No goal but a real football match
Tension, opportunities galore, class stops, a red… We had everything or almost everything at Bollaert for the return of Franck Haise. Lens put Nice through an ordeal in the first act, but the Aiglons let the storm pass and had opportunities afterwards. The Lensois have a fourth draw and remain undefeated, Nice leaves with a hard-won point.
Yellow card for Dante
Gesture of frustration from the experienced Brazilian, who is calmed by Mr. Letexier.
Moukoko in bad timing
Dante relies on Diop who plays a touch towards his German striker in the area. He makes the wrong call and can’t make a close call.
Final change for Nice
Louchet comes into play for the last undecided minutes, Boudaoui sticks out his tongue as he leaves.
Stat’
Only Getafe (4 before their match against Barcelona in La Liga on Wednesday) have had more draws than Lens this season in the European top 5 (3 – in their last 3 Ligue 1 matches).
Additional time
With the long interruption following Mr. Letexier’s microphone problem, nine more minutes are granted.
Clauss saves on his line!
What a helmet shot from Khusanov on a corner, the Lensois thinks to score but Clauss drags on his line to remove this goal ball! But who will be able to win this match?!
A new change on each side
Diop enters in place of Bouanani on the Nice side, the Lensois will play with Mendy in the middle for the last minutes. Very active, Diouf goes out.
Gradit tries from afar
Big rise from the Lensois defender, who arms at the end of the race. His firecracker passes to the right.
Red card, Lens will finish at ten!
Exclusion of Zaroury, released for a second yellow after this nasty foul in the middle of the field! Still also receives a yellow for protest, the end of the match promises to be tense!
Huge defensive effort from Abdi!
Superb recovery at the foot of Samba, which puts Aguilar into orbit! The piston flies alone but Abdi makes a decisive comeback!
The fire in the Lens area!
Guessand launches into a solo number and pierces the whole axis! He can’t hit, the ball floats and Boudaoui finally shoots at Samba who catches it on his line!
The Still brothers are hot
The three brothers present in the Lensois staff give voice to each unfavorable arbitration decision. Will is well looked after.
Changes on both sides
Moukoko replaces Boga to regenerate the Nice offensive sector. Satriano takes the place of Nzola, very good in first but more discreet in second, while Frankowski leaves his to Aguilar.
The head of Labeau Lascary
It finally resumed with a corner kicked to the left by Zaroury. The attacker bursts past the near post but takes it over.
Players keep warm
While Bollaert sings and Mr. Letexier still does not have operational equipment, the two teams try to stay physically alert.
Microphone problem for Mr. Letexier
The game was interrupted for several minutes following a battery problem from the referee. The public is getting impatient.
Bulka still works miracles!
The Polish goalkeeper is still huge against Labeau Lascary, who takes advantage of a missed clearance from Rosario to strike alone in front of goal! But Bulka takes up space and makes a huge exit!
Clauss in the wall
Nice maintains the pressure and obtains a very dangerous free kick. The right piston takes care of it, its roll-up is well executed but the Lensois wall still deviates.
Yellow card for Zaroury
Sole from the new entrant on Dante, who gets his foot crushed. Mr. Letexier takes out the rusk.
The flight of Samba!
Nice has a well-placed free kick, Clauss places the ball on Rosario’s head, his helmet strike forces the French goalkeeper into a spectacular dive at the top corner!
No penalty for OGC Nice!
It’s visible on the video: Diouf’s foot takes Boudaoui’s foot well in the Lens area, but the referee considers that this is not enough to call a penalty!
Bouadoui collapses in the surface!
The Nice sidelines jumped as one man. The Nice midfielder falls into contact with Diouf, but Mr. Letexier does not whistle anything for the moment! This will be seen again on video.
Double change on the Lensois side
Zaroury and Labeau Lascary take the places of Fulgini and Saïd.
Nice less in submission
The Aiglons have been playing more ball since returning from the locker room. The debates are much more balanced than in the first period. From a corner, Boudaoui sends a volley into the clouds.
Frankowski caught by the patrol
Taken by the speed of Boga, explosive on the supports, the Polish piston misses his tackle. Yellow card.
Thomasson sur Bulka
Diouf is found in the area on a corner. He manages to serve behind his partner, who triggers but stumbles on the Polish goalkeeper.
Dante already in boss mode
The Brazilian defender touches balls and has already recovered several, including a big tackle on Fulgini who was launched on the right.
Nice with a new face?
Franck Haise brought in experience and serenity with Dante, and greater volume on the right with Clauss. The French international also received a warm welcome from his former audience.
It’s back to Lens!
Franck Haise moves his lines to react: Dante and Clauss come into play, Mendy and Abdelmonem come out.
Attack-defense at Bollaert, but no goal yet
Terribly exciting, Lens was not rewarded for its first period against the struggling Niçois. The Sang et Or multiplied the situations, deprived of the goal by the post or Marcin Bulka. But we will have to make it happen one day, because the Aiglons almost carried out the hold-up but Badredine Bouanani also hit the amount.
Additional time
While Gradit slams a header wide from a corner, the fourth referee offers one more minute to the Bollaert spectators.
Stat’
Lens has not conceded a goal in its two home matches this season in Ligue 1, and could keep three clean sheets on home soil in the elite for the first time since September-October 2022 (4).
What if Nice had let the storm pass?
Franck Haise’s men are getting their heads out of the water a little and finally managing to get a little foot on the ball. We can call it a highlight, given the first period in Nice.
