Ligue 1: Brest continues, Montpellier reacts, Angers resists… What to remember from this Sunday’s matches

After Monaco’s convincing victory against Le Havre (3-1) and while waiting for the Olimpico between OL and OM this Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.), six teams competed for the 5th day this Sunday afternoon, starting at 5 p.m.

Dulled by its European evening, Brest, on a wire, found the resources to get the better of Toulouse (2-0). Montpellier, led 1-0 to Auxerre at the Mosson, then caught at 2-2, was able to get rid of the promoted team and finally sign a first victory (3-2). Finally, in its stadium, Angers, another promoted team, generally suffered against Nantes, but managed to save the point of the draw (1-1).

Brest ends the week in style

Three days after its historic success in the first European match in its history (2-1 against Sturm Graz), Brest mobilized the resources needed to defeat Toulouse, but not without difficulty. Mama Baldé, very much in form in the first minutes, did not take long to find the back of the net. He went up the entire opposing half of the field and deceived Restes, the TFC goalkeeper, with his left foot, with a slightly deflected shot (1-0, 19th).

In the second act, the Bretons were unable to shelter themselves, and played under the threat of Toulouse. The entry of the big artillery Ajorque-Faivre-Sima shortly after the hour mark finally made the difference, but late. Forgotten on the left side, Faivre completed the Finistère victory with a beautiful left-footed strike (2-0, 90th + 2). SB 29 recorded a 2nd victory in Ligue 1 and moved up the standings.

Hanging on, Montpellier controls AJA

Trailing 1-0 on their home turf for over an hour by the promoted team, Montpellier, bottom of the table at kick-off, went for their first win and gave themselves some breathing room in the standings. After a quarter of an hour, Auxerre took the lead thanks to Hamed Junior Traoré, who victoriously took a shot that was poorly repelled by the Danes (0-1, 18th).

After which, Montpellier stepped on the accelerator, particularly in the last quarter of an hour of the first period. Nordin in particular unleashed a powerful shot from 18 meters before the break which hit the top right corner of Leon’s goal (44th).

In the second half, the Héraultais worked hard to get back into the game, and they were rewarded shortly after the hour mark. A corner from the inevitable Savanier was converted by Adams with a diving header (1-1, 65th).

Once their counter was unlocked, Montpellier took the lead without delay, thanks to a goal from Sagnan, with another diving header, at the 1st post (2-1, 71st). The promoted Burgundy team did not capitulate however, Onaiwu immediately obtained the equalizer for AJA, with a header (2-2, 72nd).

After which, Adams, well launched by Savanier in depth, scored with the inside of his right foot, giving Montpellier the advantage again and scoring a double in the process (3-2, 75th).

Angers resists Nantes

Lepenant, a young player known for his approximate finishing, partly turned the neck of preconceived ideas by giving the Canaries the advantage at the Stade Raymond-Kopa in Angers. Served by Simon on the left side, Lepenant, with his back to the goal, turned and scored with his right foot (0-1, 18th). On loan from OL to Nantes, Lepenant, 21, scored his first goal in the Nantes jersey, the second in all.

However, Angers quickly got back into the game, thanks to Abdelli on a penalty (1-1, 24th), after a foul by Castelleto on El Melali, validated by the VAR. After the break, Nantes pushed, but Angers held on, thanks to several judicious interventions from Lefort in particular.