Review: August 2013 - A Steady Start
10/08/2013 | Lille 2-0 Lorient | Stade Pierre Mauroy
Lille:

Lorient


Fresh of the back of a very good preseason Lille went into their first match of the season against FC Lorient, a team expected to finish mid table, the bookies had Lille down to win and they didn't disappoint. Scoring two well worked goals although one did go down as an own goal thanks to the dubious goal panel. Lille played very well, kept possession and shut out the opponents to take a very professional 2-0 win.
21/08/2013 | Stade de Reims 0-2 Lille | Stade Auguste Delaune
Stade de Reims:

Lille: Origi (24) Martin (63)

Lille went into this game looking to secure back to back wins, again against one of the leagues weaker opposition. They worked hard and kept the lion share of the possession, limited their opponents to one shot on target. Back to back wins and clean sheets will no doubt please the manager heading into next weeks clash against European spot contenders, AS Saint-Etienne.
25/08/2013 | Lille 1-1 AS Saint-Etienne | Stade Pierre Mauroy
Lille:


AS Saint-Etienne:



One of the first real tests so far, against one of the leagues bigger teams ASSE. Both teams contended very well for the full 90 minutes, AS Saint-Etienne did take the lead but credit to Lille to respond almost immediately to get back in the game, neither side really pushed on to try win the game as neither side wanted to be exposed at the back, all in all a good point and we move onto the next one.
31/08/2013 | Stade Rennais 2-3 Lille | Stade de la Route de Lorient
Stade Rennais:



Lille: Origi (5, 32, 90)


The final game of the month saw Lille come up against a very stubborn Stade Rennais side, they came flying out of the blocks scoring on the fourth minute of the game but Lille did what they have already done this season and pegged the team back immediately, Lille then went onto getting a foothold in the game and managed to take the lead, then Stade Rennais equalized with not long left. Then out of nowhere, with what was quite literally the last kick of the game Origi managed to round off his first professional hat-rick and send Lille home with the three points. A steady start to the season and still unbeaten heading into September!
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