Stade Brestois 29 vs Angers 5-1

Stade Brestois 29 beat Angers 5-1 at Stade Francis-Le-Blé. The result was settled before half-time and confirmed after Jordan Lefort was sent off following a VAR review. Brest led 4-0 at the break and added a fifth early in the second half.

Ludovic Ajorque opened the scoring in the 9th minute from Hugo Magnetti’s pass, before he was booked in the 15th. Lucas Tousart made it 2-0 on 17 minutes after being set up by Joris Chotard, Kenny Lala then converted a penalty on 30 minutes, and Mama Baldé made it 4-0 on the stroke of half-time from Pathé Mboup’s assist. Angers had already made one change by then, with Ousmane Camara replaced by Emmanuel Biumla on 34 minutes, and Marius Louer giving way to Lillian Rao-Lisoa on 45 minutes.

Angers pulled one back through Prosper Peter in the 47th minute, assisted by Joseph Kalulu, but Brest restored their four-goal cushion seven minutes later when Pathé Mboup scored from Ajorque’s pass. Lefort’s card was upgraded after VAR in the 58th minute and he was dismissed on 59 minutes, leaving Angers with a man down for the final half-hour. Brest then made two changes on 79 minutes, before Angers made one more on 85 minutes and Brest another two late on, with Ajorque one of the players withdrawn.

The home side had 54% of the ball, made 528 passes to Angers’ 428 and had 18 shots to 9, with 9 on target compared with 3. Brest also finished with 3.27 expected goals to Angers’ 1.45, while the visitors edged corners 5-4. Angers had more saves, 4 to Brest’s 2, and committed 11 fouls to 5.

Ludovic Ajorque was the only Brest player booked, while Angers had one yellow for Branco Van den Boomen in the 87th minute and a red for Jordan Lefort on 59 minutes.