Lens end Lyon's unbeaten run 2-1 as Udol scores then sees red

📰 Lens, under a new coach, beat previously unbeaten Lyon 2-1 to spark their recovery. 📌 Key points 🏁 Yannick Cahuzac earned his first win as Lens coach. 🎯 Florian Thauvin set up both goals and was named man of the match. 🟥 Matthieu Udol headed in on 76 minutes, then was sent off minutes later. 💥 Lyon lost for the first time this season. 🧱 Ten-man Lens held off a late Lyon push. 📝 What happened ⚽ Lens hosted Lyon at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis on 9 October. On 36 minutes Florian Sotoca, making his first start of the season, chested down Thauvin's pass and finished with his right foot. 🎯 On 76 minutes Udol met Thauvin's free kick with a diving header to make it 2-0 – Thauvin's second assist of the night. 🟥 Minutes after scoring, Udol was shown a straight red for a studs-up challenge on Khalis Merah. Merah pulled one back on 85 minutes, but ten-man Lens held on. 🗣️ Cahuzac said his players "reproduced everything we had worked on with a lot of personality". He took over from Dino Toppmöller and lost his first game, away at Monaco. 📊 By the numbers • Score: Lens 2-1 Lyon • Thauvin: 2 assists • Lens wins this season: 2 (7 points) • Lyon: 11 points, first defeat 🔭 Why it matters Struggling Lens finally have a win under their new coach. Lyon, unbeaten until now, take their first loss before a trip to PSG on 25 October. Udol's suspension leaves Lens with a defensive reshuffle for their next game.