Brest moved just a little nearer to Paris Saint-Germain with a 1-0 dwelling win over Le Havre on Sunday, as Nice missed the prospect to go third in Ligue 1 with hosts Toulouse coming from a purpose all the way down to win.
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A purpose simply after the half-hour from Pierre Lees-Melou gave Brest victory to shut the hole to PSG to 9 factors and seal a membership file 13 top-flight matches with out defeat.
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“Very satisfied. We’ve got a bit of a lead on points, it’s good to get them now,” stated Brest coach Eric Roy.
“I’m proud and happy for our team, who have made history by going 13 games unbeaten.”
The win offers Brest a four-point cushion over third-placed Monaco, who performed out a goalless draw with PSG on Friday.
Midfielder Lees-Melou slotted in Mathias Pereira Lage’s cross on the close to put up with 34 minutes on the clock in what was the decisive second of a close-fought match.
Brest held agency within the second half to shut out the three factors as fatigue set in for each side and the foul rely rose.
Nice failed to carry onto a first-half lead and break again into the highest three after taking place 2-1 at Toulouse.
Terem Moffi gave Nice the early benefit when he fired previous Guillaume Restes after eight minutes.
Affairs had been levelled within the sixty fifth minute when Warren Kamanzi crossed for Thijs Dallinga to move his ninth purpose of the season and his fourth within the final 5 matches.
Four minutes later, the Dutch striker teed the ball up for Yann Gboho who swivelled spherical Pablo Rosario earlier than crashing the ball previous Nice goalkeeper Marcin Bulka.
Nice stay in fifth, lacking the prospect to go above Monaco and Lille.
“We need to wake up,” stated Nice coach Francesco Farioli, after his workforce didn’t win for a fifth consecutive league match.
“We’re still fifth, so we’re still in a position to achieve our goals. We need to rediscover the energy we had at the start of the season.”
For Toulouse, the win moved them up a spot to tenth, leap-frogging Lyon who misplaced 3-0 at dwelling to Lens in Sunday’s late match.
Florian Sotoca broke the impasse with a predatory header simply earlier than half-time after which second-half objectives from Elye Wahi and Kevin Danso despatched Lens above Marseille into sixth place.
The first purpose got here on the finish of a half that was edged by the guests however during which Lyon appeared harmful on the counter with the tempo of Ernest Nuamah, who rattled the put up contained in the opening quarter-hour.
Skilful wing play on 43 minutes by David Pereira Da Costa was completed off by Sotoca who had ghosted in on the again put up for a free header.
Six minutes into the second half, VAR noticed a handball in opposition to Lyon captain Maxence Caqueret and Wahi dispatched the ensuing spot-kick to place Lens in management.
Lyon completed a person down after Ainsley Maitland-Niles was given a crimson card for knowledgeable foul. Moments later Danso headed within the third from a nook within the 87th minute.
Lowly Metz picked up three factors with a 2-0 win at Nantes, courtesy of two second-half objectives in two minutes from Georges Mikautadze, from the spot, and Matthieu Udol.
Lorient escaped the relegation play-off spot by downing Breton rivals Rennes 2-1 because of Mohamed Bamba and an Eli Kroupi strike on 90 minutes, earlier than Amine Gouiri struck again for the hosts deep in damage time.
Montpellier got here from behind twice to attract 2-2 with visiting Strasbourg. A brace from Arnaud Nordin cancelled out Mouhamadou Diarra’s penalty and an Emanuel Emegha purpose.
The outcomes imply Montpellier dropped to sixteenth after Lorient’s win and solely have a three-point buffer between themselves and Metz within the computerized relegation zone.
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