Lens vs Stade de Reims, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
10-man Lens dreaming of Champions League after beating Reims
— Lens captain Seko Fofana fired his team another step closer to Champions League qualification after coming from behind to top Reims 2-1 in the French league on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 6': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Reims).
- 6': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Junya Ito (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
- 6': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
- 7': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Junya Ito with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
- 7': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 14': Marshall Munetsi (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Thomas Foket (Reims).
- 15': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Jens Cajuste (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi.
- 19': Penalty Reims. Marshall Munetsi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 19': Penalty conceded by Kevin Danso (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 19': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the red card.
- 23': Goal! Lens 0, Reims 1. Folarin Balogun (Reims) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 26': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Reims).
- 29': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
- 30': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 30': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 34': Attempt missed. Junya Ito (Reims) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Flips with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Alexis Flips (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
- 37': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims).
- 37': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Penalty Lens. Adrien Thomasson draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Penalty conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou (Reims) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 40': Goal! Lens 1, Reims 1. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 41': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
- 41': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 42': Junya Ito (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Facundo Medina (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Reims).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 1, Reims 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Reims 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thomas Foket.
- 50': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brice Samba.
- 52': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
- 52': Jens Cajuste (Reims) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt saved. Folarin Balogun (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Agbadou.
- 53': Foul by Folarin Balogun (Reims).
- 53': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
- 53': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Reims).
- 54': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Goal! Lens 2, Reims 1. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 60': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
- 61': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Maxime Busi (Reims).
- 62': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 64': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
- 64': Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Brice Samba.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Yunis Abdelhamid (Reims) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
- 65': Attempt missed. Folarin Balogun (Reims) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yunis Abdelhamid following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Alexis Flips (Reims).
- 67': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Alexis Flips (Reims) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Reims) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Folarin Balogun.
- 69': Attempt missed. Azor Matusiwa (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Busi.
- 70': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
- 71': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Salis Abdul Samed.
- 72': Folarin Balogun (Reims) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 73': VAR Decision: No Penalty Reims.
- 74': Folarin Balogun (Reims) is shown the yellow card.
- 74': Substitution, Reims. Arbër Zeneli replaces Alexis Flips.
- 74': Substitution, Reims. Kaj Sierhuis replaces Azor Matusiwa.
- 74': Hand ball by Thomas Foket (Reims).
- 76': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Salis Abdul Samed.
- 76': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Brice Samba.
- 78': Substitution, Lens. Jean Onana replaces Loïs Openda.
- 79': Foul by Kaj Sierhuis (Reims).
- 79': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Reims).
- 80': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Offside, Lens. Salis Abdul Samed tries a through ball, but Jean Onana is caught offside.
- 83': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Salis Abdul Samed.
- 83': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Florian Sotoca.
- 84': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
- 85': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
- 86': Substitution, Reims. Valentin Atangana Edoa replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 86': Substitution, Reims. Mohamed Touré replaces Maxime Busi.
- 86': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Adrien Thomasson.
- 87': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
- 88': Attempt missed. Arbër Zeneli (Reims) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 88': Brice Samba (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Mohamed Touré (Reims).
- 89': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Reims) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Foket with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Valentin Atangana Edoa (Reims) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Touré.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Marshall Munetsi (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Reims. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 90'+4': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
- 90'+4': Valentin Atangana Edoa (Reims) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lens 2, Reims 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 2, Reims 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 2, Reims 1.
- 0': Match ends, Lens 2, Reims 1.
Statistics
 REIM |
RCL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 60.4 | Possession | 39.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 433 | Accurate Passes | 262 |
| 485 | Passes | 329 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 31 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 8 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 8 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,701
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,701
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | +57 | 84 |
| 2 | Marseille | 34 | +27 | 65 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 34 | +22 | 61 |
| 4 | Nice | 34 | +25 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso  |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 3 | Deiver Machado |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
Stade de Reims (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Yehvann Diouf (GK) |
| 5 | Yunis Abdelhamid  |
| 24 | Emmanuel Agbadou |
| 21 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 32 | Thomas Foket |
| 4 | Maxime Busi |
| 70 | Alexis Flips |
| 8 | Jens Cajuste |
| 15 | Marshall Munetsi |
| 29 | Folarin Balogun |
| 39 | Junya Ito |
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