Metz vs Lille, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Metz 1-4 Lille
Metz 1-4 Lille
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt missed. Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Malouda with a through ball.
- 4': Djibril Sidibe (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
- 8': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Lille) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia.
- 8': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Johann Carrasso.
- 11': Foul by Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz).
- 11': Sofiane Boufal (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florent Balmont.
- 13': Attempt missed. Sébastien Corchia (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nolan Roux with a headed pass.
- 15': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Metz).
- 15': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz).
- 16': Marko Basa (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Manuel Falcón.
- 18': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
- 19': Offside, Metz. Florent Malouda tries a through ball, but Janis Ikaunieks is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Nolan Roux (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
- 20': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Janis Ikaunieks.
- 22': Corner, Lille. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 22': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (Lille) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Rio Mavuba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 25': Offside, Metz. Bouna Sarr tries a through ball, but Juan Manuel Falcón is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
- 28': Attempt missed. Janis Ikaunieks (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romain Métanire with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Lille. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 31': Attempt missed. Marko Basa (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Balmont with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Marko Basa (Lille).
- 33': Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Sofiane Boufal (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye with a through ball.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Nolan Roux (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Nolan Roux (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 37': Attempt missed. Sofiane Boufal (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
- 39': Attempt saved. Idrissa Gueye (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 40': Goal! Metz 0, Lille 1. Florent Balmont (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 41': Goal! Metz 0, Lille 2. Idrissa Gueye (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Florent Balmont (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Boufal (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Idrissa Gueye.
- 43': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Cheick Doukoure.
- 44': Goal! Metz 0, Lille 3. Nolan Roux (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 0, Lille 3.
- 0': Match ends, Metz 1, Lille 4.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Lille 3.
- 47': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
- 50': Djibril Sidibe (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz).
- 52': Florent Balmont (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Janis Ikaunieks.
- 54': Attempt saved. Chris Philipps (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cheick Doukoure.
- 56': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 56': Substitution, Metz. Modibo Maiga replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
- 56': Substitution, Metz. Kévin Lejeune replaces Juan Manuel Falcón.
- 57': Offside, Metz. Bouna Sarr tries a through ball, but Modibo Maiga is caught offside.
- 59': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
- 59': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Modibo Maiga with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Divock Origi (Lille).
- 61': Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Offside, Metz. Modibo Maiga tries a through ball, but Florent Malouda is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan Delaplace replaces Rio Mavuba.
- 67': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
- 67': Substitution, Metz. Ferjani Sassi replaces Jérémy Choplin.
- 68': Penalty Lille. Divock Origi draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Romain Métanire (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Goal! Metz 0, Lille 4. Nolan Roux (Lille) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 70': Offside, Metz. Florent Malouda tries a through ball, but Modibo Maiga is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Divock Origi (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 73': Delay in match Sofiane Boufal (Lille) because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt missed. Modibo Maiga (Metz) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bouna Sarr with a cross.
- 75': Substitution, Lille. Soualiho Meité replaces Marko Basa.
- 77': Foul by Jonathan Delaplace (Lille).
- 77': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Divock Origi (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
- 80': Offside, Metz. Cheick Doukoure tries a through ball, but Modibo Maiga is caught offside.
- 82': Corner, Metz. Conceded by David Rozehnal.
- 83': Goal! Metz 1, Lille 4. José Luis Palomino (Metz) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Malouda with a headed pass following a corner.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Modibo Maiga.
- 84': Attempt missed. Ferjani Sassi (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 85': Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferjani Sassi.
- 85': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jonathan Delaplace.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Modibo Maiga (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by David Rozehnal (Lille).
- 87': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 88': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
- 88': Nolan Roux (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Metz) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bouna Sarr with a cross.
- 90': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Rozehnal with a headed pass.
- 90': Offside, Metz. Ferjani Sassi tries a through ball, but Modibo Maiga is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Bussmann.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Lille 4.
Statistics
 LILL |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 7 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 51.4 | Possession | 48.6 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 422 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 487 | Passes | 453 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 24 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 14 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 15,939
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 15,939
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Lyon | 5 | +8 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille | 5 | +4 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Metz (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Carrasso (GK) |
| 27 | José Palomino |
| 18 | Jeremy Choplin |
| 24 | Gaëtan Bussmann |
| 15 | Romain Métanire |
| 13 | Florent Malouda |
| 26 | Chris Philipps |
| 8 | Cheick Doukouré |
| 9 | Juan Falcon |
| 10 | Bouna Sarr |
| 28 | Janis Ikaunieks |
Lille (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vincent Enyeama (GK) |
| 25 | Marko Basa |
| 22 | David Rozehnal |
| 24 | Rio Mavuba |
| 15 | Djibril Sidibé |
| 2 | Sébastien Corchia |
| 7 | Sofiane Boufal |
| 5 | Idrissa Gueye |
| 4 | Florent Balmont |
| 27 | Divock Origi |
| 26 | Nolan Roux |
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