Lyon vs Saint-Étienne, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Lyon back atop Ligue 1 table, share points with St. Etienne
Lyon returned to the top of the Ligue 1 table after securing a 2-2 draw from a topsy-turvy Rhone Valley derby match against St. Etienne at the Stade de Gerland on Sunday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 2': Max Gradel (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Lindsay Rose.
- 4': Attempt missed. Mevlut Erding (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Christophe Jallet (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a cross.
- 5': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 8': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
- 8': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Christophe Jallet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Mevlut Erding (St Etienne).
- 9': Mevlut Erding (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Lyon).
- 10': Max Gradel (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Henri Bedimo.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 12': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christophe Jallet with a cross.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 15': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 18': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
- 18': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Mevlut Erding (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Corgnet with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 21': Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 24': Goal! Lyon 1, St Etienne 0. Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 26': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Henri Bedimo.
- 27': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
- 27': Attempt missed. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Substitution, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma replaces Paul Baysse.
- 29': Attempt saved. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Landry N'Guémo (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 29': Penalty conceded by Lindsay Rose (Lyon) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 29': Lindsay Rose (Lyon) is shown the red card.
- 31': Goal! Lyon 1, St Etienne 1. Max Gradel (St Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 32': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christophe Jallet with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne).
- 33': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Mevlut Erding (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 35': Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne).
- 36': Foul by Max Gradel (St Etienne).
- 36': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Benjamin Corgnet.
- 37': Foul by Max Gradel (St Etienne).
- 37': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 38': Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Landry N'Guémo (St Etienne).
- 39': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
- 43': Henri Bedimo (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Christophe Jallet (Lyon).
- 44': Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Goal! Lyon 1, St Etienne 2. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Corgnet with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lyon 1, St Etienne 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Lyon 2, St Etienne 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, St Etienne 2.
- 46': Foul by Franck Tabanou (St Etienne).
- 46': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Franck Tabanou (St Etienne).
- 47': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Max Gradel (St Etienne).
- 47': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Goal! Lyon 2, St Etienne 2. Christophe Jallet (Lyon) header from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 50': Offside, St Etienne. Franck Tabanou tries a through ball, but Mevlut Erding is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt missed. Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maxime Gonalons.
- 51': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
- 52': Max Gradel (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
- 54': Delay in match Anthony Lopes (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Landry N'Guémo.
- 60': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
- 60': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
- 61': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
- 61': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt saved. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franck Tabanou.
- 63': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 64': Attempt missed. Mevlut Erding (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 64': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 64': Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Foul by Franck Tabanou (St Etienne).
- 66': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Lyon. Clément Grenier replaces Jordan Ferri.
- 71': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Francois Clerc.
- 71': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
- 71': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mevlut Erding.
- 72': Foul by Clinton N'Jie (Lyon).
- 72': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, St Etienne. Ismael Diomande replaces Landry N'Guémo.
- 76': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Gradel.
- 76': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 79': Foul by Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne).
- 79': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Lyon. Mohamed Yattara replaces Nabil Fekir.
- 80': Foul by Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne).
- 80': Henri Bedimo (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt saved. Clément Grenier (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 83': Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Clément Grenier (Lyon).
- 83': Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet replaces Benjamin Corgnet.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Clément Grenier (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Ismael Diomande (St Etienne).
- 87': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 87': Samuel Umtiti (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Lyon. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Clinton N'Jie.
- 88': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
- 88': Ismael Diomande (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
- 90': Attempt missed. Mohamed Yattara (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clément Grenier.
- 90'+2': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon).
- 90'+2': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
- 90'+4': Mohamed Yattara (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, St Etienne 2.
Statistics
 ASSE |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.8 | Possession | 53.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 267 | Accurate Passes | 317 |
| 357 | Passes | 389 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 76 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 26 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 41 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade de Gerland
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 37,715
Venue: Stade de Gerland
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 37,715
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
Lyon (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK)  |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 22 | Lindsay Rose  |
| 21 | Maxime Gonalons |
| 3 | Henri Bedimo |
| 13 | Christophe Jallet |
| 18 | Nabil Fekir |
| 24 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 20 | Clinton N'Jie |
| 10 | Alexandre Lacazette |
Saint-Étienne (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 24 | Loïc Perrin |
| 2 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine |
| 23 | Paul Baysse |
| 27 | Franck Tabanou |
| 29 | François Clerc |
| 6 | Jérémy Clément |
| 8 | Benjamin Corgnet |
| 14 | Landry N'Guemo |
| 7 | Max Gradel |
| 9 | Mevlut Erdinç |
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