Nantes vs Lens, 2020-21 Ligue 1
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Nantes are hosting Lens
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. The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
- 1': Ismael Boura (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
- 3': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Massadio Haidara.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 6': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 11': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 15': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
- 16': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
- 16': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 18': Offside, Nantes. Fabio tries a through ball, but Kalifa Coulibaly is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
- 19': Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 20': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Fabio (Nantes).
- 23': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio.
- 23': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Steven Fortes.
- 24': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 27': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
- 27': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Penalty Lens. Jonathan Clauss draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Penalty conceded by Fabio (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot is just a bit too high. Gaël Kakuta should be disappointed.
- 34': Penalty Nantes. Randal Kolo Muani draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 34': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Gradit (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 35': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! Nantes 1, Lens 0. Imran Louza (Nantes) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Imran Louza (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio.
- 40': Offside, Nantes. Kalifa Coulibaly tries a through ball, but Randal Kolo Muani is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Ismael Boura (Lens).
- 41': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
- 45': Ismael Boura (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Imran Louza (Nantes).
- 45': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
- 45'+2': Ismael Boura (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
- 45'+2': Massadio Haidara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Nantes 1, Lens 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nantes 1, Lens 0.
- 48': Foul by Imran Louza (Nantes).
- 48': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
- 51': Offside, Lens. Ismael Boura tries a through ball, but Yannick Cahuzac is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt saved. Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Coco with a cross.
- 54': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
- 54': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
- 55': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Fabio.
- 58': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 58': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
- 62': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
- 63': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Abeid with a headed pass following a fast break.
- 67': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
- 67': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 68': Alban Lafont (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Massadio Haidara (Lens).
- 69': Massadio Haidara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Simon Banza replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Ignatius Ganago.
- 72': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
- 72': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrei Girotto following a set piece situation.
- 75': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 75': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
- 77': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
- 77': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Steven Fortes (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Nantes. Ludovic Blas replaces Marcus Coco.
- 78': Substitution, Lens. Tony Mauricio replaces Jonathan Gradit.
- 79': Attempt missed. Simon Banza (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
- 80': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
- 81': Goal! Nantes 1, Lens 1. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tony Mauricio with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Lens).
- 83': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Steven Fortes (Lens).
- 84': Imran Louza (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 87': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
- 87': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Ismael Boura (Lens).
- 88': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ismael Boura (Lens).
- 90'+1': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nantes 1, Lens 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nantes 1, Lens 1.
Statistics
 RCL |
NAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |
| 58.8 | Possession | 41.2 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 409 | Accurate Passes | 246 |
| 487 | Passes | 347 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 29 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 16 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 13 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Nantes (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 3 | Andrei Girotto |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 24 | Sébastien Corchia  |
| 19 | Abdoulaye Touré |
| 8 | Mehdi Abeid |
| 26 | Imran Louza |
| 11 | Marcus Coco |
| 23 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 7 | Kalifa Coulibaly |
Lens (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 15 | Steven Fortes |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 18 | Yannick Cahuzac |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
| 33 | Ismael Boura |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 9 | Ignatius Ganago |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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