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RC Lens

Lens have four missing players for Sunday's welcome of Toulouse.
Among those is Remy Lascary, who is out for the rest of the season.
Toulouse

Niklas Schmidt is suspended after his red card in the Coupe de France prior to Christmas.
Rasmus Nicolaisen is injured, while Oliver Zanden will be assessed.
LIVE Text Commentary
90+9'

Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem is looking at his watch and immediately ends this match.
90+9'

Kembo Diliwidi (Lens) dribbles into the box, but Guillaume Restes is quick enough to come off his line and stop him.
90+7'

Frank Magri (Toulouse) is able to continue to play.
90+6'

Frank Magri (Toulouse) is lying on the ground after being tackled and the physio comes onto the pitch to give him medical treatment.
90+6'

Hamzat Ojediran (Lens) violates the laws of the game and is shown a deserved yellow card by the referee.
90+4'

M'Bala Nzola (Lens) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being blocked by one of the defenders.
90+2'

Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) sends a long ball across the pitch, but it misses its target. The ball goes out of play and Toulouse will have a goal kick.
90

We will have 8 min. of added time.
87'

Jhoanner Chavez (Lens) is not able to continue due to his injury and will be replaced by Kembo Diliwidi.
87'

Jhoanner Chavez (Lens) is asking for medical treatment, but he will have to leave the pitch in order to receive help from the physio.
85'

Carles Martinez has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Warren Kamanzi (Toulouse) replacing Jaydee Canvot.
85'

Jhoanner Chavez (Lens) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
84'

OFF THE POST! Denis Genreau (Toulouse) gets to the ball inside the box and unleashes a first-time shot that rattles the left post.
83'

Yann Gboho will be replaced by Denis Genreau (Toulouse).
82'

Half-chance! Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) plays a pass into the box, but Guillaume Restes reacts well to snuff out the attack.
80'

Will Still prepares a substitution. Florian Sotoca is replaced by Gabin Capuano (Lens).
80'

Substitution. Angelo Fulgini leaves the pitch and is replaced by Hamzat Ojediran (Lens).
79'

Yann Gboho (Toulouse) latches on to a precise pass and finds himself one-on-one with the keeper. He fires a low shot towards the left side of the net, but Herve Koffi leaps like a salmon to deny him.
77'

Herve Koffi (Lens) is rightly booked by the referee because it could not have been anything other than a yellow card.
77'

Yann Gboho (Toulouse) is given a fully deserved yellow card.
75'

Deiver Machado goes off the pitch and Jhoanner Chavez (Lens) comes on.
74'

Here is a change. Joshua King is going off and Carles Martinez gives the last tactical orders to Frank Magri (Toulouse).
74'

It will be a substitution. Shavy Babicka (Toulouse) is ready to enter the pitch as Zakaria Aboukhlal walks off.
73'

GOAL! That’s a great strike from the spot by Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) low into the left of the net, giving goalkeeper Herve Koffi no chance!
73'

Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) will take the responsibility and he is already preparing the ball.
72'

The Toulouse players are happy as the referee awards a PENALTY after the VAR review!
71'

Play continues despite the shouts by some Toulouse players for a penalty. Wait! Referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem interrupts the game right now and he will review that decision using VAR! Let's see what happens.
71'

Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) goes down under a challenge in the box, but the ref immediately waves away the appeals from all players.
70'

The current number of shots on target for both teams is 13:5. The current number of shots on goal is 1:2.
64'

Angelo Fulgini (Lens) goes into the book for bad language. His vulgar comments could have made it worse. Luckily for him, it's a yellow card.
61'

The ref signals that VAR has overturned that yellow card and upgraded it to a straight red for David Pereira da Costa (Lens). He’s got to go!
60'

It's been a while since that contentious challenge by David Pereira da Costa (Lens), but referee Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem must have received some information as he makes the VAR signal. He's going to review and it could result in a red card!
59'

David Pereira da Costa (Lens) can count himself lucky for not being sent off after only receiving a caution from the referee.
58'

Florian Sotoca (Lens) strikes a promising volley towards goal, but one of the defenders is quick enough to step in and make a crucial block.
58'

Angelo Fulgini (Lens) launches a cross from the corner, but Guillaume Restes is alert to thwart the effort.
57'

Andy Diouf (Lens) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him. Lens force a corner. Their opponents will face another attacking threat.
56'

Kevin Danso (Lens) commits a foul and Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem immediately signals a free kick.
55'

An attempted cross from David Pereira da Costa (Lens) is cleared.
50'

A horde of players are waiting inside the penalty area for a cross from the corner, but Florian Sotoca (Lens) takes it short.
50'

