Lorient 6-2 Saint-Etienne: Ibrahima Kone and Terem Moffi both find the net twice for the hosts who come back from TWO goals down to record astonishing thrashing in crucial Ligue 1 relegation battle
- Denis Bouanga and Arnaud Nordin gave Saint-Etienne a 2-0 lead in 22 minutes
- But Terem Moffi and Ibrahima Kone struck just before break to pull Lorient level
- Both added to their tally again inside an astonishing last half-hour of the game
- Enzo Le Fee fired hosts in front while Quentin Boisgard struck a minute from time
- Yvan Neyou Noupa was sent off for visitors six minutes after coming on as sub
- Lorient pull four points clear of Saint-Etienne who are stuck in bottom three
Lorient recorded an astonishing comeback from two goals down against Saint-Etienne to triumph 6-2 and take a big step towards securing top flight safety.
Denis Bouanga and Arnaud Nordin looked to have put Saint-Etienne on the path to climbing out of the bottom three when they fired the visitors into a 2-0 lead inside just 22 minutes.
But Terem Moffi and Ibrahima Kone netted a quick two goals before half-time, before the hosts scored four times in the last half-hour in an incredible turnaround.
Enzo Le Fee put Christophe Pelissier’s side in front just after the hour mark before Kone struck again, with Moffi and substitute Quentin Boisgard scoring inside the last three minutes to allow the hosts to pull four points clear of their opponents who remain inside the relegation zone.
With his team imploding, Yvan Neyou Noupa was also sent off for the visitors while trailing 4-2 six minutes after coming off the bench.
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Lorient’s Ibrahima Kone celebrates scoring during his side’s 6-2 thrashing of Saint-Etienne
The clash between the sides was crucial in the battle against relegation from Ligue 1
But Saint Etienne raced into a 2-0 lead in just 22 minutes, with Denis Bouanga (left) on target
Fellow goal scorers Terem Moffi (second right) and Enzo Le Fee (second left) celebrate at the end of the astonishing encounter at the Moustoir Stadium
Lorient boss Christophe Pelissier saw his side come back with six unanswered goals to seal a crucial win and pull four points clear of their opponents who sit inside the relegation zone