Lyon vs Caen, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Alexandre Lacazette hits brace as Lyon cruise to win over Caen
Lyon moved to within two points of Ligue 1 leaders Marseille with a 3-0 victory over Caen at Stade de Gerland on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Duhamel.
- 4': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
- 6': Foul by Lenny Nangis (Caen).
- 6': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Penalty Lyon. Nabil Fekir draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 6': Penalty conceded by Jean-Jacques Pierre (Caen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 7': Goal! Lyon 1, Caen 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 9': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jean-Jacques Pierre.
- 11': Foul by Alaeddine Yahia (Caen).
- 11': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
- 15': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Lenny Nangis (Caen).
- 16': Delay in match Anthony Lopes (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 20': Nicolas Seube (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Attempt saved. Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Imorou.
- 22': Attempt missed. Mathieu Duhamel (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bengali-Fodé Koita.
- 23': Attempt saved. Christophe Jallet (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 23': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Rémy Vercoutre.
- 26': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jean-Jacques Pierre.
- 31': Attempt missed. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 31': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas Seube.
- 32': Attempt saved. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross.
- 32': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
- 33': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 34': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
- 34': Julien Féret (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt saved. Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 36': Attempt missed. Mathieu Duhamel (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 36': Delay in match Samuel Umtiti (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 42': Julien Féret (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Maxime Gonalons.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Lenny Nangis (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Jacques Pierre.
- 44': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
- 45': Foul by Nicolas Seube (Caen).
- 45': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Nicolas Seube (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Caen 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Lyon 3, Caen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Caen 0.
- 46': Foul by Julien Féret (Caen).
- 46': Yassine Benzia (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Emmanuel Imorou (Caen).
- 46': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
- 47': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt missed. Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Seube with a cross.
- 51': Attempt saved. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 51': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Rémy Vercoutre.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Christophe Jallet (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross.
- 51': Attempt missed. Yassine Benzia (Lyon) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Christophe Jallet following a corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. Mathieu Duhamel (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 53': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Alaeddine Yahia (Caen).
- 53': Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Caen).
- 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas Seube.
- 57': Goal! Lyon 2, Caen 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Umtiti with a headed pass following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Caen. Herve Bazile replaces Lenny Nangis.
- 62': Goal! Lyon 3, Caen 0. Yassine Benzia (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 63': Christophe Jallet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen).
- 64': Substitution, Lyon. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Yassine Benzia.
- 64': Foul by Julien Féret (Caen).
- 64': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Gonalons.
- 65': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alaeddine Yahia.
- 66': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Caen).
- 66': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
- 69': N'Golo Kanté (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Substitution, Caen. Jordan Adeoti replaces N'Golo Kanté.
- 70': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 73': Foul by Jordan Adeoti (Caen).
- 73': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Substitution, Lyon. Mohamed Yattara replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 74': Attempt missed. Mohamed Yattara (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Umtiti.
- 74': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 74': Jordan Adeoti (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Penalty Lyon. Nabil Fekir draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Penalty conceded by Jordan Adeoti (Caen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Penalty saved! Nabil Fekir (Lyon) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 76': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 77': Substitution, Caen. Florian Raspentino replaces Bengali-Fodé Koita.
- 78': Hand ball by Julien Féret (Caen).
- 79': Attempt saved. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 81': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 81': Substitution, Lyon. Arnold Mvuemba replaces Jordan Ferri.
- 81': Foul by Mathieu Duhamel (Caen).
- 81': Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jordan Adeoti (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 85': Florian Raspentino (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
- 86': Foul by Jordan Adeoti (Caen).
- 86': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christophe Jallet with a headed pass.
- 89': Attempt missed. Christophe Jallet (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnold Mvuemba.
- 90': Attempt saved. Mohamed Yattara (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christophe Jallet with a cross.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Lyon 3, Caen 0.
Statistics
 CAN |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 9 | Saves | 2 |
| 30.6 | Possession | 69.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 12 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 223 | Accurate Passes | 617 |
| 299 | Passes | 682 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 42 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 21 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 26 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 12 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade de Gerland
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 32,972
Venue: Stade de Gerland
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 32,972
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 |
| 5 | Milan Bisevac |
| 21 | Maxime Gonalons |
| 3 | Henri Bedimo |
| 13 | Christophe Jallet |
| 18 | Nabil Fekir |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri  |
| 24 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 10 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 25 | Yassine Benzia |
Caen (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rémy Vercoutre (GK) |
| 28 | Damien Da Silva |
| 13 | Jean-Jacques Pierre |
| 5 | Alaeddine Yahia |
| 15 | Emmanuel Imorou |
| 2 | Nicolas Seube |
| 25 | Julien Féret |
| 17 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 11 | Bengali-Fodé Koita |
| 10 | Lenny Nangis |
| 7 | Mathieu Duhamel |
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