French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Lens 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 49': Randal Kolo Muani
  • 57': Randal Kolo Muani
  • 90': Moses Simon
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3 - 2
  • 7': David Costa
  • 14': Arnaud Kalimuendo

Lens waste two-goal lead as Nantes snatch last-gasp winner

Lens's winless streak stretched to five games when they squandered a two-goal lead in a 3-2 Ligue 1 defeat at Nantes.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Goal! Nantes 0, Lens 1. David Costa (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 14': Goal! Nantes 0, Lens 2. Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga (Lens) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Costa with a through ball.
  • 31': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Lens. Wuilker Fariñez replaces Jean-Louis Leca because of an injury.
  • 46': Massadio Haïdara (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Goal! Nantes 1, Lens 2. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
  • 57': Goal! Nantes 2, Lens 2. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willem Geubbels.
  • 60': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
  • 60': Jonathan Gradit (Lens) is shown the yellow card.
  • 61': Facundo Medina (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Substitution, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy replaces Wylan Cyprien.
  • 70': Substitution, Nantes. Moses Simon replaces Willem Geubbels.
  • 74': Substitution, Lens. Corentin Jean replaces David Costa.
  • 75': Substitution, Lens. Ignatius Ganago replaces Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga.
  • 76': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Goal! Nantes 3, Lens 2. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Quentin Merlin.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Lens. Jonathan Varane replaces Yannick Cahuzac.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Lens. Charles Boli replaces Massadio Haïdara.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Nantes. Dennis Appiah replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Quentin Merlin because of an injury.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nantes 3, Lens 2.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 21,890

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+39 Paris Saint-Germain 22 56 0
+24 Marseille 22 46 4
+17 Nice 22 40 4
+15 AS Monaco 22 40 6
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 0
59.6 Possession 40.4
4 SHOTS 15
2 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
478 Accurate Passes 294
559 Passes 365
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
13 Crosses 24
0.1 Cross % 0.0
50 Long Balls 48
32 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 14
13 Tackles 21
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 13
22 Effective Clearances 8
22 Clearances 8

Line-Ups

NAN Nantes (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Alban Lafont (GK)
3 Andrei Girotto Yellow Card
4 Nicolas Pallois
21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
29 Quentin Merlin
2 Fabio
5 Pedro Chirivella Yellow Card
8 Wylan Cyprien
19 Willem Geubbels
23 Randal Kolo Muani
10 Ludovic Blas

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
4 Kevin Danso
14 Facundo Medina Yellow Card
24 Jonathan Gradit Yellow Card
8 Seko Fofana
18 Yannick Cahuzac
21 Massadio Haidara Yellow Card
29 Przemyslaw Frankowski
15 Arnaud Kalimuendo
20 David Costa
7 Florian Sotoca

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