March 12, one of the matches of the 27th round of the French Football Championship was held. Clermont (France) and Lance (France) met.
French Premier League, Week 27
Clermont (France) - Lance (France) - 0:4 (0:3)
Goals: Openda (30), Openda (33), Openda (34), A. Claude-Maurice (76)
Warnings: Neto Borges (39), Massadio Haidara (44), D. Machado (87)
The Ligue 1 soccer match between Clermont Foot and Lance was played at the Stade Gabriel Montpid. It was a match that showed the complete dominance of Lens. The score was 0-3 at halftime, and Lens were confidently in control. L. Openda of Lens scored a hat trick within the first 34 minutes of the game, giving his team a huge lead. The Clermont Foot team struggled to find their footing and create real goal scoring opportunities. In the 39th minute, Neto Borges of Clermont Foote received a yellow card. Just before the break, M. Haidara of Lens was also given a yellow card. The second half began with a substitution in Lens: M. Haidara was replaced by D. Machado. Clermont Foote also made some initial changes, releasing K. Andric instead of G. Kiei and Mohammed Cham instead of J. Bela.
Moments later, M. Gonalons replaced J. Gastien. In the 74th minute, Lens made two more substitutions, releasing A. Fulgini instead of D. Costa and A. Thomasson instead of A. Claude-Maurice. However, it was A. Claude-Maurice who scored again for Lens in the 76th minute. Then A. Maurer was replaced by B. Diallo for Clermont Foote, and Lens replaced S. Fofana with J. Onana. At the 81st minute, Lens made one last substitution: R. Labo came on instead of L. Openda who had already scored a hat-trick. Finally, on 87 minutes, Lens's D. Machado got a yellow card. The match ended with Lens scoring four goals and keeping a clean sheet. It was a dominant performance by Lance, in which they outplayed Clermont Foot in every aspect of the game. Although some substitutions were made in the second half, they did not disrupt the dynamic of Lance's game, and they won comfortably.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for such matches: Montpellier - Clermont, Lance - Angers.
| Clermont | Lance | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Goals on goal | 6 |
| 9 | Strokes | 13 |
| 1 | Blocked punches | 0 |
| 7 | Kicks from the penalty area | 11 |
| 2 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 12 | Violations | 12 |
| 6 | Corner | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 46% | Ball possession | 54% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 5 |
| 425 | Total assists | 490 |
| 353 | Accurate passes | 424 |
| 83% | Accuracy of transmissions | 87% |