French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Lens, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nantes
    FT
    0 - 1
    Lens
    • 48': David Da Costa

    About

    Nantes are hosting Lens at La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau, Nantes, 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': David Pereira da Costa (Lens) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
    • 2': Foul by Tino Kadewere (Nantes).
    • 2': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Pereira da Costa with a cross.
    • 3': Florent Mollet (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Jhoanner Chávez (Lens).
    • 4': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Nathan Zézé.
    • 5': Foul by Tino Kadewere (Nantes).
    • 5': Jhoanner Chávez (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Lens).
    • 7': Tino Kadewere (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Jhoanner Chávez (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 9': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
    • 10': Delay in match because of an injury Kelvin Amian (Nantes).
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 12': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Pedro Chirivella.
    • 12': Substitution, Nantes. Nicolas Pallois replaces Kelvin Amian because of an injury.
    • 13': Andy Diouf (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Douglas Augusto (Nantes).
    • 14': Attempt saved. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 16': Elye Wahi (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Foul by Nicolas Pallois (Nantes).
    • 17': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Diouf with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Offside, Nantes. Tino Kadewere is caught offside.
    • 20': Offside, Nantes. Tino Kadewere is caught offside.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jhoanner Chávez with a cross.
    • 23': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 23': Tino Kadewere (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Elye Wahi (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Douglas Augusto (Nantes).
    • 27': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes).
    • 27': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Tino Kadewere (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
    • 30': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Tino Kadewere (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Douglas Augusto.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
    • 37': Foul by Douglas Augusto (Nantes).
    • 37': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 38': Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a through ball.
    • 40': Offside, Nantes. Tino Kadewere is caught offside.
    • 41': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Nathan Zézé (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nantes 0, Lens 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Lens 0.
    • 48': Goal! Nantes 0, Lens 1. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
    • 49': Florent Mollet (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 52': Delay in match because of an injury David Pereira da Costa (Lens).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
    • 55': Jhoanner Chávez (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Jhoanner Chávez (Lens).
    • 55': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Moussa Sissoko because of an injury.
    • 61': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Douglas Augusto (Nantes).
    • 61': Douglas Augusto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Attempt saved. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 64': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Nathan Zézé.
    • 66': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
    • 66': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Andy Diouf (Lens).
    • 68': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Ruben Aguilar (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Diouf.
    • 71': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 71': Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Lens).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 75': Attempt missed. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
    • 78': Substitution, Nantes. Stredair Appuah replaces Florent Mollet.
    • 78': Substitution, Nantes. Matthis Abline replaces Tino Kadewere.
    • 78': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces David Pereira da Costa.
    • 78': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Elye Wahi.
    • 79': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes).
    • 79': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Lens).
    • 81': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Foul by Douglas Augusto (Nantes).
    • 82': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Jhoanner Chávez.
    • 86': Substitution, Lens. Salis Abdul Samed replaces Andy Diouf.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthis Abline.
    • 89': Foul by Nicolas Pallois (Nantes).
    • 89': Wesley Saïd (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Stredair Appuah (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Douglas Augusto.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes).
    • 90'+4': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nantes 0, Lens 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Nantes 0, Lens 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    3 Saves 3
    57.9 Possession 42.1
    12 SHOTS 7
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    446 Accurate Passes 309
    523 Passes 378
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    13 Crosses 11
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    60 Long Balls 49
    33 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    4 Effective Tackles 8
    8 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 9
    10 Effective Clearances 14
    10 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
    Location: Nantes, France
    Attendance: 34,167

    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

    NAN Nantes (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alban Lafont (GK)
    44 Nathan Zeze
    21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
    2 Jean-Kévin Duverne
    98 Kelvin Amian
    5 Pedro Chirivella
    6 Douglas Yellow Card
    15 Tino Kadewere Yellow Card
    25 Florent Mollet
    31 Mostafa Mohamed
    17 Moussa Sissoko
    Nantes Substitutes:
    Nicolas Pallois, Enzo Mongo, Matthis Abline, Marcus Coco, Kader Bamba, Stredair Appuah, Denis Petric, Dehmaine Assoumani, Hugo Boutsingkham.

    RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    4 Kevin Danso Yellow Card
    14 Facundo Medina
    2 Ruben Aguilar Yellow Card
    23 Neil El Aynaoui
    18 Andy Diouf
    10 David Da Costa
    13 Jhoanner Chavez
    29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
    7 Florian Sotoca
    9 Elye Wahi
    Lens Substitutes:
    Jean-Louis Leca, Wesley Saïd, Massadio Haidara, Ayanda Sishuba, Salis Abdul Samed, Adrien Thomasson, Angelo Fulgini, Deiver Machado, Nampalys Mendy.

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