French Ligue 1

FT Thursday, May 25, 2017
Lorient WLDLD 1
–
Troyes DWWWW 2
1st2ndT
LOR011
TRY112
1st Leg

Match Report

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Troyes find late winner in playoff first leg against Lorient

Benjamin Nivet lashed home a dramatic last-minute winner as Ligue 2 Troyes seized the upper hand in the first leg of their playoff clash with Lorient.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
5
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
1
67.3
Possession
32.7
10
SHOTS
6
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
482
Accurate Passes
196
571
Passes
281
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
23
Crosses
8
0.1
Cross %
0.3
60
Long Balls
49
26
Accurate Long Balls
11
0.4
Long Balls %
0.2
5
Blocked Shots
0
15
Effective Tackles
12
19
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
28
17
Clearances
28

Head to Head

LOR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

TRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Mamadou SamassaG
  2. 13Christophe HérelleCD-L
  3. 24Jimmy GiraudonCD-R
  4. 17Johann ObiangLB
  5. 27Alois ConfaisRB
  6. 10Benjamin NivetAM
  7. 19Tristan DingoméLM
  8. 6Karim AzamoumRM
  9. 26Adama NianéF
  10. 8Stéphane DarbionAM-L
  11. 29Samuel GrandsirAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Jonathan TinhanSUB
  2. 15Raphael CaceresSUB
  3. 1Edwin ZelaznySUB
  4. 4Johan MartialSUB
  5. 14Thiago XavierSUB
  6. 23Charles TraoréSUB
  7. 2Jérémy CordovalSUB

LOR · 4-4-2

  1. 40Benjamin LecomteG
  2. 13Michaël CianiCD-L
  3. 15Mathieu PeybernesCD-R
  4. 25Vincent Le GoffLB
  5. 20Steven MoreiraRB
  6. 24Wesley LautoaCM-L
  7. 7Arnold MvuembaCM-R
  8. 19Romain PhilippoteauxLM
  9. 27Jimmy CabotRM
  10. 9Majeed WarisCF-L
  11. 22Benjamin JeannotCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Zargo TouréSUB
  2. 34Erwin KoffiSUB
  3. 16Paul DelecroixSUB
  4. 8CafúSUB
  5. 12Benjamin MoukandjoSUB
  6. 17Walid MesloubSUB
  7. 6François BellugouSUB

Timeline

  1. 31' Alois Confais (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 37' Goal! Troyes 1, Lorient 0. Stéphane Darbion (Troyes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 56' Substitution, Lorient. Walid Mesloub replaces Jimmy Cabot.
  4. 64' Substitution, Lorient. Benjamin Moukandjo replaces Benjamin Jeannot.
  5. 65' Johann Obiang (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 71' Substitution, Troyes. Thiago Xavier replaces Stéphane Darbion.
  7. 76' Substitution, Troyes. Jonathan Tinhan replaces Samuel Grandsir.
  8. 78' Substitution, Lorient. Cafú replaces Arnold Mvuemba.
  9. 82' Goal! Troyes 1, Lorient 1. Majeed Waris (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Moukandjo.
  10. 86' Substitution, Troyes. Jérémy Cordoval replaces Alois Confais.
  11. 89' Jimmy Giraudon (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Troyes 2, Lorient 1. Benjamin Nivet (Troyes) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  13. 90'+2' Jonathan Tinhan (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90'+3' Michael Ciani (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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