Lille vs Saint-Étienne, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Lille

60': Yassine Benzia

FT
1 - 0

Saint-Étienne

Yacine Benzia goal gives Lille boss Frederic Antonetti first win

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt missed. Junior Tallo (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
2': Foul by Florentin Pogba (St Etienne).
2': Junior Tallo (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Attempt saved. Stoppila Sunzu (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Balmont.
4': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne).
4': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt saved. Éric Bautheac (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Tallo.
7': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
10': Florent Balmont (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
11': Attempt missed. Florent Balmont (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
12': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Francois Clerc.
14': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
14': Yassine Benzia (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Vincent Pajot.
14': Attempt blocked. Djibril Sidibe (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Éric Bautheac with a cross.
15': Dangerous play by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
15': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Florentin Pogba.
19': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Yassine Benzia (Lille).
20': Offside, Lille. Éric Bautheac tries a through ball, but Junior Tallo is caught offside.
22': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne).
22': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
22': Marvin Martin (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne).
23': Éric Bautheac (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Foul by Florent Balmont (Lille).
26': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Rio Mavuba (Lille).
30': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
31': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Yassine Benzia (Lille).
33': Foul by Éric Bautheac (Lille).
33': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Florent Balmont (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
34': Delay in match Florent Balmont (Lille) because of an injury.
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne).
39': Éric Bautheac (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Hand ball by Florent Balmont (Lille).
42': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
43': Foul by Stoppila Sunzu (Lille).
43': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Francois Clerc (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
44': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
45': Attempt missed. Florentin Pogba (St Etienne) left footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Francois Clerc following a corner.
45'+1': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Lille).
45'+1': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Adama Soumaoro (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': First Half ends, Lille 0, St Etienne 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Lille 1, St Etienne 0.
45': Second Half begins Lille 0, St Etienne 0.
46': Offside, St Etienne. Jonathan Bamba tries a through ball, but Vincent Pajot is caught offside.
47': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
47': Florent Balmont (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
48': Attempt missed. Florent Balmont (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yassine Benzia.
48': Offside, Lille. Florent Balmont tries a through ball, but Junior Tallo is caught offside.
49': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
49': Junior Tallo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Marvin Martin (Lille).
50': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
51': Marvin Martin (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Attempt missed. Marvin Martin (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Djibril Sidibe.
52': Florent Balmont (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
53': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Adama Soumaoro.
53': Adama Soumaoro (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
55': Foul by Florentin Pogba (St Etienne).
55': Yassine Benzia (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Substitution, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma replaces Jonathan Bamba.
56': Attempt saved. Yassine Benzia (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
59': Adama Soumaoro (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
59': Attempt blocked. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet with a cross.
60': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
60': Junior Tallo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Goal! Lille 1, St Etienne 0. Yassine Benzia (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Martin following a set piece situation.
64': Djibril Sidibe (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
65': Florent Balmont (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne).
65': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
67': Substitution, St Etienne. Renaud Cohade replaces Jérémy Clément.
67': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
67': Marvin Martin (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Offside, Lille. Éric Bautheac tries a through ball, but Stoppila Sunzu is caught offside.
70': Attempt saved. Yassine Benzia (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia.
72': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Francois Clerc.
72': Foul by Éric Bautheac (Lille).
72': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, St Etienne. Neal Maupay replaces Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
75': Attempt blocked. Éric Bautheac (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Tallo.
75': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Florentin Pogba.
76': Attempt missed. Stoppila Sunzu (Lille) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marvin Martin with a cross following a corner.
76': Substitution, Lille. Lenny Nangis replaces Yassine Benzia.
78': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Stoppila Sunzu.
79': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Lille).
79': Neal Maupay (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
79': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Lille. Baptiste Guillaume replaces Junior Tallo.
81': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
82': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
82': Marvin Martin (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Lenny Nangis (Lille).
86': Substitution, Lille. Soualiho Meité replaces Marvin Martin.
86': Florent Balmont (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
87': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
88': Attempt missed. Lenny Nangis (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florent Balmont.
89': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
90'+1': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Djibril Sidibe.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Foul by Neal Maupay (St Etienne).
90'+2': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Adama Soumaoro (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Lille 1, St Etienne 0.

Statistics

ASSE		LILL
26	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	0
50	Possession	50
9	SHOTS	13
0	ON GOAL	5
0.0	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
250	Accurate Passes	246
346	Passes	342
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	4
17	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.2
62	Long Balls	65
20	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	2
17	Effective Tackles	16
22	Tackles	25
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
35	Effective Clearances	26
44	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 29,103

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

Lille (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Vincent Enyeama (GK)
23	Adama Soumaoro
13	Stoppila Sunzu
19	Djibril Sidibé
2	Sébastien Corchia
24	Rio Mavuba
10	Marvin Martin
4	Florent Balmont
22	Junior Tallo
11	Eric Bauthéac
9	Yassine Benzia

Lille Substitutes:

Lenny Nangis, Benjamin Pavard, Baptiste Guillaume, Souahilo Meïté, Mike Maignan, Yaw Yeboah, Ibrahim Amadou.

Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
19	Florentin Pogba
24	Loïc Perrin
32	Benoît Assou-Ekotto
29	François Clerc
11	Valentin Eysseric
6	Jérémy Clément
5	Vincent Pajot
9	Nolan Roux
22	Kévin Monnet-Paquet
17	Jonathan Bamba

Saint-Étienne Substitutes:

Pierre-Yves Polomat, Neal Maupay, Benjamin Karamoko, Romain Hamouma, Jessy Moulin, Cazim Suljic, Renaud Cohade.

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