Troyes vs Lens 2022-23 Ligue 1
Lens needs late equalizer to extend unbeaten run to 10 games
— Second-placed Lens extended its unbeaten run to 10 games in the French league thanks to a late equalizer from new signing Adrien Thomasson in a 1-1 draw at Troyes on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Mama Baldé (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Troyes 0, Lens 0.
- 50': Goal! Troyes 1, Lens 0. Yasser Larouci (Troyes) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Xavier Chavalerin.
- 62': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Alexis Claude-Maurice.
- 62': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Loïs Openda.
- 71': Substitution, Troyes. Wilson Odobert replaces Andreas Bruus.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Adrien Thomasson replaces Deiver Machado.
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Rémy Labeau Lascary replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Massadio Haïdara.
- 82': Substitution, Troyes. Marlos Moreno replaces Mama Baldé because of an injury.
- 86': Xavier Chavalerin (Troyes) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Goal! Troyes 1, Lens 1. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
Game Information
Venue: Stade de l'Aube
Location: Troyes, France
Attendance: 13,091
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +55 | Paris Saint-Germain | 33 | 81 | 2 |
| +25 | Marseille | 33 | 62 | 9 |
| +26 | AS Monaco | 33 | 61 | 8 |
| +19 | Nice | 33 | 57 | 8 |
Statistics
 RCL |
TRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 73.5 | Possession | 26.5 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 575 | Accurate Passes | 151 |
| 650 | Passes | 244 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 47 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 22 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 40 |
| 6 | Clearances | 40 |
Troyes (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Gauthier Gallon (GK) |
| 17 | Yoann Salmier |
| 4 | Erik Palmer-Brown |
| 2 | Jackson Porozo |
| 24 | Xavier Chavalerin |
| 6 | Rominigue Kouamé |
| 39 | Yasser Larouci |
| 18 | Thierno Balde |
| 7 | Mama Baldé  |
| 11 | Rony Lopes |
| 19 | Andreas Bruus |
Lens (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 18 | Alexis Claude-Maurice |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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