Lyon vs Saint-Étienne, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Lyon bounce back to form in Rhone derby
Lyon bounce back to form in Rhone derby
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Jérémy Morel (Lyon).
- 2': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 3': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
- 3': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 4': Offside, Lyon. Mathieu Valbuena tries a through ball, but Jordan Ferri is caught offside.
- 6': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 9': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Emanuel Mammana.
- 9': Delay in match (Lyon).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 10': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 11': Attempt missed. Nicolas N'Koulou (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Maciej Rybus with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
- 13': Jérémy Morel (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
- 15': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Beric.
- 18': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
- 18': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 21': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Maciej Rybus with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 25': Substitution, St Etienne. Oussama Tannane replaces Romain Hamouma because of an injury.
- 28': Foul by Nicolas N'Koulou (Lyon).
- 28': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
- 29': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 33': Foul by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
- 33': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 33': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Maciej Rybus.
- 36': Attempt missed. Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vincent Pajot with a headed pass.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 39': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Valbuena with a cross.
- 40': Jérémy Morel (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Lyon 1, St Etienne 0. Sergi Darder (Lyon) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross.
- 43': Foul by Sergi Darder (Lyon).
- 43': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Maciej Rybus (Lyon).
- 45': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 45'+1': Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Lyon 1, St Etienne 0.
- 0': Match ends, Lyon 2, St Etienne 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 1, St Etienne 0.
- 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund replaces Robert Beric.
- 49': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 50': Attempt saved. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Søderlund.
- 50': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 51': Foul by Sergi Darder (Lyon).
- 51': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Corentin Tolisso.
- 53': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
- 53': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon).
- 54': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Pajot with a cross.
- 59': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 62': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Emanuel Mammana.
- 63': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Nicolas N'Koulou (Lyon).
- 64': Substitution, Lyon. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
- 65': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
- 65': Sergi Darder (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
- 67': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Nicolas N'Koulou.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Emanuel Mammana (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Bryan Dabo (St Etienne).
- 69': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
- 69': Maciej Rybus (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 71': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
- 71': Lucas Tousart (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Hand ball by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
- 72': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
- 72': Maciej Rybus (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ferri with a through ball.
- 74': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
- 74': Lucas Tousart (Lyon) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Maciej Rybus with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Substitution, St Etienne. Nolan Roux replaces Arnaud Nordin.
- 76': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Emanuel Mammana.
- 76': Attempt saved. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 77': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
- 77': Attempt saved. Nicolas N'Koulou (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emanuel Mammana with a headed pass.
- 77': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 78': Offside, Lyon. Rachid Ghezzal tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
- 78': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
- 79': Hand ball by Maciej Rybus (Lyon).
- 79': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon).
- 79': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit.
- 83': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 85': Hand ball by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 85': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
- 85': Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Hand ball by Bryan Dabo (St Etienne).
- 87': Delay in match Nabil Fekir (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Substitution, Lyon. Aldo Kalulu replaces Nabil Fekir because of an injury.
- 88': Goal! Lyon 2, St Etienne 0. Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 90': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
- 90': Sergi Darder (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
- 90'+2': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, St Etienne 0.
Statistics
 ASSE |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 319 | Accurate Passes | 325 |
| 402 | Passes | 403 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 26 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 12 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 57,050
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 57,050
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 |
Line-Ups
Lyon (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 3 | Nicolas Nkoulou |
| 15 | Jérémy Morel  |
| 4 | Emanuel Mammana |
| 14 | Sergi Darder |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 31 | Maciej Rybus |
| 8 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 18 | Nabil Fekir |
| 28 | Mathieu Valbuena |
Saint-Étienne (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 17 | Ole Selnaes |
| 4 | Léo Lacroix |
| 22 | Kévin Monnet-Paquet |
| 25 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 14 | Jordan Veretout |
| 5 | Vincent Pajot |
| 7 | Bryan Dabo |
| 33 | Arnaud Nordin |
| 21 | Romain Hamouma |
| 27 | Robert Beric |
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