Great show at La Beaujoire this Saturday afternoon. Trailing from the 6th minute of play, FC Nantes finally won 5-3 against Lorient after a completely unbridled second period.
It was an open day in Nantes. In a full and noisy Beaujoire stadium, the Canaries dominated the Merlus (5-3) at the end of a meeting rich in goals and twists and turns. Surprised from the start by a header from the young Eli Kroupi (6th), Pierre Aristouy’s players gained momentum over the minutes against the Lorientais, who did not take advantage of the opposing spaces to make the break. After a timid quarter of an hour, Simon (19th) then Douglas Augusto (39th) threatened Mvogo, who ended up giving in. Established for the first time, Matthis Abline, attacker on loan from Rennes, equalized with a flat foot after a nice pivoting play (42nd). At the break, the two teams went back to back (1-1). Before the fireworks after returning from the locker room.
In the second half, Nantes put on a devastating boost. Immediately after the kick-off, Cömert found the fault on a corner from Mollet (46th) then Mostafa Mohamed, still inspired, made Beaujoire roar with pleasure. His sublime free kick into the top corner from 30 meters (55th), synonymous with the 5th goal in Ligue 1, relieved the Canaries who thought they would have a quiet end to the match. But that was without counting on the determination of Romain Faivre, the best Hake of the evening and reviver of suspense thanks to an individual exploit (75th). In the last quarter of an hour, the ball went from one cage to the other, Nantes regaining a two-step lead thanks to Mollet on a perfect serve from Simon (83rd).
Barely time to savor, the locals conceded the 4-3 goal scored by Tosin (85th) a few seconds later. Throwing its last strength into the battle under the leadership of Benjamin Mendy, who entered on the hour mark, the Merlus fell on a great Rémy Descamps, author of a decisive save in front of Touré (96th). On the counter-attack, Simon served Marquinhos, hit in the area by Igor Silva. Penalty 5-3 transformed by the Nigerian (97th) to conclude this offensive festival.
After a very complicated start to the season, FC Nantes achieved a second consecutive success and temporarily moved up to 6th place with 8 points. FC Lorient remains 14th with 6 units.