FFO DPT, Lens vs. West Ham (Wed Aug 06) Lens | West Ham 4-2-3-1 N | 4-1-0-3-2 P Chris Spero | Todd Fortune | B_Samba GK | GK Alisson J_Gimenez DF | DF P_Max F_Kostic DF | DF A_Laporte C_Gunter DF | DF R_Toloi T_Buchmann DF | DF J_Teze S_Lobotka DM | AM R_De_Paul Y_Fofana DM | DM M_Llorente A_Diouf MF | AM B_Fernandes N_de_Jong MF | AM Thiago J_McGinn MF | FW C_Palmer A_Sorloth FW | FW R_Hojlund | A_Schlager SUB | SUB Cesar B_Sagna SUB | SUB L_Grimi I_Saibari SUB | SUB M_Moormann E_Skhiri SUB | SUB D_D_Rossi H_Boua_Die SUB | SUB F_Sene Min. 5 :(len) J_McGinn takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... J_McGinn drives the ball low! ... Alisson with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 6 :(len) F_Kostic knocks the ball on and sprints past R_Toloi ... A delightful ball in to A_Sorloth ... A_Sorloth tries to beat Alisson from outside the area! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 8 :(len) S_Lobotka spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to T_Buchmann! ... A_Laporte with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 10 :(len) N_de_Jong has the ball ... He knocks the ball past A_Laporte ... He puts in J_Gimenez! ... J_Gimenez with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It takes a deflection! ... Alisson is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Lobotka with an outswinging corner into the box ... Headed away by J_Teze Min. 12 :(whu) C_Palmer with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... C_Palmer shapes up for a shot! ... B_Samba blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 15 :(len) J_Gimenez heads the ball back to J_McGinn ... J_McGinn hits a crisp volley! ... But Alisson punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 16 :(whu) M_Llorente with a glorious long pass to R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund with a stunning strike! ... B_Samba gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 17 :(whu) The ball goes loose! ... Thiago seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... C_Gunter dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 20 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... Lens have changed their playing style to P Min. 21 :(len) A_Sorloth with a great first touch ... Good sliding challenge from Thiago and it had to be Min. 22 :(whu) R_Hojlund with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... A_Sorloth wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 22 :(whu) R_Hojlund with the first time pass to A_Laporte ... But Y_Fofana barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 27 :(whu) R_De_Paul crosses to C_Palmer ... A scorcher of a shot from C_Palmer! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 29 :(len) S_Lobotka beats his man ... A_Laporte steals the ball of off him Min. 30 :(len) A_Sorloth flicks it over R_Toloi and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A_Sorloth drives it low! ... But Alisson makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 31 :(len) A_Diouf with a great first touch ... A_Laporte wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 34 :(len) T_Buchmann sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_McGinn gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Another tackle close to the line by P_Max ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... T_Buchmann drives it into the box! ... Alisson makes the catch! Min. 37 :(whu) J_Teze jumps over F_Kostic's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Gimenez scythes the player down! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... B_Fernandes swings it in ... R_Hojlund takes control of it! ... R_Hojlund curls it towards the top corner! ... Looks like it should be B_Samba's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... R_Toloi swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_De_Paul rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... B_Samba is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 40 :(len) A_Sorloth has plenty of time and space ... A_Sorloth attempts the shot! ... Alisson with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 40 :(whu) R_Toloi heads the ball back to C_Palmer ... J_Gimenez with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 40 :(whu) J_Teze with the cross-field pass to R_Hojlund ... S_Lobotka hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... B_Fernandes hits it into the box! ... R_Hojlund swings a leg at it! ... B_Samba just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 42 :(whu) P_Max holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_De_Paul ... R_De_Paul rifles it at the goal! ... But B_Samba punches it away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lens 0-0 West Ham Min. 47 :(len) A_Diouf with the heel pass to F_Kostic ... F_Kostic with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... Alisson has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Alisson reacts well to save!! Min. 47 :(whu) M_Llorente flicks the ball through ... C_Palmer runs onto it! ... C_Palmer with the drive! ... B_Samba has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... B_Samba is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 48 :(len) N_de_Jong with a one-touch layoff to A_Sorloth ... R_Toloi forces him off the ball Min. 55 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: I_Saibari ... COMING OFF: N_de_Jong Min. 55 :(whu) B_Fernandes steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Gimenez ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Gimenez redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 56 :(len) A_Sorloth plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... R_Toloi intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... I_Saibari swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Alisson easily catches it! Min. 56 :(whu) B_Fernandes kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... C_Palmer gets on the end of the pass ... C_Palmer with the drive! ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Samba moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 58 :(whu) J_Teze with a Cruyff turn ... B_Samba is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... It has to be a... ... PENALTY!!!! ... R_Hojlund is the man who takes it ... B_Samba gets his fingertips to the ball ... But he can't keep it out!! ... GOAL!! ... That puts West Ham ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Lens 0-1 West Ham... Min. 59 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... West Ham have changed their playing style to C Min. 59 :(whu) Thiago takes advantage of a bad back pass ... