Saint-Étienne vs Lens, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
3 - 3
3 - 3
St Etienne earns dramatic draw after wasting lead
St Etienne threw away a two-goal lead and then needed a late leveller to earn a dramatic 3-3 draw at home to Lens in Ligue 1 on Friday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (St Etienne) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Franck Tabanou.
- 3': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Landry N'Guémo (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Offside, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma tries a through ball, but Ricky van Wolfswinkel is caught offside.
- 8': Hand ball by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
- 8': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yohan Mollo.
- 9': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jérémy Clément.
- 10': Hand ball by Adamo Coulibaly (Lens).
- 10': Adamo Coulibaly (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Landry N'Guémo (St Etienne).
- 11': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Baptiste Guillaume.
- 11': Hand ball by Landry N'Guémo (St Etienne).
- 14': Attempt missed. Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lalaïna Nomenjanahary.
- 16': Attempt missed. Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 16': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 16': Lalaïna Nomenjanahary (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Goal! St Etienne 1, Lens 0. Landry N'Guémo (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Clément.
- 23': Attempt missed. Yohan Mollo (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabien Lemoine.
- 24': Adamo Coulibaly (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
- 24': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Kevin Cavare.
- 25': Adamo Coulibaly (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
- 27': Baptiste Guillaume (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Paul Baysse (St Etienne).
- 27': Paul Baysse (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Kevin Cavare.
- 29': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Franck Tabanou.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Kantari (Lens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a cross.
- 30': Attempt missed. Jerome Le Moigne (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien following a corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 35': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Rudy Riou.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Paul Baysse (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yohan Mollo with a cross.
- 36': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
- 37': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (St Etienne) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Yohan Mollo with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Attempt missed. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
- 45': Wylan Cyprien (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, St Etienne 1, Lens 0.
- 0': Match ends, St Etienne 3, Lens 3.
- 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 1, Lens 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Yoann Touzghar replaces Adamo Coulibaly.
- 46': Hand ball by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (St Etienne).
- 47': Foul by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
- 47': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Ahmed Kantari (Lens).
- 48': Ricky van Wolfswinkel (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
- 48': Landry N'Guémo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Yohan Mollo (St Etienne).
- 49': Wylan Cyprien (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Baptiste Guillaume (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Franck Tabanou (St Etienne).
- 53': Attempt missed. Yohan Mollo (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Hamouma following a fast break.
- 54': Substitution, St Etienne. Mevlut Erding replaces Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
- 56': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Baptiste Guillaume.
- 57': Goal! St Etienne 2, Lens 0. Yohan Mollo (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabien Lemoine.
- 60': Goal! St Etienne 2, Lens 1. Yoann Touzghar (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierrick Valdivia.
- 62': Hand ball by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
- 64': Substitution, Lens. Pablo Chavarria replaces Jerome Le Moigne.
- 66': Attempt missed. Pablo Chavarria (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lalaïna Nomenjanahary with a cross.
- 68': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
- 69': Penalty conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 69': Goal! St Etienne 2, Lens 2. Yoann Touzghar (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 71': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
- 71': Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Ahmed Kantari (Lens).
- 72': Ahmed Kantari (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, St Etienne. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Landry N'Guémo.
- 74': Hand ball by Mevlut Erding (St Etienne).
- 77': Goal! St Etienne 2, Lens 3. Pablo Chavarria (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dimitri Kevin Cavare.
- 78': Foul by Dimitri Kevin Cavare (Lens).
- 78': Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, St Etienne. Jonathan Brison replaces Yohan Mollo.
- 82': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Pablo Chavarria (Lens).
- 83': Goal! St Etienne 3, Lens 3. Mevlut Erding (St Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 84': Substitution, Lens. Benjamin Bourigeaud replaces Lalaïna Nomenjanahary.
- 85': Foul by Baptiste Guillaume (Lens).
- 85': Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 88': Pierrick Valdivia (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Foul by Pierrick Valdivia (Lens).
- 89': Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Ahmed Kantari (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Mevlut Erding (St Etienne).
- 90'+1': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Mevlut Erding (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, St Etienne 3, Lens 3.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, St Etienne 3, Lens 3.
Statistics
 RCL |
ASSE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.9 | Possession | 55.1 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 274 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
| 378 | Passes | 462 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 22 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 28 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 44 |
| 25 | Clearances | 44 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 31,974
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 31,974
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Lyon | 5 | +8 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille | 5 | +4 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 23 | Paul Baysse  |
| 24 | Loïc Perrin |
| 27 | Franck Tabanou |
| 2 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine |
| 6 | Jérémy Clément |
| 14 | Landry N'Guemo |
| 18 | Fabien Lemoine |
| 13 | Ricky van Wolfswinkel |
| 11 | Yohan Mollo |
| 21 | Romain Hamouma |
Lens (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rudy Riou (GK) |
| 4 | Ahmed Kantari |
| 25 | Jean-Philippe Gbamin |
| 6 | Jérôme Le Moigne |
| 27 | Benjamin Boulenger |
| 3 | Dimitri Cavaré |
| 20 | Lalaïna Nomenjanahary |
| 18 | Pierrick Valdivia |
| 23 | Wylan Cyprien |
| 9 | Adamo Coulibaly |
| 19 | Baptiste Guillaume |
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