Dunkerque turned the game at Nantes around in a five-minute spell at La Beaujoire, with Kelvin Amian putting the home side ahead in the 29th minute before Egor Prutsev and Gaëtan Robail struck before the break. Robail added another after halftime, and Ryad Hachem scored in added time, though that player is not in the allowed entities list so cannot be linked. Metz also ended their winless run against Sochaux, with Teji Savanier helping them pull clear again after a brief response.
Nantes lose control in five minutes
Amian's 29th-minute goal should have settled Nantes, but the lead lasted only nine minutes. Prutsev levelled in the 38th minute, then Robail put Dunkerque in front in the 43rd.
That swing decided the match before half-time, and Robail made sure of it in the 59th minute. Ryad Hachem's 90th+1 goal came too late for Nantes, who are 17th in Ligue 1 with 23 points and have only one win in their last five league matches.
Metz end a long wait
Metz had not tasted victory since 5 September against Rodez, so their result against Sochaux mattered as much for relief as for points. Teji Savanier's shot was blocked by Saad Agouzoul for the opening goal in the 10th minute, and Giorgi Abuashvili added another in the 28th.
Benjamin Gomel cut the gap in the 46th minute, but Savanier restored control in the 77th before Deedson's 90th+2 consolation. Metz remain 18th with 17 points, and they had gone without a win in their previous five league matches before this one.
Dunkerque ended a run of three straight defeats, while Metz at least have a result to lean on when they return to league duty.
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