Lens wins the North derby / Ligue 1 / J32 / Lille-Lens (1-2) / SOFOOT.com – SO FOOT

In a fiery, breathless and sometimes unbreathable derby, the Lensois, who made the difference in the first period, won a prestigious success on the ground of the hated neighbor (1-2). Better, they take the opportunity to go back to Lille and maintain their dream of Europe. For their part, the Mastiffs are on the verge of a nervous breakdown and in the stands of Pierre-Mauroy, we are again asking for the resignation of Gourvennec. By Florent Caffery, at Pierre-Mauroy Saturday April 16 Modified Saturday April 16 at 11:15 p.m. Lille 1-2 Lens Goals: Xeka (45th + 1) for the Dogues // Frankowski (4th), Kalimuendo (37th) for the Blood and OrDu mining basin in Flanders, this season is definitely that of Blood and Gold. For the third time in as many confrontations this season (two in the league, one in the cup), Franck Haise’s men have managed to get away. A historic victory – the first in Lille since 2003 – which bears the seal of a formation with a certain character, against Lille who only tried to fight back for half an hour.
Kalimuendo is quality
This Saturday evening very quickly looked like the perfect plan for the Franck Haise clique. Much less inhibited than last season when they were spanked in a Pierre-Mauroy behind closed doors (4-0), the Lensois are planning to start. Four minutes are enough for Frankowski, the providential man of the first leg (1-0 to Bollaert) to shower the heat of the Lille turn. Lonely at the far post following a corner from Clauss, also very lively, the Polish piston licks his outside right (0-1, 4th). The 2,000 Lensois supporters, camouflaged due to the travel ban, explode. Their proteges, well helped by a Lille midfielder quickly taken aback – Benjamin André has often been invisible – continue on their express transitions. Clauss provokes, Kalimuendo recovers the leather, but Leo Jardim watches over the grain (20th).

Lille finally decides to fight back. Then opens a big quarter of an hour uninhibited. On the counter, Renato Sanches, who heated up with his counterpart Gradit, found the left post of Faríñez (21st). The artesian goalkeeper then deploys against the praline of Zhegrova (24th), the Kosovar international, for the first time in the Lille eleven, a week after his first pawn in Ligue 1. Kalimuendo tries to reply, but falls again in the Leo Jardim’s trap (26th), which flies away again when Fofana thought he had found the opposite skylight (33rd). Lens still insists (7 shots on target in the first period) and the third is good for Kalimuendo (10th goal of the season) whose shot inside the box is deflected by Fonte following a new loss of ball Lille (0-2, 37th). LOSC are down and have just conceded more goals in 37 minutes than in the last eight meetings. The Mastiffs Virage Est let go of “wet the jersey” and Xeka, perfectly placed at the far post, rekindled the flame of a derby which was spinning for the Mastiffs (1-2, 45th + 1).
Anger rises in Lille
Much better in its pumps, Lille finally put the broth to the Lensoise defense in the second half. The waves break as much as a high tide day. David comes out of the woodwork (52nd, 53rd), Bamba forces Faríñez to take out the headline (53rd) and Pierre-Mauroy raises the cursor. The entry of Onana who came to support David broadens Gourvennec’s offensive palette. Bamba does not find the frame (61st, 63rd) and Zhegrova takes the lead with both hands after having touched the Lensois right upright (67th). Franck Haise takes the Ganago cartridge out of the bench and Lens finds colors. Medina presses his head too hard (74th) then it is Fofana who will touch the stars (77th). But fitting in with his ambitions for only twenty minutes in a derby supposed to last 90 minutes was clearly not enough for Lille. And the last quarter of an hour, despite the entries of Weah and Pied, will have above all been that of a formation whose prosperous period (4 wins, 4 draws until the derby) in no way reflects the level of play of a pretender to Europe. And while the DVE sent “Gourvennec resignation” while slightly forcing access to the lawn, Lens, which continues to advance to hide, is now three points behind Monaco. All while retaining his throne of king of the North this season. Lille (4-2-3-1): Jardim – Celik (Foot, 79th), Fonte, Djaló, Gudmundsson (Bradarić, 23rd) – Xeka (Onana, 53rd ), André – Bamba, R. Sanches, Zeghrova – David (Weah, 79th). Coach: Jocelyn Gourvennec.Lens (3-4-1-2): Faríñez – Gradit, Danso, Medina – Clauss, Berg, Fofana (Kakuta, 86th), Frankowski – Peireira Da Costa (Saïd, 92nd) – Kalimuendo (Ganago, 67th), Sotoca (Cahuzac, 85th). Coach: Franck Haise. By Florent Caffery, in Pierre-Mauroy