Lens vs Lille, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Crowd trouble mars Lens derby victory over champions Lille
Lens beat Lille for the first time in 15 years to go second in Ligue 1 after the derby was marred by crowd trouble on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 4': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Benjamin André.
- 4': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt saved. Gaël Kakuta (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 10': Angel Gomes (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 12': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Lille).
- 12': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 14': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 14': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 15': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Cheick Oumar Doucouré (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 21': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
- 21': Jonathan Clauss (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Reinildo (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Offside, Lille. Xeka tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Lens).
- 27': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 31': Offside, Lille. Reinildo tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 40': Corner, Lens. Conceded by José Fonte.
- 40': Attempt missed. Jonathan Gradit (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 40': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
- 41': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
- 45'+1': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 0, Lille 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Lille 0.
- 50': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens).
- 50': José Fonte (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Clauss.
- 53': Hand ball by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 54': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 56': Offside, Lille. Angel Gomes tries a through ball, but Jonathan David is caught offside.
- 57': Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
- 60': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 62': Substitution, Lille. Timothy Weah replaces Angel Gomes.
- 63': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin André with a cross.
- 67': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan David.
- 67': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 67': Foul by Jonathan Ikoné (Lille).
- 67': Jean-Louis Leca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Gaël Kakuta (Lens).
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 72': Offside, Lille. Reinildo tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 74': Goal! Lens 1, Lille 0. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 76': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 77': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
- 77': Reinildo (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Jonathan Ikoné.
- 78': Substitution, Lille. Amadou Onana replaces Xeka.
- 78': Substitution, Lille. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Reinildo.
- 79': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wesley Saïd following a fast break.
- 79': Offside, Lens. Wesley Saïd tries a through ball, but Gaël Kakuta is caught offside.
- 80': VAR Decision: No Goal Lens 1-0 Lille.
- 81': Attempt missed. Jonathan Clauss (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Doucouré.
- 82': Foul by Amadou Onana (Lille).
- 82': Gaël Kakuta (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Timothy Weah (Lille).
- 84': Benjamin André (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 85': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Jonathan Clauss.
- 86': Substitution, Lens. Yannick Cahuzac replaces Gaël Kakuta.
- 88': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 88': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Florian Sotoca (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille).
- 90'+2': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
- 90'+2': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Yannick Cahuzac.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
- 90'+3': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lens 1, Lille 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 1, Lille 0.
Statistics
 LILL |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.1 | Possession | 46.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 358 | Accurate Passes | 306 |
| 454 | Passes | 396 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 21 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 36,512
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 36,512
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Lens | 26 | +26 | 56 |
| 3 | Marseille | 26 | +20 | 49 |
| 4 | Lyon | 26 | +13 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Lens (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Jean-Louis Leca (GK)  |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré |
| 10 | Gaël Kakuta |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Jonathan Clauss |
| 15 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 8 | Xeka |
| 21 | Benjamin André |
| 20 | Angel Gomes |
| 10 | Jonathan Ikoné |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
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