St. Étienne vs Lens 2021-22 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 30': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Lens 0. Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross following a fast break.
- 45': Second Half begins Saint-Etienne 1, Lens 0.
- 55': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Sada Thioub.
- 62': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 62': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces Kevin Danso.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Gaël Kakuta.
- 77': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Lens 1. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Assane Dioussé replaces Zaydou Youssouf.
- 80': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Yanis Lhéry replaces Adil Aouchiche.
- 85': Substitution, Lens. Ibrahima Baldé replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
- 89': Gabriel Silva (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lamine Ghezali replaces Mickael Nade.
- 90'+5': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Lens 2. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Costa.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Lens 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 5,000
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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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 60 | Possession | 40 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 501 | Accurate Passes | 282 |
| 600 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 23 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 9 | Clearances | 19 |
Saint-Étienne (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 50 | Paul Bernardoni (GK) |
| 5 | Timothée Kolodziejczak |
| 3 | Mickael Nade |
| 33 | Abdoulaye Bakayoko |
| 11 | Gabriel Silva |
| 27 | Yvann Maçon |
| 28 | Zaydou Youssef |
| 8 | Mahdi Camara |
| 17 | Adil Aouchiche |
| 31 | Sada Thioub |
| 7 | Ryad Boudebouz |
Lens (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 22 | Wesley Saïd |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
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