Lens vs Metz 2021-22 Ligue 1

Lens

14': Wesley Saïd
37': Wesley Saïd
83': Ignatius Ganago
90': Przemyslaw Frankowski

FT
4 - 1

Metz

33': Nicolas de Préville

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

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 35,673

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+12	Lens	14	31	3
+15	Paris Saint-Germain	14	30	2
+21	Marseille	14	29	3
+11	Lille	14	26	4

Full Table

Statistics

METZ		RCL
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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Charles Boli, Corentin Jean, Deiver Machado, Wuilker Faríñez, Yannick Cahuzac, David Da Costa, Gaël Kakuta, Christopher Wooh, Ignatius Ganago.

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

Substitutes:

Sofiane Alakouch, Lamine Gueye, Pape Matar Sarr, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Amine Bassi, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Boubacar Traoré, Opa Nguette.