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

NAN		RCL
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	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lens (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
16	Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
4	Loïc Badé
21	Massadio Haidara
24	Jonathan Gradit
28	Cheick Doucouré
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.

Nantes (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Alban Lafont (GK)
4	Nicolas Pallois
3	Andrei Girotto
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

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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