French Ligue 1

Lens vs Montpellier, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 37': David Costa
  • 75': Ignatius Ganago
FT
2 - 0
Montpellier

    About

    Lens are hosting Montpellier 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. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Costa.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 6': Foul by Rémy Cabella (Montpellier).
    • 6': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Christopher Wooh (Lens).
    • 7': Valère Germain (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
    • 14': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
    • 15': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Valère Germain.
    • 16': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
    • 16': Léo Leroy (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Sacha Delaye (Montpellier).
    • 18': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ambroise Oyongo with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
    • 19': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier).
    • 19': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 34': Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Offside, Lens. Jonathan Clauss tries a through ball, but Seko Fofana is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
    • 37': Goal! Lens 1, Montpellier 0. David Costa (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 42': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
    • 42': Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lens 1, Montpellier 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Montpellier 0.
    • 47': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
    • 47': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Sacha Delaye (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Léo Leroy.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
    • 55': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
    • 55': Stephy Mavididi (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Christopher Wooh (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Valère Germain (Montpellier).
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Christopher Wooh (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Costa.
    • 60': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
    • 61': Substitution, Montpellier. Florent Mollet replaces Valère Germain.
    • 61': Substitution, Montpellier. Téji Savanier replaces Sacha Delaye.
    • 62': David Costa (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
    • 63': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
    • 64': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
    • 65': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 65': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Wuilker Fariñez.
    • 67': Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
    • 68': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Jonathan Clauss.
    • 68': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
    • 69': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
    • 70': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
    • 70': Foul by David Costa (Lens).
    • 70': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': David Costa (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
    • 71': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Wuilker Fariñez.
    • 74': Substitution, Montpellier. Jordan Ferri replaces Léo Leroy.
    • 74': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Stephy Mavididi.
    • 74': Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces David Costa.
    • 75': Goal! Lens 2, Montpellier 0. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
    • 78': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 78': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Florian Sotoca.
    • 82': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Cheick Oumar Doucouré because of an injury.
    • 84': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
    • 84': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
    • 85': Mamadou Sakho (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 88': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Rémy Cabella.
    • 89': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 89': Nicholas Gioacchini (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 90'+4': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Montpellier 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lens 2, Montpellier 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 4
    50.8 Possession 49.2
    10 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    446 Accurate Passes 429
    526 Passes 507
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    22 Crosses 23
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    44 Long Balls 43
    22 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    15 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 15
    14 Effective Clearances 20
    14 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
    Location: Lens, France
    Attendance: 36,250

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 12 +26 32
    2 AS Monaco 12 +11 26
    3 Marseille 12 +11 23
    4 Lille 12 +8 22
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Wuilker Faríñez (GK)
    4 Kevin Danso
    5 Christopher Wooh
    24 Jonathan Gradit
    8 Seko Fofana
    28 Cheick Doucouré
    20 David Costa
    3 Deiver Machado
    11 Jonathan Clauss
    15 Arnaud Kalimuendo
    7 Florian Sotoca
    Lens Substitutes:
    Brayann Pereira, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Yannick Cahuzac, Wesley Saïd, Corentin Jean, Adrien Louveau, Ignatius Ganago, Patrick Berg, Jean-Louis Leca.

    MON Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
    3 Mamadou Sakho
    14 Maxime Estève
    8 Ambroise Oyongo
    2 Arnaud Souquet
    22 Rémy Cabella
    18 Leo Leroy
    13 Joris Chotard
    9 Valère Germain
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    34 Sacha Delaye
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Dimitry Bertaud, Nicolas Cozza, Nicholas Gioacchini, Florent Mollet, Elye Wahi, Jordan Ferri, Téji Savanier, Thuler, Béni Makouana.

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