Montpellier vs Lorient, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Montpellier edge Lorient
Montpellier edge Lorient
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Jonas Martin (Montpellier).
- 1': Lamine Gassama (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Hilton.
- 2': Attempt missed. Lamine Koné (Lorient) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a cross following a corner.
- 4': Foul by Jamel Saihi (Montpellier).
- 4': Gilles Sunu (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Anthony Mounier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Lamine Koné (Lorient).
- 10': Attempt missed. Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 13': Hand ball by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
- 15': Offside, Montpellier. Jonas Martin tries a through ball, but Lucas Barrios is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by Lucas Barrios (Montpellier).
- 16': Mathieu Coutadeur (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Dangerous play by Rafidine Abdullah (Lorient).
- 19': Jonas Martin (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt missed. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rafidine Abdullah.
- 24': Attempt saved. Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Jeannot.
- 24': Foul by Wesley Lautoa (Lorient).
- 24': Lucas Barrios (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt missed. Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 27': Foul by Gilles Sunu (Lorient).
- 27': Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Attempt missed. Anthony Mounier (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Abdelhamid El Kaoutari following a set piece situation.
- 30': Offside, Montpellier. Anthony Mounier tries a through ball, but Lucas Barrios is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Lucas Barrios (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdelhamid El Kaoutari.
- 33': Hand ball by Jonas Martin (Montpellier).
- 33': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Lorient).
- 33': Jamel Saihi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Gilles Sunu (Lorient).
- 35': Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Anthony Mounier (Montpellier).
- 35': Mathieu Coutadeur (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Wesley Lautoa (Lorient).
- 36': Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
- 42': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Abdelhamid El Kaoutari.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Lamine Koné (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur with a cross.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Deplagne (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 44': Own Goal by Lamine Koné, Lorient. Montpellier 1, Lorient 0.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Montpellier 1, Lorient 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Lorient 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 1, Lorient 0.
- 46': Foul by Lamine Koné (Lorient).
- 46': Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Wesley Lautoa.
- 47': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Raphael Guerreiro.
- 47': Attempt saved. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Mounier with a cross.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Lucas Barrios (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt saved. Gilles Sunu (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
- 54': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Wesley Lautoa.
- 55': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur.
- 56': Foul by Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier).
- 56': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Rafidine Abdullah (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
- 57': Offside, Montpellier. Jonas Martin tries a through ball, but Anthony Mounier is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt missed. Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Mounier with a cross.
- 61': Attempt saved. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
- 64': Substitution, Lorient. Valentin Lavigne replaces Gilles Sunu.
- 64': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Jamel Saihi.
- 65': Anthony Mounier (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Valentin Lavigne (Lorient).
- 66': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Coutadeur (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Hilton.
- 69': Substitution, Lorient. Bryan Pelé replaces Vincent Le Goff.
- 70': Delay in match Lucas Barrios (Montpellier) because of an injury.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Montpellier. Paul Lasne replaces Lucas Barrios.
- 73': Substitution, Lorient. Sadio Diallo replaces Mathieu Coutadeur.
- 74': Foul by Sadio Diallo (Lorient).
- 74': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Lorient).
- 75': Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
- 75': Lamine Koné (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sadio Diallo.
- 78': Foul by Jonas Martin (Montpellier).
- 78': Valentin Lavigne (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Jonas Martin (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Bryan Pelé (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Pelé.
- 79': Anthony Mounier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Rafidine Abdullah (Lorient).
- 80': Rafidine Abdullah (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Montpellier. Víctor Hugo Montaño replaces Anthony Mounier.
- 82': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Siaka Tiéné.
- 83': Foul by Lamine Gassama (Lorient).
- 83': Jonas Martin (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt missed. Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 85': Foul by Valentin Lavigne (Lorient).
- 85': Víctor Hugo Montaño (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
- 86': Sadio Diallo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient).
- 86': Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Lamine Gassama (Lorient).
- 87': Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
- 88': Valentin Lavigne (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Bryan Pelé (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Mathieu Deplagne (Montpellier).
- 89': Attempt blocked. Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Pelé with a cross.
- 89': Attempt missed. Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Souleymane Camara following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Foul by Lamine Gassama (Lorient).
- 90'+4': Siaka Tiéné (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Lorient 0.
Statistics
 LOR |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 58.7 | Possession | 41.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 399 | Accurate Passes | 257 |
| 505 | Passes | 356 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 23 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 89 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 53 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 14 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 36 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 12,106
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 12,106
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 6 | +5 | 14 |
| 2 | Lille | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Lyon | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| 4 | Paris FC | 6 | +4 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Montpellier (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Geoffrey Jourdren (GK) |
| 25 | Mathieu Deplange |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 5 | Siaka Tiéné |
| 21 | Abdelhamid El Kaoutari |
| 20 | Morgan Sanson |
| 8 | Jonas Martin  |
| 23 | Jamel Saihi |
| 7 | Anthony Mounier |
| 9 | Kévin Berigaud |
| 10 | Lucas Barrios |
Lorient (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 4 | Vincent Le Goff |
| 2 | Lamine Koné |
| 25 | Lamine Gassama |
| 22 | Benjamin Jeannot |
| 18 | Gilles Sunu |
| 24 | Wesley Lautoa |
| 13 | Rafidine Abdullah |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 14 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 10 | Mathieu Coutadeur |
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