Today were played the twelfth round matches of the "Ligue 1".
The first to enter the battle were the team in the relegation zone, "Lorient", and the defending champion, "Paris Saint-Germain". The winner of this match was determined only after a fierce battle - the Parisians had to fight their opponents for an hour. However, then Edinson Cavani scored a goal, and after eight more minutes, "Lorient" forced the goalkeeper to pull the ball out of the net, Jean-Cristophe Bahebeck.
In other matches, only the teams currently in the middle of the tournament table, "Lille" and "Saint-Etienne", met. This match was also intense and full of intrigue. It is worth mentioning that both teams missed penalty kicks. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
In Nice and Metz, the second halves were very productive. The match between "Nice" and "Lyon" ended in a 3-1 victory for the visitors, with all goals scored after the break. A similar situation occurred in our match between "Metz" and "Caen". The home team defeated their opponents 3-2, with only one goal scored in the first 45 minutes.
Results:
"Lorient" 1 - 2 "Paris Saint-Germain"
[1-0] 42' Raphael Guerreiro
[1-1] 60' Edinson Cavani
[1-2] 68' Jean-Cristophe Bahebeck
"Guingamp" 1 - 0 "Bastia"
[1-0] 32' Guillaume Gillet (own goal)
"Lille" 1 - 1 "Saint-Etienne"
[1-0] 16' Michael Frey
[1-1] 60' Max-Alain Gradel
72' Divock Origi ("Lille") missed penalty kick
85' Max-Alain Gradel ("Saint-Etienne") missed penalty kick
"Metz" 3 - 2 "Caen"
[1-0] 10' Modibo Maiga
[2-0] 50' Modibo Maiga
[2-1] 65' Jean Calve
[2-2] 83' Bengali-Fode Koita
88' Alaeddine Yahia ("Caen") sent off
[3-2] 90' Florent Malouda (from penalty kick)
"Montpellier" 2 - 0 "Evian"
[1-0] 33' Kevin Berigaud
[2-0] 90' Anthony Mounier
"Nice" 1 - 3 "Lyon"
[1-0] 51' Gregoire Puel
[1-1] 64' Steed Melbranque
[1-2] 80' Alexandre Lacazette
[1-3] 90' Alexandre Lacazette
