French Ligue 1

Lens vs St. Étienne 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 36': Ignatius Ganago
  • 77': Seko Fofana
FT
2 - 2
  • 1': Wahbi Khazri
  • 52': Denis Bouanga

Introduction

Lens are hosting Saint-Étienne at Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis, Lens, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Lens 0, Saint-Etienne 1. Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Goal! Lens 1, Saint-Etienne 1. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  • 41': Saidou Sow (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Romain Hamouma.
  • 52': Goal! Lens 1, Saint-Etienne 2. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak with a through ball.
  • 57': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Adil Aouchiche replaces Wahbi Khazri.
  • 71': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Zaydou Youssouf.
  • 71': Substitution, Lens. Simon Banza replaces Ignatius Ganago.
  • 71': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Deiver Machado.
  • 77': Goal! Lens 2, Saint-Etienne 2. Seko Fofana (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 79': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Bryan Djile Nokoue replaces Yvan Neyou because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Florian Sotoca.
  • 82': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Gaël Kakuta.
  • 85': Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Maxence Rivera replaces Denis Bouanga.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Jonathan Clauss.
  • 90'+5': Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Saint-Etienne 2.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 35,541

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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17 Fouls 10
6 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 4
42.1 Possession 57.9
12 SHOTS 22
7 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
251 Accurate Passes 400
361 Passes 486
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 9
12 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.4
62 Long Balls 38
19 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
9 Interceptions 20
14 Effective Clearances 8
14 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
5 Christopher Wooh
14 Facundo Medina Yellow Card
24 Jonathan Gradit
28 Cheick Doucouré
8 Seko Fofana
10 Gaël Kakuta
3 Deiver Machado
11 Jonathan Clauss
7 Florian Sotoca
9 Ignatius Ganago

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)

No. Name
40 Etienne Green (GK)
2 Harold Moukoudi
4 Saïdou Sow Yellow Card
5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
27 Yvann Maçon Yellow Card
19 Yvan Neyou
28 Zaydou Youssef
8 Mahdi Camara
10 Wahbi Khazri
20 Denis Bouanga
21 Romain Hamouma Yellow Card

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