RED Star FC 93 1:4 Reims: Match Result

**Article:** Reims secured a convincing 4-1 victory over Red Star 93 in the fourth round of Ligue 2's regular season at the Stade de Paris on Friday evening. The visitors took control early and never looked back, moving up to second place in the table with eight points from four matches. Red Star, sitting in eighth spot with five points, showed more fight than their recent results might suggest but ultimately fell short against a well-drilled opposition. The opening exchanges provided immediate drama when Red Star's Damien Durand missed a penalty in the fifth minute. To be fair, that miss seemed to shift momentum decisively toward the visitors. S. Khaoui opened the scoring just five minutes later, and S. Kotto doubled the advantage by the thirteenth minute. Red Star's Daouda Guindo picked up a yellow card in the sixteenth minute, then Chamsedin Kouranfal followed twenty-nine minutes in as the hosts struggled to find their rhythm. Y. El Kachati continued Reims' dominance in the second half, netting twice to complete his brace. His first came in the fifty-third minute, and he added another shortly after, though he would also see yellow before being substituted in the sixty-second minute alongside Y. Fofana. Red Star finally got on the scoreboard in the seventy-eighth minute through a penalty converted by S. Soumano, but the consolation goal came too late to salvage anything from the afternoon. The statistics tell an interesting story about efficiency over dominance. Red Star controlled fifty-six percent of possession and completed 476 passes compared to Reims' 380, but the visitors were far more clinical. Both teams registered eight shots, yet Reims hit the target eight times while Red Star managed only five. Reims created six big chances against two for the home side, and their shot accuracy of eighty percent versus forty-two percent for Red Star speaks volumes about who really threatened. **Final Score: Red Star 93 1-4 Reims** Red Star remain in eighth place with five points after one win, two draws and one loss from four games. Reims sit second with eight points from two victories and two draws, having not lost a single match this season. The result extends their unbeaten run while Red Star's recent form shows mixed results, including draws against Boulogne and Sochaux before their win over Nantes.