Ligue 1: Reims clutches a 2-1 win against Lille 2-1
REIMS. Reims conquered Lille to win 2-1. A goal from Y. Abdelhamid was decisive in the 90min.
REIMS. Reims bested Lille to win 2-1. A goal from Y. Abdelhamid was decisive in the 90min. It was Reims to strike first with a goal of M. Munetsi at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Abdelhamid gave the win to Reims in the 90′ minute with a goal. Lille lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Hakim Ben El Hadj who had the assistance of Gwenaël Pasqualotti and Mohamed Benkemouche. The 4th official was Arnaud Baert. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.15 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 44%.
Match Statistics
Lille was in firm control of the ball 59% while Reims was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Lille was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Reims was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Reims shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Lille shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target.
Cards
Reims received 1 yellow card (D. Lopy). On the other side, Lille received 1 yellow card (Z. Celik).
After playing this match, Reims will have 37 points to stay in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Lille will stay with 48 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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32'32'
M. Munetsi
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57'57'
R. Sanches
A. Gomes
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58'58'
J. David
A. Gomes
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66'66'
T. Foket
M. Busi
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66'66'
D. Lopy
J. Cajuste
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66'66'
N. Mbuku
I. Kebbal
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71'71'
B. Locko
M. Munetsi
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76'76'
D. Lopy
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81'81'
E. B. Toure
A. Zeneli
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81'81'
I. Lihadji
E. Zhegrova
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87'87'
G. Gudmundsson
A. Onana
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89'89'
Z. Celik
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90'90'
Y. Abdelhamid
B. Locko
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Reims will host Olympique Marseille on the 24th of April with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Lille will host Strasbourg on the 24th of April with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Lille (4 draws).
Reims: Formation and Lineups
Reims started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Óscar García Junyent chose to play with the following team: Predrag Rajković , Maxime Busi , Andrew Gravillon , Wout Faes , Yunis Abdelhamid , Ghislain Konan , Marshall Munetsi , Azor Matusiwa , Jens Cajuste , Arbër Zeneli and Ilan Kebbal .
Substitutes
Reims made 5 changes: M. Busi for T. Foket (66′), J. Cajuste for D. Lopy (66′), I. Kebbal for N. Mbuku (66′), M. Munetsi for B. Locko (71′) and A. Zeneli for E. B. Toure (81′).
Top player: Azor Matusiwa
Probably the most impressive player in Reims was Azor Matusiwa even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Lille: Formation and Lineups
Lille started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the other side, Jocelyn Gourvennec played with: Léo Jardim , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Benjamin André , Domagoj Bradarić , Edon Zhegrova , Amadou Onana , Renato Sanches , Jonathan Bamba , Angel Gomes and Timothy Weah .
Substitutes
Lille made 3 changes: A. Gomes for J. David (58′), E. Zhegrova for I. Lihadji (81′) and A. Onana for G. Gudmundsson (87′).
Top player: Renato Sanches
Probably the most impressive player in Lille was Renato Sanches.
His rating is with 1 goal, 83 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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