French Ligue 1

Lens vs Brest, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
    FT
    0 - 1
    Brest
    • 59': Franck Honorat

    Bizot makes great saves as Brest stuns Lens 1-0 in Ligue 1

    — Marco Bizot pulled off outstanding saves as Brest edged Lens 1-0 to earn its first away win since December and inch closer to safety in the French league on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Hand ball by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 2': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
    • 5': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
    • 5': Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
    • 7': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit with a cross.
    • 15': Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Haris Belkebla (Brest).
    • 19': Foul by Romain Del Castillo (Brest).
    • 19': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Martín Satriano (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a cross following a fast break.
    • 22': Foul by Christophe Hérelle (Brest).
    • 22': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
    • 23': Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Jere Uronen (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Honorat.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 30': Foul by Haris Belkebla (Brest).
    • 30': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Seko Fofana with a through ball.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
    • 36': Martín Satriano (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a cross.
    • 42': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Medina following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
    • 44': Martín Satriano (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Romain Del Castillo (Brest).
    • 45'+2': Christophe Hérelle (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens).
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucien Agoume.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 0, Brest 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Brest 0.
    • 46': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest).
    • 48': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Brest).
    • 48': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Brest).
    • 50': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 51': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Foul by Haris Belkebla (Brest).
    • 54': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Haris Belkebla (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga with a cross.
    • 58': Offside, Lens. Kevin Danso tries a through ball, but Gaël Kakuta is caught offside.
    • 59': Goal! Lens 0, Brest 1. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Le Douaron.
    • 61': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
    • 61': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
    • 64': Offside, Lens. Jonathan Gradit tries a through ball, but Jonathan Clauss is caught offside.
    • 65': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
    • 66': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 66': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Martín Satriano (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucien Agoume.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gaël Kakuta with a cross.
    • 72': Foul by Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest).
    • 72': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Substitution, Brest. Paul Lasne replaces Romain Del Castillo.
    • 74': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Massadio Haïdara.
    • 74': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Gaël Kakuta.
    • 74': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Facundo Medina.
    • 75': Substitution, Brest. Steve Mounié replaces Jérémy Le Douaron.
    • 78': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
    • 78': Jere Uronen (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens).
    • 78': Paul Lasne (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Ignatius Ganago (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Costa with a through ball.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 81': Foul by Martín Satriano (Brest).
    • 81': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
    • 83': Steve Mounié (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Martín Satriano.
    • 84': Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
    • 86': Foul by Patrick Berg (Lens).
    • 86': Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Patrick Berg (Lens).
    • 89': Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Substitution, Brest. Julien Faussurier replaces Jere Uronen.
    • 90': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Jonathan Clauss.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Costa.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Christophe Hérelle.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lens 0, Brest 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Lens 0, Brest 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    0 Corner Kicks 4
    5 Saves 2
    36.6 Possession 63.4
    5 SHOTS 20
    3 ON GOAL 6
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    258 Accurate Passes 521
    356 Passes 612
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    10 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    69 Long Balls 34
    30 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    15 Effective Tackles 9
    28 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    18 Interceptions 12
    25 Effective Clearances 6
    25 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
    Location: Lens, France
    Attendance: 36,305

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lens 18 +19 43
    2 Paris Saint-Germain 18 +25 42
    3 Marseille 18 +22 35
    4 Lille 18 +8 32
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    RCL Lens (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
    4 Kevin Danso
    14 Facundo Medina Yellow Card
    24 Jonathan Gradit
    8 Seko Fofana
    28 Cheick Doucouré
    10 Gaël Kakuta
    21 Massadio Haidara
    11 Jonathan Clauss
    15 Arnaud Kalimuendo
    7 Florian Sotoca
    Lens Substitutes:
    David Da Costa, Ignatius Ganago, Ibrahima Baldé, Yannick Cahuzac, Patrick Berg, Deiver Machado, Wuilker Faríñez, Christopher Wooh, Przemyslaw Frankowski.

    BRE Brest (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    40 Marco Bizot (GK)
    23 Christophe Hérelle
    3 Lilian Brassier
    2 Jean-Kévin Duverne
    10 Lucien Agoumé
    7 Haris Belkebla Yellow Card
    25 Romain Del Castillo
    20 Jere Uronen
    9 Franck Honorat
    11 Martín Satriano
    26 Jeremy Le Douaron
    Brest Substitutes:
    Hianga'A M'Bock, Steve Mounié, Irvin Cardona, Gautier Larsonneur, Denys Bain, Paul Lasne, Julien Faussurier, Hugo Magnetti.

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