Following the matches on Saturday of the fifth round of the French championship, the Lille team showed a good start and hoped to take first place. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
To achieve this, they needed to defeat the Lens team away. In the middle of the first half, Hakon-Arnar Haraldsson, left without defenders, shot outside the goal.
In the 28th minute, after a corner kick, Wesley Said directed the ball into the net with his right foot, making the score 1-0. Ryan Fofana also had a chance to score, but the ball did not enter the goal.
In the 43rd minute, following a mistake by Felish Correa, Said created an opportunity for Florian Thauvin to score, and the score became 2-0. At the beginning of the second half, Ruben Aguilar's shot was stopped by the goalkeeper, but Fofana placed the ball into the net, increasing the score to 3-0.
Thauvin almost missed a chance to score a hat-trick; his shot was not accurate. Morgan Guilavogui took a long-range shot but missed the goal, although he was close to scoring.
After this victory, Lille occupies third place in the tournament table with 10 points, while Lens has collected only one point less. According to the match protocol, goals were scored by Wesley Said in the 28th minute, Florian Thauvin in the 43rd minute, and Ryan Fofana in the 52nd minute.
The match took place at the Bollaert-Delelis stadium in the city of Lens. The lineups and substitute players of the teams were also clearly defined.
This result marks an important stage for Lille's performance this season.
