French Ligue 1

FULL TIME
Lorient LLWWD 1
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Lens LWWWW 3
  • Romain Faivre 6'
  • Florian Sotoca 20'
  • Adrien Thomasson 25'
  • Seko Fofana 87'
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LOR101
RCL213
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Match Report

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Lens close in on Champions League spot with Lorient win

Lens took a huge step towards securing an automatic spot in the Champions League group stage when they claimed a 3-1 comeback win at Lorient in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

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Team Stats

RCL LOR
13
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
52.9
Possession
47.1
15
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
5
50
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
457
Accurate Passes
402
510
Passes
460
90
Pass Completion %
90
3
Accurate Crosses
2
19
Crosses
10
20
Cross %
20
35
Long Balls
37
20
Accurate Long Balls
18
60
Long Balls %
50
5
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
12
50
Tackle %
80
4
Interceptions
9
13
Effective Clearances
18
13
Clearances
18

Match Leaders

LOR

  • Ibrahim Koné G Total Shots 5
  • Yvon Mvogo G Saves 4

RCL

  • Seko Fofana M Total Shots 3
  • Brice Samba G Saves 4

Head to Head

RCL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

Confirmed

LOR · 3-4-2-1

  1. Yvon MvogoG38
  2. Montassar TalbiCD3
  3. Vincent Le GoffCD-L25
  4. Bamo MeïtéCD-R18
  5. Laurent AbergelCM-L19
  6. Innocent BonkeCM-R8
  7. Darlin YongwaLM12
  8. Gédéon KaluluRM24
  9. Ibrahim KonéF9
  10. Enzo Le FéeCF-L80
  11. Romain FaivreCF-R14

Substitutes

  1. Ayman KariSUB44
  2. Yoann CathlineSUB22
  3. Ckene DoucouréSUB29
  4. Julien PonceauSUB21
  5. Jean-Victor MakengoSUB17
  6. Théo Le BrisSUB37
  7. Julien LaporteSUB15
  8. Bamba DiengSUB11
  9. Julian PollersbeckSUB23

RCL · 3-4-2-1

  1. Brice SambaG30
  2. Jean OnanaCD6
  3. Facundo MedinaCD-L14
  4. Jonathan GraditCD-R24
  5. Seko FofanaCM-L8
  6. Salis Abdul SamedCM-R26
  7. Deiver MachadoLM3
  8. Przemyslaw FrankowskiRM29
  9. Loïs OpendaF11
  10. Adrien ThomassonCF-L28
  11. Florian SotocaCF-R7

Substitutes

  1. Jean-Louis LecaSUB16
  2. Alexis Claude-MauriceSUB18
  3. David Da CostaSUB10
  4. Lukasz PorebaSUB13
  5. Ismael BouraSUB23
  6. Adam BuksaSUB9
  7. Julien Le CardinalSUB25
  8. Angelo FulginiSUB20
  9. Massadio HaidaraSUB21

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 90'+2'

    Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Florian Sotoca.

    David Da Costa
  2. Goal 87'

    Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 3. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Claude-Maurice.

    Seko Fofana
  3. Substitution 86'

    Substitution, Lens. Julien Le Cardinal replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.

    Julien Le Cardinal
  4. Substitution 86'

    Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Loïs Openda.

    Alexis Claude-Maurice
  5. Substitution 83'

    Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Laurent Abergel.

    Bamba Dieng
  6. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Lorient. Théo Le Bris replaces Gédéon Kalulu.

    Théo Le Bris
  7. Yellow Card 75'

    Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Gédéon Kalulu
  8. Yellow Card 71'

    Darline Yongwa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.

    Darlin Yongwa
  9. Substitution 69'

    Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.

    Angelo Fulgini
  10. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.

    Massadio Haidara
  11. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Lorient. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Bonke Innocent.

    Jean-Victor Makengo
  12. Yellow Card 43'

    Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Facundo Medina
  13. Yellow Card 39'

    Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Deiver Machado
  14. Goal 25'

    Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 2. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

    Adrien Thomasson
  15. Goal 20'

    Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 1. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana.

    Florian Sotoca
  16. Goal 6'

    Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 0. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.

    Romain Faivre
  1. End Regular Time 90'+6'

    Second Half ends, Lorient 1, Lens 3.

  2. Substitution 90'+2'

    Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Florian Sotoca.

    David Da Costa
  3. Goal 87'

    Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 3. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Claude-Maurice.

    Seko Fofana
  4. Substitution 86'

    Substitution, Lens. Julien Le Cardinal replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.

    Julien Le Cardinal
  5. Substitution 86'

    Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Loïs Openda.

    Alexis Claude-Maurice
  6. Substitution 83'

    Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Laurent Abergel.

    Bamba Dieng
  7. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Lorient. Théo Le Bris replaces Gédéon Kalulu.

    Théo Le Bris
  8. Yellow Card 75'

    Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Gédéon Kalulu
  9. Yellow Card 71'

    Darline Yongwa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.

    Darlin Yongwa
  10. Substitution 69'

    Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.

    Angelo Fulgini
  11. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.

    Massadio Haidara
  12. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Lorient. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Bonke Innocent.

    Jean-Victor Makengo
  13. Start 2nd Half 45'
  14. Halftime 45'+1'
  15. Yellow Card 43'

    Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Facundo Medina
  16. Yellow Card 39'

    Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Deiver Machado
  17. Goal 25'

    Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 2. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

    Adrien Thomasson
  18. Goal 20'

    Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 1. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana.

    Florian Sotoca
  19. Goal 6'

    Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 0. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.

    Romain Faivre
  20. Kickoff

    First Half begins.

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