French Ligue 1

Angers vs Lyon, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Angers
  • 49': Cheikh N'Doye
  • Red Card 76': Mateo Pavlović
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Lyon
  • 17': Mathieu Valbuena
  • 41': Nabil Fekir

Mathieu Valbuena, Lyon bounce back with victory at Angers

Mathieu Valbuena and Nabil Fakir scored the goals that lifted Lyon back into fourth place in Ligue 1 despite a stern test at struggling Angers.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby.
  • 4': Foul by Christophe Jallet (Lyon).
  • 4': Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Mateo Pavlovic (Angers).
  • 5': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Hand ball by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Issa Cissokho (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 11': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
  • 14': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Maxime Gonalons.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 15': Offside, Angers. Baptiste Santamaria tries a through ball, but Famara Diedhiou is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Issa Cissokho (Angers).
  • 16': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Goal! Angers 0, Lyon 1. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Famara Diedhiou (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Mangani with a through ball.
  • 18': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
  • 19': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Mangani with a cross.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Angers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Famara Diedhiou with a cross.
  • 24': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jérémy Morel.
  • 25': Famara Diedhiou (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Jérémy Morel (Lyon).
  • 26': Offside, Angers. Thomas Mangani tries a through ball, but Mateo Pavlovic is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Famara Diedhiou (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Manceau.
  • 30': Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
  • 31': Delay in match Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) because of an injury.
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Mateo Pavlovic (Angers) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Mangani following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Offside, Angers. Baptiste Santamaria tries a through ball, but Famara Diedhiou is caught offside.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 33': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Angers).
  • 33': Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon).
  • 35': Issa Cissokho (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Angers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
  • 39': Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
  • 39': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Angers).
  • 41': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Goal! Angers 0, Lyon 2. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 43': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Angers).
  • 43': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Angers).
  • 45'+1': Nicolas Nkoulou (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
  • 45'+1': Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Angers. Vincent Manceau tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Angers 0, Lyon 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Angers 0, Lyon 2.
  • 47': Christophe Jallet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers).
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Thomas Mangani (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 48': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jérémy Morel.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
  • 49': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Maxwel Cornet.
  • 49': Goal! Angers 1, Lyon 2. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Mangani with a cross following a corner.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 51': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
  • 51': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Romain Thomas (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Offside, Lyon. Maxime Gonalons tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
  • 55': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Issa Cissokho.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 56': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Alexandre Letellier.
  • 57': Substitution, Angers. Nicolas Pepe replaces Famara Diedhiou.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxwel Cornet.
  • 58': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Mateo Pavlovic.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
  • 59': Delay in match Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) because of an injury.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincent Manceau with a cross.
  • 66': Offside, Angers. Baptiste Santamaria tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
  • 66': Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
  • 68': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Baptiste Santamaria.
  • 68': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thomas Mangani.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pepe (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye.
  • 70': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
  • 70': Substitution, Angers. Kévin Berigaud replaces Baptiste Santamaria because of an injury.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Angers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Vincent Manceau.
  • 74': Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
  • 74': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Angers).
  • 74': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Substitution, Angers. Pierrick Capelle replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  • 75': Substitution, Lyon. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pepe (Angers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 76': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Mateo Pavlovic (Angers).
  • 76': Mateo Pavlovic (Angers) is shown the red card.
  • 77': Delay in match Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) because of an injury.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Angers).
  • 80': Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Vincent Manceau (Angers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 82': Substitution, Lyon. Jordan Ferri replaces Corentin Tolisso because of an injury.
  • 83': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Cheikh Ndoye.
  • 83': Foul by Kévin Berigaud (Angers).
  • 83': Nicolas Nkoulou (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Morel with a cross.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Issa Cissokho with a cross.
  • 88': Offside, Lyon. Nabil Fekir tries a through ball, but Jordan Ferri is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
  • 89': Nicolas Pepe (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Thomas Mangani (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Substitution, Lyon. Rafael replaces Maxwel Cornet.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Angers).
  • 90'+2': Rafael (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon).
  • 90'+2': Vincent Manceau (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Pierrick Capelle.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
  • 90'+4': Nicolas Pepe (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Issa Cissokho.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Angers 1, Lyon 2.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Angers 1, Lyon 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 5
8 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 1
54.9 Possession 45.1
8 SHOTS 23
3 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
384 Accurate Passes 291
486 Passes 389
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 9
16 Crosses 27
0.2 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 61
26 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 7
13 Effective Tackles 13
25 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
31 Effective Clearances 14
31 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France
Attendance: 14,699

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
2 AS Monaco 3 +4 9
3 Paris FC 3 +4 7
4 Lyon 3 +4 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

ANG Angers (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Alexandre Letellier (GK)
24 Romain Thomas Yellow Card
4 Mateo Pavlović Red Card
29 Vincent Manceau Yellow Card
28 Issa Cissokho
18 Baptiste Santamaria
5 Thomas Mangani
17 Cheikh N'Doye
9 Famara Diédhiou
7 Karl Toko Ekambi
22 Jonathan Bamba
Angers Substitutes:
Mathieu Michel, Ismaël Traoré, Pierrick Capelle, Kévin Berigaud, Gilles Sunu, Nicolas Pépé, Flavien Tait.

LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
5 Mouctar Diakhaby
3 Nicolas Nkoulou
15 Jérémy Morel
13 Christophe Jallet
8 Corentin Tolisso
29 Lucas Tousart
21 Maxime Gonalons Yellow Card
18 Nabil Fekir
28 Mathieu Valbuena
27 Maxwel Cornet
Lyon Substitutes:
Rafael, Rachid Ghezzal, Sergi Darder, Mathieu Gorgelin, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Houssem Aouar, Jordan Ferri.

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