Ligue 1: Lens demolishes Nice with 2 goals from A. Kalimuendo

Saragna|Apr 10, 2022 11:31 GMT

LENS. Lens was in the end too much to handle for Nice with the goal of A. Kalimuendo was the key of the match after he scored in the 51st and 67th minute.

LENS. Lens was eventually too good for Nice with the goal of A. Kalimuendo was the key of the match after he scored in the 51st and 67th minute. A. Kalimuendo (51′), C. O. Doucoure (55′) and A. Kalimuendo (67′). Nice lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

Lens remained in 10 people after M. Haidara received a red card in the 18′. Anyway, Lens still found a way to win this contest playing only with 10 players. Also, Nice had 2 players sent off: M. Lemina (57′ for a double yellow card) and Dante (90′ for a red card).

The match was played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis stadium in Lens on Sunday and it started at 5:05 pm local time. The referee was Willy Delajod with the assistance of Erwan Finjean and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Abdelatif Kherradji. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13 degrees Celsius or 55.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 37%.

Lens

3

Nice

0

10 Apr 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Nice was in firm control of the ball 59% while Lens was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Nice was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Lens was capable to find the solution to win this contest.

Lens shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Nice shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Lens received 3 yellow cards (F. Haise, C. O. Doucoure and F. Sotoca). On the other side, Nice received 3 yellow cards (E. Guessand, A. Gouiri and M. Lemina).

(Lens) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (18′).

Also, Nice didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Lemina (Nice) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (57′).

Dante (Nice) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

After playing this match, Lens will have 44 points to stay in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Nice will stay with 51 points like Strasbourg to stay in the 5th place.

Match Events

18'

18'

M. Haidara
18'

18'

Franck Haise
31'

31'

C. O. Doucoure
38'

38'

E. Guessand
45'

45'

J. Lotomba

Y. Atal
45'

45'

A. Gouiri
46'

46'

A. Kalimuendo

I. Ganago
50'

50'

M. Lemina
51'

51'

A. Kalimuendo
55'

55'

C. O. Doucoure
57'

57'

M. Lemina
66'

66'

F. Sotoca
67'

67'

A. Kalimuendo
68'

68'

K. Thuram

A. Gouiri
68'

68'

Billal Brahimi

Melvin Bard
68'

68'

Khéphren Thuram

Amine Gouiri
74'

74'

J. Clauss

D. Costa
81'

81'

F. Daniliuc

J. Todibo
83'

83'

P. Berg

S. Fofana
90'

90'

Dante
90'

90'

Dante

Next match

In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Lens will play away with Lille on the 16th of April with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Lille (4 draws).

LOSC Lille

1

Lens

2

16 Apr 2022 Full time

Nice will host Lorient on the 17th of April with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of Nice (8 draws).

Nice

2

Lorient

1

17 Apr 2022 Full time

Lens: Formation and Lineups

Lens started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Franck Haise chose to play with the following team: Jean-Louis Leca (8.1), Jonathan Gradit (7.3), Kevin Danso (7.2), Facundo Medina (7.0), Cheick Doucouré (8.7), Przemysław Frankowski (7.5), David da Costa (7.5), Seko Fofana (7.1), Massadio Haïdara (2.9), Florian Sotoca (7.1) and Ignatius Ganago (6.1).

Substitutes

Lens made 4 changes: I. Ganago for A. Kalimuendo (46′), D. Costa for J. Clauss (74′), S. Fofana for P. Berg (83′) and F. Sotoca for D. Machado (89′).

Top player: Cheick Doucouré

The player who no doubt impressed Lens the most was Cheick Doucouré.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 39 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Nice: Formation and Lineups

Nice started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

On the opposite side, Christophe Galtier played with: Walter Benítez (4.8), Youcef Atal (7.0), Jean-Clair Todibo (6.7), Dante (7.1), Melvin Bard (7.0), Justin Kluivert (6.4), Pablo Rosario (7.0), Mario Lemina (6.6), Amine Gouiri (6.6), Andy Delort (6.5) and Evann Guessand (6.9).

Substitutes

Nice made 4 changes: Y. Atal for J. Lotomba (45′), M. Bard for B. Brahimi (68′), J. Kluivert for C. Stengs (69′) and J. Todibo for F. Daniliuc (81′).

Top player: Dante

Probably the most impressive player in Nice was Dante.

His rating is (7.1) with 75 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.