Dijon's Tunisian forward Naim Sliti celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1-L2 second leg play-off football match between Dijon (L1) and Lens (L2), at the Gaston Gerard stadium in Dijon, central-eastern France on June 2, 2019.

Dijon avoid Ligue 1 drop after beating Lens in playoff

Agence France-Presse
7 years ago
JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK / AFP / Getty

Dijon - Dijon retained their Ligue 1 status on Sunday after a 4-2 aggregate victory over second division Lens in the promotion/relegation play-off.

Following a 1-1 draw in Thursday's first leg, Dijon grabbed the lead in the return through Tunisia international Naim Sliti on 29 minutes.

Jean-Kevin Duverne levelled for Lens before half-time, giving the visitors hope of returning to the top flight for the first time since the 2014-15 season.

But Wesley Said put Dijon back in front after a goalkeeping howler before another defensive mix-up allowed Sliti to roll the ball into an empty net to seal a 3-1 win on the night.

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