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Buchmann ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... C_Palmer drives it into the box! ... The ball comes to R_De_Paul ... He knocks it goalward ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 60 :(whu) R_De_Paul leaves T_Buchmann standing ... F_Kostic reads the play well Min. 63 :(whu) M_Llorente kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Palmer gets on the end of the pass ... F_Kostic with the tackle Min. 65 :(len) A_Diouf gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds C_Gunter ... A_Laporte anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 67 :(len) T_Buchmann turns on a sixpence ... T_Buchmann with the strike! ... Alisson with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 68 :(len) S_Lobotka plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... T_Buchmann decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Laporte reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 68 :(whu) R_Hojlund sidesteps C_Gunter ... He showed great skill there ... R_Hojlund hits a great drive! ... But B_Samba punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 69 :(len) A_Diouf cuts inside Thiago ... He worked that well ... He puts in T_Buchmann! ... T_Buchmann hits the ball on the bounce! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: H_Boua_Die ... COMING OFF: A_Diouf Min. 70 :(len) Substitution by Lens ... COMING ON: B_Sagna ... COMING OFF: T_Buchmann Min. 70 :(len) Tactical Change by Lens ... A_Sorloth will now play as a MF Min. 71 :(len) Y_Fofana flicks it over P_Max's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Y_Fofana shoots towards goal! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 78 :(whu) A_Laporte with a probing pass to Thiago ... Thiago sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... B_Samba tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 82 :(whu) R_De_Paul with an amazing show of skill to get past F_Kostic ... He crosses to R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund with the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 84 :(whu) Thiago moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to C_Palmer ... C_Palmer attempts a low drive! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 85 :(whu) Thiago with a long pass to C_Palmer ... C_Palmer has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But B_Samba punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that B_Samba got a touch Min. 87 :(len) Y_Fofana with the towering header to J_Gimenez ... J_Gimenez drives it low! ... Alisson with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 87 :(whu) C_Palmer dribbles past F_Kostic ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... C_Palmer with a stunning strike! ... B_Samba heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(whu) B_Fernandes steps over the ball ... He nutmegs F_Kostic ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... B_Fernandes rifles it at the goal! ... B_Samba tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... R_Toloi flights it in! ... B_Samba comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 89 :(whu) R_Hojlund brushes Y_Fofana aside and breaks free ... R_Hojlund hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 91 :(len) A_Sorloth plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A cracking drive from A_Sorloth! ... Alisson makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Bollaert-Delelis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Sorloth Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Gimenez (40) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Hojlund (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Hojlund (58 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lens | West Ham Attempts on Goal : 12 | 19 Off target : 4 | 10 On target : 8 | 9 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 3 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 5 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 11 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lens 0 - 1 West Ham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lens Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Samba GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 J_Gimenez DF 1 23 18 13 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 13 13 30 F_Kostic DF 1 22 18 15 31 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 15 15 C_Gunter DF 1 22 15 8 32 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 T_Buchmann DF 1 20 15 15 24 | 74 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 18 28 S_Lobotka DM 1 17 22 8 21 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 0 Y_Fofana DM 1 16 21 4 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 12 24 A_Diouf MF 1 8 20 17 21 | 74 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 N_de_Jong MF 1 14 19 12 25 | 59 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 J_McGinn MF 1 13 22 20 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 A_Sorloth MF 1 2 19 24 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 A_Schlager GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sagna DF 1 19 16 7 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Saibari MF 1 5 20 16 26 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Skhiri MF 1 13 18 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Boua_Die FW 1 5 14 19 27 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Ham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alisson GK 27 1 1 1 30 | 96 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61 0 0 0 P_Max DF 1 19 16 9 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 17 0 A_Laporte DF 1 23 18 16 25 | 96 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 15 0 R_Toloi DF 1 23 18 13 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 15 0 J_Teze DF 1 23 17 13 20 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 R_De_Paul AM 1 4 22 18 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 32 M_Llorente DM 1 13 23 17 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 B_Fernandes AM 1 5 23 19 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 Thiago AM 1 9 23 20 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 20 10 C_Palmer FW 1 9 19 23 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 R_Hojlund FW 1 8 19 23 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 14 56 Cesar GK 22 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Grimi DF 1 17 15 7 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Moormann DF 1 17 11 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_D_Rossi MF 1 14 18 4 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Sene FW 1 6 13 18 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1754494712 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40