Lens turned the tables on their visitors Toulouse and earned a dramatic 3–2 win in the opening match of Ligue 1 matchday 30, after trailing 2–0. The victory was Lens’ 20th of the season and briefly reduced the gap to league leaders Paris Saint‑Germain to one point.
Toulouse started strongly, with Venezuelan Cristian Cásseres opening the scoring in the first minute before Sini Kumbassa added a second in the 13th minute, giving his team a comfortable early lead.
The match changed in the 17th minute when Yan Gboho was shown a straight red card, leaving Toulouse with 10 men and handing Lens a route back into the game.
Lens gradually made their numerical advantage count, with Saudi Abdulhamid cutting the deficit in the 61st minute and Adrien Thomasson equalizing six minutes later.
In stoppage time, Ismaïlo Ganiou struck the winning goal in the 90+1 minute, sealing a valuable three points for the home side.sof
Lens moved to 62 points in second place, just one point behind PSG, who have two games in hand and are due to face Lyon on Sunday. Toulouse, meanwhile, suffered a third straight defeat and remain 10th with 37 points
