Darami is ready to go home
But that’s aside for a few minutes. The Reims staff seems hesitant about which player to bring out, perhaps due to the physical condition of some.
Chavez misses on the surface!
The Lensois piston was again found on the surface. But when it came time to strike, Chavez missed the ball from close range.
GUILAVOGUI UP!
It was a 2-1 ball again! Chavez is launched deep, the Reims defense is taken, and he manages to move Gilavogui into the area. The Lensois striker fails to finish and Abdelhamid touches the ball to turn it for a corner. However the referee awards a goal kick.
Dangerous Reims corner
The lens fails to properly eliminate the hazard. Throw-in to Reims at Lensois camp.
Double change from reams
Khadra and Diakite are replaced by Nakamura and Richardson.
Khadra will try his luck!
From outside the area, it is on target but is captured by Samba.
In place of Said, Thomson and Mandy
Entrances to Guilavogui, Sotoca and El Aynaoui.
Fulgini!
IT GRAVES The post! On a nice deflection from Thomson, Fulgini found himself face-to-face with Diouf. He decides to cross his shot, which misses the goal by a few centimeters…
Cardboard for Medina
The Argentine makes a poor move on Eto’o, a bit of a harsh card but Medina may be paying for his reputation as well.
DIAKITE misses the frame!
Started by Ito after his recovery from Haute Rémois, the Ivorian striker faces Samba. He opens his foot and wrong-foots the Lensois goalkeeper, but misses the target by a few centimeters. It was a 2-1 ball and a double for Diakite!
FOCKET Launched!
Reams side does not fit! Fortunately for Lens, and for Chavez, who were completely taken by Fouquet’s call.
Agbadou returns in front of Said!
The Lensois striker found the back of the Reims defense with a superb ground pass. But Agbadou comes back well to prevent Said from hitting.
Exchange between the referee and Medina
Referee Lensois makes it clear to the defender that his opposition must stop. Lance is struggling to recover from the decision not to red card Okumu.
Lens wants a hand in that area!
Massive commotion in Reims area lasting 20 seconds. He ends up with a corner for Lans, but Sang et Or asks for a hand and a penalty. The referee communicates with his VAR assistants, but it is the chest of a Rams defender that pushes the ball away.
The referee decides not to give a red card
A surprising decision. Red seemed logical, Reams is doing pretty well, so Okumu just takes yellow.
Okumu misses the ball and lands a huge sole on Frankovski
He risks being red carded.
Big foul by Okumu on Frankovski
A Reims defender grabs the ankle of a Lensois defender in a poorly controlled tackle. As Frankovski is being treated, the referee will look at images to decide on a possible red card.
Good free kick for Reims
Munetsi will get a good foul after a big fight near the lens surface.
It’s back to Auguste Delaunay
Reims starts the second half.
Said Lensois is the season’s top scorer
He has 5 goals in Ligue 1. This is more than Sotoka (4) and Wahi (3), while Frank Hyes starts the side much less.
Two shots on target led to the goal
We had to wait for more than 40 minutes to see the first shot on target.
It’s a break in Reims!
1-1 between Ramois and Lensois. After 40 frankly gloomy minutes, Reims opened the scoring thanks to Diakite. Five minutes later, in added time, Said responded with a header.
Not far from taking advantage of Agbadou’s back pass
Fortunately, Diouf was alert and came to clear it at the last minute.
Already said exactly!
Lance responded quickly! Frankovski crosses without overflowing and elegantly finds Wesley Said alone, who finishes with a certain header. It’s 1-1, Lens will only trail for five minutes.
What a return of Khusanov!
Denso lost the ball in a very dangerous position. Diakite immediately tries to throw off Ito, but Khusanov comes back at the last minute to prevent the Japanese from running head-on.
4 minutes of added time
Especially because of the stoppage for a few minutes when Lensois supporters sent smoke bombs onto the pitch.
The lens has to react
We will probably see another match from now on, with Lensois having to declare himself and offer something other than bland in the first 40 minutes.
DIAKITE opens the score!
Finally something is happening! Served to his right, Eto’o launches in an outside dribble to cross at ground level. Diakite passes perfectly in front of the Lensois defenders to distract him with his feet and deceive Samba. 1-0 to Reims!
Lens protection is difficult to clean
Sang et or. A slight wobble between the rims can cause the lens to suffer due to extreme pressure.
Ito is looking for Diakit!
Reims have a good chance, with Lensois losing the ball on the restart. But Ito is confronted by Medina when he finds Diakite.
