French Ligue 1

Lens vs Nantes, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 27': Gaël Kakuta
FT
1 - 1
Nantes
  • 81': Abdoulaye Touré (P)

About

Lens are hosting Nantes at , , , starting on . 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.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imran Louza.
  • 2': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
  • 3': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
  • 3': Massadio Haidara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
  • 6': Ignatius Ganago (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Foul by Simon Banza (Lens).
  • 7': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
  • 7': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 10': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 10': Renaud Emond (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Clement Michelin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Imran Louza (Nantes).
  • 11': Hand ball by Simon Banza (Lens).
  • 12': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
  • 12': Renaud Emond (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehdi Abeid.
  • 13': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
  • 13': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
  • 16': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 18': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
  • 18': Massadio Haidara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Simon Banza (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta.
  • 23': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
  • 23': Massadio Haidara (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
  • 26': Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Goal! Lens 1, Nantes 0. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Banza.
  • 28': Offside, Lens. Massadio Haidara tries a through ball, but Simon Banza is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Renaud Emond.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
  • 33': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
  • 35': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens).
  • 37': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
  • 42': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Ludovic Blas.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Issiaga Sylla (Lens) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Clement Michelin with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lens 1, Nantes 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Nantes 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Renaud Emond.
  • 45': Substitution, Nantes. Fabio replaces Dennis Appiah.
  • 45': Substitution, Nantes. Pedro Chirivella replaces Mehdi Abeid.
  • 46': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
  • 46': Yannick Cahuzac (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucoure (Lens).
  • 47': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
  • 52': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdoulaye Touré with a through ball.
  • 55': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
  • 55': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Fabio.
  • 60': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
  • 60': Foul by Clement Michelin (Lens).
  • 60': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Imran Louza (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
  • 63': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Issiaga Sylla.
  • 66': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Ignatius Ganago.
  • 66': Substitution, Lens. Tony Mauricio replaces Gaël Kakuta.
  • 66': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
  • 66': Simon Banza (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
  • 69': Loic Bade (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Yannick Cahuzac (Lens).
  • 70': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Lens).
  • 70': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
  • 71': Loic Bade (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Imran Louza.
  • 78': Penalty Nantes. Randal Kolo Muani draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Gradit (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 81': Goal! Lens 1, Nantes 1. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 84': Substitution, Lens. Seko Fofana replaces Yannick Cahuzac.
  • 84': Substitution, Lens. Facundo Medina replaces Issiaga Sylla.
  • 85': Hand ball by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
  • 85': Foul by Loic Bade (Lens).
  • 85': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Loic Bade (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Marcus Coco (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 87': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
  • 88': Substitution, Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga replaces Simon Banza.
  • 88': Substitution, Nantes. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 90': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Fabio (Nantes).
  • 90'+3': Clement Michelin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lens 1, Nantes 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Lens 1, Nantes 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 2
50.6 Possession 49.4
11 SHOTS 7
3 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.1
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
348 Accurate Passes 320
452 Passes 439
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 77
23 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 16
9 Tackles 23
0.3 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 9
13 Effective Clearances 11
13 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
Location: ,

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 27 +38 63
2 Lens 28 +27 59
3 Lille 28 +11 50
4 Marseille 28 +18 49
Full Table

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
4 Loïc Badé Yellow Card
21 Massadio Haidara
24 Jonathan Gradit Yellow Card
28 Cheick Doucouré Yellow Card
18 Yannick Cahuzac
10 Gaël Kakuta
3 Issiaga Sylla
13 Clement Michelin
23 Simon Banza
9 Ignatius Ganago
Lens Substitutes:
Tony Mauricio, Wuilker Faríñez, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Corentin Jean, Jonathan Clauss, Facundo Medina, Florian Sotoca, Steven Fortes, Seko Fofana.

NAN Nantes (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Alban Lafont (GK)
4 Nicolas Pallois
3 Andrei Girotto Yellow Card
12 Dennis Appiah
24 Sébastien Corchia
8 Mehdi Abeid
19 Abdoulaye Touré
26 Imran Louza
10 Ludovic Blas
28 Renaud Emond
23 Randal Kolo Muani Yellow Card
Nantes Substitutes:
Jean-Charles Castelletto, Kader Bamba, Marcus Coco, Fabio, Jean-Kévin Augustin, Denis Petric, Pedro Chirivella, Thomas Basila, Kalifa Coulibaly.

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