Between spite, anger and frustration… Whatever the feeling shared by the Stade de Reims or its supporters this Friday evening, it was frankly not very enthusiastic. Because if the meeting was expected by many, it did not offer the expected scenario and spectacle. It must be said that the Reims performance did not warm up the audience for a Delaune who quickly cooled down, and not only because of the temperatures.
The start of the game was however balanced between Stade de Reims and Lens. For his return to Delaune, Will Still, on the artesian bench, offered a solid and committed block. Enough to offer a closed start to the match, like a game of chess. We had to wait until the 19th minute to see Kevin Danso send a header on target. She didn't really scare anyone. By Johann Diouf. But she was putting a grain of sand in a Reims machine that was going to go wrong. From then on, the Lensois pushed and quickly ended up being rewarded. On a headed clearance, Adrien Thomasson inherited the ball at the edge of the area, eliminated Valentin Atangana with a chest check and successfully attempted a half-volley cross shot.
Lens in control, Reims discouraged
Certainly Junya Ito tried to sound a revolt. Without being truly dominant, Stade de Reims had the merit of creating chances. But neither Keito Nakamura before the break, nor Junya Ito, alone on the counterattack, managed to deceive Brice Samba, the Lens goalkeeper. In control, Lens did not panic, and stung a second time, thanks to Mbala Nzola. In a bad situation, Luka Elsner's protégés did not recover. As if the locals had accepted their fate. Discouraged, the Rémois continued to stammer with their football until the final whistle, with no solution between bad choices and technical waste. An evening to forget to prepare for the next trip to Strasbourg.
MATCH SHEET
REIMS STADE 0-2 LENS
HALF TIME : 0-1
SPECTATORS : 18555
ARBITRATOR : M. Abdelatif Kherradji
BUTS – Thomasson (23rd) and Nzola (62nd) for Lens
WARNINGS – to Rémois Atangana (42nd); to Lensois Diouf (31st) and Labeau Lascary (66th)
REIMS : Diouf – Akieme, Agbadou, Cyprus, Buta – Teuma (Am. Kone, 66th), Atangana (Diakhon, 66th), Munetsi (Moscardo, 80th) – Nakamura (Fofana, 66th), Diakité (Salama, 80th), Ito. Entr : Luke Elsner
LENS : Samba – Medina, Danso, Khusanov – Zaroury (Machado, 78e), Diouf (El Aynaoui, 46e), Thomasson, Frankowski – Fulgini (Ojediran, 88e), Nzola (Chavez, 88e), Labeau Lascari (Sotoca, 71e). Enter: Will Still
MAN OF THE MATCH
RESULTS AND RANKING
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