Stade Rennais vs Lens, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Openda still on fire as Lens jump up to second with Rennes win
Lois Openda scored to give RC Lens a 1-0 win at Stade Rennais to leapfrog Olympique de Marseille into second place in Ligue 1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Rennes).
- 1': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Désiré Doué (Rennes).
- 3': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Florian Sotoca (Lens) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 4': Christopher Wooh (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
- 5': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
- 6': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Warmed Omari (Rennes).
- 8': Hand ball by Désiré Doué (Rennes).
- 9': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Hamari Traoré.
- 9': Attempt saved. Facundo Medina (Lens) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross.
- 9': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
- 10': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini following a corner.
- 11': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 12': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Arthur Theate.
- 12': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Désiré Doué (Rennes).
- 13': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Lens) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 23': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Warmed Omari.
- 24': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Warmed Omari (Rennes).
- 27': Foul by Désiré Doué (Rennes).
- 27': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Désiré Doué (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt missed. Jonathan Gradit (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 31': Goal! Rennes 0, Lens 1. Loïs Openda (Lens) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Florian Sotoca with a cross.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
- 32': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
- 34': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Facundo Medina.
- 35': Birger Meling (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
- 38': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Rennes).
- 38': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Loïs Openda (Lens) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross.
- 44': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud with a cross.
- 45'+1': Désiré Doué (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Kevin Danso (Lens).
- 45'+1': Kevin Danso (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Rennes 0, Lens 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Rennes 0, Lens 1.
- 49': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Foul by Birger Meling (Rennes).
- 51': Loïs Openda (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Birger Meling (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
- 53': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Loïs Openda.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 55': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
- 55': Lesley Ugochukwu (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Substitution, Rennes. Lovro Majer replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 56': Substitution, Rennes. Baptiste Santamaría replaces Christopher Wooh.
- 56': Substitution, Rennes. Amine Gouiri replaces Désiré Doué.
- 57': Offside, Rennes. Benjamin Bourigeaud tries a through ball, but Warmed Omari is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Lens).
- 61': Lovro Majer (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Rennes).
- 67': Salis Abdul Samed (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Warmed Omari with a through ball.
- 71': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
- 71': Kevin Danso (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt missed. Lovro Majer (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Bourigeaud.
- 72': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lovro Majer.
- 73': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 74': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Angelo Fulgini.
- 74': Substitution, Rennes. Jérémy Doku replaces Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 76': Foul by David Costa (Lens).
- 76': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Arthur Theate (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lovro Majer with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 79': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Offside, Rennes. Arnaud Kalimuendo tries a through ball, but Lovro Majer is caught offside.
- 80': Substitution, Lens. Deiver Machado replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 81': Substitution, Lens. Wesley Saïd replaces Loïs Openda.
- 82': Alexis Claude-Maurice (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes).
- 82': Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Arnaud Kalimuendo (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Florian Sotoca (Lens).
- 83': Substitution, Rennes. Djed Spence replaces Hamari Traoré.
- 84': Attempt saved. Benjamin Bourigeaud (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 84': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Brice Samba.
- 84': Brice Samba (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Arthur Theate (Rennes).
- 86': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 86': Offside, Rennes. Birger Meling tries a through ball, but Warmed Omari is caught offside.
- 90': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Warmed Omari.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Facundo Medina.
- 90'+1': Foul by David Costa (Lens).
- 90'+1': Jérémy Doku (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Wesley Saïd (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Deiver Machado.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lovro Majer (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djed Spence.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Rennes 0, Lens 1.
- 0': Match ends, Rennes 0, Lens 1.
Statistics
 RCL |
REN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 44.1 | Possession | 55.9 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 364 | Accurate Passes | 480 |
| 445 | Passes | 563 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 11 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 28,556
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 28,556
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 11 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Stade Rennais (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Christopher Wooh |
| 5 | Arthur Theate |
| 23 | Warmed Omari |
| 25 | Birger Meling |
| 27 | Hamari Traoré |
| 6 | Lesley Ugochukwu |
| 14 | Benjamin Bourigeaud  |
| 17 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 33 | Désiré Doué |
| 9 | Arnaud Kalimuendo |
Lens (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Danso |
| 14 | Facundo Medina |
| 24 | Jonathan Gradit |
| 8 | Seko Fofana |
| 26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
| 29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 7 | Florian Sotoca |
| 11 | Loïs Openda |
| 20 | Angelo Fulgini |
| 28 | Adrien Thomasson |
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