00:00They're laying away today. Meanwhile, Brest come in, winless in four matches. That's a key.
00:15So, Lance Boyd by their French Cup semi-final win, take on Brest knowing that the double dri-
00:20Sotaka helps it on now to Aguilar. Aguilar through the middle, towards Simard.
00:28Poor chance. He's gone just wide.
00:33Alonso from there, taking through.
00:37Senegalese attacker, Abdallah Simard, timing his run and taking the ball nicely in his stride as well.
00:46Gardner did his best to get back, but Simard got the shot away.
01:01Now the shot, the goal!
01:07Brest strike first, thanks to Dauda Guindo.
01:13Only 25 yards out, he lets fly with his left foot and Rob Anrisa couldn't get down in time.
01:22A bolt from the blue and a big goal for Brest.
01:31What a way to open your account for Stade-Brest-Dauda Guindo, the Malian left.
01:41That's a good ball. Maybe a shooting chance in a game.
01:45Goes wide for Loves.
01:47Looks like...
01:50Another good run in behind the Brest defence.
01:53Down by Ruben Aguilar.
01:55Thomason will be disappointed.
02:02Maybe suffering from a slight hangover from Tuesday night.
02:06The header into the back of the deck.
02:10Brest double their lead.
02:12Luca Toussaint.
02:16For the second weak running.
02:20Lens find themselves two goals down.
02:24This time they are away from home and it is going to be a long way back from here.
02:32Really good header from Toussaint who didn't try to get too much power behind it.
02:40Just steered it back across goal.
02:42Dauda Guindo, scorer of the opener, sets this one up for Luca Toussaint.
02:49Brest 2.
02:50Brest nil.
03:06All the header at the near post is wide.
03:09Abdellah Sima.
03:13Aquilas cross is a good one.
03:15And Sima is only just off target.
03:22Chardonnay prevents the ball getting into the middle.
03:33That's a good ball from Chardonnay picking out Guindo.
03:39And Yeti.
03:41Doesn't lose much, Hugo Magnetti.
03:44And now the ball through.
03:46Ojoq in the clear.
03:48Saar's getting back.
03:50Ojoq clicking to tee up.
03:51Dina rip it by.
03:54Remarkable.
03:58Brest are three goals up against title-chasing Lens.
04:04Lens' title dreams could be left in tatters tonight.
04:08What a first half from Brest.
04:14Brilliant work there by Ludovic Ajoq.
04:18Timed his run absolutely perfectly.
04:22Didn't have the speed to get away from Malengsar.
04:25But teed it up so invitingly for Dina Mbimbe.
04:30Into his stride.
04:32The former Paris Saint-Germain player.
04:35Del Castillo chopped down there.
04:40And the whistle blows for half time.
04:43It has been a perfect first half.
04:49Rest get us back underway here.
04:52They are on course to claim a real scalp.
04:57And to drive Lens forward.
04:59Ganyu to Thomason.
05:01Zankare.
05:05Space here for Udall.
05:08Good ball from Udall.
05:09And it's a real chance.
05:12Adrian Thomason.
05:16It's going to keep firm a little bit longer.
05:21It's nicely worked.
05:24Oh, the chip is a clever one.
05:26It's hit the post.
05:29Lens so close to getting that goal.
05:36Given away though by Del Castillo.
05:38This is Florian Tovan.
05:42Tovan drives the shot goalward.
05:44And Seymour on the turn.
05:45Into the arms of Koudert.
05:48Might.
05:49Just be Lens' first effort on target that.
05:56It's hit Seymour on the arm.
05:58So.
05:59I'm sure it would have counted had Seymour scored.
06:01Well, Brest have given it away.
06:02Tovan.
06:03Tovan.
06:03Into the net.
06:04And Lens have got that goal.
06:07And maybe now the comeback is on.
06:12Well, they've been better since the substitutes came on.
06:15That is Florian Tovan into double figures for goals in Ligue 1 this season.
06:22Bad mistake.
06:24From Koulibaly here.
06:26Given it straight to the French international.
06:30Tovan finished it really well.
06:34Just over half an hour left for Lens to do something very special indeed.
06:43Saint-Maximin racing away from Del Castillo.
06:52Lacrosse from Udall.
06:53Cleared by Chardonnay.
06:57Will come straight back to Lens.
06:59This is Malang Sartre.
07:04All that.
07:08Del Hamid.
07:09Cross to Seymour.
07:11It's been turned in.
07:13Remarkable.
07:13Lens with two goals.
07:15In just over three minutes.
07:17And Abdellah Seymour.
07:18After hitting the post.
07:20Has now scored against his former team.
07:26Otovan involved again.
07:28Another substitute.
07:30Abdul Hamid.
07:32Whipping this in.
07:35Seymour just managing to get there.
07:38Ahead of Chardonnay.
07:40This is a big, big goal.
07:42Rest back.
07:43Defending in numbers here.
07:46You can see Dina Rebembe has been booked.
07:48Having been substituted.
07:50The shot from Sangare.
07:52The save by Koudair.
08:03Sangare goes for goal.
08:04And really, really big moments these in the French season.
08:10San Maxima.
08:11San Maxima.
08:13Going for goal.
08:13Oh, he's in the post.
08:16What a strike that was from Alen San Maxima.
08:19The guys haven't given up yet, though.
08:21Abdul Hamid.
08:23Looking for Tovan.
08:25A shot.
08:26A chance.
08:27Oh, it's hit the bar.
08:29Odson-Edouard.
08:31Heading the top of the crossbar.
08:35After Tovan had caused all sorts of problems in the press defense.
08:41I don't think he gets hold of this, as he would have liked.
08:44But it almost turns into a perfect lob.
08:47Last get it away.
08:49And De Sangare pumps it upfield.
08:53Tovan gets his head to it.
08:54San Maxima.
08:55San Maxima still.
08:57This is Tovan.
08:59Edouard.
09:00Koudair saves.
09:02Putting the ball to bounce.
09:04Tovan attacked it.
09:06San Maxima did well.
09:10Not an easy chance for Odson-Edouard.
09:12Still have some work to do to get the three points, though.
09:15Samson-Baidou.
09:17Tovan.
09:21Abdul Hamid.
09:27He's got two defenders now to worry about Abdul Hamid.
09:31Just about kept the ball in.
09:41San Gare.
09:44It's an influential game, particularly in the second half, San Gare.
09:47This is San Maxima.
09:48San Maxima!
09:50What a strike from Alain San Maxima.
09:54What a comeback from Lens.
09:59Les Soya are refusing to give up on this title challenge.
10:04They have come from three goals down in the second half.
10:07They've been hammering on the door.
10:10San Maxima.
10:12He does cross it towards Edouard.
10:17San Gare back to San Maxima.
10:19Another cross from him.
10:21Trouble!
10:21Oh, what a save from Koudaer.
10:23And it's been turned over.
10:26That was surely the last chance for Lens.
10:30So close.
10:33So close to getting a winner.
10:35Another supercross from San Maxima.
10:38Edouard's header.
10:39Koudaer's save.
10:41And then Abdul Hamid turns it over.
10:43A dramatic finish here in Brest.
10:47What a night of football here.
10:49Brest, we're cruising 3-0 in control.
10:53The home fans, well, the home fans, they dream with a victory.
10:57But goal by goal, Lens came back and now...
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