Metz vs Lyon, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Lyon 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
- 3': Lucas Tousart (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Delay in match Lucas Tousart (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 4': Florent Mollet (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 6': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
- 7': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Rachid Ghezzal.
- 7': Attempt missed. Guido Milan (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Georges Mandjeck following a corner.
- 8': Offside, Lyon. Jérémy Morel tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Franck Signorino (Metz).
- 9': Lucas Tousart (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon).
- 10': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 13': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Christophe Jallet (Lyon).
- 17': Offside, Metz. Florent Mollet tries a through ball, but Renaud Cohade is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Morel with a cross.
- 23': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Maxime Gonalons with a headed pass.
- 24': Foul by Jérémy Morel (Lyon).
- 24': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
- 25': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Offside, Lyon. Lucas Tousart tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt missed. Iván Balliu (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a headed pass.
- 29': Attempt saved. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
- 30': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
- 30': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
- 32': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Florent Mollet.
- 32': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon).
- 36': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
- 36': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Chris Philipps (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 42': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Emanuel Mammana.
- 43': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Metz) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 44': Emanuel Mammana (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
- 44': Attempt missed. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 45': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Guido Milan.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Lyon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Lyon 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 48': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
- 48': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kévin Lejeune.
- 50': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Franck Signorino.
- 50': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Simon Falette.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Signorino.
- 53': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby.
- 53': Attempt missed. Guido Milan (Metz) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Offside, Lyon. Rachid Ghezzal tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon).
- 54': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Attempt saved. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Didillon.
- 56': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 57': Foul by Jérémy Morel (Lyon).
- 57': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
- 57': Jérémy Morel (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Jérémy Morel (Lyon).
- 59': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christophe Jallet with a headed pass.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Chris Philipps (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
- 64': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a through ball.
- 66': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
- 66': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Substitution, Metz. Gauthier Hein replaces Kévin Lejeune.
- 67': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
- 68': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
- 68': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Offside, Lyon. Mathieu Valbuena tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Metz. Boris Mathis replaces Chris Philipps.
- 74': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Florent Mollet.
- 75': Attempt saved. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxime Gonalons with a headed pass.
- 75': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
- 75': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Boris Mathis with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Rachid Ghezzal.
- 78': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon).
- 78': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Christophe Jallet (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nabil Fekir.
- 81': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
- 81': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 81': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
- 82': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florent Mollet following a corner.
- 82': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
- 82': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
- 83': Attempt saved. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena.
- 84': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 84': Attempt missed. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Franck Signorino with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, Lyon. Jordan Ferri replaces Maxime Gonalons.
- 85': Substitution, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
- 86': Boris Mathis (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
- 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.
- 88': Attempt saved. Gauthier Hein (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
- 88': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 89': Attempt missed. Boris Mathis (Metz) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross following a corner.
- 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.
- 90'+2': Delay in match Georges Mandjeck (Metz) because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Lyon 3.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Metz 0, Lyon 3.
Statistics
 LYON |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
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 |
Line-Ups
Metz (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Didillon (GK) |
| 6 | Simon Falette |
| 4 | Milan Bisevac |
| 5 | Guido Milán |
| 13 | Franck Signorino |
| 25 | Iván Balliu |
| 24 | Renaud Cohade |
| 14 | Georges Mandjeck  |
| 10 | Cheick Doukouré |
| 23 | Chris Philipps |
| 11 | Opa Nguette |
| 17 | Habib Diallo |
| 19 | Florent Mollet |
| 22 | Kevin Lejeune |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 4 | Emanuel Mammana |
| 15 | Jérémy Morel |
| 13 | Christophe Jallet |
| 18 | Nabil Fekir |
| 21 | Maxime Gonalons |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 10 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 28 | Mathieu Valbuena |
| 11 | Rachid Ghezzal |
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