Brest 2-0 Lyon: Noah Edjouma's strike and a stoppage-time penalty do the damage
Noah Edjouma put Brest ahead in the 22nd minute and Ludovic Ajorque added a stoppage-time penalty, as Brest beat Lyon 2-0 at the Stade Francis-Le Blé despite having only 31.1% of the possession.
Brest needed very little of the ball to beat Lyon 2-0 at the Stade Francis-Le Blé — 31.1% possession, one corner to Lyon's eight — but they made the moments that mattered count. Noah Edjouma opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, set up by Kamory Doumbia, and Ludovic Ajorque added a penalty in the fourth minute of stoppage time to put it beyond doubt.
Lyon picked up two cautions in the second half, Corentin Tolisso at 55' and Kail Boudache at 63', while Ajorque himself was booked in the 90th minute, moments before he stepped up to convert the penalty that made it 2-0.
Match facts
- 22' — Noah Edjouma (Brest), assist Kamory Doumbia
- 90'+4' — Ludovic Ajorque penalty (Brest)
- 55' — Corentin Tolisso booked (Lyon)
- 63' — Kail Boudache booked (Lyon)
- 90' — Ludovic Ajorque booked (Brest)
| Stat | Brest | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 31.1% | 68.9% |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Pass accuracy | 250/313 (79.9%) | 589/664 (88.7%) |
| Corners | 1 | 8 |
| Fouls conceded | 14 | 10 |
| Offsides | 2 | 2 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
Line-ups
| Team | Starting XI |
|---|---|
| Brest (4-2-3-1) | Egil Selvik, Gautier Lloris, Lucas Tousart, Bradley Locko, Kenny Lala, Kamory Doumbia, Hugo Magnetti, Joris Chotard, Ludovic Ajorque, Mama Baldé, Noah Edjouma |
| Lyon (4-3-3) | Dominik Greif, Moussa Niakhaté, Ruben Kluivert, Nicolás Tagliafico, Zachary Athekame, Tanner Tessmann, Corentin Tolisso, Noah Nartey, Khalis Merah, Keito Nakamura, Kail Boudache |
Contrasting runs, same alternating shape
Both sides arrived on alternating form. Brest had won two, drawn one and lost two of their previous five — loss, win, draw, loss, win — while Lyon had also swung between results: win, loss, win, loss, win in their last five before Sunday. Brest's win broke the pattern in their favour; Lyon's defeat broke theirs the other way.
What's next
Brest move to 15 points and 9th, level with Lorient. Lyon drop to 17 points but stay 5th — the position that currently carries Ligue 1's Europa League place — level on points with Nice but ahead on goal difference, +6 to +3.
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