning a free kick on the wing. The visitors introduced Mbwana Ali Samada, Enzo Coffey,
02:14and Stefan Zagadu just past the hour mark to add fresh impetus.
02:19Issa Samare came close for Lou Havre, first with a right-footed shot that missed to the left
02:24following an assist from Aruna Sanganti, and then with a header from the center of the box that went wide.
02:30Brest responded by bringing on Remy LeBeau Lascery for junior Dina Ibimbi.
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