PSG held to 1-1 draw after Reims equalizes in stoppage time

Striker Folarin Balogun equalized deep into stoppage time as Reims earned a 11 draw at French league leader Paris SaintGermain on Sunday keeping PSG three points ahead of secondplace LensBalogun who began his career at Premier League team Arsenal and stood out throughout the game with his movement latched onto a long pass in the sixth minute of injury time He easily beat veteran defender Sergio Ramos for pace before confidently shooting past goalkeeper Gianluigi DonnarummaIt was the 21yearold forwards 11th league goal of the season and one less than PSGs scorer NeymarNeymar struck in the 51st to move one behind league top scorer and teammate Kylian Mbappeacute before PSG had midfielder Marco Verratti sent off for a dangerous tackle on Japan winger Junya Ito in the 59th Verratti made his return from a thigh injury when he came on for the second halfMidtable Reims extended its unbeaten run to 12 games which included holding PSG to a 00 draw at home in October and was the better side in the first halfDonnarumma almost gave a goal away after 23 seconds when he hacked a back pass straight to the opposition but got away with itBalogun went close midway through the first half and teammate Marshall Munetsi a midfielder with Zimbabwe also caused problems for PSGs static defenseReferee Ruddy Buquet awarded Reims a penalty shortly after Neymars goal for a foul on Balogun but changed his mind following a video reviewIn the end Balogun had his sayAlso readPSG loses 31 at Lens for 1st defeat Monaco in 4thPSG has won only one of its past four league games losing twoEarlier striker Gaetan Laborde scored the winner as Nice beat Lille 10 to end the northern sides sixgame unbeaten runLaborde netted in the 34th minute after Badredine Bouanani intercepted a poor back pass and set him up for a firsttime finish Lille had not lost in the league since Oct 30TEMPERS FLAREAlexandre Lacazette notched his 12th league goal of the season as Lyon won 20 at Corsican side Ajaccio to move into ninth placeTempers flared after the game as Lyon coach Laurent Blanc grabbed Ajaccio coach Olivier Pantalonis face after they had shaken hands and shoved him away following a verbal exchangePantaloni who played for Ajaccio as a striker in the 1990s then walked over to Lyons bench and clashed with Lyons goalkeeper coach Reacutemy Vercoutre Security officials had to separate them as angry home fans banged on the dugoutLacazette cut short his postgame television interview when a lighter thrown from the crowd landed near him Vercoutre had to be escorted away as fans insulted him and some tried to get on the fieldThe visitors took the lead in the 20th when 20yearold midfielder Johann Lepenant turned in Bradley Barcolas passLacazette who rejoined hometown Lyon in the summer after five seasons in the Premier League with Arsenal scored his 144th goal overall for the club in the 72nd Frances 2018 World Cup winner Corentin Tolisso and Argentinas World Cupwinning left back Nicolaacutes Tagliafico combined to set him upOTHER MATCHESDutch forward Thijs Dallinga scored twice for Toulouse in a 21 win at struggling StrasbourgVeteran striker Kevin Gameiro put the Alsace side ahead in the 20th but Dallinga equalized for Toulouse five minutes later and struck again early in the second halfStrikers Jeacutereacutemy Le Douaron and Steve Mounie scored firsthalf goals for Brest in a 40 home win against bottom side Angers Midfielders Franck Honorat and Pierre LeesMelou scored after the breakEnglish forward Stephy Mavididi scored both goals as Montpellier got a muchneeded 20 win at 19thplace Auxerre to move away from relegation trouble and Clermont drew 00 at home to NantesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever