French Ligue 1

Lens vs Nice, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 76': Elye Wahi
FT
1 - 3
Nice
  • 11': Terem Moffi
  • 53': Khephren Thuram
  • 67': Terem Moffi (P)

About

Lens are hosting Nice 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': Attempt missed. Pablo Rosario (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross.
  • 2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
  • 5': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Foul by Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice).
  • 9': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
  • 9': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Goal! Lens 0, Nice 1. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 13': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
  • 13': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Nice) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Rosario following a fast break.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a headed pass.
  • 15': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
  • 15': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
  • 17': Offside, Nice. Terem Moffi is caught offside.
  • 18': Offside, Lens. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt missed. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 19': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Pablo Rosario.
  • 22': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
  • 22': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Romain Perraud (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Sanson (Nice).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Morgan Sanson because of an injury.
  • 35': Offside, Nice. Terem Moffi is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Romain Perraud (Nice).
  • 36': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': David Pereira da Costa (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
  • 37': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Lens).
  • 37': Jérémie Boga (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ruben Aguilar.
  • 40': David Pereira da Costa (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Khéphren Thuram (Nice).
  • 40': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a headed pass.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
  • 42': Delay in match (Lens).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Attempt missed. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
  • 45': Offside, Lens. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': David Pereira da Costa (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tom Louchet (Nice).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Lens 0, Nice 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Nice 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Lens. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Jonathan Gradit.
  • 46': Foul by Romain Perraud (Nice).
  • 46': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Romain Perraud (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram.
  • 51': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
  • 52': Offside, Lens. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
  • 52': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Elye Wahi (Lens) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 53': VAR Decision: No Goal Lens 0-1 Nice.
  • 53': Goal! Lens 0, Nice 2. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui.
  • 60': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Jérémie Boga.
  • 60': Substitution, Nice. Gaëtan Laborde replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 61': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens).
  • 61': Terem Moffi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
  • 62': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Ruben Aguilar.
  • 63': Substitution, Lens. Andy Diouf replaces Nampalys Mendy.
  • 64': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov.
  • 65': Penalty Nice. Pablo Rosario draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Goal! Lens 0, Nice 3. Terem Moffi (Nice) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 68': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
  • 69': Foul by Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens).
  • 69': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
  • 70': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Andy Diouf (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui.
  • 75': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Pablo Rosario.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Pereira da Costa following a corner.
  • 76': Goal! Lens 1, Nice 3. Elye Wahi (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Wesley Saïd with a headed pass.
  • 76': Substitution, Lens. Adrien Thomasson replaces Neil El Aynaoui.
  • 76': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces David Pereira da Costa.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Diouf.
  • 78': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Tom Louchet.
  • 78': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
  • 82': Substitution, Nice. Antoine Mendy replaces Terem Moffi.
  • 82': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Pablo Rosario.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
  • 84': Marcin Bulka (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Marcin Bulka (Nice).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Tom Louchet.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross.
  • 87': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
  • 87': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Alexis Claude-Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
  • 89': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
  • 90'+2': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Dante.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Diouf with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lens 1, Nice 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Lens 1, Nice 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 11
3 Saves 0
39.5 Possession 60.5
7 SHOTS 20
3 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
270 Accurate Passes 464
360 Passes 535
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 8
10 Crosses 35
0.2 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 50
15 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 10
7 Effective Tackles 20
13 Tackles 26
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 9
35 Effective Clearances 13
35 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,346

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 (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
4 Kevin Danso
14 Facundo Medina
24 Jonathan Gradit
23 Neil El Aynaoui
26 Nampalys Mendy
10 David Da Costa
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski Yellow Card
2 Ruben Aguilar Yellow Card
9 Elye Wahi
7 Florian Sotoca
Lens Substitutes:
Morgan Guilavogui, Massadio Haidara, Wesley Saïd, Adrien Thomasson, Salis Abdul Samed, Jean-Louis Leca, Andy Diouf, Angelo Fulgini, Abdukodir Khusanov.

NICE Nice (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marcin Bulka (GK)
4 Dante
6 Jean-Clair Todibo
15 Romain Perraud Yellow Card
23 Jordan Lotomba
8 Pablo Rosario Yellow Card
19 Khephren Thuram Yellow Card
11 Morgan Sanson
9 Terem Moffi
7 Jérémie Boga
25 Mohamed-Ali Cho
Nice Substitutes:
Evann Guessand, Antoine Mendy, Aliou Baldé, Maxime Dupé, Tom Louchet, Daouda Traoré, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Amidou Doumbouya, Gaëtan Laborde.

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