Lille vs Stade de Reims, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Yilmaz inspires Lille to win over Reims
Burak Yilmaz was in a class of his own as French champions Lille claimed their second victory of the Ligue 1 season with a 2-1 home win over Reims.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan David.
- 3': Foul by Thomas Foket (Reims).
- 3': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Substitution, Reims. Hugo Ekitike replaces Valon Berisha because of an injury.
- 11': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Marshall Munetsi.
- 11': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 19': Marshall Munetsi (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 20': Mitchell van Bergen (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Timothy Weah (Lille).
- 22': Thomas Foket (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 25': Ghislain Konan (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille).
- 26': Nathanaël Mbuku (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt missed. Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchell van Bergen with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 31': Goal! Lille 1, Reims 0. Jonathan David (Lille) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Andreaw Gravillon (Reims).
- 35': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Mitchell van Bergen (Reims).
- 36': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Lille).
- 36': Hugo Ekitike (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille).
- 38': Thomas Foket (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Mitchell van Bergen (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ghislain Konan.
- 39': Foul by Jonathan David (Lille).
- 39': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Wout Faes (Reims).
- 42': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 42': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
- 43': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Hugo Ekitike.
- 43': Goal! Lille 2, Reims 0. Benjamin André (Lille) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Andreaw Gravillon.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lille 2, Reims 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lille 2, Reims 0.
- 45': Substitution, Reims. Ilan Kebbal replaces Thomas Foket.
- 46': Hand ball by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
- 47': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
- 47': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
- 51': Jonathan David (Lille) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Nathanaël Mbuku (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilan Kebbal.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Ilan Kebbal (Reims) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt saved. Nathanaël Mbuku (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilan Kebbal.
- 56': Attempt saved. Marshall Munetsi (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ghislain Konan.
- 56': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Ivo Grbic.
- 56': Offside, Reims. Marshall Munetsi tries a through ball, but Mitchell van Bergen is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Hugo Ekitike (Reims).
- 57': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Ilan Kebbal (Reims) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 58': Attempt saved. Nathanaël Mbuku (Reims) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilan Kebbal.
- 59': Foul by Nathanaël Mbuku (Reims).
- 59': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Lille. Angel Gomes replaces Timothy Weah.
- 61': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Sven Botman.
- 65': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Lille).
- 65': Ghislain Konan (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims).
- 67': Substitution, Reims. Alexis Flips replaces Hugo Ekitike.
- 67': Substitution, Reims. N'Dri Koffi replaces Nathanaël Mbuku.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Alexis Flips (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilan Kebbal.
- 67': Corner, Reims. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 68': Attempt saved. Andreaw Gravillon (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 70': Foul by Amadou Onana (Lille).
- 70': Marshall Munetsi (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Penalty Reims. Marshall Munetsi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Penalty conceded by Sven Botman (Lille) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 73': VAR Decision: Penalty Reims.
- 73': Sven Botman (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Goal! Lille 2, Reims 1. Alexis Flips (Reims) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 75': Substitution, Lille. Domagoj Bradaric replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 75': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 76': Substitution, Reims. Anastasios Donis replaces Mitchell van Bergen.
- 76': Azor Matusiwa (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Jonathan David (Lille).
- 77': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 77': Ghislain Konan (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Angel Gomes (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (Reims).
- 82': Foul by Amadou Onana (Lille).
- 82': Ilan Kebbal (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Reims. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 85': Substitution, Lille. Cheikh Niasse replaces Amadou Onana because of an injury.
- 86': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
- 86': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Anastasios Donis (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Angel Gomes (Lille).
- 89': Attempt missed. Marshall Munetsi (Reims) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andreaw Gravillon with a cross.
- 90': Angel Gomes (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Andreaw Gravillon (Reims).
- 90'+1': Cheikh Niasse (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Anastasios Donis (Reims).
- 90'+1': Andreaw Gravillon (Reims) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Offside, Lille. Cheikh Niasse tries a through ball, but Yusuf Yazici is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lille 2, Reims 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lille 2, Reims 1.
Statistics
 REIM |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 326 |
| 359 | Passes | 412 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 16 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 32,604
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 32,604
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
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman  |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 5 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 22 | Timothy Weah |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
Stade de Reims (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 2 | Wout Faes |
| 5 | Yunis Abdelhamid |
| 6 | Andreaw Gravillon |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 32 | Thomas Foket |
| 21 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 14 | Valon Berisha |
| 15 | Marshall Munetsi |
| 19 | Mitchell van Bergen |
| 11 | Nathanaël Mbuku |
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