French Ligue 1

Lens vs Nantes, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 27': Florian Sotoca (P)
  • 58': Facundo Medina
  • 72': Florian Sotoca (P)
  • 89': Neil El Aynaoui
FT
4 - 0
Nantes

    About

    Lens are hosting Nantes 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.
    • 1': Hand ball by Moses Simon (Nantes).
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Kévin Duverne.
    • 2': Andy Diouf (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Nantes).
    • 5': Eray Cömert (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Elye Wahi (Lens).
    • 9': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
    • 9': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
    • 10': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Quentin Merlin (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 11': Andy Diouf (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Moses Simon (Nantes).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 13': Offside, Lens. Adrien Thomasson tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
    • 15': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jean-Kévin Duverne.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deiver Machado with a cross.
    • 19': Andy Diouf (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes).
    • 21': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
    • 22': Eray Cömert (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Elye Wahi (Lens).
    • 24': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a through ball.
    • 24': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
    • 24': Penalty Lens. Adrien Thomasson draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 24': Penalty conceded by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 26': VAR Decision: Penalty Lens.
    • 27': Goal! Lens 1, Nantes 0. Florian Sotoca (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Moses Simon (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Coco with a cross.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Matthis Abline (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross.
    • 32': Elye Wahi (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Eray Cömert (Nantes).
    • 34': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
    • 34': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthis Abline.
    • 36': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
    • 36': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Eray Cömert (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Andy Diouf (Lens).
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthis Abline.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Elye Wahi (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar following a fast break.
    • 41': Delay in match (Lens).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 44': Foul by Elye Wahi (Lens).
    • 44': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Florent Mollet (Nantes).
    • 45'+2': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
    • 45'+2': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 1, Nantes 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Nantes 0.
    • 47': Offside, Lens. Jonathan Gradit tries a through ball, but Elye Wahi is caught offside.
    • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
    • 49': Delay in match (Lens).
    • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes).
    • 51': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
    • 51': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Goal! Lens 2, Nantes 0. Facundo Medina (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca.
    • 60': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Moses Simon.
    • 60': Substitution, Nantes. Mostafa Mohamed replaces Matthis Abline.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Elye Wahi (Lens) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
    • 67': Elye Wahi (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Eray Cömert (Nantes).
    • 68': Eray Cömert (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Elye Wahi (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
    • 69': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
    • 69': Substitution, Lens. Morgan Guilavogui replaces Elye Wahi.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Morgan Guilavogui (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
    • 70': Penalty conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 72': Goal! Lens 3, Nantes 0. Florian Sotoca (Lens) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Substitution, Nantes. Adson replaces Marcus Coco.
    • 73': Offside, Lens. Facundo Medina tries a through ball, but Massadio Haïdara is caught offside.
    • 74': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Adson (Nantes).
    • 76': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
    • 76': Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 77': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.
    • 78': Substitution, Lens. Neil El Aynaoui replaces Andy Diouf.
    • 78': Foul by Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes).
    • 78': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Nantes. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Quentin Merlin.
    • 81': Substitution, Nantes. Moussa Sissoko replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
    • 82': Foul by Florent Mollet (Nantes).
    • 82': Ruben Aguilar (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes).
    • 83': Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, Lens. Óscar Cortés replaces Florian Sotoca.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Angelo Fulgini (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Pedro Chirivella.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Eray Cömert (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
    • 86': Attempt missed. Adson (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 89': Goal! Lens 4, Nantes 0. Neil El Aynaoui (Lens) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Óscar Cortés.
    • 90': Foul by Adson (Nantes).
    • 90': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes).
    • 90'+3': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Lens 4, Nantes 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lens 4, Nantes 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lens 4, Nantes 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 1
    46.2 Possession 53.8
    11 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.1 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    382 Accurate Passes 446
    454 Passes 530
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    51 Long Balls 41
    22 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 16
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 5
    12 Effective Clearances 20
    12 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
    Location: Lens, France
    Attendance: 38,223

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    Paris Saint-Germain
    Marseille
    AS Monaco
    Nice
    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
    18 Andy Diouf
    6 Salis Abdul Samed
    3 Deiver Machado
    2 Ruben Aguilar
    9 Elye Wahi Yellow Card
    28 Adrien Thomasson
    7 Florian Sotoca
    Lens Substitutes:
    Abdukodir Khusanov, Massadio Haidara, Nampalys Mendy, Angelo Fulgini, Morgan Guilavogui, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Neil El Aynaoui, Jean-Louis Leca, Oscar Cortés.

    NAN Nantes (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alban Lafont (GK)
    24 Eray Cömert Yellow Card
    2 Jean-Kevin Duverne Yellow Card
    21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
    8 Samuel Moutoussamy
    5 Pedro Chirivella
    29 Quentin Merlin
    11 Marcus Coco
    39 Matthis Abline
    27 Moses Simon
    25 Florent Mollet
    Nantes Substitutes:
    Mostafa Mohamed, Adson, Jaouen Hadjam, Nicolas Pallois, Moussa Sissoko, Rémy Descamps, Ronael Pierre-Gabriel, Kader Bamba, Ignatius Ganago.

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