French Ligue 1

Lens vs Troyes, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
  • 39': Kevin Danso
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1 - 0

Eye-pleasing Lens beat Troyes 1-0 to top Ligue 1

RC Lens moved into provisional first place in Ligue 1 after a first-half Kevin Danso goal earned a 1-0 home win against Troyes on Friday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Lukasz Poreba (Lens).
  • 1': Thierno Baldé (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Lukasz Poreba (Lens).
  • 2': Rominigue Kouamé (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Loïs Openda (Lens) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Facundo Medina with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Adil Rami (Troyes) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Florian Tardieu.
  • 12': Foul by David da Costa (Lens).
  • 12': Yasser Larouci (Troyes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Rominigue Kouamé (Troyes).
  • 13': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Substitution, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Jonathan Gradit because of an injury.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lukasz Poreba.
  • 19': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
  • 19': Thierno Baldé (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
  • 19': Rony Lopes (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Florian Tardieu.
  • 24': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Erik Palmer-Brown (Troyes).
  • 28': Offside, Lens. Przemyslaw Frankowski tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Rony Lopes (Troyes).
  • 29': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 34': Erik Palmer-Brown (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
  • 34': David da Costa (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Rominigue Kouamé (Troyes).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Lukasz Poreba (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
  • 36': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jackson Porozo.
  • 38': Hand ball by Rominigue Kouamé (Troyes).
  • 39': Goal! Lens 1, Troyes 0. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Foul by Lukasz Poreba (Lens).
  • 40': Jackson Porozo (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Lukasz Poreba (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Thierno Baldé (Troyes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Rominigue Kouamé (Troyes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Jimmy Cabot (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 45': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
  • 45': Mama Baldé (Troyes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
  • 45'+1': Rony Lopes (Troyes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 1, Troyes 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Troyes 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Lens. Seko Fofana replaces Lukasz Poreba.
  • 45': Substitution, Troyes. Wilson Odobert replaces Iké Ugbo.
  • 52': Foul by Jimmy Cabot (Lens).
  • 52': Yasser Larouci (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Jimmy Cabot.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Jackson Porozo (Troyes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
  • 56': Foul by Jimmy Cabot (Lens).
  • 56': Yasser Larouci (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jimmy Cabot.
  • 57': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jackson Porozo.
  • 57': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Thierno Baldé.
  • 57': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Florian Tardieu.
  • 58': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Erik Palmer-Brown.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Mama Baldé (Troyes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thierno Baldé.
  • 63': Hand ball by Facundo Medina (Lens).
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Kevin Danso (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
  • 65': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Adil Rami.
  • 65': Hand ball by Jimmy Cabot (Lens).
  • 66': Substitution, Troyes. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Erik Palmer-Brown.
  • 66': Substitution, Troyes. Abdu Conté replaces Rony Lopes.
  • 68': Foul by Papa Ndiaga Yade (Troyes).
  • 68': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Adil Rami.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by David da Costa with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 70': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Gauthier Gallon.
  • 71': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
  • 71': Mama Baldé (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces David da Costa.
  • 72': Substitution, Lens. Adam Buksa replaces Loïs Openda.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Wilson Odobert (Troyes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdu Conté.
  • 76': Adam Buksa (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Jackson Porozo (Troyes).
  • 77': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Florian Tardieu (Troyes).
  • 77': Florian Tardieu (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Jimmy Cabot (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
  • 79': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
  • 79': Papa Ndiaga Yade (Troyes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Mama Baldé (Troyes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdu Conté with a through ball.
  • 82': Substitution, Troyes. Renaud Ripart replaces Thierno Baldé.
  • 82': Substitution, Troyes. Lucien Agoumé replaces Florian Tardieu.
  • 84': Foul by Rominigue Kouamé (Troyes).
  • 84': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Renaud Ripart (Troyes).
  • 86': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Adam Buksa (Lens).
  • 88': Jackson Porozo (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lens 1, Troyes 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Lens 1, Troyes 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 2
36.7 Possession 63.3
7 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
319 Accurate Passes 610
394 Passes 663
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 4
5 Crosses 28
0.0 Cross % 0.1
38 Long Balls 38
17 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 3
12 Effective Tackles 10
25 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
17 Interceptions 12
29 Effective Clearances 12
29 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,344

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
30 Brice Samba (GK)
4 Kevin Danso
14 Facundo Medina
24 Jonathan Gradit
13 Lukasz Poreba Yellow Card
26 Salis Abdul Samed
21 Massadio Haidara
19 Jimmy Cabot Yellow Card
11 Loïs Openda
20 David Da Costa
7 Florian Sotoca

TRY Troyes (5-4-1)

No. Name
30 Gauthier Gallon (GK)
23 Adil Rami
4 Erik Palmer-Brown
2 Jackson Porozo
39 Yasser Larouci
3 Thierno Balde
10 Florien Tardieu Yellow Card
6 Rominigue Kouamé
9 Ike Ugbo
11 Rony Lopes
25 Mama Baldé

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