Stade de Reims vs Montpellier, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Australia on points as South Africa battle to draw
South Africa began the first Test looking every inch the world's best team. They ended it cornered, scrapping unattractively to secure a draw
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Offside, Reims. Wout Faes tries a through ball, but Ghislain Konan is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
- 7': Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
- 8': Attempt missed. Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Cafaro with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 11': Foul by Junior Sambia (Montpellier).
- 11': Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
- 12': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims).
- 14': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Mihailo Ristic.
- 15': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gaetan Laborde.
- 16': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Ghislain Konan (Reims).
- 17': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
- 17': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Reims. Wout Faes tries a through ball, but Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
- 21': Foul by Moussa Doumbia (Reims).
- 21': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Reims. Moreto Cassamã tries a through ball, but Thomas Foket is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt missed. Petar Skuletic (Montpellier) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 29': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
- 29': Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
- 30': Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Xavier Chavalerin (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
- 33': Moussa Doumbia (Reims) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Xavier Chavalerin (Reims).
- 35': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
- 38': Ghislain Konan (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Boulaye Dia.
- 42': Attempt saved. Moussa Doumbia (Reims) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavier Chavalerin.
- 44': Foul by Nathanael Mbuku (Reims).
- 44': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Reims 0, Montpellier 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Reims 0, Montpellier 0.
- 52': Foul by Nathanael Mbuku (Reims).
- 52': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
- 54': Attempt missed. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Attempt saved. Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Petar Skuletic with a headed pass.
- 54': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
- 54': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 55': Substitution, Montpellier. Sepe Elye Wahi replaces Petar Skuletic.
- 56': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
- 56': Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt missed. Nathanael Mbuku (Reims) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Foket.
- 58': Substitution, Reims. Arbër Zeneli replaces Moussa Doumbia.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathanael Mbuku.
- 61': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Téji Savanier.
- 64': Arbër Zeneli (Reims) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
- 64': Hilton (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt missed. Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 68': Attempt missed. Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 71': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
- 71': Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Substitution, Montpellier. Joris Chotard replaces Florent Mollet.
- 73': Substitution, Montpellier. Arnaud Souquet replaces Stephy Mavididi.
- 74': Substitution, Reims. Valon Berisha replaces Nathanael Mbuku.
- 76': Attempt saved. Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
- 80': Attempt missed. Arbër Zeneli (Reims) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thomas Foket with a cross.
- 81': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Reims).
- 81': Boulaye Dia (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Arbër Zeneli (Reims).
- 83': Substitution, Reims. El Bilal Touré replaces Moreto Cassamã.
- 90'+1': Foul by Xavier Chavalerin (Reims).
- 90'+1': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Reims 0, Montpellier 0.
- 0': Match ends, Reims 0, Montpellier 0.
- 0': Match ends, Reims 0, Montpellier 0.
Statistics
 MON |
REIM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.1 | Possession | 56.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 282 | Accurate Passes | 415 |
| 375 | Passes | 493 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 15 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 26 | +36 | 60 |
| 2 | Lens | 27 | +30 | 59 |
| 3 | Marseille | 27 | +19 | 49 |
| 4 | Lyon | 27 | +12 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Stade de Reims (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 5 | Yunis Abdelhamid |
| 2 | Wout Faes |
| 23 | Moreto Cassamá |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 32 | Thomas Foket |
| 7 | Xavier Chavalerin |
| 21 | Nathanaël Mbuku |
| 25 | Moussa Doumbia |
| 24 | Mathieu Cafaro |
| 11 | Boulaye Dia  |
Montpellier (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Omlin (GK) |
| 3 | Daniel Congré |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 7 | Mihailo Ristic |
| 6 | Junior Sambia |
| 11 | Téji Savanier |
| 25 | Florent Mollet |
| 19 | Stephy Mavididi |
| 10 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 32 | Petar Skuletic |
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