Moses Simon scores goal no.3 but Nantes fall to Moffi's Lorient

Lorient has moved into the top four (4) in Ligue 1 after a 3-2 win over Nantes at home on Sunday afternoon. 

No few than three (3) Nigerians were in action as Lorient survived a late barrage of attacks and scares from Nantes.

The duo of attacker Terem Moffi and defensive midfielder Innocent Bonke hosted compatriot Moses Simon and his Nantes side.

Of the trio, the hosts, Moffi and Bonke started but didn't finish the game as they were substituted in the 73rd and 57th minutes respectively.

Interesting, three (3) minutes after Bonke was subbed off, Lorient took the lead for the first time in the game and a minute after Moffi left, his replacement sealed the win with the third goal.

The French Cup champions were outwitted by the host despite talisman Moses Simon hitting the target.

Nantes started on the front foot and took the lead in the 13th minute thanks to Ignatius Ganago.

However, the home side quickly turned things around to blow the Yellows out of proportion with three goals of their own.

With five minutes left on the clock, Simon pulled a second goal back for Nantes to ensure a tense final five minutes for the home side.

Lorient held on to the narrow lead to take all three points which see them move up to fourth on the Ligue 1 table.

In addition to his goal, Simon created one chance, made one key pass, completed four (4) dribbles and made four (4) recoveries.