Lens vs Reims 2021-22 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Hugo Ekitike (Reims) is shown the red card.
- 45'+1': Goal! Lens 1, Reims 0. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Lens 1, Reims 0.
- 52': Goal! Lens 2, Reims 0. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a through ball following a fast break.
- 57': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Reims. El Bilal Touré replaces Azor Matusiwa.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Gaël Kakuta because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina.
- 72': Substitution, Reims. Fodé Doucouré replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
- 72': Substitution, Reims. Moreto Cassamã replaces Alexis Flips.
- 72': Substitution, Reims. Nathanaël Mbuku replaces Ilan Kebbal.
- 84': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 89': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Cheick Oumar Doucouré because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
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 |
Statistics
 REIM |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 590 |
| 417 | Passes | 660 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 9 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 16 | Clearances | 13 |
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 |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Stade de Reims (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 5 | Yunis Abdelhamid |
| 2 | Wout Faes |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 32 | Thomas Foket |
| 21 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 12 | Alexis Flips |
| 15 | Marshall Munetsi |
| 22 | Hugo Ekitike  |
| 19 | Mitchell van Bergen |
| 20 | Ilan Kebbal |
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