Bouanani imprecise
The young Nice player carries the ball and the whole field himself. Not attacked, he triggers a distant strike, it flies away.
A wasted Nice cartridge
Nice’s first corner of this game, played two-way on the right. Boga fails to get ahead of Saïd, who defends very well.
Lens deprives Nice of balls
The locals play ten-a-side, with a lot of passing and permutations. Medina sometimes finds himself a left winger, Fulgini a piston, Machado an attacker… It’s total football.
A one-way first half hour
Already 11 Lensoise strikes after 30 minutes, against 3 Nice. The Blood and Gold have 70% possession.
Yellow card for Abdelmonem
The Egyptian defender is behind Fulgini, the referee sanctions his intervention.
Nice finds the Lensois post!
The heist was not far away for the Aiglons! Bouanani is found in the area by Boga, he performs a control-shot sequence and turns around but Samba relaxes to deflect the ball onto his post! It was very hot.
Nzola treats his partners
Lens plays in small combinations, Nzola is perfect in his supporting role in front of the area and allows strikes from Fulgini then Frankowski in turn.
SOS Nice
We will have to make adjustments for Haise, Nice continues to be overtaken in all sectors of the game. The Lens waves continue to surge.
The Machado firecracker!
Nice retreats ever further, the left piston hooks Mendy too easily and unleashes a powerful shot from the right which brushes the post!
All of Bollaert is calling for the penalty!
Nzola infiltrates the surface and collapses on contact with Abdi! The referee does not whistle, the attacker slightly exaggerates his fall.
Nice’s first strike
And it’s directly into the wall, on this free kick attempted directly by Bouanani. Farnck Haise’s players fail to appear dangerous.
Medina in an innovative role
The Argentinian plays today as a relay midfielder, and successfully participates in the construction of the Lens game. He also makes the effort when it comes to coming down to defend.
Bulka again on parade!
What class action from Lensois on a set piece! Fulgini places a ball for Saïd in the area, who fires an uncontrolled volley that Bulka hits at the top corner!
The post for Lens!
This is the first huge situation for the Blood and Gold! Found with a cross by Fulgini, Nzola wraps around Ndayishimiye and unleashes a powerful shot that Bulka deflects onto his post!
Good start to the Lensois match
Racing does not let the Niçois breathe, cornered in their last 30 meters since the kick-off. Fulgini and Nzola are hit in good areas in the box without being able to strike.
Diouf lights the first fuse
Nice insists on playing on the ground behind but Bulka returns the ball. The Lensois midfielder comes forward and unleashes a left shot that is too crushed and off target.
Very clean Khusanov
Bulka plays long and tense towards the Guessand support point in front. But the young Lensois defender sticks close to him and wins the duel.
The people of Nice are already putting themselves in danger
Nice wants to come out clean and the Lensois steal a very hot ball in front of the opposing surface. Fortunately without consequences, but the Aiglons must be wary of the locals’ pressing.
Let’s go to Lens!
It was the Niçois, in white, who launched this beautiful poster for the 6th day of Ligue 1!
Bollaert resonates to the sound of the Lensoise
The players have just left the tunnel to enter the pitch, accompanied by the referee of the match, François Letexier… and the entire Lensois public!
Stat’
Thanks in particular to its 8-0 victory over Saint-Etienne on the last day, Nice has 14 goals in Ligue 1 this season, its highest total after 5 matches in a year in the elite since 1975-76 (16) .
Nice still flamboyant, Lens finally winning?
The Aiglons had signed a huge card during the previous day against Saint-Etienne, humiliated 8-0. It is hard to see the Lensois suffering such a disappointment, they who are still undefeated in L1. But the Sang et Or must restart the machine after more than a month without winning.
The composition of the Aiglons, Dante replacing
It’s rare enough to be underlined: Dante, almost 41 years old, is having a little rest. He is replaced by Mohamed Abdelmonem in central defense. Haise also has a few players in the infirmary (Bard, Sanson, Laborde and Moffi). Evann Guessand returns to a more central position up front, Jérémy Boga starts on the right wing. Jonathan Clauss is on the bench, Antoine Mendy has playing time on the right.
Bulka – Abdelmonem, Ndayishimiye, Bombito – Mendy, Rosario, Boudaoui, Abdi – Bouanani, Guessand, Boga
The RC Lens eleven, first start for Nzola
Deprived of many players (Koffi, Danso, Cabot, El-Aynaoui and Ojediran, all injured), Will Still adapts and starts for the first time M’Bala Nzola, who arrived from Fiorentina this summer and scored last weekend . Florian Sotoca starts on the bench, just like Anass Zaroury or Rémy Labeau-Lascary.
Samba – Frankowski, Gradit, Khusanov, Medina, Machado – Thomasson, Diouf – Fulgini – Nzola, Saïd
Franck Haise returns to Bollaert
Franck Haise, who arrived on the Nice bench this summer, will therefore return to his former club where he left his mark after four and a half years with the first team.
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Hello everyone
Welcome to our live to follow the third Ligue 1 match counting for the 6th day of the French championship, this weekend. And it’s a shock that will pit Will Still’s Sang et Or against Franck Haise’s players, this Saturday from 5 p.m. The Aiglons travel to Bollaert between two Europa League matches. Held in defeat at home by Real Sociedad, Nice will travel to Rome next Thursday to challenge Lazio. And what better way to prepare for it than a success which would confirm the correction inflicted on Saint-Etienne (8-0)? Opposite, Lens will want to maintain their momentum at home and above all return to success after three draws in a row.
