Lorient won a somewhat frantic and disjointed match, where goals followed each other at Mainau (1-3). Playful but guilty of backhandedness, down to ten at the end of the match, Strasburg handed the baton to hit killer Merlus. Led by their new striker Mohamed Bamba, who authored a double (5 goals in 4 matches), Lorientise secured their third straight win to climb to 13th place. The Alsatians are still winless in Ligue 1 in 2024 and continue to remain stagnant.
Strasburg, Bakwa loses control of his sliding tackle and grabs my ankle. tour. Approval is deserved!
The Lorient goalkeeper must latch on to a Strasbourg cross, which is deflected by Bakayoko and which he must head to his post with a decisive dive!
Complimented by the double scorer and his bench, Bamba relinquishes his place at the forefront by Dieng for the last moments of the match. We have the right to four minutes of extra time.
Lorient have won their first 19 matches of the season (7 draws, 10 losses) in the last two days of Ligue 1 (2). Merlus must win 3 times in a row in the elite class for the first time since September-October 2022 (6).
A defender fouls Nzingula, he then heats up with his opponent and is penalized. Angelo also has the right to fight him.
Strasburgers surround the opposing area. Perrin is positioned high up and can cross straight to the far post. Bakawa rises but does not lower head enough.
Mwanga and Diarra give way to Nzingoula and Chelsea’s latest recruit, Andri Santos.
Angelo feasts a little on the right side and loses balance. The referee allows play to continue but Gamero sees his shot blocked.
Abergele gets Diarra well on the right and crosses to the ground. Tosin cleverly lets his partner slip, who curls his shot, Perrin wastes his effort!
Nice movement with lots of people and small touches. He heads in a cross from the left from Yonghwa, Bellaruch grabs it and gives his team a consolation.
Gilbert broke through the Lorient area. Gameiro inherits the ball on the right and follows up a chest check with a volley after the Swiss goalkeeper rebounds.
Taken by Bakayoko’s physical play, the Strasbourg midfielder catches his opponent roughly. is subject to approval.
Mwanga’s volley at the entrance to the Lorient area is clean, the Strasbourg midfielder sends his shot wide of the goalkeeper’s post who doesn’t even flinch!
Tosin and Yonghwa appear, Kalulu and Kari leave their place.
From the left corner of the area, the player on loan from PSG cuts in behind and unleashes a sharp shot which Bellaroch captures in two steps.
A good ball scraped by Mwanga in front of the Lorient area, he lays it back for his attacker. The new entrant unleashes a violent shot that misses the post!
Delaine, Gameiro and Angelo enter to try to bring more offensive weight, Deminguet, Senaya and Doukouré are the outgoing ones.
The Alsatians are rewarded for their efforts with this goal, and can count on it again. Now it’s just a matter of not holding yourself back and continuing to keep the pressure on.
The Alsatians immediately closed the gap and regained hope!! From a corner, Bakwa this time finds the head of teammate and Gilbert, who tricks Mwogo after the rebound! La Meinau finds her voice!
The Strasburgers get knocked out from the start again!!! The Alsatians try to restart cleanly but Bakayoko steals the ball from Deminguet. If his shot is blocked, Ponceau successfully inherits the ball and tackles the goal!!
Recruited by Lorient this winter, Mohamed Bamba scored his fourth goal in Ligue 1 this Sunday against Strasbourg. A fifth quickly followed. The Ivorian scored in his first four games with Merlas. You have to go back to 1973 to make such a debut in the French Championship.
>> Amazing position from Mohamed Bamba, scorer again with Merlas
No new changes, remember Talbi was injured late in the first period.
Allowed by Mohamed Bamba, the ball fell off their goalkeeper in the first minute, Strasbourg was chasing the score from then on but did what it took to get back on track against the beleaguered Lorients. But it was Merlus who made the break just before the break, thanks to his in-form man, the author of the double. Alsatians may regret this scenario.
The Merlus are breaking thanks to Bamba, apparently!! For Bamba’s winning header, Le Bris seems to miss his shot which turns into a cross!! The attacker is first flagged offside, but is then validated by video!!
Five more minutes are announced as Taibi goes straight to the locker room, his shoulder in disarray.
In a duel with Amegha, the defender landed badly on his shoulder. Unable to continue, Laporte stepped in to replace him.
Huge situation for Umegha launched deep by Bakwa!! Facing the goalkeeper, the attacker hits hard but Mvogo stays on his feet to counter!!
