Lens vs Toulouse, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Openda with hat trick as Lens beat Toulouse 3-0
RC Lens striker Lois Openda came off the bench and scored a hat trick to give his side a 3-0 win over Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
 - 0': First Half begins.
 - 1': Foul by Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse).
 - 1': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 2': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
 - 2': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 2': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
 - 6': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by David da Costa.
 - 7': Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 7': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
 - 10': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Anthony Rouault.
 - 11': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
 - 12': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski following a fast break.
 - 14': Attempt saved. Wesley Saïd (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
 - 15': Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 15': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
 - 16': Foul by Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse).
 - 16': Jean Onana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 16': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
 - 16': Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 20': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
 - 20': Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 21': Foul by Mikkel Desler (Toulouse).
 - 21': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 21': Attempt saved. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Saïd.
 - 22': Hand ball by Anthony Rouault (Toulouse).
 - 24': Anthony Rouault (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 24': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
 - 25': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thijs Dallinga.
 - 28': Foul by David da Costa (Lens).
 - 28': Issiaga Sylla (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 29': Attempt blocked. Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
 - 29': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
 - 33': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
 - 33': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
 - 34': Attempt blocked. Anthony Rouault (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross.
 - 41': Attempt missed. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David da Costa.
 - 43': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
 - 43': Stijn Spierings (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 45'+1': Hand ball by Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse).
 - 45'+2': Foul by Farès Chaïbi (Toulouse).
 - 45'+2': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 45'+2': First Half ends, Lens 0, Toulouse 0.
 - 45': Second Half begins Lens 0, Toulouse 0.
 - 47': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski.
 - 48': Penalty Lens. David da Costa draws a foul in the penalty area.
 - 48': Penalty conceded by Stijn Spierings (Toulouse) after a foul in the penalty area.
 - 50': Penalty saved! Seko Fofana (Lens) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
 - 50': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Maxime Dupé.
 - 51': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Moussa Diarra.
 - 52': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen following a fast break.
 - 52': Hand ball by Wesley Saïd (Lens).
 - 53': Foul by Thijs Dallinga (Toulouse).
 - 53': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 56': Substitution, Lens. Loïs Openda replaces Wesley Saïd.
 - 56': Substitution, Lens. Florian Sotoca replaces Jean Onana.
 - 56': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Branco van den Boomen.
 - 57': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
 - 59': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Toulouse).
 - 59': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 60': Goal! Lens 1, Toulouse 0. Loïs Openda (Lens) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a cross.
 - 63': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Seko Fofana.
 - 63': Attempt missed. Anthony Rouault (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a corner.
 - 65': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
 - 66': Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 66': Foul by Massadio Haïdara (Lens).
 - 67': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 68': Attempt missed. Moussa Diarra (Toulouse) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross following a set piece situation.
 - 70': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces David da Costa.
 - 71': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 71': Foul by Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse).
 - 72': Substitution, Toulouse. Veljko Birmancevic replaces Farès Chaïbi.
 - 72': Substitution, Toulouse. Ado Onaiwu replaces Thijs Dallinga.
 - 73': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
 - 74': Attempt blocked. Anthony Rouault (Toulouse) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Branco van den Boomen with a cross.
 - 74': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 74': Foul by Moussa Diarra (Toulouse).
 - 76': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
 - 76': Issiaga Sylla (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 77': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
 - 77': Mikkel Desler (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 78': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Deiver Machado.
 - 79': Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 79': Foul by Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse).
 - 80': Brecht Dejaegere (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card.
 - 81': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Moussa Diarra.
 - 82': Attempt saved. Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
 - 84': Substitution, Lens. Steven Fortès replaces Jonathan Gradit because of an injury.
 - 84': Substitution, Toulouse. Yanis Begraoui replaces Brecht Dejaegere.
 - 84': Substitution, Lens. Ismaël Boura replaces Deiver Machado.
 - 86': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse).
 - 86': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 86': Goal! Lens 2, Toulouse 0. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Claude-Maurice.
 - 88': Attempt missed. Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yanis Begraoui.
 - 90': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Branco van den Boomen.
 - 90'+1': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Claude-Maurice with a cross following a corner.
 - 90'+1': Substitution, Toulouse. Kévin Biakolo replaces Mikkel Desler because of an injury.
 - 90'+2': Goal! Lens 3, Toulouse 0. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Claude-Maurice.
 - 90'+3': Loïs Openda (Lens) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
 - 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lens 3, Toulouse 0.
 - 0': Match ends, Lens 3, Toulouse 0.
 
Statistics
 TOU | 
								RCL![]()  | 
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 | 
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 0 | Offsides | 0 | 
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 6 | 
| 5 | Saves | 0 | 
| 47 | Possession | 53 | 
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 | 
| 0 | ON GOAL | 8 | 
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.6 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 | 
| 289 | Accurate Passes | 354 | 
| 378 | Passes | 430 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 | 
| 20 | Crosses | 16 | 
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 | 
| 63 | Long Balls | 42 | 
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 | 
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 | 
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 | 
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 4 | 
| 11 | Tackles | 6 | 
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 | 
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 | 
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 16 | 
| 12 | Clearances | 16 | 
Game Information
Venue: Stade Félix Bollaert-Delélis
Location: Lens, France
Attendance: 37,488
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +12 | 24 | 
| 2 | Marseille | 11 | +14 | 22 | 
| 3 | Lens | 11 | +7 | 22 | 
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +10 | 20 | 
Line-Ups
Lens (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) | 
| 4 | Kevin Danso | 
| 21 | Massadio Haidara  | 
							
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit | 
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed | 
| 6 | Jean Onana | 
| 3 | Deiver Machado | 
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski | 
| 22 | Wesley Saïd | 
| 20 | David Da Costa | 
| 8 | Seko Fofana | 
Toulouse (4-3-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 30 | Maxime Dupé (GK) | 
| 23 | Moussa Diarra | 
| 4 | Anthony Rouault | 
| 12 | Issiaga Sylla | 
| 3 | Mikkel Desler | 
| 17 | Stijn Spierings | 
| 8 | Branco van den Boomen | 
| 10 | Brecht Dejaegere  | 
							
| 27 | Thijs Dallinga | 
| 28 | Farès Chaïbi | 
| 6 | Zakaria Aboukhlal | 
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