Angers vs Lens, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lens enjoy easy win over Angers
Second-placed Lens had little trouble beating bottom club Angers in Ligue 1 on Saturday, winning 2-1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
- 4': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Azzedine Ounahi (Angers).
- 14': Foul by Adrien Hunou (Angers).
- 14': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Miha Blazic (Angers).
- 21': Goal! Angers 0, Lens 1. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a cross.
- 23': Brice Samba (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
- 25': Offside, Lens. Salis Abdul Samed tries a through ball, but Deiver Machado is caught offside.
- 26': David Costa (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
- 27': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Costa with a cross.
- 28': Farid El Melali (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Farid El Melali (Angers).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Costa with a headed pass.
- 33': Amine Salama (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
- 34': Attempt missed. Amine Salama (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 36': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Deiver Machado.
- 37': Attempt missed. Adrien Hunou (Angers) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb with a cross following a corner.
- 39': Attempt missed. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Costa.
- 40': Azzedine Ounahi (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 41': Attempt saved. Amine Salama (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Farid El Melali.
- 43': Offside, Lens. David Costa tries a through ball, but Przemyslaw Frankowski is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Angers 0, Lens 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Angers 0, Lens 1.
- 47': David Costa (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Farid El Melali (Angers).
- 48': Foul by Azzedine Ounahi (Angers).
- 48': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Amine Salama (Angers).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Goal! Angers 0, Lens 2. Facundo Medina (Lens) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Danso with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 55': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Costa.
- 56': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina because of an injury.
- 56': Substitution, Lens. Loïs Openda replaces Wesley Saïd.
- 61': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 64': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Ibrahim Amadou.
- 64': Attempt missed. Massadio Haïdara (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Farid El Melali (Angers).
- 66': Batista Mendy (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 67': Substitution, Angers. Abdallah Sima replaces Amine Salama.
- 67': Substitution, Angers. Pierrick Capelle replaces Azzedine Ounahi.
- 70': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Angers).
- 70': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Angers).
- 71': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces David Costa.
- 74': Foul by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
- 74': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Angers. Himad Abdelli replaces Adrien Hunou.
- 74': Substitution, Angers. Sada Thioub replaces Farid El Melali.
- 75': Foul by Ibrahim Amadou (Angers).
- 75': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Abdallah Sima (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 76': Foul by Abdallah Sima (Angers).
- 76': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Pierrick Capelle (Angers) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 79': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Miha Blazic.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 79': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Batista Mendy.
- 80': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Ibrahim Amadou.
- 81': Attempt missed. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Seko Fofana with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Jonathan Gradit.
- 85': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Deiver Machado because of an injury.
- 86': Brice Samba (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 87': Goal! Angers 1, Lens 2. Miha Blazic (Angers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Angers. Waniss Taibi replaces Batista Mendy.
- 88': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
- 89': Attempt missed. Cédric Hountondji (Angers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Foul by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
- 90': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
- 90'+2': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Abdallah Sima (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Angers 1, Lens 2.
- 0': Match ends, Angers 1, Lens 2.
Statistics
 RCL |
ANG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 56.2 | Possession | 43.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 484 | Accurate Passes | 366 |
| 561 | Passes | 444 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 6 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France
Attendance: 11,585
Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France
Attendance: 11,585
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 32 | +44 | 73 |
| 2 | Lens | 32 | +29 | 67 |
| 3 | Lille | 33 | +17 | 61 |
| 4 | Lyon | 33 | +17 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Angers (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
| 17 | Ibrahim Amadou |
| 22 | Cédric Hountondji |
| 5 | Miha Blazic |
| 3 | Souleyman Doumbia |
| 28 | Farid El Mellali |
| 6 | Nabil Bentaleb |
| 8 | Azzedine Ounahi |
| 2 | Batista Mendy |
| 11 | Salama |
| 23 | Adrien Hunou |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK)  |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 22 | Wesley Saïd |
| 20 | David Da Costa |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
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