French Ligue 1

Stade de Reims vs Lens, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Stade de Reims
  • 13': Arbër Zeneli
FT
1 - 1
Lens
  • 61': Florian Sotoca

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Massadio Haidara.
  • 9': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Mathieu Cafaro (Reims).
  • 9': Attempt saved. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loic Bade.
  • 10': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
  • 10': Thomas Foket (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
  • 11': Marshall Munetsi (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Boulaye Dia (Reims) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavier Chavalerin.
  • 13': Goal! Reims 1, Lens 0. Arbër Zeneli (Reims) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 17': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Wout Faes.
  • 18': Foul by Mathieu Cafaro (Reims).
  • 18': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  • 26': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Loic Bade.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moreto Cassamã.
  • 29': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
  • 33': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
  • 33': Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Arbër Zeneli (Reims) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ghislain Konan.
  • 36': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Xavier Chavalerin (Reims) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Mathieu Cafaro (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavier Chavalerin.
  • 38': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Thomas Foket.
  • 38': Massadio Haidara (Lens) hits the bar with a with an attempt from very close range. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 38': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Moreto Cassamã.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Massadio Haidara (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 41': Foul by Moreto Cassamã (Reims).
  • 41': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Thomas Foket.
  • 43': Penalty Lens. Massadio Haidara draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 43': Penalty conceded by Ghislain Konan (Reims) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 43': Ghislain Konan (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot is just a bit too high. Gaël Kakuta should be disappointed.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Reims. Ghislain Konan tries a through ball, but Xavier Chavalerin is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Arbër Zeneli (Reims).
  • 45'+2': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Reims 1, Lens 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Reims 1, Lens 0.
  • 47': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 47': Moreto Cassamã (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Hand ball by Moreto Cassamã (Reims).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Massadio Haidara (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
  • 49': Wout Faes (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Foul by Mathieu Cafaro (Reims).
  • 51': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Loic Bade.
  • 55': Hand ball by Simon Banza (Lens).
  • 57': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca tries a through ball, but Simon Banza is caught offside.
  • 61': Goal! Reims 1, Lens 1. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
  • 62': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 62': Xavier Chavalerin (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Simon Banza (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a headed pass.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
  • 63': Ghislain Konan (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Massadio Haidara with a cross.
  • 64': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca tries a through ball, but Simon Banza is caught offside.
  • 64': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Simon Banza (Lens) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 68': VAR Decision: No Goal Reims 1-1 Lens.
  • 69': Substitution, Reims. El Bilal Touré replaces Nathanael Mbuku.
  • 76': Foul by El Bilal Touré (Reims).
  • 76': Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Offside, Lens. Florian Sotoca tries a through ball, but Simon Banza is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Reims. Thibault De Smet replaces Ghislain Konan.
  • 78': Substitution, Reims. Dereck Kutesa replaces Mathieu Cafaro.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Boulaye Dia (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Foket.
  • 81': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
  • 81': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces Simon Banza.
  • 82': Substitution, Lens. Issiaga Sylla replaces Massadio Haidara.
  • 83': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Thibault De Smet.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Corentin Jean (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucoure.
  • 84': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Marshall Munetsi.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Facundo Medina (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Substitution, Reims. Kaj Sierhuis replaces Arbër Zeneli.
  • 87': Substitution, Lens. Tony Mauricio replaces Gaël Kakuta.
  • 87': Substitution, Lens. Clement Michelin replaces Jonathan Clauss.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Clement Michelin (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
  • 89': Attempt missed. El Bilal Touré (Reims) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Foket with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Xavier Chavalerin (Reims) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaj Sierhuis.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Reims 1, Lens 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Reims 1, Lens 1.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Reims 1, Lens 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Reims 1, Lens 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 5
64.4 Possession 35.6
17 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
447 Accurate Passes 223
529 Passes 300
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 2
33 Crosses 10
0.2 Cross % 0.2
44 Long Balls 61
31 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 7
17 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 16
12 Effective Clearances 36
12 Clearances 36

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

REIM Stade de Reims (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
2 Wout Faes Yellow Card
15 Marshall Munetsi
23 Moreto Cassamá
3 Ghislain Konan Yellow Card
32 Thomas Foket
7 Xavier Chavalerin
24 Mathieu Cafaro
10 Arbër Zeneli
21 Nathanaël Mbuku
11 Boulaye Dia
Stade de Reims Substitutes:
Thibault De Smet, El Bilal Toure, Moussa Doumbia, Valon Berisha, Mouhamadou Drammeh, Yehvann Diouf, Kaj Sierhuis, Dereck Kutesa, Dario Maresic.

RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
4 Loïc Badé
14 Facundo Medina
24 Jonathan Gradit
8 Seko Fofana
28 Cheick Doucouré
10 Gaël Kakuta
21 Massadio Haidara
11 Jonathan Clauss
7 Florian Sotoca
23 Simon Banza
Lens Substitutes:
Arnaud Kalimuendo, Wuilker Faríñez, Yannick Cahuzac, Issiaga Sylla, David Da Costa, Clement Michelin, Tony Mauricio, Steven Fortes, Corentin Jean.

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