Lens vs Angers 2021-22 Ligue 1

Lens

48': Gaël Kakuta
55': Florian Sotoca

FT
2 - 2

Angers

40': Sofiane Boufal
70': Romain Thomas

Battling Angers hold Lens to thrilling 2-2 draw

Lens' French midfielder Gael Kakuta [1296x729]

Lens missed a chance to go second in Ligue 1 after they were held to a rollercoaster 2-2 home draw by Angers.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
40': Goal! Lens 0, Angers 1. Sofiane Boufal (Angers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 0, Angers 1.
45': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina because of an injury.
48': Goal! Lens 1, Angers 1. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
55': Goal! Lens 2, Angers 1. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
57': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Goal! Lens 2, Angers 2. Romain Thomas (Angers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross following a corner.
77': Substitution, Angers. Enzo Ebosse replaces Souleyman Doumbia.
77': Substitution, Angers. Casimir Ninga replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
77': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Florian Sotoca.
78': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Ignatius Ganago.
78': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Gaël Kakuta.
80': Jonathan Clauss (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Angers. Pierrick Capelle replaces Angelo Fulgini.
89': Substitution, Lens. Christopher Wooh replaces Kevin Danso.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Angers 2.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 35,713

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+19	Lens	18	43	3
+25	Paris Saint-Germain	18	42	2
+22	Marseille	18	35	5
+9	Lyon	18	33	5

Full Table

Statistics

ANG		RCL
6	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	3
50.7	Possession	49.3
12	SHOTS	9
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
391	Accurate Passes	385
470	Passes	444
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
8	Crosses	20
0.4	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	54
35	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	13
15	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	14
11	Effective Clearances	16
11	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Lens (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
16	Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
4	Kevin Danso
14	Facundo Medina
24	Jonathan Gradit
8	Seko Fofana
28	Cheick Doucouré
10	Gaël Kakuta
29	Przemyslaw Frankowski
11	Jonathan Clauss
9	Ignatius Ganago
7	Florian Sotoca

Substitutes:

Corentin Jean, David Da Costa, Charles Boli, Wuilker Faríñez, Jonathan Varane, Christopher Wooh, Yannick Cahuzac, Massadio Haidara, Ibrahima Baldé.

Angers (3-5-2)

No.	Name
30	Danijel Petković (GK)
8	Ismaël Traoré
24	Romain Thomas
29	Vincent Manceau
10	Angelo Fulgini
18	Azzedine Ounahi
5	Thomas Mangani
3	Souleyman Doumbia
11	Jimmy Cabot
21	Mohamed-Ali Cho
7	Sofiane Boufal

Substitutes:

Enzo Ebosse, Casimir Ninga, Stéphane Bahoken, Farid El Mellali, Antonin Bobichon, Anthony Mandrea, Mathias Pereira Lage, Batista Mendy, Pierrick Capelle.