Monaco vs Lens 2021-22 Ligue 1
Lens sink Monaco to pile pressure on boss Niko Kovac
Opportunist goals by Ignatius Ganago and substitute Simon Banza gave Lens a 2-0 win at Monaco and piled the pressure on home manager Niko Kovac.
Match Commentary
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Deiver Machado.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Lens 0.
- 51': Goal! Monaco 0, Lens 1. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 60': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) is shown the red card.
- 61': Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Substitution, Monaco. Gelson Martins replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
- 63': Substitution, Monaco. Kevin Volland replaces Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 63': Substitution, Monaco. Myron Boadu replaces Krépin Diatta because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Ignatius Ganago.
- 75': Substitution, Lens. Simon Banza replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 75': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Gaël Kakuta.
- 76': Substitution, Monaco. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Sofiane Diop.
- 83': Strahinja Pavlovic (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Monaco. Djibril Sidibé replaces Ruben Aguilar.
- 86': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) is shown the red card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Massadio Haïdara because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Goal! Monaco 0, Lens 2. Simon Banza (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Monaco 0, Lens 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 6,483
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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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 28.9 | Possession | 71.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 173 | Accurate Passes | 502 |
| 239 | Passes | 583 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 13 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 36 | Clearances | 6 |
AS Monaco (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 21 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 6 | Axel Disasi |
| 12 | Caio Henrique |
| 26 | Ruben Aguilar |
| 11 | Jean Lucas |
| 8 | Aurélien Tchouaméni |
| 27 | Krépin Diatta |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 37 | Sofiane Diop |
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 |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 9 | Ignatius Ganago |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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