French Ligue 1

Lens vs Metz 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 14': Wesley Saïd
  • 37': Wesley Saïd
  • 83': Ignatius Ganago
  • 90': Przemyslaw Frankowski
FT
4 - 1
  • 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
+19 Lens 18 43 3
+25 Paris Saint-Germain 18 42 2
+22 Marseille 18 35 5
+8 Lille 18 32 6
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK) Yellow Card
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 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 Yellow Card
14 Vincent Pajot Yellow Card
19 Habib Maïga Yellow Card
10 Farid Boulaya
9 Nicolas de Préville

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