LIVE – Saint-Etienne-Lens: the led Greens revolt

To wake up the Greens, Moueffek releases a big shot which passes just above the Samba cages.

Lens kicks off this second period.

It’s the break at Geoffroy-Guichard, Lens is logically in front against the Greens who are struggling in defense.

The free kick is taken perfectly over the wall by central defender Khusanov. Larsonneur extends well to take the ball out for a corner.

In the final seconds of this first act, Nzola plays well near the Greens area and lets himself be pushed around by Nadé. Dangerous free kick to follow.

The referee grants two minutes of additional time.

On a cross from the right after a long touch, Amougou tries his luck with a clear shot but his shot misses the target. Samba looked beaten.

Again on a cleared corner on the edge of the area, Angelo Fulgini tries his luck but his shot misses the target.

Served in depth, Diouf plays everyone to serve Nzola perfectly. But the former Fiorentina striker pushes his ball too much and locks himself in. His attempt to pass in the middle is missed, Saint-Étienne clears.

Medina wants to anticipate but completely misses and mows down Cafaro. The referee hesitated a few meters from the action but produced a yellow card. The Argentinian was hot.

On a free kick, Sissoko cleans up in the air and hampers the Lens defense. The Greens striker sees the ball return to his feet, he tries his luck but is blocked by Medina.

The Georgian hero of the greens against Auxerre tried his luck in the area after a good sequence from his team. But his overly crushed shot misses the target.

On a counter blitz led by Cafaro on the right wing, Saint Etienne thought they would find an opening. But the long cross of the tricolor for its scorer Sissoko is taken by Danso who remained vigilant.

Lens largely dominates but scares itself in its last meters. yet not worried, Medina does not press his side pass enough for Khusanov. Sissoko is very close to regaining the ball for the Greens.

A quick one-touch game between Nzola and Thomasson, Saint Étienne, still ahead of himself, lets the Lens midfielder strike outside the area. The former Strasbourg player’s shot brushed Gautier Larsonneur’s right post.

The Greens are overtaken by Nzola. The Lensois center forward gets confused and completely misses his shot in one on one against Larsonneur. No regrets, the referee finally raised his flag for offside.

Big mistake from Greens captain Abdelhamid who completely misses his tackle in the area on Nzola. The penalty was not whistled, since the RC Lens center forward was offside.

Great scares in the last meters of Lensois. At the restart, the Sang et Or were closely squeezed by collective pressing from the Greens. Twice, Brice Samba was scared in restarts for Medina.

Served outside the area, RC central defender Lens Khusanov fired a powerful dry shot that was difficult for Larsonneur to repel. Nzola tries to take over with first intention but misses the target. First shot on target of the match for Lensois.

On a good offensive transition, Cafaro and Sissoko combine well, the Greens center forward is jostled about twenty meters from the cages.

The players have just entered the pitch and the atmosphere is going up a notch at Geoffroy-Guichard.

Since the second day and its success against Brest (2-0), RC Lens has no longer won in Ligue 1. But Will Still’s men remain undefeated in the championship. The Sang et Or are in five consecutive draws.

Small event with the return of Kevin Danso in this three-way defense. Absent since the second day due to a multitude of exams, the Austrian has returned to the pitch since his aborted transfer to AS Roma. Another return but in the shoes of a starter for Florian Sotoca who had not been lined up in the starting 11 against Strasbourg.

Two small changes compared to the composition lined up during the great success against Auxerre. The return of Yunis Abdelhamid to the heart of the defense and the tenure of Mathieu Cafaro on the right wing. The Georgian hero, author of a sumptuous hat-trick during the last meeting, Zuriko Davitashvili is well established on the left wing, he will be the player to follow among the Greens.

Hello everyone and welcome to this live commentary on lefigaro.fr for the meeting between Saint-Etienne and Lens.