French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, January 25, 2015
Metz LWDLW 0
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Lyon WWWWL 2
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LYON112
Stade de Gerland · 36,580 att.

Match Report

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Lyon beat Metz to extend lead at top of Ligue 1

Lyon moved four points clear at the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 victory over lowly Metz at Stade de Gerland on Sunday.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
2
27.4
Possession
72.6
5
SHOTS
21
2
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
148
Accurate Passes
531
230
Passes
602
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
18
0.2
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
88
23
Accurate Long Balls
70
0.3
Long Balls %
0.8
1
Blocked Shots
5
23
Effective Tackles
16
24
Tackles
18
1.0
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
22
Effective Clearances
23
22
Clearances
23

Head to Head

LYON leads series 3-2

Lineups

LYON · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 23Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 5Milan BisevacCD-R
  4. 21Maxime GonalonsDM
  5. 14Mouhamadou DaboLB
  6. 13Christophe JalletRB
  7. 11Rachid GhezzalAM
  8. 24Corentin TolissoLM
  9. 12Jordan FerriRM
  10. 10Alexandre LacazetteCF-L
  11. 18Nabil FekirCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Arnold MvuembaSUB
  2. 17Steed MalbranqueSUB
  3. 30Mathieu GorgelinSUB
  4. 8Yoann GourcuffSUB
  5. 33Dylan MboumbouniSUB
  6. 27Maxwel CornetSUB
  7. 25Yassine BenziaSUB

METZ · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Johann CarrassoG
  2. 27José PalominoCD-L
  3. 5Guido MilánCD-R
  4. 25Guirane N'DawDM
  5. 24Gaëtan BussmannLB
  6. 3Jonathan RivierezRB
  7. 13Florent MaloudaCM-L
  8. 26Chris PhilippsCM-R
  9. 22Kevin LejeuneLM
  10. 10Bouna SarrRM
  11. 12Kwame NsorF

Substitutes

  1. 30David OberhauserSUB
  2. 18Jeremy ChoplinSUB
  3. 23Yeni N'GbakotoSUB
  4. 9Juan FalconSUB
  5. 15Romain MétanireSUB
  6. 4Sylvain MarchalSUB
  7. 28Janis IkaunieksSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Substitution, Metz. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Florent Malouda because of an injury.
  2. 29' Guido Milan (Metz) is shown the red card.
  3. 31' Goal! Lyon 1, Metz 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 34' Substitution, Lyon. Maxwell Cornet replaces Alexandre Lacazette because of an injury.
  5. 34' Substitution, Metz. Sylvain Marchal replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
  6. 45' Samuel Umtiti (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 49' Bouna Sarr (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 51' Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 53' Mouhamadou Dabo (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 66' Substitution, Lyon. Yoann Gourcuff replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
  11. 78' Substitution, Metz. Juan Manuel Falcón replaces Chris Philipps.
  12. 83' Goal! Lyon 2, Metz 0. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yoann Gourcuff.
  13. 85' Substitution, Lyon. Yassine Benzia replaces Nabil Fekir.

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