On February 19, one of the matches of the 24th round of the French Football Championship took place. Met "Lance" (France) and "Nantes" (France).
French Championship, round 24
"Lance" (France) — "Nantes" (France) — 3:1 (2:1)
Goals: D. Machado (34), Adrian Tomasson (36), Traore (74) - Mollet (40)
Lens and Nantes met at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in a Ligue 1 match. In the 34th minute, Lens scored the first goal when D. Machado sent the ball into the top nine. Just two minutes later, A.Thomasson doubled the advantage of the hosts, breaking through with a long-range shot into the top nine. Nantes played one ball in the 40th minute thanks to a goal by F. Mollet. Lens soon regained control in the second half when C. Traore scored an own goal. During the match, both teams made several substitutions: first, Lance brought L. Openda instead of A. Tomasson, and D. Costa came out instead of A. Fulgini.
In response, Nantes attracted Mostafa Mohamed, J. Khajam and S. Mutoussami instead of A. Delors, E. Hessan and P. Chirivella, respectively. Lens continued its attacking prowess by making new substitutions: M. Haidar was replaced by D. Machado, and H. Onan was replaced by S. Abdul Samed. They also welcomed in F. Sotok R. Labo in their fifth and last shift. Nantes ended the game with four substitutions, calling up M. Sissoko, L. Doucet, M. Simon and M. Coco, respectively, in search of an equalizer. Lens kept the lead and won 3–1 in regulation time.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Montpellier - Lens, Nantes - Rennes.
| Lance | Nantes | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | shots on target | 3 |
| 19 | blows | 6 |
| 4 | Blocked punches | 3 |
| 12 | Kicks from the box | 3 |
| 7 | Kicks from outside the box | 3 |
| 9 | Violations | 14 |
| 2 | corner | 5 |
| 3 | offsides | 1 |
| 58% | Ball possession | 42% |
| 0 | yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Goalie saves | 4 |
| 558 | Total transfers | 405 |
| 487 | Accurate gear | 327 |
| 87% | Gear Accuracy | 81% |