The first isn’t far from being put in front of his camp by Bakayoko, the second doesn’t find a taker. One situation after another without success for Merlus.
Prior to this match, Lorient had scored 8 goals more than their expected goals in Ligue 1 this season (28 goals, 20 xG), with only Monaco performing higher (+9.9). However, only Metz (16.7) produced less xG than Merlus.
Finally set up against an aggressive, opposing surface for Lorientise. Abergele seizes his chance with a sudden and powerful shot, forcing the goalkeeper into a fine horizontal shot!!
Another loss of the ball and Lorient find themselves in trouble. It takes a very authoritative tackle from the defender in his area to stop Bakwa from going all the way!
A new corner conceded by Abergele on the right. Bakwa misses his cross at the near post, Abergele has no trouble clearing.
Lorient no longer able to get the ball out of their own half, faced the well-established Alsatians who quickly recovered all the ball. You just need to be efficient in the last 30 meters.
Strasbourg are unbeaten in 7 home games against Lorient in the league (4 wins and 3 draws in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2), returning 5 clean sheets and conceding just 2 goals in this series.
The Strasbourg player duels with Adjei, the two men hold each other’s jerseys and the referee whistles Diarra for a foul. The stadium and the players are furious, Mr. Leonard takes out the box.
Corner hit by Bakwa on the right. His incoming cross is cut out at the near post by an Ivorian defender, who hits the back of the head. Above.
Things are better on the Strasbourg side, the Alsatians find the intervals and conditions interesting. An incompetent centre-back poses a threat, with the Lorient goalkeeper pushing back as best he can.
Another very good move from Bakwa, who then delivers a superb, curling cross towards the surface. Retained from the jersey, Deminguet collapsed and could not get back in front of the goal. The referee doesn’t blow the whistle!
Great movement from the right winger, which follows chest control with acceleration and small pulls. He takes his chance with a curling shot, unfortunately blocked by the opponent.
Le Bris makes a transmission error towards the axis and the Alsatians take advantage of being dangerous. Diara attacks Aksha and takes her chance, misses her attempt.
Spotted on a corner kicked to the right, the giant Lorient defender didn’t have too much trouble placing a header off target.
Long set kick in the middle for Strasbourg. Doukouré tries a combination but it’s poorly played and quickly stolen. The referee involuntarily obstructed the Strasbourg team in the process.
Essentially shaken by this disastrous start, the Alsatians try to console themselves by keeping the ball. Lorientais is intense in pressing, this is galvanized by the express goal.
The referee went to review the situation on video, no fault of Bamba who scored his 4th goal in 4 matches after his arrival. It is a winter hit in Lorient.
Bamba made an incredible start to the match with a quick goal off a big ball from Bellaruch!!! On the first cross from the right, the goalkeeper catches the ball… in the air before releasing it. It doesn’t take much for an attacker to use it and score into an empty goal!!
It was the Strasbourgers who initiated the meeting on the 22nd.
The players are on the pitch with match referee Thomas Leonard.
Relaunched by their transfer window, Merlus are in the play-offs but on an encouraging streak of 2 wins and 1 draw. Today’s new breakthrough will allow the men of Regis Le Bris to ensure a return to their business and breathe easier.
Racing has three wins in 2024, all in the Coupe de France where it qualified for the quarters. It is even more difficult in the Championship where the Alsatians have only managed 4 matches without success (2 consecutive defeats, followed by 2 draws). Strasbourg is slowly slipping towards the danger zone and should be careful at the bottom of the table.
A man in good form for the Merlus side with 3 goals in 3 matches, Mohamed Bamba continues with the loss of Bamba Dieng left on the bench. Tiémoué Bakayoko returns to the starting lineup. Imran Luza, Panos Katsaris, Benjamin Mendy, Quentin Boisgaard, Igor Silva (injured) are absent as is Formose Mendy (suspended).
Two changes to the eleven that lost to Lens last weekend, with the entries of Ismail Doucouré and Jesse Deminguet. Moises Sahi, Karol Fila, Jeremy Cebas and Lebo Mothiba (injured) are absent, as is Ibrahima Sissoko (suspended). Latest recruit Andre Santos makes his first appearance from the bench.
And welcome to our site to follow the live commentary of the meeting between Strasbourg, tenth with 25 points (6 wins, 7 draws, 8 losses) and Lorient, sixteenth with 19 points (4 wins, 7 draws, 10 losses). Kick-off scheduled for 1 pm!
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