Samba is the Lensois who touches the ball the most
It is on 18 balls. The epitome of this match for the off moment and let’s call it boring.
The speaker addresses the audience
A smoke bomb goes off in the Lensois parking lot. The game can resume.
The referee stopped the game
The reason was smoke bombs and fireworks from Lensois supporters. Some ended up on the field.
The Lensois parking lot is littered with smoke bombs
Sang et Or supporters are celebrating the anniversary of one of their group.
Akeem goes to a corner
First of the match. In a close match like this, a set piece can help break the deadlock.
Khadra Pass Danso
But it comes back to Mandy, who covers well.
Lensois double fault
Frankovski on Munetsi then Thomson on Tuma. Not cardboard but it might deserve it.
Saïd makes the difference on the right
No one found after his cross but it was a good move.
Yellow card for Diakité
Thomson took a while to get back up but is fine now. Le Ramois received a card for his involuntary error which could have been dangerous.
Clash between Thomson and Diakite
Ramois made a mistake by slipping after slipping on the ball. But in his fall, he faces Thomson hard. It should still be good for Lensois.
Box for Khusanov
This is the first warning of the meeting. The defender came to kill Akime. Lensois called for a foul on Fulgini earlier in the action, but it wasn’t to be.
Diakit strikes from distance
At 30 meters, a Reims attacker tries his luck. It is screwless and goes on a stand, but the rims settle into the lens half of the field.
Crazy atmosphere at the Visitor Park
Lensois continues to sing and sets the mood. The Reims supporters timidly try to whistle at the opposing supporters but despite the numerical superiority, we can still hear Lensois.
The rims begin to turn
Will Still’s men manage to get some foot on the ball. Ito manages to cross, but he does nothing.
Adebalhamid scored his own goal…
But the scare was short-lived, Said, who was found deep by Thomson, was well offside.
It is stuck in the middle
Neither Lensois nor Ramois are able to develop their game at the moment. Both teams try to jump into the middle to find their attackers, without success.
Two teams are trying to control the game
But both teams defended well. Forced to extend the rims to Diakit, it is too deep and the lens recovers.
The Lensois parking lot is very noisy
This week, Stade de Reims briefly blocked ticket sales to avoid seeing a packed stadium with Lensois, but that didn’t stop the loud crowd.
He’s off to Auguste Delaunay!
The kick-off is given by RC Lens, who have a great chance to play in the standings today.
Kick-off imminent
A chance to recall formations, with 8 changes on the lens side compared to the midweek match.
Composition of Reams: Diouf – Foket, Okumu, Abdelhamid, Agbadou, Akieme – Teuma, Munetsi – Ito, Khadra, Diakité.
Composition of Lenses: Samba – Denso, Medina, Khusanov – Frankovski, Abdul Saheed, Mendy, Chavez – Fulgini, Thomson, Said.
Monaco beaten, Lens could be back on the podium
Ahead of this evening’s Brest match against OM, Lensois can move back level with Lille, 3rd, and Monaco, 4th, after being beaten by Toulouse this afternoon. All just a tiny point behind Nice, 2nd, beaten on Friday. A boon for RC lenses.
Lance failed to win midweek
Sang et Or conceded a 0-0 draw at Ballart and will need a result at the Friborg pitch to reach the knockout stages of the Europa League.
Lens unbeaten against Reims in 21st century
Sang et Or, for almost 25 years, is doing very well against Reims: 5 wins, 4 draws and no defeats.
Reams apparently with a five-man defense
Will still strengthens the defensive zone to receive the lens.
Composition of Reams: Diouf – Foket, Okumu, Abdelhamid, Agbadou, Akieme – Teuma, Munetsi – Ito, Khadra, Diakité.
Vahi and Sotoka on the Lensois bench
Frank Heise has made 8 changes since the European match against Friborg. Wahi, Sotoka and Pereira da Costa, the midweek attacking trio, are on the bench. Ditto for Gradit, El Aynaoui, Haïdara and Aguilar. Diouf is absent from the match sheet.
Composition of Lenses: Samba – Denso, Medina, Khusanov – Frankovski, Abdul Saheed, Mendy, Chavez – Fulgini, Thomson, Said.
Kick-off at 5:05 pm.
It is an important match between two teams who still have European hopes. Lens, who are five points ahead of Reims, could do well with the points dropped by Nice – and perhaps Monaco – this weekend, while looking forward to meeting Brest this evening. Reims, for its part, need the points to keep their hopes of winning Europe alive. Kick-off at 5:05pm at Auguste Delaune.
