French Ligue 1

FT Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Lyon WWLLD 3
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Metz DLDDW 0
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Stade Saint-Symphorien

Match Report

Lyon tighten grip on fourth place in Ligue 1 with win at Metz

Lyon tightened their grip on fourth place in Ligue 1 with a 3-0 win at Metz, a game where all the goals came in the second half.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
7
3
Saves
3
57.7
Possession
42.3
18
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
486
Accurate Passes
307
570
Passes
405
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
10
15
Crosses
26
0.3
Cross %
0.4
47
Long Balls
77
28
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
17
14
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
19
28
Clearances
19

Head to Head

LYON leads series 3-2

Lineups

METZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thomas DidillonG
  2. 6Simon FaletteCD-L
  3. 4Milan BisevacCD-L
  4. 5Guido MilánCD-R
  5. 13Franck SignorinoLB
  6. 25Iván BalliuRB
  7. 24Renaud CohadeAM
  8. 14Georges MandjeckLM
  9. 10Cheick DoukouréLM
  10. 23Chris PhilippsRM
  11. 11Opa NguetteF
  12. 17Habib DialloF
  13. 19Florent MolletAM-L
  14. 22Kevin LejeuneAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Thibaut VionSUB
  2. 35Youssef MazizSUB
  3. 7Gauthier HeinSUB
  4. 3Jonathan RivierezSUB
  5. 16Eiji KawashimaSUB
  6. 34Boris MathisSUB
  7. 33Lemouya GoudiabySUB
  8. 12Matthieu UdolSUB

LYON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 5Mouctar DiakhabyCD-L
  3. 4Emanuel MammanaCD-R
  4. 15Jérémy MorelLB
  5. 13Christophe JalletRB
  6. 18Nabil FekirAM
  7. 21Maxime GonalonsLM
  8. 29Lucas TousartRM
  9. 10Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 28Mathieu ValbuenaAM-L
  11. 11Rachid GhezzalAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Mathieu GorgelinSUB
  2. 8Corentin TolissoSUB
  3. 12Jordan FerriSUB
  4. 14Sergi DarderSUB
  5. 27Maxwel CornetSUB
  6. 2Mapou Yanga-MbiwaSUB
  7. 20RafaelSUB
  8. 31Maciej RybusSUB
  9. 23Jordy GasparSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Florent Mollet (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Chris Philipps (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 57' Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Tousart with a through ball.
  5. 67' Substitution, Metz. Gauthier Hein replaces Kévin Lejeune.
  6. 73' Substitution, Metz. Boris Mathis replaces Chris Philipps.
  7. 76' Georges Mandjeck (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 77' Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
  9. 85' Substitution, Lyon. Jordan Ferri replaces Maxime Gonalons.
  10. 85' Substitution, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  11. 87' Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 2. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso following a fast break.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Metz 0, Lyon 3. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.

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