Olympique Marseille secured a valuable 2-1 victory over host Lens in the final matches of the 10th round of the French football league on Sunday evening at the "Bollaert-Delelis" stadium.
With this win, Marseille continued their surge with their fifth consecutive victory, raising their tally to 18 points to move into fourth place in the standings, continuing their push towards the top positions.
Meanwhile, Lens remained on 13 points in 11th place, after suffering their second consecutive loss and fifth since the start of the season.
Thrilling goals and exchange of attempts
The match was strong and exciting, as Marseille did not wait long to open the scoring, with Algerian Amin Gouiri finding the net after just two minutes, giving his team a quick advantage that confused the home side's calculations.
But Lens responded quickly and managed to equalize in the 20th minute through Florian Toffan, who exploited a pass from his teammate Florian Sotoca and headed it into the net, returning the match to square one amid great fan interaction.
After the equalizer, both teams tried to impose their superiority, exchanging attacking attempts, while Marseille came close to regaining the lead in the 25th minute when Gouiri's shot hit the crossbar, one of the best chances of the first half, which ended 1-1.
Decisive blow in the final minutes
In the second half, the pace of the match increased, with Lens seeking to exploit home and crowd factors, while Marseille relied on quick attacking movements and searching for spaces in the opponent's defense.
Lens almost snatched the lead in the 73rd minute when Matthew Odol rose to a cross and headed it towards the goal, but goalkeeper Geoffrey de Lang cleared it.
As the match was heading towards a draw, Marseille managed to deliver a decisive blow to the hosts by scoring the second goal through Kilyan Abdullah in the 82nd minute, giving his team the lead and putting Lens under great pressure in the remaining minutes.
The home side tried to return to the scoreline, but Marseille's defense held firm, allowing the team to leave with a valuable away win and continue their positive results streak, which strengthened their position among the top teams.
In other matches, Lille beat host Stade Rennais 2-1, Nice defeated Angers 2-0, Stade Brest beat Olympique Lyonnais 2-0, Lorient won against Le Havre 2-0, while Le Mans drew with Monaco 1-1.
Source: Anadolu Agency
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