END OF THE MATCH! (2-1)
8/8! Brest, Rennes, Lorient, Troyes, Lyon, Montpellier, Toulouse and now Clermont, the Sang et Or have won all their home games this season and are more than ever behind Paris Saint-Germain this season with this success!
Led at the break, Lens overturned the game against well-established Clermontois. An important 2-1 victory before the international break.
3 minutes of additional time
There will be three extra minutes in this first act!
Yellow for Andric
The Clermont striker receives a logical yellow card for all of his work.
Clermont will have to try something
There are a little less than ten minutes to play and Clermont will have to try something to reverse the meeting.
State
29 crosses to 9 for Lens!
FOFANA’S GOAL! (2-1)
The race, the ball control, the left foot right foot sequence, the shot under the legs of the opposing goalkeeper… Fofana comes to delight Lens!
The captain of RC Lens gives the advantage to his people with a great gesture! It’s caviar! (2-1)
Two changes on the Clermont side
Kyei gives way to Allevinah! Rasahani gives up his place to Baïla Diallo!
Yellow for Abdul Samed
Third rusk of the match and the first Lensois side: Samed receives a yellow card.
Entry of Openda!
Openda takes the place of the Lensois scorer of the day: Said!
State
14 shots to 4 for Lens… just that…
LENS GOAL! (1-1)
It is logical and deserved! Lens returns to Clermont! (1-1)
Sotoca serving, Medina letting it flow and Said as the second blade… the center back is still one of the sharpest weapons of RC Lens cuvée 2022/2023! This time, she hit the mark!
Da Costa strike!
Lens pushes but struggles to be dangerous. After a strike from Da Costa and a center shot from Frankowski, the Sang et Or added numbers to the statistics counter but failed to come back up to their opponents of the day.
The Lensois keep the ball
Drop in pace at Bollaert for a few minutes which does not suit Lens.
Lots of tension
The 22 actors have recovered well since returning from the locker room. The referee tries to calm the two teams but each of the contacts is subject to discussion and confuses.
Yellow for Clermont
The Clermont captain received a yellow card for protesting in the locker room corridor.
It’s back to Bollaert! (0-1)
No change to note at the break, we leave with the same on both sides.
HALF-TIME: LENS 0-1 CLERMONT
After winning their first seven home games this season, the Lensois return to the locker room led by lucid Clermontois: 0-1!
Strike of Fofana!
The Lensois captain is on the verge of putting the two teams equal but his shot does not find the target. Said had perfectly found his teammate from a center back.
First yellow of the game!
And the first cracker of the game is scooped by Kyei, following a late intervention on Fofana. Logical yellow card.
GOAL FOR CLERMONT! (0-1)
The Clermontois take the lead in this part! (0-1)
This is the feeling at Bollaert, the visitors score following a corner and an own goal from Abdul Samed. Everything is to be redone for the Blood and Gold!
WHAT AN ATTEMPT!
Kyei tries a lob thirty meters from Samba’s goal and the RC Lens goalkeeper pulls out the parade he needs to save his people! Superb parade and very good intelligence from the Clermont striker to attempt such a gesture.
Opportunity lensoises! Still !
Seventh strike from RC Lens in this part and it comes from the right foot of Fofana. Caufriez scrapes at the right time, in the right place to ward off danger. The corner gives nothing.
Clermont no longer sees the light of day
At the end of a big streak of possession of the Lensoise ball, the Clermontois touch the ball following a missed cross from Machado. On the raise, the locals take over the leather. Ultra domination of RC Lens!
SEIDU RESCUE!
On his line, the Ghanaian defender throws himself to get out a perfect recovery from Machado, alone at the far post on a cross from Gradit. It’s perfect !
State
After 20 minutes of play, the Lensois have 63% possession. For the occasions, they tried their luck five times. Only one on the Clermont side.
Frankowski cover!
Resumption of the Polish side, countered by the opposing defense. The corner that follows does nothing. The opportunity to review this great gesture from the resident of RC Lens from outside the area.
The Clermontois cornered!
Impossible to get the ball out properly. Worse, impossible for them to touch the leather if not after conceding a strike. Here they are now cornered in their last thirty meters. It is complicated.
Clermont in big trouble!
This center set back is undoubtedly one of the weapons of its Blood and Gold vintage 2022/2023, and it almost hit the mark!
But that was without counting Diaw who folds at the right time to prevent his team from conceding the opener. (0-0)
Gala atmosphere
The famous “to arms” resounds in the stands of Bollaert! What an atmosphere!
Lens grows!
Very good call from Said and especially very poor alignment of the Clermont defense.
Said fails to follow up after good chest control. The Clermontois away the danger and the ball and again in the feet of the locals. Still 0-0!
Corner for nothing…
Said tries to send his helmet shot into the opposing net but his header does not find the target.
Lens puts his foot back on the ball
It’s better for the locals for a few minutes! After short passes and a cross from Fofana, they even get a corner! Opportunity to follow.
Samba intervenes!
He is phenomenal! The Lensois goalkeeper saves his people on this corner!
Wieteska had jumped higher than everyone else at the penalty round before slamming a super header. Luckily for the locals, Samba was there.
Observation phase
Quiet start to the encounter. The two teams observe each other and take the time to build their actions, even if for the moment, the ball is more at the feet of the locals.
Kick-off !
Let’s go to Bollaert! (0-0)
It was the Lensois, in yellow, who kicked off this match counting for the fifteenth day of Ligue 1. Magnificent atmosphere!
Pre-match’
Kick-off is imminent!
The players are on the lawn of the Bollaert-Delelis stadium, accompanied by the referee of the match Hakim Ben El Hadj.
Pre-match’
Here is the eleven of Clermont!
Diaw – Caufriez, Wieteska, Seidu – Bela, Gastien (cap.), Magnin, Rashani – Khaoui – Kyei, Andric.
Pre-match’
Here is the RC Lens XI!
Samba – Gradit, Danso, Medina – Frankowski, Fofana, Samed, Machado – Sotoca (cap.), Said, Costa.
Pre-match’
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