A defender unwittingly blocks the ball on the line after a snap shot from Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) inside the box following a slide rule pass. The referee blows his whistle, Lens are awarded a corner kick.
49'

A pass lands at the feet of Florian Sotoca (Lens) in the middle of the box, he looks up and shoots but the effort is superbly blocked by a defender.
47'

The referee awards a corner and Andy Diouf (Lens) goes over to take it.
47'

Florian Sotoca (Lens) sends the ball into the box from the side of the pitch, but his cross is blocked. The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick to Lens.
46'

Here is a change after the half-time break. Anass Zaroury (Lens) is replaced by David Pereira da Costa.
46'

The players are back out on the pitch following the half-time break and the second half is about to start.
45+1'

The match has reached half-time.
45'

Florian Sotoca swings in an inviting cross that finds M'Bala Nzola (Lens). He doesn't take advantage as his effort goes harmlessly wide of the left post.
42'

M'Bala Nzola (Lens) collects a pass on the edge of the box but he slips the ball just wide of the right post.
41'

Adrien Thomasson (Lens) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.
39'

Lens can’t profit from the corner as the defence clear the ball upfield.
39'

Anass Zaroury (Lens) crosses the ball into the box, but one of the defending players averts the threat. The ball goes out of play and Lens have been awarded a corner kick.
38'

Yann Gboho (Toulouse) shoots from outside the box, but his effort is blocked.
37'

Andy Diouf (Lens) launches the ball from the resulting corner, but one of the defenders is first to the ball and deals with the threat.
36'

Adrien Thomasson (Lens) whips a promising cross into the box, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball.
33'

Florian Sotoca (Lens) dinks a cross into the box in an attempt to find one of his teammates, but the defence manages to clear. A rebound falls at the feet of Andy Diouf (Lens) who unleashes a shot from long range towards the goal. However, his effort is poor and it flies high over the crossbar.
31'

The referee is firm and issues Kevin Danso (Lens) a deserved yellow card.
27'

Jaydee Canvot (Toulouse) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being well blocked by one of the defenders.
26'

The current number of fouls conceded by both teams is 7:6.
23'

Andy Diouf (Lens) takes the corner kick and sends a lovely ball into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence is ready and knocks the ball to safety.
22'

Guillaume Restes blocks a long-range effort from Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) towards the bottom right corner. The linesman makes the right call and Lens will have a corner.
22'

The ball is whipped in from the corner by Andy Diouf (Lens), but one of the defenders gets it clear.
18'

Andy Diouf (Lens) takes a shot after receiving a good pass, but his effort from the edge of the box goes just over the crossbar.
17'

Gabriel Suazo (Toulouse) works the corner short instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.
17'

Joshua King (Toulouse) had a golden opportunity. He volleyed from point blank range towards the left side of the goal, but Herve Koffi was alert and made an amazing save! The ball is out of play and the linesman points at the corner flag. Corner to Toulouse.
16'

Zakaria Aboukhlal (Toulouse) dribbles into the box, but Herve Koffi is quick enough to come off his line and stop him.
16'

Angelo Fulgini (Lens) gets on the end of a good pass and from mid-range he unleashes a decent strike, but the shot is blocked by the defender.
15'

Adrien Thomasson (Lens) receives a good pass and from just outside the box he unleashes a promising strike, but the shot is blocked by the defender.
14'

Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) tries to find the head of a teammate in the box but overhits the cross.
13'

M'Bala Nzola (Lens) dribbles into the box, but Guillaume Restes is quick enough to come off his line and stop him.
11'

A poorly executed mid-range free kick by Andy Diouf (Lens) as he fails to deliver a decent cross. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Toulouse.
10'

This yellow card was deserved. The tackle by Charlie Cresswell (Toulouse) was quite harsh and Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem didn't hesitate to show him a yellow card.
8'

The referee demonstrates he won't tolerate this behaviour. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens) is given a yellow card.
6'

M'Bala Nzola (Lens) cushions the ball on his chest then hits a first-time volley well wide of the right post from inside the box.
5'

Florian Sotoca (Lens) sends a long through ball to M'Bala Nzola, but he fails to control it properly and loses it to one of the defending players. The foul by M'Bala Nzola (Lens) was seen by Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
5'

Djibril Sidibe (Toulouse) is penalised after knocking an opponent down.
3'

Yann Gboho (Toulouse) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender.
2'

One of the Lens players unfairly tackled his opponent and conceded a foul. A free kick has been awarded to Toulouse.
1'

The referee blows his whistle and we are underway.

The players are out and the match is about to start. Toulouse will have the kick-off.

Today's referee will be Hakim Ben El Hadj Salem.

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