French Ligue 1

Lens vs Saint-Étienne, 2024-25 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 75': Goduine Koyalipou
FT
1 - 0
Saint-Étienne

    About

    Lens are hosting Saint-Étienne 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 blocked. Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 3': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
    • 4': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne).
    • 5': Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Neil El Aynaoui (Lens).
    • 6': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne).
    • 7': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne).
    • 8': Attempt saved. Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
    • 8': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Mathew Ryan.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zuriko Davitashvili.
    • 11': Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
    • 12': Offside, Lens. Ruben Aguilar is caught offside.
    • 12': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Deiver Machado (Lens) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 15': VAR Decision: No Goal Lens 0-0 Saint-Etienne.
    • 15': Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne).
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
    • 18': Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Delay in match because of an injury Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne).
    • 19': Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
    • 22': Gautier Larsonneur (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
    • 26': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
    • 26': Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Andy Diouf (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 28': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Gautier Larsonneur.
    • 29': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Benjamin Bouchouari.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 30': Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Andy Diouf (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne).
    • 32': Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Juma Bah.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne).
    • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
    • 38': Foul by Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne).
    • 38': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne).
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Ruben Aguilar (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Diouf.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Andy Diouf (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Ruben Aguilar (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 42': Andy Diouf (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Foul by Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne).
    • 43': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
    • 45': Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Penalty Saint-Etienne. Zuriko Davitashvili draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Malang Sarr (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+5': Penalty saved. Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+5': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Mathew Ryan.
    • 45'+6': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+6': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne).
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Lens 0, Saint-Etienne 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Saint-Etienne 0.
    • 46': Foul by Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne).
    • 46': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
    • 49': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne).
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Facundo Medina (Lens) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 50': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Florian Tardieu.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Ruben Aguilar (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 52': Offside, Lens. Deiver Machado is caught offside.
    • 53': Offside, Lens. Ruben Aguilar is caught offside.
    • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne).
    • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 55': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Lens).
    • 55': Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Florian Tardieu because of an injury.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Andy Diouf (Lens) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
    • 62': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne).
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Andy Diouf (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Foul by Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne).
    • 65': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Benjamin Bouchouari (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, Lens. Goduine Koyalipou replaces Wesley Saïd.
    • 66': Substitution, Lens. Anass Zaroury replaces Florian Sotoca.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Deiver Machado (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 67': Offside, Lens. Goduine Koyalipou is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Ben Old replaces Zuriko Davitashvili.
    • 69': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Ibrahima Wadji replaces Irvin Cardona.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Deiver Machado (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Ruben Aguilar (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
    • 73': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Maxime Bernauer.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Juma Bah (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui with a cross.
    • 75': Goal! Lens 1, Saint-Etienne 0. Goduine Koyalipou (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
    • 77': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
    • 79': Substitution, Lens. Kyllian Antonio replaces Ruben Aguilar.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Wadji (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Pierre Ekwah.
    • 81': Offside, Lens. Goduine Koyalipou is caught offside.
    • 82': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
    • 82': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Andy Diouf (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne).
    • 83': Ben Old (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Malang Sarr (Lens).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Maxime Bernauer (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mickaël Nadé.
    • 85': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne).
    • 85': Kyllian Antonio (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Lens. Hamzat Ojediran replaces Deiver Machado.
    • 86': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Andy Diouf.
    • 86': Foul by Ibrahima Wadji (Saint-Etienne).
    • 86': Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Yunis Abdelhamid replaces Léo Pétrot.
    • 87': Foul by Hamzat Ojediran (Lens).
    • 87': Ibrahima Wadji (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Hamzat Ojediran (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Yunis Abdelhamid.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kyllian Antonio (Lens).
    • 90'+2': Ibrahima Wadji (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ben Old (Saint-Etienne).
    • 90'+4': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Ben Old.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Goduine Koyalipou (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neil El Aynaoui with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Hamzat Ojediran (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Goduine Koyalipou.
    • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Juma Bah (Lens).
    • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne).
    • 90'+6': Malang Sarr (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lens 1, Saint-Etienne 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lens 1, Saint-Etienne 0.

    Statistics

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    20 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 7
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 3
    39.5 Possession 60.5
    8 SHOTS 20
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    247 Accurate Passes 440
    340 Passes 519
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 9
    8 Crosses 20
    0.0 Cross % 0.5
    55 Long Balls 48
    13 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    17 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 12
    18 Effective Clearances 9
    18 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
    Location: Lens, France
    Attendance: 38,223

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 34 +57 84
    2 Marseille 34 +27 65
    3 AS Monaco 34 +22 61
    4 Nice 34 +25 60
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    30 Mathew Ryan (GK)
    27 Juma Bah
    14 Facundo Medina Yellow Card
    20 Malang Sarr
    23 Neil El Aynaoui
    28 Adrien Thomasson
    18 Andy Diouf
    3 Deiver Machado Yellow Card
    2 Ruben Aguilar
    22 Wesley Saïd
    7 Florian Sotoca
    Lens Substitutes:
    Hervé Koffi, Nampalys Mendy, Nidal Celik, Goduine Koyalipou, Kyllian Antonio, Angelo Fulgini, Anass Zaroury, Hamzat Ojediran.

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Gautier Larsonneur (GK)
    3 Mickael Nade
    13 Maxime Bernauer
    19 Leo Petrot
    27 Yvann Maçon Yellow Card
    4 Pierre Ekwah
    10 Florien Tardieu
    6 Benjamin Bouchouari Yellow Card
    32 Lucas Stassin
    22 Zuriko Davitashvili
    7 Irvin Cardona
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Ibrahima Wadji, Louis Mouton, Djylian N'Guessan, Dylan Batubinsika, Brice Maubleu, Yunis Abdelhamid, Ben Old, Aimen Moueffek, Dennis Appiah.

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