Lens vs Strasbourg, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
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2 - 1
2 - 1
90'+4': Habib DialloLens beat Strasbourg to cut PSG's Ligue 1 lead to three points
Lens beat Strasbourg 2-1 to provisionally cut Paris Saint-Germain's once double-digit lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table to three points.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 4': Habib Diallo (Strasbourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Strasbourg).
- 5': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Facundo Medina (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
- 9': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 9': Morgan Sanson (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Frédéric Guilbert (Strasbourg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 11': Goal! Lens 1, Strasbourg 0. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 12': VAR Decision: Goal Lens 1-0 Strasbourg (Adrien Thomasson).
- 14': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 14': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Gerzino Nyamsi (Strasbourg).
- 16': Attempt saved. Habib Diallo (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 18': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
- 18': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 18': Eduard Sobol (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
- 19': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Ibrahima Sissoko.
- 20': Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg).
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Corner, Strasbourg. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
- 22': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg).
- 22': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt saved. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
- 24': Offside, Strasbourg. Alexander Djiku tries a through ball, but Habib Diallo is caught offside.
- 27': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Habib Diarra (Strasbourg).
- 30': Foul by Habib Diallo (Strasbourg).
- 30': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Eduard Sobol (Strasbourg).
- 32': Hand ball by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 34': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
- 34': Frédéric Guilbert (Strasbourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Gerzino Nyamsi (Strasbourg) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 36': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 37': Foul by Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg).
- 37': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
- 39': Ismaël Doukouré (Strasbourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 40': Habib Diarra (Strasbourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg).
- 43': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed with a cross.
- 44': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg).
- 45'+1': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Frédéric Guilbert.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Facundo Medina (Lens) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg).
- 45'+2': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 45'+2': Morgan Sanson (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lens 1, Strasbourg 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Strasbourg 0.
- 46': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Gerzino Nyamsi (Strasbourg).
- 48': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
- 48': Ibrahima Sissoko (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Frédéric Guilbert (Strasbourg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Strasbourg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Frédéric Guilbert with a cross.
- 52': Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
- 53': Attempt saved. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 54': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg).
- 57': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Gerzino Nyamsi (Strasbourg).
- 58': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Gerzino Nyamsi.
- 59': Hand ball by Loïs Openda (Lens).
- 61': Substitution, Strasbourg. Sanjin Prcic replaces Habib Diarra.
- 61': Substitution, Strasbourg. Jean-Eudes Aholou replaces Ibrahima Sissoko.
- 63': Attempt saved. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
- 64': Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 65': Goal! Lens 2, Strasbourg 0. Facundo Medina (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Delay in match (Lens).
- 67': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Angelo Fulgini.
- 67': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg).
- 68': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Sobol.
- 70': Foul by Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens).
- 70': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Strasbourg. Kevin Gameiro replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Habib Diallo (Strasbourg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sanjin Prcic with a cross.
- 72': Hand ball by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Gameiro.
- 75': Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Frédéric Guilbert (Strasbourg).
- 76': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Sanjin Prcic.
- 77': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
- 77': Ismaël Doukouré (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 78': Attempt missed. Jean-Eudes Aholou (Strasbourg) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Eduard Sobol.
- 79': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg).
- 79': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 80': Matz Sels (Strasbourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Strasbourg).
- 83': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Costa.
- 84': Goal! Lens 2, Strasbourg 1. Kevin Gameiro (Strasbourg) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gerzino Nyamsi.
- 85': Substitution, Strasbourg. Lucas Perrin replaces Ismaël Doukouré.
- 85': Substitution, Strasbourg. Lebo Mothiba replaces Morgan Sanson.
- 88': Foul by Lucas Perrin (Strasbourg).
- 88': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Lucas Perrin (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Loïs Openda.
- 90': Attempt saved. Gerzino Nyamsi (Strasbourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Djiku with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
- 90'+2': Jean-Eudes Aholou (Strasbourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg).
- 90'+3': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Habib Diallo (Strasbourg) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second yellow card to Habib Diallo (Strasbourg).
- 90'+5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Gerzino Nyamsi.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Strasbourg 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 2, Strasbourg 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 2, Strasbourg 1.
Statistics
 STR |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 338 | Accurate Passes | 426 |
| 423 | Passes | 512 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 14 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 15 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,223
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,223
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 |
Line-Ups
Lens (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed  |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 20 | Angelo Fulgini |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
Strasbourg (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 24 | Alexander Djiku |
| 29 | Ismael Doukoure |
| 22 | Gerzino Nyamsi |
| 27 | Ibrahima Sissoko |
| 19 | Habib Diarra |
| 77 | Eduard Sobol |
| 32 | Frédéric Guilbert |
| 20 | Habib Diallo |
| 17 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
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