French Ligue 1

Lens vs Stade de Reims, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • Red Card 19': Kevin Danso
  • 40': Przemyslaw Frankowski (P)
  • 55': Seko Fofana
FT
2 - 1
Stade de Reims
  • 23': Folarin Balogun (P)

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

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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

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 Red Card
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
Lens Substitutes:
Jean-Louis Leca, Massadio Haidara, Julien Le Cardinal, Lukasz Poreba, Jean Onana, Angelo Fulgini, David Costa, Adam Buksa, Alexis Claude-Maurice.

REIM Stade de Reims (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
94 Yehvann Diouf (GK)
5 Yunis Abdelhamid Yellow Card
24 Emmanuel Agbadou
21 Azor Matusiwa
32 Thomas Foket
4 Maxime Busi
70 Alexis Flips Yellow Card
8 Jens Cajuste
15 Marshall Munetsi
29 Folarin Balogun
39 Junya Ito
Stade de Reims Substitutes:
Alexandre Olliero, Arbër Zeneli, Thérence Koudou, Valentin Atangana, Cheick Keita, Kaj Sierhuis, Mohamed Toure, Dion Lopy, Fallou Fall.

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