Lens vs Brest 2021-22 Ligue 1
Bizot makes great saves as Brest stuns Lens 1-0 in Ligue 1
— Marco Bizot pulled off outstanding saves as Brest edged Lens 1-0 to earn its first away win since December and inch closer to safety in the French league on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 0, Brest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Brest 0.
- 54': Haris Belkebla (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Goal! Lens 0, Brest 1. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Le Douaron.
- 67': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Brest. Paul Lasne replaces Romain Del Castillo.
- 74': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Massadio Haïdara.
- 74': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Gaël Kakuta.
- 74': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Facundo Medina.
- 75': Substitution, Brest. Steve Mounié replaces Jérémy Le Douaron.
- 84': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Martín Satriano.
- 84': Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
- 90': Substitution, Brest. Julien Faussurier replaces Jere Uronen.
- 90': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lens 0, Brest 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 36,305
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +41 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28 | 63 | 1 |
| +17 | Brest | 29 | 53 | 6 |
| +15 | AS Monaco | 28 | 52 | 6 |
| +17 | Lille | 28 | 49 | 5 |
Statistics
 BRES |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 36.6 | Possession | 63.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 258 | Accurate Passes | 521 |
| 356 | Passes | 612 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 28 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 25 | Clearances | 6 |
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 |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Brest (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 23 | Christophe Hérelle |
| 3 | Lilian Brassier |
| 2 | Jean-Kevin Duverne |
| 10 | Lucien Agoumé |
| 7 | Haris Belkebla |
| 25 | Romain Del Castillo |
| 20 | Jere Uronen |
| 9 | Franck Honorat |
| 11 | Martín Satriano |
| 26 | Jeremy Le Douaron |
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