Lens 1-0 Auxerre: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by P. Frankowski
LENS. Lens conquers Auxerre 1-0 after P. Frankowski scored a penalty (59').
LENS. Lens overcomes Auxerre 1-0 after P. Frankowski scored a penalty (59′). Lens was vastly superior ball possession (68%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Isaak Touré received a red card (65′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Auxerre lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Willy Delajod who was helped by Philippe Jeanne and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Guillaume Paradis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.96 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Lens was in firm control of the ball 68% while Auxerre was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Lens was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Lens won the match.
Lens shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Auxerre shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Lens received 2 yellow cards (Kevin Danso and F. Medina). On the opposite side, Auxerre received 2 yellow cards (Isaak Touré and Nuno Da Costa).
Also, Auxerre didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Isaak Touré (Auxerre) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (65′).
After this contest, Lens will have 41 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Auxerre will stay with 13 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
Kevin Danso
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54'54'
F. Medina
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54'54'
Isaak Touré
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59'59'
Przemyslaw Frankowski (Penalty)
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65'65'
Isaak Touré
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66'66'
Alexis Claude-Maurice
David Costa
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67'67'
Wesley Saïd
Loïs Openda
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69'69'
Jubal
Mathias Autret
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71'71'
Christophe Pélissier
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73'73'
Deiver Machado
F. Medina
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77'77'
Nuno Da Costa
M\'Baye Niang
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77'77'
Hamza Sakhi
Youssouf M\'Changama
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77'77'
Lassine Sinayoko
Gauthier Hein
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83'83'
Matthis Abline
Gaëtan Perrin
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90'90'
Julien Le Cardinal
Przemyslaw Frankowski
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90'90'
Adrien Thomasson
Florian Sotoca
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90'90'
Nuno Da Costa
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Lens will play away with Troyes on the 28th of January with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Lens (1 draw).
Auxerre will host Montpellier on the 29th of January with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Auxerre (2 draws).
Lens: Formation and Lineups
Lens started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Franck Haise chose to play with the following team: Brice Samba , Jonathan Gradit , Kevin Danso , Facundo Medina , Przemysław Frankowski , Salis Abdul Samed , Seko Fofana , Massadio Haïdara , Florian Sotoca , Loïs Openda and David da Costa .
Substitutes
Lens made 5 changes: David Costa for Alexis Claude-Maurice (66′), Loïs Openda for Wesley Saïd (67′), F. Medina for Deiver Machado (73′), Przemyslaw Frankowski for Julien Le Cardinal (90′) and Florian Sotoca for Adrien Thomasson (90′).
Top player: Przemysław Frankowski
The player who no doubt impressed Lens the most was Przemysław Frankowski.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 20 crosses.
Auxerre: Formation and Lineups
Auxerre started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Talking about the opposition, Christophe Pélissier played with: Benoît Costil , Akim Zedadka , Julian Jeanvier , Souleymane Isaak Touré , Rayan Raveloson , Gauthier Hein , Youssouf M’Changama , Birama Touré , Mathias Autret , Gaëtan Perrin and M’Baye Niang .
Substitutes
Auxerre made 4 changes: Mathias Autret for Jubal (69′), M’Baye Niang for Nuno Da Costa (77′), Youssouf M’Changama for Hamza Sakhi (77′) and Gauthier Hein for Lassine Sinayoko (77′).
Top player: Akim Zedadka
The player who no doubt impressed Auxerre the most was Akim Zedadka.
His rating is with 33 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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