Allan Saint-Maximin scored from outside the box into the bottom right corner as Brest and Lens finished 3-3 on April 24, 2026.
The goal, set up by Mamadou Sangaré, was one of several decisive moments in a game that swung back and forth to a 3-3 draw, with the fourth official later announcing six minutes of added time.
Grégoire Coudert produced a match-defining stop when he saved an Odsonne Édouard header from the right side of the six-yard box, denying what looked a certain goal and keeping Lens level at a crucial moment.
The balance between brilliance and friction showed across the scoresheet and discipline board: Saint-Maximin was shown a yellow card after his strike, Coudert also picked up a yellow, and Kenny Lala was cautioned for a bad foul that added to the tension.
Brest made forced changes as the match wore on. Pathé Mboup replaced Romain Del Castillo, and Luck Zogbé came on for Daouda Guindo because of an injury, adjustments that underscored the physical toll the fixture exacted.
Ludovic Ajorque had a left-footed shot from the left side of the box blocked, a moment that might have flipped the game; at the other end, Florian Thauvin was caught offside on an attacking move for Lens, a reminder of how fine margins shaped the outcome.
The scoreline — 3-3 — and the added six minutes stretched a match full of near-misses and stoppages to its limit. Coudert’s save and Saint-Maximin’s long-range finish bookended a contest that never settled into a single rhythm.
For Lens the afternoon mixed individual moments of quality with lapses in control; for Brest it was the same in reverse, substitutions and fouls punctuating spells of pressure. The fourth official’s six minutes of added time felt appropriate to a game that produced repeated late incidents and required extra stoppage for its resolution.
Readers looking for more on Lens’s recent twists and late drama can find background on another comeback in the club’s recent history in Lens Vs Toulouse: Ganiou Heads Winner in 3-2 Comeback.
In the end the match’s truth is a simple one: Allan Saint-Maximin’s strike from distance was a headline moment inside a 3-3 draw that included a handful of bookings, a game-saving stop by Coudert, a blocked Ajorque attempt and late substitutions forced by injury — details that together explain why the fixture finished level after six minutes of added time.
