
Nantes vs Lens 2021-22 Ligue 1
Lens waste two-goal lead as Nantes snatch last-gasp winner
Lens's winless streak stretched to five games when they squandered a two-goal lead in a 3-2 Ligue 1 defeat at Nantes.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Goal! Nantes 0, Lens 1. David Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 14': Goal! Nantes 0, Lens 2. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Costa with a through ball.
- 31': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Wuilker Fariñez replaces Jean-Louis Leca because of an injury.
- 46': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Goal! Nantes 1, Lens 2. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
- 57': Goal! Nantes 2, Lens 2. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willem Geubbels.
- 60': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy replaces Wylan Cyprien.
- 70': Substitution, Nantes. Moses Simon replaces Willem Geubbels.
- 74': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces David Costa.
- 75': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
- 76': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Goal! Nantes 3, Lens 2. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Quentin Merlin.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Lens. Jonathan Varane replaces Yannick Cahuzac.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Lens. Charles Boli replaces Massadio Haïdara.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Nantes. Dennis Appiah replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Quentin Merlin because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nantes 3, Lens 2.
Game Information
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 21,890
French Ligue 1 Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+4 | Lyon | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+3 | Toulouse | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+2 | Strasbourg | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Statistics
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NAN![]() |
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10 | Fouls | 10 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
2 | Saves | 0 |
59.6 | Possession | 40.4 |
4 | SHOTS | 15 |
2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
478 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
559 | Passes | 365 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
13 | Crosses | 24 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
50 | Long Balls | 48 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
13 | Tackles | 21 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
10 | Interceptions | 13 |
22 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
22 | Clearances | 8 |
Nantes (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
3 | Andrei Girotto ![]() |
4 | Nicolas Pallois |
21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
29 | Quentin Merlin |
2 | Fabio |
5 | Pedro Chirivella ![]() |
8 | Wylan Cyprien |
19 | Willem Geubbels |
23 | Randal Kolo Muani |
10 | Ludovic Blas |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
4 | Kevin Danso |
14 | Facundo Medina ![]() |
24 | Jonathan Gradit ![]() |
8 | Seko Fofana |
18 | Yannick Cahuzac |
21 | Massadio Haidara ![]() |
29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
20 | David Da Costa |
7 | Florian Sotoca |
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