French Ligue 1

Lens vs Angers, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 26': Seko Fofana
  • 30': Loïs Openda
  • 46': Loïs Openda
FT
3 - 0
Angers

    About

    Lens are hosting Angers at Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis, Lens, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
    • 2': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
    • 3': Foul by Farid El Melali (Angers).
    • 3': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
    • 5': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 8': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Paul Bernardoni.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Offside, Angers. Farid El Melali tries a through ball, but Batista Mendy is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
    • 13': Ousmane Camara (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Delay in match (Lens).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Niane (Angers) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Himad Abdelli with a headed pass.
    • 19': Hand ball by Himad Abdelli (Angers).
    • 20': Offside, Angers. Paul Bernardoni tries a through ball, but Himad Abdelli is caught offside.
    • 21': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Yan Valery.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
    • 23': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Pierrick Capelle.
    • 24': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
    • 24': Ibrahima Niane (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
    • 26': Goal! Lens 1, Angers 0. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed with a through ball.
    • 30': Goal! Lens 2, Angers 0. Loïs Openda (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
    • 33': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
    • 33': Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Nabil Bentaleb (Angers).
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Farid El Melali (Angers).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lens 2, Angers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lens 2, Angers 0.
    • 46': Goal! Lens 3, Angers 0. Loïs Openda (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit with a through ball.
    • 48': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
    • 48': Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
    • 50': Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Himad Abdelli (Angers).
    • 51': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Souleyman Doumbia (Angers).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 55': Foul by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
    • 55': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini.
    • 56': Foul by Ibrahima Niane (Angers).
    • 56': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Substitution, Angers. Cédric Hountondji replaces Ousmane Camara.
    • 58': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Yan Valery (Angers).
    • 60': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
    • 62': Hand ball by Souleyman Doumbia (Angers).
    • 62': Offside, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 66': Offside, Lens. Massadio Haïdara tries a through ball, but Seko Fofana is caught offside.
    • 67': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Farid El Melali (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Himad Abdelli.
    • 69': Substitution, Angers. Jean Bahoya replaces Himad Abdelli.
    • 69': Substitution, Angers. Abdallah Sima replaces Ibrahima Niane.
    • 70': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Yan Valery.
    • 71': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Adrien Thomasson.
    • 71': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Angelo Fulgini.
    • 72': Hand ball by Jean Bahoya (Angers).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Jean Bahoya (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 74': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
    • 74': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Souleyman Doumbia (Angers).
    • 78': Substitution, Angers. Sada Thioub replaces Farid El Melali.
    • 78': Substitution, Angers. Waniss Taibi replaces Batista Mendy.
    • 78': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
    • 84': Substitution, Lens. Rémy Labeau Lascary replaces Loïs Openda.
    • 84': Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Seko Fofana.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Costa.
    • 87': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
    • 87': Jean Bahoya (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean Onana.
    • 90': Foul by Rémy Labeau Lascary (Lens).
    • 90': Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Lens 3, Angers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lens 3, Angers 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 2
    54.1 Possession 45.9
    3 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 6
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    495 Accurate Passes 407
    564 Passes 472
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    8 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    47 Long Balls 56
    24 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    4 Effective Tackles 13
    7 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    18 Interceptions 7
    12 Effective Clearances 11
    12 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
    Location: Lens, France
    Attendance: 37,410

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 3 +5 9
    2 Lyon 3 +5 9
    3 Lille 3 +7 7
    4 AS Monaco 3 +2 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    RCL Lens (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    4 Kevin Danso
    24 Jonathan Gradit
    26 Salis Abdul Samed
    21 Massadio Haidara
    29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
    8 Seko Fofana
    28 Adrien Thomasson
    11 Loïs Openda
    7 Florian Sotoca
    20 Angelo Fulgini
    Lens Substitutes:
    Ismael Boura, Remy Labeau Lascary, David Da Costa, Julien Le Cardinal, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Lukasz Poreba, Deiver Machado, Jean-Louis Leca, Jean Onana.

    ANG Angers (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Paul Bernardoni (GK)
    29 Ousmane Camara
    25 Abdoulaye Bamba
    94 Yan Valery
    3 Souleyman Doumbia
    28 Farid El Mellali
    6 Nabil Bentaleb
    2 Batista Mendy
    15 Pierrick Capelle
    7 Ibrahima Niane
    10 Himad Abdelli
    Angers Substitutes:
    Waniss Taibi, Sada Thioub, Adrien Hunou, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, Guédé Nadje, Abdallah Sima, Halid Sabanovic, Cédric Hountondji, Yahia Fofana.

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