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Ligue 1

Aug 29, 2015 at 7pm UK

Reims
4-1
Lorient

Charbonnier (23'), de Preville (54'), Kyei (66'), Turan (85')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Bouanga (48')

Match Report

Football

Reims leapfrog Paris Saint-Germain at Ligue 1 summit with Lorient rout

By Shane Callaghan, Reporter | 29 August 2015

Four different goalscorers chip in as Reims thump Lorient 4-1 to move top of Ligue 1.

Reims leapfrogged Paris Saint-Germain to move top of Ligue 1 on goal difference with a 4-1 demolition of Lorient at Stade Auguste Delaune II tonight.

Olivier Guegan's side moved above the reigning French champions - who have a game in hand - on goals scored by thumping their visitors this evening.

Reims' Gaëtan Charbonnier (2ndR) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Reims and Lorient on August 31, 2015 © Getty Images

They opened the scoring on 23 minutes through Gaetan Charbonnier, whose cross from out wide deceived goalkeeper Florent Chaigneau.

After the break, Lorient gave rise to suggestions that they could leave Reims with something when Didier Bouanga levelled up on 48 minutes by lashing home out from outside the box.

However, the hosts hit back hard when Nicolas de Preville restored the advantage six minutes later, before Grejohn Kyei consolidated their lead with a third after the hour mark.

With the points effectively secure, Atila Turan added gloss to the scoreline by tapping home from close range late on to cap an emphatic win.