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

· French Ligue 1

Lille

55': Younousse Sankharé

FT
0 - 1

Lyon

3': Maxwel Cornet

Maxwel Cornet's goal helps Lyon beat 10-man Lille

Maxwel Cornet's early goal proved decisive as Lyon beat 10-man Lille 1-0 to move into fourth in Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Attempt missed. Morgan Amalfitano (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
1': Foul by Rio Mavuba (Lille).
1': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
3': Goal! Lille 0, Lyon 1. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
4': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Rio Mavuba (Lille).
5': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
5': Nicolas de Preville (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt blocked. Younousse Sankhare (Lille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Amalfitano with a cross.
7': Attempt saved. Eder (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
8': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Corentin Tolisso.
12': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
12': Morgan Amalfitano (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
16': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Lille).
20': Attempt blocked. Eder (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Younousse Sankhare.
20': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Younousse Sankhare (Lille).
21': Younousse Sankhare (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Attempt blocked. Maciej Rybus (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Franck Beria.
22': Attempt missed. Jérémy Morel (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
24': Offside, Lille. Younousse Sankhare tries a through ball, but Nicolas de Preville is caught offside.
25': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Lille).
25': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Delay in match Jordan Ferri (Lyon) because of an injury.
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marko Basa.
28': Foul by Younousse Sankhare (Lille).
28': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Rio Mavuba.
29': Eder (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon).
31': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Adama Soumaoro.
32': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maciej Rybus with a cross.
32': Foul by Maxwel Cornet (Lyon).
32': Franck Beria (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt saved. Younousse Sankhare (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolas de Preville with a cross.
35': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
35': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
38': Attempt blocked. Maciej Rybus (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso with a headed pass.
41': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Lyon).
41': Nicolas de Preville (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
42': Marko Basa (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Jérémy Morel.
44': Attempt missed. Marko Basa (Lille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas de Preville with a cross following a corner.
45': Foul by Maciej Rybus (Lyon).
45': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Nicolas de Preville (Lille).
45': Nicolas de Preville (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Offside, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Lille 0, Lyon 1.
0': Match ends, Lille 0, Lyon 1.
45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Lyon 1.
46': Attempt missed. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
47': Foul by Younousse Sankhare (Lille).
47': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Rafael.
53': Attempt blocked. Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
53': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Franck Beria.
55': Foul by Younousse Sankhare (Lille).
55': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Delay in match Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) because of an injury.
55': Second yellow card to Younousse Sankhare (Lille) for a bad foul.
57': Substitution, Lille. Rony Lopes replaces Morgan Amalfitano.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Foul by Eder (Lille).
57': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Hand ball by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
61': Substitution, Lille. Yves Bissouma replaces Rio Mavuba.
62': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maxime Gonalons.
63': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
63': Yves Bissouma (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
65': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
65': Marko Basa (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Maciej Rybus (Lyon).
65': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Attempt missed. Eder (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yves Bissouma.
67': Attempt blocked. Nicolas de Preville (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eder.
67': Attempt blocked. Nicolas de Preville (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
67': Foul by Eder (Lille).
67': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt missed. Maciej Rybus (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Morel.
69': Eder (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Lyon).
71': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Rafael.
72': Attempt missed. Eder (Lille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas de Preville with a cross following a corner.
73': Foul by Rafael (Lyon).
73': Nicolas de Preville (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Rafael (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Lyon. Sergi Darder replaces Jordan Ferri.
76': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon).
76': Rony Lopes (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt saved. Rony Lopes (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
81': Substitution, Lyon. Mathieu Valbuena replaces Maciej Rybus.
82': Offside, Lyon. Mouctar Diakhaby tries a through ball, but Jérémy Morel is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Lille. Martin Terrier replaces Nicolas de Preville.
83': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Lille).
85': Attempt blocked. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Gonalons.
87': Foul by Martin Terrier (Lille).
87': Rafael (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt saved. Sergi Darder (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
88': Ibrahim Amadou (Lille) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Martin Terrier.
89': Attempt blocked. Martin Terrier (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Beria.
89': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
90'+1': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Lille).
90'+1': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Adama Soumaoro (Lille).
90'+2': Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Eder (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Lyon).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Lille 0, Lyon 1.

Statistics

LYON		LILL
15	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
63.5	Possession	36.5
17	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
506	Accurate Passes	269
584	Passes	328
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	8
17	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.4
56	Long Balls	46
20	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
9	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
25	Effective Clearances	30
25	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 28,660

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

Lille (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Vincent Enyeama (GK)
25	Marko Basa
23	Adama Soumaoro
18	Franck Béria
2	Sébastien Corchia
6	Ibrahim Amadou
4	Younousse Sankharé
24	Rio Mavuba
19	Éder
12	Nicolas de Préville
10	Morgan Amalfitano

Lille Substitutes:

Mike Maignan, Julian Palmieri, Stoppila Sunzu, Martin Terrier, Yves Bissouma, Renato Civelli, Rony Lopes.

Lyon (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Lopes (GK)
5	Mouctar Diakhaby
2	Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
21	Maxime Gonalons
15	Jérémy Morel
20	Rafael
8	Corentin Tolisso
12	Jordan Ferri
31	Maciej Rybus
27	Maxwel Cornet
10	Alexandre Lacazette

Lyon Substitutes:

Mathieu Valbuena, Aldo Kalulu, Mathieu Gorgelin, Nicolas Nkoulou, Jordy Gaspar, Lucas Tousart, Sergi Darder.

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