French Ligue 1

Lens vs AC Ajaccio, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 16': Deiver Machado
  • 22': Adrien Thomasson
  • 35': Loïs Openda (P)
FT
3 - 0
AC Ajaccio

    About

    Lens are hosting AC Ajaccio at Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis, Lens, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Hand ball by Tony Strata (Ajaccio).
    • 2': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 2': Mickaël Barreto (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Ben Touré (Ajaccio) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyrille Bayala.
    • 11': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
    • 12': Foul by Tony Strata (Ajaccio).
    • 12': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Tony Strata (Ajaccio).
    • 13': Tony Strata (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 15': Hand ball by Ben Touré (Ajaccio).
    • 16': Goal! Lens 1, Ajaccio 0. Deiver Machado (Lens) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
    • 18': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
    • 18': Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Ben Touré (Ajaccio).
    • 18': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Offside, Ajaccio. Mickaël Barreto tries a through ball, but Riad Nouri is caught offside.
    • 22': Goal! Lens 2, Ajaccio 0. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Facundo Medina with a through ball.
    • 25': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Tony Strata.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 28': Clément Vidal (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
    • 31': Clément Vidal (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
    • 31': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
    • 33': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Clément Vidal.
    • 33': Penalty Lens. Kevin Danso draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 33': Penalty conceded by Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 34': Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Goal! Lens 3, Ajaccio 0. Loïs Openda (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 36': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
    • 36': Tony Strata (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Mickaël Barreto (Ajaccio) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tony Strata following a fast break.
    • 38': Cédric Avinel (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
    • 40': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Riad Nouri (Ajaccio).
    • 41': Ben Touré (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
    • 41': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Ben Touré (Ajaccio).
    • 44': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Mohamed Youssouf.
    • 45': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Mickaël Barreto.
    • 45': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Cédric Avinel.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Lens 3, Ajaccio 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lens 3, Ajaccio 0.
    • 46': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Clément Vidal.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
    • 50': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio).
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyrille Bayala with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 52': Offside, Lens. Jonathan Gradit tries a through ball, but Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
    • 54': Offside, Lens. Jonathan Gradit tries a through ball, but Loïs Openda is caught offside.
    • 57': Clément Vidal (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Clément Vidal (Ajaccio).
    • 57': Loïs Openda (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 59': Foul by Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio).
    • 59': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini.
    • 63': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Tony Strata.
    • 64': Foul by Riad Nouri (Ajaccio).
    • 64': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Vincent Marchetti.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
    • 66': Substitution, Ajaccio. Ivane Chegra replaces Riad Nouri.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Mickaël Barreto (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Marchetti.
    • 68': Substitution, Lens. Adam Buksa replaces Loïs Openda.
    • 69': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Adrien Thomasson.
    • 69': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
    • 70': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Oumar Gonzalez.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Massadio Haïdara (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini following a corner.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Costa with a cross.
    • 73': Substitution, Ajaccio. Moussa Soumano replaces Ben Touré.
    • 73': Substitution, Ajaccio. Mathieu Coutadeur replaces Mickaël Barreto.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. David Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 76': Foul by Moussa Soumano (Ajaccio).
    • 76': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Massadio Haïdara.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini.
    • 82': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Florian Sotoca.
    • 82': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Angelo Fulgini.
    • 87': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Massadio Haïdara (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Lens 3, Ajaccio 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lens 3, Ajaccio 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 9
    0 Saves 0
    20.6 Possession 79.4
    6 SHOTS 12
    0 ON GOAL 3
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    123 Accurate Passes 677
    197 Passes 739
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    5 Crosses 39
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    54 Long Balls 32
    17 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    6 Effective Tackles 5
    11 Tackles 7
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 8
    38 Effective Clearances 9
    38 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
    Location: Lens, France
    Attendance: 37,601

    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
    8 Seko Fofana
    26 Salis Abdul Samed
    3 Deiver Machado
    7 Florian Sotoca
    11 Loïs Openda
    28 Adrien Thomasson
    20 Angelo Fulgini
    Lens Substitutes:
    Wesley Saïd, Massadio Haidara, Lukasz Poreba, Adam Buksa, Jean-Louis Leca, Julien Le Cardinal, David Da Costa, Jean Onana, Alexis Claude-Maurice.

    ACA AC Ajaccio (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    16 Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (GK)
    15 Clément Vidal
    21 Cédric Avinel
    25 Oumar Gonzalez Yellow Card
    4 Michael Barreto
    8 Vincent Marchetti
    31 Tony Strata Yellow Card
    20 Mohamed Youssouf
    33 Ben Touré
    5 Riad Nouri
    14 Cyrille Bayala
    AC Ajaccio Substitutes:
    Benjamin Leroy, Mathieu Coutadeur, Mehdi Puch-Herrantz, Moussa Soumano, Ivane Chegra, Anthony Khelifa, Kevin Spadanuda, Florian Chabrolle.

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