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Toko Ekambi and Slimani combine to rescue Lyon against Brest

The African stars linked up to salvage a point for Peter Bosz's side in their opening league fixture

Islam Slimani rescued a point for Lyon with the equaliser in their 1-1 draw against Brest in a Ligue 1 encounter on Saturday.

Cameroon's Karl Toko Ekambi supplied the Algeria striker who converted with his first touch on the ball, two minutes after he was introduced on the hour-mark.

Slimani's strike canceled out Irvin Cardona's 43rd-minute opener for Brest.

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After the equaliser, both teams could not find the winning goal and they settled for a share of the spoils at the Groupama Stadium.