Ligue 1: Moffi strike not enough as Lorient suffer defeat against Reims

Sampson Adedeji

Nigeria international Terem Moffi was on target but his goal could not help Lorient as they suffered a 2-1 Ligue 1 defeat against Reims at Stade du Moustoir on Sunday, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

It was the away team who took a deserved lead in the 17th minute through Arber Zeneli before Terem Moffi restore parity for Lorient in the 32nd minute. However, Mali international El Bilal Toure score the winning goal in the 59th minute.

Meanwhile, injured Nigeria's midfielder Innocent Bonnke also returned to action as he was introduced in the 68th minute.

Moffi has now scored eight Ligue 1 goals this season and has been shown one yellow card. He opened his account for the top-flight against Monaco on August 13, scoring during a 1-0 victory.