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Lorient vs Lens, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Lens close in on Champions League spot with Lorient win
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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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Lorient).
- 6': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 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.
- 7': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
- 8': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Lorient).
- 10': Bonke Innocent (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 11': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Darline Yongwa.
- 12': Attempt missed. Jean Onana (Lens) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Przemyslaw Frankowski with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Facundo Medina (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Onana.
- 12': Attempt saved. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Facundo Medina.
- 12': Foul by Loïs Openda (Lens).
- 12': Yvon Mvogo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
- 15': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Bonke Innocent.
- 16': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 16': Romain Faivre (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Delay in match because of an injury Romain Faivre (Lorient).
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Loïs Openda (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
- 19': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Montassar Talbi.
- 19': Attempt missed. Seko Fofana (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jean Onana following a corner.
- 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.
- 21': Foul by Jean Onana (Lens).
- 21': Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Adrien Thomasson (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Lorient).
- 25': Goal! Lorient 1, Lens 2. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 31': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Salis Abdul Samed.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 33': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Bonke Innocent (Lorient).
- 34': Attempt saved. Deiver Machado (Lens) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
- 37': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Jean Onana.
- 38': Foul by Bamo Meïté (Lorient).
- 38': Seko Fofana (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Bamo Meïté (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Deiver Machado (Lens).
- 39': Deiver Machado (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Laurent Abergel.
- 43': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 43': Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Bamo Meïté (Lorient).
- 44': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Lorient 1, Lens 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Lorient 1, Lens 2.
- 46': Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 48': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Seko Fofana.
- 49': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Le Fée (Lorient).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Darline Yongwa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Lens).
- 54': Attempt missed. Laurent Abergel (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
- 56': Deiver Machado (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
- 57': Substitution, Lorient. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Bonke Innocent.
- 57': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
- 63': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Lens).
- 63': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gédéon Kalulu.
- 65': Foul by Facundo Medina (Lens).
- 65': Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gédéon Kalulu.
- 68': Substitution, Lens. Massadio Haïdara replaces Deiver Machado.
- 69': Substitution, Lens. Angelo Fulgini replaces Adrien Thomasson.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Koné.
- 70': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Laurent Abergel (Lorient).
- 70': Foul by Darline Yongwa (Lorient).
- 70': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Darline Yongwa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Hand ball by Bamo Meïté (Lorient).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient).
- 75': Gédéon Kalulu (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Lorient. Théo Le Bris replaces Gédéon Kalulu.
- 76': Florian Sotoca (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient).
- 77': Attempt saved. Florian Sotoca (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross.
- 79': Hand ball by Seko Fofana (Lens).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Darline Yongwa (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Koné.
- 82': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
- 82': Delay in match (Lens).
- 83': Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Laurent Abergel.
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Lens. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Loïs Openda.
- 86': Substitution, Lens. Julien Le Cardinal replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
- 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.
- 89': Attempt saved. Bamba Dieng (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darline Yongwa.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Massadio Haïdara (Lens) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini.
- 90'+2': Angelo Fulgini (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jean-Victor Makengo (Lorient).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Lens. David Costa replaces Florian Sotoca.
- 90'+3': Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Lens).
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Bamba Dieng (Lorient).
- 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Bamba Dieng went off injured after Lorient had used all subs.
- 90'+6': Darline Yongwa (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Foul by Julien Le Cardinal (Lens).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lorient 1, Lens 3.
- 0': Match ends, Lorient 1, Lens 3.
Statistics
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LOR![]() |
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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 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
457 | Accurate Passes | 402 |
510 | Passes | 460 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
19 | Crosses | 10 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
35 | Long Balls | 37 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
13 | Tackles | 12 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
4 | Interceptions | 9 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
13 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France
Attendance: 16,724
Ligue 1 Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | +11 | 9 |
2 | Marseille | 3 | +6 | 7 |
3 | Nantes | 3 | +4 | 7 |
4 | AS Monaco | 3 | +3 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Lorient (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
38 | Yvon Mvogo (GK) |
3 | Montassar Talbi |
25 | Vincent Le Goff |
18 | Bamo Meïté |
19 | Laurent Abergel |
8 | Innocent Bonke |
12 | Darlin Yongwa ![]() |
24 | Gedeon Kalulu ![]() |
9 | Ibrahim Koné |
80 | Enzo Le Fée |
14 | Romain Faivre |
Lens (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Brice Samba (GK) |
6 | Jean Onana |
14 | Facundo Medina ![]() |
24 | Jonathan Gradit |
8 | Seko Fofana |
26 | Salis Abdul Samed |
3 | Deiver Machado ![]() |
29 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
11 | Loïs Openda |
28 | Adrien Thomasson |
7 | Florian Sotoca |
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