French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 56': Mevlut Erdinç
  • 76': Mevlut Erdinç (P)
  • 88': Yann Jouffre (P)
FT
3 - 2
Lille
  • 35': Rony Lopes
  • 70': Rony Lopes

New boys Metz hit back to stun Lille

New boys Metz hit back to stun Lille

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Amalfitano.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Eder (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Amalfitano.
  • 7': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Simon Falette.
  • 7': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Opa Nguette.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Renato Civelli (Lille) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morgan Amalfitano with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
  • 13': Éric Bautheac (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Adama Soumaoro.
  • 18': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 18': Morgan Amalfitano (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Corchia (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 19': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Lille).
  • 19': Yann Jouffre (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
  • 20': Ibrahim Amadou (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Metz. Simon Falette tries a through ball, but Mevlüt Erdinc is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 22': Sébastien Corchia (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Mounir Obbadi (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Amalfitano.
  • 24': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Guido Milan.
  • 27': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
  • 27': Ibrahim Amadou (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Mounir Obbadi (Lille).
  • 29': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Mounir Obbadi (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Foul by Eder (Lille).
  • 31': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Amalfitano.
  • 34': Offside, Metz. Mevlüt Erdinc tries a through ball, but Florent Mollet is caught offside.
  • 35': Goal! Metz 0, Lille 1. Rony Lopes (Lille) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Palmieri with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Éric Bautheac (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rony Lopes.
  • 38': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Rony Lopes.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mounir Obbadi.
  • 43': Foul by Yann Jouffre (Metz).
  • 43': Julian Palmieri (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
  • 45': Morgan Amalfitano (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Cheick Doukoure (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Delay in match Morgan Amalfitano (Lille) because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Adama Soumaoro (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mounir Obbadi with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Lille 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Metz 3, Lille 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Lille 1.
  • 46': Offside, Metz. Jonathan Rivierez tries a through ball, but Yann Jouffre is caught offside.
  • 48': Hand ball by Eder (Lille).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Eder (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mounir Obbadi.
  • 50': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Guido Milan.
  • 50': Renato Civelli (Lille) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Éric Bautheac with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Goal! Metz 1, Lille 1. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iván Balliu with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Éric Bautheac (Lille) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Amalfitano with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 58': Éric Bautheac (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Mounir Obbadi (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Rony Lopes (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Éric Bautheac.
  • 61': Delay in match Simon Falette (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
  • 65': Substitution, Metz. Nicolas Basin replaces Iván Balliu.
  • 66': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Eder (Lille).
  • 67': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Vincent Enyeama.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florent Mollet following a corner.
  • 68': Substitution, Lille. Ryan Mendes replaces Éric Bautheac.
  • 68': Substitution, Lille. Younousse Sankhare replaces Morgan Amalfitano.
  • 69': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 69': Ryan Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Goal! Metz 1, Lille 2. Rony Lopes (Lille) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eder with a cross.
  • 70': Substitution, Metz. Ismaila Sarr replaces Florent Mollet.
  • 71': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Lille).
  • 71': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Delay in match Mounir Obbadi (Lille) because of an injury.
  • 74': Substitution, Lille. Rio Mavuba replaces Mounir Obbadi because of an injury.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Penalty Metz. Ismaila Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 74': Penalty conceded by Rony Lopes (Lille) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 76': Goal! Metz 2, Lille 2. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 77': Foul by Yann Jouffre (Metz).
  • 77': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 79': Rio Mavuba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Renaud Cohade (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Metz. Habib Diallo replaces Mevlüt Erdinc.
  • 83': Foul by Younousse Sankhare (Lille).
  • 83': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 83': Julian Palmieri (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
  • 85': Renato Civelli (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Nicolas Basin.
  • 87': Penalty Metz. Habib Diallo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Penalty conceded by Vincent Enyeama (Lille) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 87': Vincent Enyeama (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Goal! Metz 3, Lille 2. Yann Jouffre (Metz) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Palmieri.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Adama Soumaoro.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Metz 3, Lille 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 4
0 Saves 2
57.5 Possession 42.5
17 SHOTS 7
4 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
398 Accurate Passes 275
472 Passes 355
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 66
15 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 20
13 Tackles 25
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
19 Effective Clearances 19
24 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 17,174

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
5 Guido Milán
25 Iván Balliu
3 Jonathan Rivierez
19 Florent Mollet
24 Renaud Cohade Yellow Card
10 Cheick Doukouré Yellow Card
9 Mevlut Erdinç
11 Opa Nguette
8 Yann Jouffre
Metz Substitutes:
Alexis Larriere, Ismaïla Sarr, Gauthier Hein, David Oberhauser, Habib Diallo, Nicolas Basin, Vahid Selimovic.

LILL Lille (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Vincent Enyeama (GK) Yellow Card
23 Adama Soumaoro
5 Renato Civelli
15 Julian Palmieri
2 Sébastien Corchia
6 Ibrahim Amadou
8 Mounir Obaddi Yellow Card
10 Morgan Amalfitano
19 Éder
11 Eric Bauthéac
17 Rony Lopes
Lille Substitutes:
Franck Béria, Yassine Benzia, Ryan Mendes, Rio Mavuba, Mike Maignan, Younousse Sankharé, Stoppila Sunzu.

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