French Ligue 1

FT Friday, April 8, 2016
Lyon WWDWW 2
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Montpellier WDLLD 0
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Stade de la Mosson · 15,066 att.

Match Report

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Lyon move into second in Ligue 1 with a victory away versus Montpellier

Lyon moved second in Ligue 1 after a first-half brace from teenage striker Maxwell Cornet inspired a 2-0 victory over Montpellier.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
6
63.4
Possession
36.6
14
SHOTS
7
8
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
572
Accurate Passes
267
683
Passes
377
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.1
79
Long Balls
68
38
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
25
Effective Tackles
15
33
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
5
14
Clearances
5

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

MON · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 16Geoffrey JourdrenG
  2. 3Daniel CongréCD-L
  3. 4HiltonCD-R
  4. 23Jamel SaihiDM
  5. 24Jérôme RoussillonLB
  6. 21William RémyRB
  7. 10Ryad BoudebouzAM
  8. 8Jonas MartinLM
  9. 20Morgan SansonRM
  10. 29Casimir NingaCF-L
  11. 9Mustapha YatabaréCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Bryan DaboSUB
  2. 2Mamadou N'DiayeSUB
  3. 19Souleymane CamaraSUB
  4. 1Laurent PionnierSUB
  5. 6Joris MarveauxSUB
  6. 13Ellyes SkhiriSUB
  7. 28Djamel BakarSUB

LYON · 4-3-3

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 23Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 2Mapou Yanga-MbiwaCD-R
  4. 3Henri BedimoLB
  5. 13Christophe JalletRB
  6. 21Maxime GonalonsCM
  7. 14Sergi DarderLM
  8. 12Jordan FerriRM
  9. 10Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 27Maxwel CornetLF
  11. 11Rachid GhezzalRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Mathieu ValbuenaSUB
  2. 24Olivier KemenSUB
  3. 18Nabil FekirSUB
  4. 4Bakary KonéSUB
  5. 8Corentin TolissoSUB
  6. 7Clément GrenierSUB
  7. 30Mathieu GorgelinSUB

Timeline

  1. 34' Goal! Montpellier 0, Lyon 1. Maxwell Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
  2. 38' Jamel Saihi (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 40' Goal! Montpellier 0, Lyon 2. Maxwell Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  4. 43' Substitution, Montpellier. Bryan Dabo replaces Jamel Saihi.
  5. 61' Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Mustapha Yatabaré.
  6. 66' Maxwell Cornet (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 68' Jordan Ferri (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 69' Substitution, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso replaces Sergi Darder.
  9. 77' Substitution, Lyon. Mathieu Valbuena replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
  10. 86' Substitution, Lyon. Nabil Fekir replaces Maxwell Cornet.

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