French Ligue 1

Metz vs Lorient, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 11': Simon Falette
  • 75': Thibaut Vion
  • 78': Thibaut Vion
FT
3 - 3
Lorient
  • 16': Majeed Waris
  • 54': Benjamin Moukandjo
  • 61': Benjamin Moukandjo (P)

Thibaut Vion at the double for Metz to earn them a point from Lorient match

Thibaut Vion at the double for Metz to earn them a point from Lorient match

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Foul by Cafú (Lorient).
  • 3': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Sylvain Marveaux (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Moukandjo.
  • 8': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
  • 8': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
  • 11': Goal! Metz 1, Lorient 0. Simon Falette (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yann Jouffre with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Majeed Waris (Lorient).
  • 13': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Goal! Metz 1, Lorient 1. Majeed Waris (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cafú.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a cross.
  • 19': Foul by Francois Bellugou (Lorient).
  • 19': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Cafú (Lorient).
  • 20': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yann Jouffre.
  • 25': Foul by Steven Moreira (Lorient).
  • 25': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Wesley Lautoa (Lorient).
  • 28': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Milan Bisevac (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
  • 30': Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
  • 30': Simon Falette (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Yann Jouffre.
  • 32': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
  • 32': Majeed Waris (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Doukoure.
  • 37': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
  • 37': Sylvain Marveaux (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Cafú (Lorient).
  • 45': Milan Bisevac (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 1, Lorient 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Metz 3, Lorient 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Lorient 1.
  • 46': Foul by Vincent Le Goff (Lorient).
  • 46': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Hand ball by Simon Falette (Metz).
  • 50': Offside, Metz. Yann Jouffre tries a through ball, but Habib Diallo is caught offside.
  • 51': Offside, Metz. Kévin Lejeune tries a through ball, but Benoit Assou-Ekotto is caught offside.
  • 54': Goal! Metz 1, Lorient 2. Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Cafú.
  • 55': Substitution, Metz. Renaud Cohade replaces Cheick Doukoure.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Yann Jouffre (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
  • 57': Substitution, Metz. Ismaila Sarr replaces Kévin Lejeune.
  • 58': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yann Jouffre with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 60': Penalty Lorient. Cafú draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 60': Penalty conceded by Renaud Cohade (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 61': Goal! Metz 1, Lorient 3. Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Foul by Sylvain Marveaux (Lorient).
  • 64': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Arnold Mvuemba (Lorient).
  • 65': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Arnold Mvuemba (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
  • 66': Foul by Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient).
  • 66': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Simon Falette (Metz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yann Jouffre with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Foul by Majeed Waris (Lorient).
  • 69': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Vincent Le Goff (Lorient).
  • 70': Yann Jouffre (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Francois Bellugou (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Majeed Waris (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Sylvain Marveaux (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Cafú (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Milan Bisevac.
  • 72': Substitution, Lorient. Jimmy Cabot replaces Sylvain Marveaux.
  • 73': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Wesley Lautoa.
  • 73': Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
  • 75': Substitution, Metz. Thibaut Vion replaces Opa Nguette.
  • 75': Goal! Metz 2, Lorient 3. Thibaut Vion (Metz) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Iván Balliu with a cross.
  • 76': Foul by Wesley Lautoa (Lorient).
  • 76': Thibaut Vion (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Zargo Toure.
  • 78': Goal! Metz 3, Lorient 3. Thibaut Vion (Metz) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Substitution, Lorient. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Cafú.
  • 81': Offside, Metz. Milan Bisevac tries a through ball, but Thibaut Vion is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jimmy Cabot.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Majeed Waris (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Moukandjo.
  • 84': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Wesley Lautoa.
  • 85': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
  • 85': Paul Delecroix (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arnold Mvuemba.
  • 86': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
  • 86': Majeed Waris (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Iván Balliu (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 88': Foul by Francois Bellugou (Lorient).
  • 88': Milan Bisevac (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Matteo Guendouzi (Lorient).
  • 90'+2': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Zargo Toure (Lorient).
  • 90'+2': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Francois Bellugou (Lorient).
  • 90'+3': Thibaut Vion (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 3, Lorient 3.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
47.2 Possession 52.8
10 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
298 Accurate Passes 332
402 Passes 432
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 8
10 Crosses 28
0.0 Cross % 0.3
73 Long Balls 72
24 Accurate Long Balls 33
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 11
13 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
17 Effective Clearances 17
17 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 12,657

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lille 4 +5 10
2 AS Monaco 4 +4 10
3 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
4 Lyon 4 +4 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Didillon (GK)
6 Simon Falette
4 Milan Bisevac
32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
25 Iván Balliu
8 Yann Jouffre
14 Georges Mandjeck
10 Cheick Doukouré
17 Habib Diallo
22 Kevin Lejeune
11 Opa Nguette
Metz Substitutes:
Guido Milán, Thibaut Vion, Jonathan Rivierez, Renaud Cohade, David Oberhauser, Gauthier Hein, Ismaïla Sarr.

LOR Lorient (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Paul Delecroix (GK)
24 Wesley Lautoa
5 Zargo Touré
25 Vincent Le Goff
20 Steven Moreira
6 François Bellugou Yellow Card
8 Cafú
7 Arnold Mvuemba Yellow Card
12 Benjamin Moukandjo
9 Majeed Waris
10 Sylvain Marveaux
Lorient Substitutes:
Anthony Lamonge, Romain Philippoteaux, Matteo Guendouzi, Jimmy Cabot, Jeremie Aliadiere, Lindsay Rose, Erwin Koffi.

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