Lorient vs Metz, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Lorient

13': Jordan Ayew
37': Raphaël Guerreiro
45'+1': Benjamin Jeannot

FT
3 - 1

Metz

46': Yeni N'Gbakoto

Lorient 3-1 Metz

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt missed. Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
4': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
4': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
6': Offside, Metz. Federico Andrada tries a through ball, but Sergei Krivets is caught offside.
6': Attempt saved. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincent Le Goff.
8': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Raphael Guerreiro.
8': Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
9': Foul by Federico Andrada (Metz).
9': Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
10': Lamine Gassama (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Goal! Lorient 1, Metz 0. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
14': Offside, Lorient. Wesley Lautoa tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
16': Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
18': Foul by Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz).
18': Maxime Barthelme (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Mostefa (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mehdi Mostefa.
20': Offside, Lorient. Jordan Ayew tries a through ball, but Maxime Barthelme is caught offside.
21': Attempt blocked. Federico Andrada (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Métanire with a cross.
21': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Wesley Lautoa.
24': Foul by Federico Andrada (Metz).
24': Lamine Gassama (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
28': Offside, Metz. Yeni N'Gbakoto tries a through ball, but Federico Andrada is caught offside.
31': Offside, Lorient. Lamine Koné tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
31': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
32': Attempt missed. Maxime Barthelme (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Walid Mesloub.
32': Foul by Federico Andrada (Metz).
32': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt missed. Walid Mesloub (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
34': Offside, Metz. Gaëtan Bussmann tries a through ball, but Florent Malouda is caught offside.
36': Foul by Sylvain Marchal (Metz).
36': Jordan Ayew (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
37': Goal! Lorient 2, Metz 0. Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
38': Foul by Walid Mesloub (Lorient).
38': Sergei Krivets (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Lamine Koné (Lorient).
40': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
42': Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Florent Malouda (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Offside, Lorient. Walid Mesloub tries a through ball, but Maxime Barthelme is caught offside.
45': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Lorient).
45': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Goal! Lorient 3, Metz 0. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Walid Mesloub.
45'+2': First Half ends, Lorient 3, Metz 0.
0': Match ends, Lorient 3, Metz 1.
45': Second Half begins Lorient 3, Metz 0.
46': Foul by Federico Andrada (Metz).
46': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Goal! Lorient 3, Metz 1. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Bussmann.
50': Attempt missed. Cheick Doukouré (Metz) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
52': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
52': Maxime Barthelme (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Attempt missed. Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Mostefa.
55': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Gassama with a cross.
57': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wesley Lautoa with a headed pass.
58': Federico Andrada (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Lamine Koné (Lorient).
58': Lamine Koné (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
59': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt missed. Maxime Barthelme (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Jeannot.
60': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Sylvain Marchal.
60': Delay in match Sylvain Marchal (Metz) because of an injury.
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Walid Mesloub with a cross following a corner.
64': Foul by Cheick Doukouré (Metz).
64': Mehdi Mostefa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt blocked. Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Gaëtan Bussmann.
69': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Barthelme.
69': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
69': Attempt missed. Sergei Krivets (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Métanire.
70': Attempt saved. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
70': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
75': Offside, Lorient. Benjamin Lecomte tries a through ball, but Benjamin Jeannot is caught offside.
75': Substitution, Metz. José Luis Palomino replaces Sylvain Marchal because of an injury.
75': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
75': Jordan Ayew (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
76': Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
77': Federico Andrada (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Wesley Lautoa (Lorient).
78': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
78': Jordan Ayew (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Substitution, Metz. Juan Falcón replaces Cheick Doukouré.
79': Substitution, Metz. Fadil Sido replaces Federico Andrada.
80': Substitution, Lorient. Fabien Robert replaces Maxime Barthelme.
82': Offside, Lorient. Vincent Le Goff tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
84': Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
84': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Wesley Lautoa.
84': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergei Krivets with a cross following a corner.
85': Hand ball by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
86': Hand ball by Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient).
87': Offside, Metz. Florent Malouda tries a through ball, but Juan Falcón is caught offside.
88': Substitution, Lorient. Bryan Pelé replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
89': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
89': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt blocked. Fabien Robert (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
90': Foul by Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient).
90': Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Sergei Krivets (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fadil Sido.
90'+3': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Lamine Koné.
90'+4': Delay in match Lamine Koné (Lorient) because of an injury.
90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+5': Substitution, Lorient. Yoann Wachter replaces Lamine Koné because of an injury.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Malouda with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Guirane N'Daw following a corner.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Lorient 3, Metz 1.

Statistics

METZ		LOR
17	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	6
7	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	1
42.3	Possession	57.7
11	SHOTS	21
2	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
225	Accurate Passes	374
362	Passes	496
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
17	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.3
83	Long Balls	111
27	Accurate Long Balls	57
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	5
16	Effective Tackles	10
21	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
12	Interceptions	16
35	Effective Clearances	30
35	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France
Attendance: 11,507

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lorient (4-4-2)

No.	Name
40	Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
24	Wesley Lautoa
2	Lamine Koné
4	Vincent Le Goff
25	Lamine Gassama
17	Walid Mesloub
5	Mehdi Mostefa
14	Raphaël Guerreiro
28	Maxime Barthelmé
9	Jordan Ayew
22	Benjamin Jeannot

Lorient Substitutes:

Florent Chaigneau, Pedrinho, Mathieu Coutadeur, Yoann Wachter, Bryan Pelé, Fabien Robert, Mathias Autret.

Metz (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Anthony Mfa Mezui (GK)
18	Jeremy Choplin
4	Sylvain Marchal
24	Gaëtan Bussmann
15	Romain Métanire
25	Guirane N'Daw
8	Cheick Doukouré
13	Florent Malouda
23	Yeni N'Gbakoto
11	Federico Andrada
29	Sergei Krivets

Metz Substitutes:

David Oberhauser, Bouna Sarr, Kevin Lejeune, Jonathan Rivierez, José Palomino, Juan Falcon, Fadil Sido.

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