French Ligue 1

Lens vs AJ Auxerre, 2026-27 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lens
  • 12': Florian Thauvin (P)
  • 49': Franjo Ivanovic
  • 54': Saud Abdulhamid
  • 66': Pierre Ganiou
  • 88': Florian Thauvin (P)
FT
5 - 2
AJ Auxerre
  • Red Card 35': Christ Makosso
  • 61': Danny Namaso (P)
  • 69': Lamine Sy

About

Lens are hosting AJ Auxerre at Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Auxerre. Danny Namaso is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Lens) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mamadou Diop (Auxerre). Assisted by Franjo Ivanovic.
  • 6': Foul by Christ Makosso (Auxerre).
  • 6': Franjo Ivanovic (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Aristide Zossou (Auxerre) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Namaso.
  • 7': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Maik Nawrocki.
  • 8': Offside, Auxerre. Romain Faivre is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Danny Namaso (Auxerre).
  • 9': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Penalty conceded by Arthur Piedfort (Auxerre) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 12': Goal! Lens 1, Auxerre 0. Florian Thauvin (Lens) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 14': Foul by Aristide Zossou (Auxerre).
  • 14': Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Delay in match (Lens).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Christ Makosso (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Lens).
  • 18': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Souleymane Sagnan.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Sy.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
  • 26': Yacine Titraoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Lamine Sy (Auxerre).
  • 28': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Ismaëlo Ganiou.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Kévin Danois (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 29': Offside, Auxerre. Romain Faivre is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Franjo Ivanovic (Lens) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdallah Sima.
  • 30': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Sinaly Diomandé.
  • 32': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Yacine Titraoui.
  • 35': Abdallah Sima (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Christ Makosso (Auxerre).
  • 35': Christ Makosso (Auxerre) is shown the red card.
  • 37': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Lens).
  • 37': Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Kévin Danois (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Robin Risser (Lens). Assisted by Clément Akpa.
  • 40': Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Danny Namaso (Auxerre).
  • 40': Handball by Romain Faivre (Auxerre).
  • 41': Attempt missed. Michaël Cuisance (Lens) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaëlo Ganiou with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Souleymane Sagnan.
  • 44': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Franjo Ivanovic (Lens) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Mamadou Diop (Auxerre). Assisted by Matthieu Udol with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Saud Abdulhamid (Lens).
  • 45'+1': Kévin Danois (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Franjo Ivanovic (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Lamine Sy (Auxerre).
  • 45'+3': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lens 1, Auxerre 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lens 1, Auxerre 0.
  • 49': Goal! Lens 2, Auxerre 0. Franjo Ivanovic (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdallah Sima with a through ball.
  • 52': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 52': Foul by Franjo Ivanovic (Lens).
  • 52': Naouirou Ahamada (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Goal! Lens 3, Auxerre 0. Saud Abdulhamid (Lens) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florian Thauvin following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 54': VAR Decision: Goal Lens 3-0 Auxerre (Saud Abdulhamid).
  • 58': Attempt saved. Naouirou Ahamada (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Robin Risser (Lens). Assisted by Danny Namaso.
  • 60': Penalty conceded by Michaël Cuisance (Lens) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Penalty Auxerre. Danny Namaso draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Goal! Lens 3, Auxerre 1. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Lens. Michal Skóras replaces Saud Abdulhamid.
  • 62': Substitution, Lens. Thorgan Hazard replaces Franjo Ivanovic.
  • 62': Florian Thauvin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Clément Akpa (Auxerre).
  • 63': Attempt saved. Maik Nawrocki (Lens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mamadou Diop (Auxerre). Assisted by Thorgan Hazard.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Romain Faivre (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 66': Goal! Lens 4, Auxerre 1. Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michal Skóras.
  • 67': Substitution, Auxerre. Lamfia Dioubaté replaces Romain Faivre.
  • 67': Substitution, Auxerre. Rayan Mandengue replaces Aristide Zossou.
  • 68': Abdallah Sima (Lens) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Arthur Piedfort (Auxerre).
  • 69': Goal! Lens 4, Auxerre 2. Lamine Sy (Auxerre) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Mandengue following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, Lens. Odsonne Édouard replaces Abdallah Sima.
  • 71': Substitution, Lens. Amadou Haidara replaces Michaël Cuisance.
  • 73': Michal Skóras (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Rayan Mandengue (Auxerre).
  • 74': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Rayan Mandengue.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Ismaëlo Ganiou (Lens).
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Rayan Mandengue (Auxerre).
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Auxerre. Elikya Legros replaces Naouirou Ahamada.
  • 77': Substitution, Auxerre. Lasso Coulibaly replaces Danny Namaso.
  • 79': Michal Skóras (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Rayan Mandengue (Auxerre).
  • 79': Substitution, Lens. Andrija Bulatovic replaces Ismaëlo Ganiou because of an injury.
  • 81': Foul by Michal Skóras (Lens).
  • 81': Rayan Mandengue (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Lamfia Dioubaté (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lasso Coulibaly.
  • 82': Thorgan Hazard (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Kévin Danois (Auxerre).
  • 84': Penalty conceded by Kévin Danois (Auxerre) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Penalty Lens. Florian Thauvin draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Maik Nawrocki (Lens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': VAR Decision: Penalty Lens.
  • 86': Lamfia Dioubaté (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, Auxerre. Josué Casimir replaces Arthur Piedfort.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
  • 88': Goal! Lens 5, Auxerre 2. Florian Thauvin (Lens) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 89': Foul by Rayan Mandengue (Auxerre).
  • 89': Michal Skóras (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Odsonne Édouard (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Lamfia Dioubaté (Auxerre).
  • 90'+4': Yacine Titraoui (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Odsonne Édouard (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mamadou Diop (Auxerre). Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Elikya Legros.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Lens. Conceded by Kévin Danois.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Clément Akpa (Auxerre).
  • 90'+6': Florian Thauvin (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Rayan Mandengue (Auxerre).
  • 90'+7': Andrija Bulatovic (Lens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Thorgan Hazard (Lens) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michal Skóras.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Josué Casimir (Auxerre).
  • 90'+9': Michal Skóras (Lens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Lens 5, Auxerre 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Lens 5, Auxerre 2.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 2
47.1 Possession 52.9
10 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
338 Accurate Passes 415
415 Passes 469
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.2
39 Long Balls 39
16 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 14
14 Tackles 21
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 17
21 Effective Clearances 22
21 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Location: Lens, France

