Lens vs Reims 2021-22 Ligue 1

Lens

45'+1': Arnaud Kalimuendo (P)
52': Arnaud Kalimuendo

FT
2 - 0

Stade de Reims

45': Hugo Ekitike

Introduction

Lens are hosting Stade de Reims 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.
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

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
0	Angers	0	0	0
0	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
0	Brest	0	0	0
0	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Wesley Saïd, David Da Costa, Ismael Boura, Christopher Wooh, Deiver Machado, Yannick Cahuzac, Massadio Haidara, Ignatius Ganago, Wuilker Faríñez.

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

Substitutes:

Bradley Locko, Dion Lopy, Moreto Cassamá, El Bilal Toure, Moustapha Mbow, Yehvann Diouf, Anastasios Donis, Fodé Doucouré, Nathanaël Mbuku.

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