Metz vs Lyon, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Metz upset Lyon
Metz upset Lyon
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Johann Carrasso.
- 3': Foul by Romain Rocchi (Metz).
- 3': Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Mehdi Zeffane (Lyon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
- 10': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Foul by Sergei Krivets (Metz).
- 16': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 17': Bakary Koné (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
- 19': Attempt saved. Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 21': Foul by Romain Rocchi (Metz).
- 21': Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Clinton N'Jie (Lyon).
- 22': Jérémy Choplin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mehdi Zeffane.
- 25': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jérémy Choplin.
- 25': Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
- 31': Hand ball by Arnold Mvuemba (Lyon).
- 31': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
- 31': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
- 32': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
- 32': Sergei Krivets (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Modibo Maiga (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergei Krivets.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 39': Attempt missed. Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Christophe Jallet with a cross.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Arnold Mvuemba (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 40': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
- 40': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 41': Sergei Krivets (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
- 42': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Clinton N'Jie (Lyon).
- 43': Romain Rocchi (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
- 44': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 0, Lyon 0.
- 0': Match ends, Metz 2, Lyon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Lyon 0.
- 46': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
- 46': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 47': Sergei Krivets (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
- 49': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
- 52': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 52': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Offside, Lyon. Arnold Mvuemba tries a through ball, but Rachid Ghezzal is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guirane N'Daw.
- 56': Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
- 57': Foul by Christophe Jallet (Lyon).
- 57': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mehdi Zeffane.
- 60': Offside, Metz. Kévin Lejeune tries a through ball, but Sergei Krivets is caught offside.
- 61': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mehdi Zeffane.
- 63': Foul by Romain Rocchi (Metz).
- 63': Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Substitution, Metz. Juan Manuel Falcón replaces Modibo Maiga.
- 64': Delay in match Gaëtan Bussman (Metz) because of an injury.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christophe Jallet with a through ball.
- 67': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mehdi Zeffane.
- 68': Attempt saved. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 68': Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ferri following a fast break.
- 69': Substitution, Metz. Federico Andrada replaces Sergei Krivets.
- 69': Foul by Bakary Koné (Lyon).
- 69': Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 71': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
- 72': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Federico Andrada (Metz).
- 72': Delay in match Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Metz. Bouna Sarr replaces Romain Rocchi.
- 74': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
- 74': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnold Mvuemba.
- 75': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
- 78': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
- 78': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 79': Attempt missed. Clinton N'Jie (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christophe Jallet following a fast break.
- 80': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Corentin Tolisso.
- 81': Penalty Metz. Bouna Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Jordan Ferri (Lyon) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 82': Goal! Metz 1, Lyon 1. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 82': Substitution, Lyon. Steed Malbranque replaces Clinton N'Jie.
- 84': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Bakary Koné.
- 86': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 86': Goal! Metz 2, Lyon 1. Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune.
- 87': Substitution, Lyon. Fares Bahlouli replaces Jordan Ferri.
- 88': Foul by Romain Métanire (Metz).
- 88': Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Zeffane (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
- 90': Foul by Fares Bahlouli (Lyon).
- 90': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Christophe Jallet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz).
- 90'+3': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Metz).
- 90'+3': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Guido Milan.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 2, Lyon 1.
Statistics
 LYON |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 60.2 | Possession | 39.8 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 449 | Accurate Passes | 245 |
| 547 | Passes | 351 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 24 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 89 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 42 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 24 |
| 18 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 51 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 51 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 20,168
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 20,168
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
Metz (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Carrasso (GK) |
| 18 | Jeremy Choplin |
| 5 | Guido Milán |
| 24 | Gaëtan Bussmann |
| 15 | Romain Métanire |
| 25 | Guirane N'Daw  |
| 7 | Romain Rocchi |
| 22 | Kevin Lejeune |
| 23 | Yeni N'Gbakoto |
| 20 | Modibo Maïga |
| 29 | Sergei Krivets |
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 21 | Maxime Gonalons |
| 4 | Bakary Koné |
| 2 | Mehdi Zeffane |
| 13 | Christophe Jallet |
| 24 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 28 | Arnold Mvuemba |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 10 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 11 | Rachid Ghezzal |
| 20 | Clinton N'Jie |
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