
Lens vs Metz 2021-22 Ligue 1
Said double as Lens consolidate second spot in Ligue 1
RC Lens made sure of staying second at the end of the Ligue 1 weekend after Wesley Said scored twice in a 4-1 home win over Metz 4-1 on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 14': Goal! Lens 1, Metz 0. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 20': Vincent Pajot (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Goal! Lens 1, Metz 1. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 37': Goal! Lens 2, Metz 1. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
- 39': Habib Maïga (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 2, Metz 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 2, Metz 1.
- 53': Kevin N'Doram (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Metz. Pape Sarr replaces Vincent Pajot.
- 62': Substitution, Lens. Gaël Kakuta replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 65': Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
- 80': Substitution, Metz. Amadou Salif Mbengue replaces Kevin N'Doram.
- 80': Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Nicolas de Préville.
- 83': Goal! Lens 3, Metz 1. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré with a through ball.
- 87': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Ignatius Ganago because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Metz. Marc-Aurèle Caillard replaces Alexandre Oukidja because of an injury.
- 90': Goal! Lens 4, Metz 1. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 35,673
French Ligue 1 Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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RCL![]() |
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13 | Fouls | 9 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
1 | Saves | 3 |
44.4 | Possession | 55.6 |
9 | SHOTS | 12 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
307 | Accurate Passes | 403 |
378 | Passes | 475 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
18 | Crosses | 18 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
44 | Long Balls | 47 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
14 | Tackles | 13 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
10 | Interceptions | 15 |
16 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
16 | Clearances | 14 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) ![]() |
4 | Kevin Danso |
14 | Facundo Medina |
24 | Jonathan Gradit |
8 | Seko Fofana |
28 | Cheick Doucouré |
29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
11 | Jonathan Clauss |
15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
22 | Wesley Saïd |
7 | Florian Sotoca |
Metz (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Alexandre Oukidja (GK) |
5 | Jemerson |
3 | Matthieu Udol |
2 | Dylan Bronn |
17 | Thomas Delaine |
18 | Fabien Centonze |
6 | Kevin N'Doram ![]() |
14 | Vincent Pajot ![]() |
19 | Habib Maïga ![]() |
10 | Farid Boulaya |
9 | Nicolas de Préville |
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