
Lens vs Monaco 2022-23 Ligue 1
Openda shines as Lens boost Champions League hopes with Monaco win
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Lois Openda shone as RC Lens boosted their Champions League hopes with a 3-0 home win against Monaco, one of their direct rivals for a spot in Europ
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Goal! Lens 1, Monaco 0. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 16': Goal! Lens 2, Monaco 0. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
- 22': Guillermo Maripán (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lens 2, Monaco 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 2, Monaco 0.
- 56': Goal! Lens 3, Monaco 0. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
- 68': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Substitution, Monaco. Edan Diop replaces Krépin Diatta.
- 77': Substitution, Monaco. Takumi Minamino replaces Kevin Volland.
- 77': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
- 77': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 77': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 87': Substitution, Monaco. Eliot Matazo replaces Mohamed Camara.
- 88': Substitution, Lens. Lukasz Poreba replaces Jean Onana.
- 88': Substitution, Lens. Julien Le Cardinal replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lens. Adam Buksa replaces Loïs Openda.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lens 3, Monaco 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 38,223
French Ligue 1 Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+52 | Paris Saint-Germain | 32 | 78 | 2 |
+23 | Marseille | 32 | 59 | 9 |
+24 | AS Monaco | 32 | 58 | 8 |
+21 | Nice | 32 | 57 | 7 |
Statistics
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RCL![]() |
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14 | Fouls | 8 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 1 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
37.2 | Possession | 62.8 |
11 | SHOTS | 21 |
4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
263 | Accurate Passes | 522 |
347 | Passes | 605 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
16 | Crosses | 13 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
35 | Long Balls | 68 |
14 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
12 | Tackles | 14 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
9 | Interceptions | 3 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
11 | Clearances | 16 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
4 | Kevin Danso |
14 | Facundo Medina |
24 | Jonathan Gradit |
8 | Seko Fofana |
6 | Jean Onana |
3 | Deiver Machado |
29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
11 | Loïs Openda |
28 | Adrien Thomasson |
7 | Florian Sotoca |
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
3 | Guillermo Maripán ![]() |
6 | Axel Disasi |
12 | Caio Henrique |
2 | Vanderson |
31 | Kevin Volland |
4 | Mohamed Camara |
19 | Youssouf Fofana |
10 | Wissam Ben Yedder ![]() |
14 | Ismail Jakobs |
27 | Krépin Diatta |
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