Lens vs St. Étienne 2021-22 Ligue 1
2 - 2
Introduction
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
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 |
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 |
Lens (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 5 | Christopher Wooh |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
| 9 | Ignatius Ganago |
Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Etienne Green (GK) |
| 2 | Harold Moukoudi |
| 4 | Saïdou Sow |
| 5 | Timothée Kolodziejczak |
| 27 | Yvann Maçon |
| 19 | Yvan Neyou |
| 28 | Zaydou Youssef |
| 8 | Mahdi Camara |
| 10 | Wahbi Khazri |
| 20 | Denis Bouanga |
| 21 | Romain Hamouma |
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