Red Star FC beat Stade Lavallois 2-1 in Ligue 2, taking a two-goal lead before half-time and holding on after the hosts struck early in the second half. Samuel Renel opened the scoring in the 37th minute, and Damien Durand made it 0-2 in the 45th. Mathis Houdayer pulled one back in the 49th, but Red Star saw the game out.
The opener came from Saîf-Eddine Khaoui's assist for Samuel Renel, and Kevin Cabral set up Damien Durand's goal just before the break. Four minutes after the restart, Ethan Clavreul provided the pass for Mathis Houdayer to reduce the deficit. Red Star's Mahamadou Diawara was sent off in the 86th minute after a second yellow card, yet Lavallois could not find an equaliser.
The box score shows the visitors were more clinical: Red Star had seven shots on target to Lavallois's three and created three big chances, scoring two. Lavallois had 53% possession and matched Red Star's 15 total shots, but only three of their efforts tested the goalkeeper. Red Star edged it where it mattered.
