French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, April 26, 2015
Lyon DLWWD 4
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Stade de Reims LLLLW 2
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LYON314
REIM112
Stade Auguste-Delaune II · 19,270 att.

Match Report

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Lyon return to Ligue 1 summit with 4-2 toppling of Reims

Lyon returned to the top of Ligue 1 on Sunday evening with a 4-2 win over Reims.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
7
51.1
Possession
48.9
14
SHOTS
18
10
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
363
Accurate Passes
340
441
Passes
405
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
8
13
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.3
71
Long Balls
57
37
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
15
14
Tackles
21
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
32
Effective Clearances
38
32
Clearances
38

Head to Head

LYON leads series 3-2

Lineups

REIM · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Agassa KossiG
  2. 2Mohamed FofanaCD-L
  3. 22Mickaël TacalfredCD-R
  4. 19Alexis PeuguetDM
  5. 4Valentin RobergeLB
  6. 23Aïssa MandiRB
  7. 8Prince OnianguéCM-L
  8. 6Antoine DevauxCM-R
  9. 11DiegoLM
  10. 7Odaïr FortesRM
  11. 14Benjamin MoukandjoF

Substitutes

  1. 26Nuke MfuluSUB
  2. 10Gaetan CharbonnierSUB
  3. 17Mads AlbækSUB
  4. 24David N'GogSUB
  5. 30Johny PlacideSUB
  6. 12Nicolas de PrévilleSUB
  7. 28Antoine ConteSUB

LYON · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 23Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 4Bakary KonéCD-R
  4. 21Maxime GonalonsDM
  5. 3Henri BedimoLB
  6. 13Christophe JalletRB
  7. 18Nabil FekirAM
  8. 24Corentin TolissoLM
  9. 7Clément GrenierRM
  10. 10Alexandre LacazetteCF-L
  11. 20Clinton N'JieCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Steed MalbranqueSUB
  2. 30Mathieu GorgelinSUB
  3. 12Jordan FerriSUB
  4. 6Gueïda FofanaSUB
  5. 19Mohamed YattaraSUB
  6. 14Mouhamadou DaboSUB
  7. 27Maxwel CornetSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Reims 0, Lyon 1. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clément Grenier with a cross following a corner.
  2. 6' Goal! Reims 0, Lyon 2. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Clinton N'Jie with a cross.
  3. 13' Goal! Reims 1, Lyon 2. Alexis Peuget (Reims) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 20' Goal! Reims 1, Lyon 3. Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Henri Bedimo with a cross.
  5. 61' Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Substitution, Lyon. Jordan Ferri replaces Clément Grenier.
  7. 66' Substitution, Reims. Nicolas de Preville replaces Odaïr Fortes.
  8. 70' Christophe Jallet (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 73' Nabil Fekir (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 78' Substitution, Reims. David Ngog replaces Benjamin Moukandjo.
  11. 81' Substitution, Lyon. Steed Malbranque replaces Nabil Fekir.
  12. 83' Alexis Peuget (Reims) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 84' Substitution, Lyon. Mohamed Yattara replaces Clinton N'Jie.
  14. 85' Substitution, Reims. Gaëtan Charbonnier replaces Alexis Peuget.
  15. 90' Own Goal by Mickaël Tacalfred, Reims. Reims 1, Lyon 4.
  16. 90'+1' Goal! Reims 2, Lyon 4. Gaëtan Charbonnier (Reims) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diego with a cross following a corner.

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