French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Lyon, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
  • 7': Isaac Mbenza
FT
1 - 1
Lyon
  • 58': Mariano Díaz

About

Montpellier are hosting Lyon at Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 6': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Lyon).
  • 6': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Goal! Montpellier 1, Lyon 0. Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Marcelo.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Isaac Mbenza with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
  • 13': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
  • 13': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Offside, Montpellier. Ellyes Skhiri tries a through ball, but Giovanni Sio is caught offside.
  • 16': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Montpellier).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Tousart.
  • 20': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
  • 20': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
  • 21': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier).
  • 27': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier).
  • 27': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Mariano (Lyon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 30': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
  • 30': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Tousart.
  • 36': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Hilton.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Mariano (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Mariano (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Hilton.
  • 39': Mariano (Lyon) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
  • 40': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Montpellier 1, Lyon 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 1, Lyon 0.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Ikone.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bertrand Traoré.
  • 50': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
  • 50': Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Marcelo (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Montpellier).
  • 52': Marcelo (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
  • 54': Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
  • 55': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 56': Hand ball by Bertrand Traoré (Lyon).
  • 58': Goal! Montpellier 1, Lyon 1. Mariano (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 59': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
  • 60': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Montpellier. Casimir Ninga replaces Giovanni Sio.
  • 62': Substitution, Montpellier. Pedro Mendes replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
  • 64': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
  • 64': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Memphis Depay (Lyon) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 65': Memphis Depay (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Offside, Montpellier. Isaac Mbenza tries a through ball, but Casimir Ninga is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 72': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Isaac Mbenza.
  • 74': Offside, Lyon. Kenny Tete tries a through ball, but Mariano is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Lyon. Myziane Maolida replaces Bertrand Traoré.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 77': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
  • 77': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Memphis Depay.
  • 79': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Paul Lasne.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
  • 81': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hilton with a headed pass.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
  • 82': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Lucas Tousart.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Myziane Maolida (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
  • 84': Offside, Montpellier. Junior Sambia tries a through ball, but Casimir Ninga is caught offside.
  • 84': Substitution, Lyon. Jordan Ferri replaces Houssem Aouar.
  • 85': Offside, Lyon. Ferland Mendy tries a through ball, but Mariano is caught offside.
  • 88': Foul by Jonathan Ikone (Montpellier).
  • 88': Kenny Tete (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Ferland Mendy (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match Jonathan Ikone (Montpellier) because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
  • 90'+3': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Lucas Tousart (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ferland Mendy with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Lyon. Lucas Tousart tries a through ball, but Mariano is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jérémy Morel.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Lyon 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Lyon 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 3
64.5 Possession 35.5
19 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
491 Accurate Passes 222
583 Passes 315
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 4
19 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.4
54 Long Balls 71
33 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 13
7 Tackles 24
1.0 Tackle % 0.5
0 Interceptions 0
9 Effective Clearances 22
9 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 15,160

Line-Ups

MON Montpellier (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
4 Hilton
3 Daniel Congré
23 Nordi Mukiele Yellow Card
7 Paul Lasne
13 Ellyes Skhiri Yellow Card
24 Jérôme Roussillon
2 Ruben Aguilar
14 Giovanni Sio
18 Isaac Mbenza
9 Jonathan Ikoné
Montpellier Substitutes:
Souleymane Camara, Keagan Dolly, Pedro Mendes, Nicolas Cozza, Junior Sambia, Casimir Ninga, Laurent Pionnier.

LYON Lyon (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
15 Jérémy Morel
6 Marcelo Yellow Card
22 Ferland Mendy
23 Kenny Tete
29 Lucas Tousart
8 Houssem Aouar
28 Tanguy Ndombele
9 Mariano Díaz
11 Memphis Depay Yellow Card
10 Bertrand Traoré
Lyon Substitutes:
Jordan Ferri, Maxwel Cornet, Mathieu Gorgelin, Myziane Maolida, Pape Diop, Fernando Marçal, Oumar Solet.

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