Lens vs Lyon 2022-23 Ligue 1
Sotoca strikes late as Lens extends unbeaten run with Lyon win
Florian Sotoca's late penalty earned RC Lens a 1-0 home victory against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday, extending their unbeaten run in Ligue 1.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 27': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Loïs Openda.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces David da Costa.
- 74': Substitution, Lyon. Sael Kumbedi replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
- 74': Substitution, Lyon. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 74': Substitution, Lyon. Bradley Barcola replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 78': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Deiver Machado.
- 79': Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Goal! Lens 1, Lyon 0. Florian Sotoca (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 87': Substitution, Lens. Adam Buksa replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 87': Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Seko Fofana.
- 89': Wesley Saïd (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 36,674
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +47 | Paris Saint-Germain | 30 | 69 | 1 |
| +17 | AS Monaco | 29 | 55 | 6 |
| +15 | Brest | 30 | 53 | 7 |
| +18 | Lille | 29 | 52 | 5 |
Statistics
 LYON |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 372 | Accurate Passes | 413 |
| 470 | Passes | 503 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 7 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 21 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 23 | Clearances | 15 |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 19 | Jimmy Cabot |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 20 | David Costa |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca  |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 2 | Sinaly Diomande |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 12 | Henrique |
| 18 | Rayan Cherki |
| 24 | Johann Lepenant |
| 6 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 10 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 11 | Mateus Tetê |
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