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Monaco 5 +5 13
2 Lyon 5 +8 11
3 Paris FC 5 +5 11
4 Lille 5 +4 10
Full Standings

Line-Ups

RCL Lens (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Robin Risser (GK)
25 Pierre Ganiou
31 Souleymane Sagnan
3 Maik Nawrocki Yellow Card
8 Yassine Titraoui
27 Michaël Cuisance
14 Matthieu Udol
23 Saud Abdulhamid
19 Abdallah Sima
29 Franjo Ivanovic
10 Florian Thauvin
Lens Substitutes:
Odsonne Édouard, Mathieu Gorgelin, Mezian Soares, Florian Sotoca, Amadou Haidara, Andrija Bulatovic, Michal Skoras, Thorgan Hazard, Rayan Fofana.

AUX AJ Auxerre (4-3-3)

No. Name
23 Mamadou Diop (GK)
15 Christ Makosso Red Card
20 Sinaly Diomande
92 Clément Akpa
27 Lamine Sy
46 Arthur Piedfort
5 Kévin Danois
8 Naouirou Ahamada
10 Danny Namaso
77 Aristide Zossou
21 Romain Faivre
AJ Auxerre Substitutes:
Fredrik Oppegard, Tidiane Devernois, Salimou Danfakha, Josué Casimir, Paul Nardi, Lamfia Dioubaté, Rayan Mandengue, Lasso Coulibaly, Elikya Legros.

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