Lens vs Nice, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Nice ambitions dented by heavy loss at Lens
Nice's hopes of a top-four finish in Ligue 1 suffered a blow when they lost their cool in a 3-0 defeat at Lens on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
- 4': Andy Delort (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 6': Offside, Lens. David Costa tries a through ball, but Ignatius Ganago is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 8': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 8': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Delort with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Mario Lemina (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
- 15': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
- 15': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) is shown the red card.
- 19': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 19': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 22': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 22': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 25': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
- 26': David Costa (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
- 27': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
- 28': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 29': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 30': Hand ball by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 31': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
- 31': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 35': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 36': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Youcef Atal with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 38': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Evann Guessand (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 43': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
- 45': Substitution, Nice. Jordan Lotomba replaces Youcef Atal because of an injury.
- 45'+2': Justin Kluivert (Nice) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Dante with a cross.
- 45'+4': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
- 45'+4': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Amine Gouiri (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Lens 0, Nice 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Nice 0.
- 45': Substitution, Lens. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga replaces Ignatius Ganago.
- 46': Offside, Lens. David Costa tries a through ball, but Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga is caught offside.
- 47': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 50': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 50': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Mario Lemina (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Goal! Lens 1, Nice 0. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Goal! Lens 2, Nice 0. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Costa.
- 57': Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 57': Second yellow card to Mario Lemina (Nice) for a bad foul.
- 59': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 59': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 62': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dante with a headed pass.
- 64': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 66': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 66': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Goal! Lens 3, Nice 0. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré with a through ball.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Calvin Stengs replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 68': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Melvin Bard.
- 71': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Billal Brahimi with a cross.
- 74': Substitution, Lens. Jonathan Clauss replaces David Costa.
- 74': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 74': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Calvin Stengs (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 78': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
- 80': Foul by Andy Delort (Nice).
- 80': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 81': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 83': Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces Seko Fofana.
- 86': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 86': Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 90'+1': Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 90'+1': Dante (Nice) is shown the red card.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Lens 3, Nice 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 3, Nice 0.
Statistics
 NICE |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 57.4 | Possession | 42.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 289 |
| 465 | Passes | 363 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 37 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 31 |
| 4 | Clearances | 31 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 36,668
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 36,668
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
Lens (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré  |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 20 | David Da Costa |
| 21 | Massadio Haidara  |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 9 | Ignatius Ganago |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 21 | Justin Kluivert |
| 24 | Evann Guessand |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
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