French Ligue 1

Lens vs Brest, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 27': Florian Sotoca
  • 62': Florian Sotoca
  • 65': Florian Sotoca
FT
3 - 2
Brest
  • 66': Haris Belkebla
  • 82': Romain Del Castillo (P)

About

Lens are hosting Brest at Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis, Lens, France, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Mathias Lage (Brest).
  • 1': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Lilian Brassier (Brest).
  • 3': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Irvin Cardona.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) with an attempt from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
  • 6': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 10': Offside, Brest. Franck Honorat tries a through ball, but Irvin Cardona is caught offside.
  • 14': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 14': Irvin Cardona (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
  • 19': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
  • 19': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Brest).
  • 21': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Franck Honorat (Brest).
  • 22': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Brest).
  • 23': Christophe Hérelle (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 27': Goal! Lens 1, Brest 0. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 29': VAR Decision: Goal Lens 1-0 Brest (Florian Sotoca).
  • 30': Offside, Brest. Lilian Brassier tries a through ball, but Irvin Cardona is caught offside.
  • 30': Penalty Lens. Seko Fofana draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 30': Penalty conceded by Franck Honorat (Brest) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) is shown the yellow card.
  • 33': Penalty saved! Florian Sotoca (Lens) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 34': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
  • 34': Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Christophe Hérelle (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by David da Costa (Lens).
  • 37': David da Costa (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Lilian Brassier.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski following a corner.
  • 40': Substitution, Brest. Jean-Kévin Duverne replaces Noah Fadiga because of an injury.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a through ball.
  • 41': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 41': Lilian Brassier (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Youcef Belaïli (Brest).
  • 42': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Youcef Belaïli (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Lens 1, Brest 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Brest 0.
  • 46': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
  • 46': Mathias Lage (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Christophe Hérelle (Brest).
  • 48': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Facundo Medina (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Mathias Lage (Brest) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irvin Cardona.
  • 52': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
  • 52': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
  • 54': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Brest).
  • 55': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Gradit.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Lens) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Deiver Machado with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Irvin Cardona (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a cross.
  • 61': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jean-Kévin Duverne.
  • 62': Goal! Lens 2, Brest 0. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Lilian Brassier (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt saved. David da Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loïs Openda with a through ball.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 63': Hand ball by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
  • 65': Goal! Lens 3, Brest 0. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana with a through ball.
  • 66': Goal! Lens 3, Brest 1. Haris Belkebla (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franck Honorat.
  • 67': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
  • 67': Pierre Lees-Melou (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces David da Costa.
  • 70': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
  • 70': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
  • 74': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Youcef Belaïli.
  • 74': Substitution, Brest. Romain Del Castillo replaces Irvin Cardona.
  • 74': Substitution, Brest. Achraf Dari replaces Christophe Hérelle.
  • 75': Foul by Franck Honorat (Brest).
  • 75': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Lens. Jimmy Cabot replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 76': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Loïs Openda.
  • 77': Substitution, Lens. Patrick Berg replaces Florian Sotoca.
  • 78': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Deiver Machado.
  • 78': Penalty Brest. Achraf Dari draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Kevin Danso (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 82': Goal! Lens 3, Brest 2. Romain Del Castillo (Brest) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
  • 84': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Achraf Dari.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jimmy Cabot with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jean-Kévin Duverne.
  • 87': Substitution, Brest. Jérémy Le Douaron replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 88': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
  • 88': Hugo Magnetti (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest).
  • 90': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Jimmy Cabot (Lens).
  • 90': Lilian Brassier (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jimmy Cabot (Lens).
  • 90'+2': Mathias Lage (Brest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Achraf Dari (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Lens).
  • 90'+4': Romain Del Castillo (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Franck Honorat (Brest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Lens 3, Brest 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Lens 3, Brest 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Lens 3, Brest 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 16
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 2
38.3 Possession 61.7
6 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 7
0.7 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
208 Accurate Passes 409
297 Passes 484
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 12
0.4 Cross % 0.5
48 Long Balls 46
14 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 0
11 Effective Tackles 5
15 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
8 Interceptions 7
9 Effective Clearances 10
9 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,015

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 25 +32 57
2 Lens 25 +27 56
3 Marseille 26 +20 49
4 Lyon 25 +13 46
Full Table

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
4 Kevin Danso Yellow Card
14 Facundo Medina
24 Jonathan Gradit
8 Seko Fofana
26 Salis Abdul Samed
3 Deiver Machado
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
11 Loïs Openda
20 David Da Costa Yellow Card
7 Florian Sotoca
Lens Substitutes:
Christopher Wooh, Ignatius Ganago, Massadio Haidara, Patrick Berg, Jean-Louis Leca, Lukasz Poreba, Ibrahima Baldé, Wesley Saïd, Jimmy Cabot.

BRE Brest (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Marco Bizot (GK)
23 Christophe Hérelle
5 Brendan Chardonnet Yellow Card
3 Lilian Brassier Yellow Card
99 Noah Fadiga
7 Haris Belkebla
20 Pierre Lees-Melou Yellow Card
31 Youcef Belaïli Yellow Card
9 Franck Honorat
14 Irvin Cardona
29 Mathias Pereira Lage
Brest Substitutes:
Axel Camblan, Hugo Magnetti, Hianga'A M'Bock, Grégoire Coudert, Jeremy Le Douaron, Karamoko Dembele, Jean-Kévin Duverne, Achraf Dari, Romain Del Castillo.

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