French Ligue 1

Brest vs Lyon, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Brest
  • 53': Brendan Chardonnet
  • 74': Irvin Cardona
FT
2 - 3
Lyon
  • 9': Lucas Paquetá
  • 29': Houssem Aouar
  • 44': Memphis Depay (P)

Lyon go top in Ligue 1 with 3-2 win at Brest

Lyon went provisionally top of the Ligue 1 standings by beating Brest 3-2 after benefiting from some terrible defending by their hosts.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Romain Faivre (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Steve Mounie.
  • 1': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
  • 2': Foul by Sinaly Diomande (Lyon).
  • 2': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Steve Mounie (Brest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a cross.
  • 3': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
  • 3': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
  • 3': Romain Faivre (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Irvin Cardona.
  • 6': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 9': Goal! Brest 0, Lyon 1. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 11': Foul by Paul Lasne (Brest).
  • 11': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
  • 18': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
  • 20': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Sinaly Diomande.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Christophe Herelle (Brest) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Faivre with a cross.
  • 21': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Franck Honorat.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Paul Lasne.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Steve Mounie (Brest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Perraud with a cross.
  • 25': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
  • 26': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon).
  • 26': Romain Faivre (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Goal! Brest 0, Lyon 2. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 30': Foul by Paul Lasne (Brest).
  • 30': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Sinaly Diomande (Lyon).
  • 31': Steve Mounie (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
  • 32': Steve Mounie (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Franck Honorat (Brest).
  • 36': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Foul by Haris Belkebla (Brest).
  • 40': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Haris Belkebla (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Steve Mounie (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
  • 43': Penalty Lyon. Memphis Depay draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 43': Penalty conceded by Sebastien Cibois (Brest) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 44': Goal! Brest 0, Lyon 3. Memphis Depay (Lyon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Offside, Brest. Steve Mounie tries a through ball, but Irvin Cardona is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Brest 0, Lyon 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Brest 0, Lyon 3.
  • 48': Hand ball by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Franck Honorat (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 52': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Karl Toko Ekambi.
  • 53': Goal! Brest 1, Lyon 3. Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Honorat following a corner.
  • 54': Hand ball by Haris Belkebla (Brest).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 55': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
  • 56': Christophe Herelle (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Lyon).
  • 56': Mattia De Sciglio (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
  • 58': Romain Faivre (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a through ball.
  • 61': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a through ball.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Haris Belkebla (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 67': Substitution, Brest. Julien Faussurier replaces Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
  • 67': Substitution, Brest. Gaëtan Charbonnier replaces Romain Faivre.
  • 67': Foul by Paul Lasne (Brest).
  • 67': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Brest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Romain Perraud (Brest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Irvin Cardona.
  • 71': Substitution, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  • 72': Substitution, Lyon. Tinotenda Kadewere replaces Houssem Aouar.
  • 74': Goal! Brest 2, Lyon 3. Irvin Cardona (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brendan Chardonnet with a through ball.
  • 77': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Brest) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Gaëtan Charbonnier with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
  • 79': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
  • 79': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Charbonnier (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Memphis Depay.
  • 81': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Sinaly Diomande.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Paul Lasne (Brest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by Brendan Chardonnet (Brest).
  • 82': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounie (Brest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Honorat.
  • 83': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
  • 83': Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounie (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Perraud with a cross.
  • 84': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
  • 84': Irvin Cardona (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Sinaly Diomande.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Christophe Herelle (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Romain Perraud (Brest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gaëtan Charbonnier following a corner.
  • 86': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
  • 87': Substitution, Brest. Bandiougou Fadiga replaces Paul Lasne.
  • 87': Substitution, Brest. Jeremy Le Douaron replaces Franck Honorat.
  • 88': Substitution, Lyon. Islam Slimani replaces Memphis Depay.
  • 88': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
  • 88': Romain Perraud (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Steve Mounie (Brest).
  • 90'+1': Sinaly Diomande (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Sebastien Cibois.
  • 90'+6': Christophe Herelle (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brest 2, Lyon 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brest 2, Lyon 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brest 2, Lyon 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brest 2, Lyon 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Brest 2, Lyon 3.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 4
49.4 Possession 50.6
16 SHOTS 19
7 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
394 Accurate Passes 377
491 Passes 483
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 11
11 Crosses 32
0.2 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 63
27 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 5
3 Effective Tackles 4
8 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
12 Interceptions 9
31 Effective Clearances 7
31 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
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Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Angers 0 0 0
2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
3 Brest 0 0 0
4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRE Brest (4-4-2)

No. Name
16 Sebastien Cibois (GK)
23 Christophe Hérelle Yellow Card
5 Brendan Chardonnet
18 Romain Perraud
20 Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
8 Paul Lasne
7 Haris Belkebla Yellow Card
9 Franck Honorat
21 Romain Faivre
15 Steve Mounié
14 Irvin Cardona
Brest Substitutes:
Romain Philippoteaux, Jean-Kévin Duverne, Julien Faussurier, Gaetan Charbonnier, Ludovic Baal, Lilian Brassier, Bandiougou Fadiga, Jeremy Le Douaron, Gautier Larsonneur.

LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
5 Jason Denayer
2 Sinaly Diomande
22 Mattia De Sciglio Yellow Card
14 Léo Dubois
12 Lucas Paquetá
39 Bruno Guimarães
23 Thiago Mendes
10 Memphis Depay
8 Houssem Aouar
7 Karl Toko Ekambi
Lyon Substitutes:
Djamel Benlamri, Maxence Caqueret, Tino Kadewere, Melvin Bard, Islam Slimani, Malo Gusto, Julian Pollersbeck, Maxwel Cornet, Rayan Cherki.

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