Moffi’s brilliance insufficient as Lorient are axed in seven-goal thriller

The Tremendous Eagles star was terrific for his aspect, however his brilliance was not sufficient to present Lorient the essential three factors

Tremendous Eagles striker Terem Moffi scored a brace for Lorient, however his efforts have been inadequate, as they fell to a 5-2 defeat at Lens.

Moffi was sensible for Lorient over the weekend, scoring a brace of their 2-1 victory over Clermont, and he seemed to duplicate that efficiency once more for his aspect to push them over the road away at Lens.

The evening didn’t begin nicely for Lorient, as Florian Sotoca and Wesley Stated scored to present Lens a two-goal lead earlier than the hour mark.

Nonetheless, Moffi confirmed nice composure and pulled one again for Les Merlus simply earlier than halftime to present them a lifeline.

Lorient began the second half on a great observe, and inside 5 minutes, they restored parity. Django Outtara performed a wonderfully measured go into the trail of Moffi, who despatched the ball into the underside proper of the web, leaving Samba Brice helpless within the Lens objective.

Sadly, Lorient misplaced their heads and succumbed to Lens’ lethal frontline. Objectives from Abdul Samed, Sotoca, and Lois Openda ensured that the home side secured all three points with a 5-2 victory.

The loss put a halt to Lorient’s unbeaten begin to the season. Les Merlus now sit seventh on the Ligue 1 desk.