Lens vs Montpellier, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Lens

4': Elye Wahi
45'+3': Deiver Machado

FT
2 - 2

Montpellier

58': Othmane Maamma
74': Lucas Mincarelli Davin

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.
4': Attempt saved. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
4': Attempt blocked. Deiver Machado (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
4': Attempt saved. Facundo Medina (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
4': Goal! Lens 1, Montpellier 0. Elye Wahi (Lens) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
15': Attempt blocked. Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15': Offside, Lens. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
16': Elye Wahi (Lens) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a through ball.
19': Offside, Lens. Elye Wahi is caught offside.
20': Abdukodir Khusanov (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
22': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
22': Othmane Maamma (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Attempt blocked. Lucas Mincarelli (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': David Pereira da Costa (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
26': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
28': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
28': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Elye Wahi (Lens).
28': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Delay in match because of an injury Deiver Machado (Lens).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
33': Elye Wahi (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Foul by Becir Omeragic (Montpellier).
33': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
36': Attempt missed. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Facundo Medina with a through ball.
39': Attempt blocked. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanguy Coulibaly.
39': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Akor Adams.
41': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Lens).
41': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt missed. Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
44': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
44': Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Delay in match because of an injury Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Akor Adams (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
45'+2': Foul by Tanguy Coulibaly (Montpellier).
45'+2': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Goal! Lens 2, Montpellier 0. Deiver Machado (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
45'+5': First Half ends, Lens 2, Montpellier 0.
45': Second Half begins Lens 2, Montpellier 0.
45': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Khalil Fayad.
46': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Modibo Sagnan (Montpellier).
47': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Pereira da Costa.
47': Hand ball by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
48': Offside, Lens. Facundo Medina is caught offside.
50': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
52': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Silvan Hefti (Montpellier).
52': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca is caught offside.
55': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Nampalys Mendy with a through ball.
58': Goal! Lens 2, Montpellier 1. Othmane Maamma (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Silvan Hefti.
59': Substitution, Montpellier. Wahbi Khazri replaces Othmane Maamma.
59': Substitution, Montpellier. Yann Karamoh replaces Tanguy Coulibaly.
62': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
64': Elye Wahi (Lens) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini.
64': Attempt missed. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right.
64': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
64': Yann Karamoh (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt saved. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini.
65': Attempt missed. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elye Wahi.
66': Attempt saved. Facundo Medina (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
69': Foul by Akor Adams (Montpellier).
69': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Ruben Aguilar.
70': Substitution, Lens. Adrien Thomasson replaces Angelo Fulgini.
71': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
72': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
72': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
74': Attempt missed. David Pereira da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
74': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Karamoh.
74': Attempt blocked. Akor Adams (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Goal! Lens 2, Montpellier 2. Lucas Mincarelli (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
76': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
76': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
76': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
76': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt missed. Yann Karamoh (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Modibo Sagnan.
79': Substitution, Montpellier. Sacha Delaye replaces Lucas Mincarelli.
79': Substitution, Montpellier. Issiaga Sylla replaces Akor Adams.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Christopher Jullien (Montpellier).
82': Christopher Jullien went off injured after Montpellier had used all subs.
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Substitution, Lens. Morgan Guilavogui replaces Florian Sotoca.
82': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Abdukodir Khusanov.
83': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
83': Nampalys Mendy (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Morgan Guilavogui (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a through ball.
87': Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Guilavogui.
87': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
87': Attempt missed. Morgan Guilavogui (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross following a corner.
90': Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
90': Attempt blocked. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nampalys Mendy (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit.
90'+3': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
90'+3': Yann Karamoh (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Substitution, Lens. Ayanda Sishuba replaces Elye Wahi.
90'+5': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier).
90'+5': Morgan Guilavogui (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Foul by Ayanda Sishuba (Lens).
90'+6': Silvan Hefti (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Montpellier 2.
0': Match ends, Lens 2, Montpellier 2.

Statistics

MON		RCL
13	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
0	Corner Kicks	1
10	Saves	1
45.2	Possession	54.8
11	SHOTS	27
2	ON GOAL	13
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
373	Accurate Passes	482
454	Passes	553
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	3
9	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.2
64	Long Balls	58
26	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
7	Blocked Shots	5
15	Effective Tackles	15
22	Tackles	27
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
9	Interceptions	8
15	Effective Clearances	20
15	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,433

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	11	+7	19

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Lens (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
25	Abdukodir Khusanov
14	Facundo Medina
24	Jonathan Gradit
10	David Costa
26	Nampalys Mendy
3	Deiver Machado
2	Ruben Aguilar
9	Elye Wahi
11	Angelo Fulgini
7	Florian Sotoca

Lens Substitutes:

Salis Abdul Samed, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Ayanda Sishuba, Andy Diouf, Wesley Saïd, Massadio Haidara, Yannick Pandor, Morgan Guilavogui, Adrien Thomasson.

Montpellier (3-4-3)

No.	Name
16	Dimitry Bertaud (GK)
6	Christopher Jullien
5	Modibo Sagnan
27	Becir Omeragic
22	Khalil Fayad
13	Joris Chotard
35	Lucas Mincarelli Davin
36	Silvan Hefti
8	Akor Adams
70	Tanguy Coulibaly
42	Othmane Maamma

Montpellier Substitutes:

Leo Leroy, Théo Sainte-Luce, Enzo Tchato, Issiaga Sylla, Sacha Delaye, Belmin Dizdarevic, Yann Karamoh, Falaye Sacko, Wahbi Khazri.

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