Lorient vs Saint-Étienne, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Lorient

42': Terem Moffi (P)
45'+1': Ibrahima Koné
61': Enzo Le Fée
65': Ibrahima Koné
86': Terem Moffi
89': Quentin Boisgard

FT
6 - 2

Saint-Étienne

4': Denis Bouanga
22': Arnaud Nordin
68': Yvan Neyou

Lorient hits 6 goals against Saint-Etienne in French league

— Lorient conceded two early goals before thrashing Saint-Etienne 6-2 in the French league to move four points clear of the relegation zone on Friday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Sada Thioub (Saint-Etienne).
4': Attempt saved. Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Gourna-Douath.
4': Goal! Lorient 0, Saint-Etienne 1. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak with a cross.
7': Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Saint-Etienne).
7': Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Harold-Desty Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne).
8': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Lorient) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
9': Attempt blocked. Thomas Monconduit (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Petrot.
9': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Lucas Gourna-Douath.
10': Attempt missed. Julien Laporte (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Enzo Le Fée with a cross following a corner.
11': Foul by Laurent Abergel (Lorient).
11': Harold-Desty Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
12': Foul by Thomas Monconduit (Lorient).
12': Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
14': Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Saint-Etienne).
14': Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Eliaquim Mangala (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
14': Attempt saved. Leo Petrot (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Monconduit with a cross.
15': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne).
15': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Hand ball by Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne).
18': Foul by Thomas Monconduit (Lorient).
18': Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Offside, Lorient. Enzo Le Fée tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Koné is caught offside.
21': VAR Decision: No Goal Lorient 0-1 Saint-Etienne.
22': Goal! Lorient 0, Saint-Etienne 2. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
23': Foul by Ibrahima Koné (Lorient).
23': Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Houboulang Mendes.
24': Attempt missed. Harold-Desty Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche with a cross following a corner.
25': Attempt saved. Terem Moffi (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibrahima Koné with a through ball.
26': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Paul Bernardoni.
26': Foul by Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne).
26': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Foul by Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne).
28': Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne).
28': Julien Laporte (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
29': Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
30': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Houboulang Mendes.
34': Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (Saint-Etienne).
35': Armand Laurienté (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne).
35': Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
36': Attempt missed. Julien Laporte (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
38': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Thomas Monconduit (Lorient).
39': Attempt missed. Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
40': Penalty Lorient. Houboulang Mendes draws a foul in the penalty area.
40': Penalty conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak (Saint-Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
41': Timothée Kolodziejczak (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Goal! Lorient 1, Saint-Etienne 2. Terem Moffi (Lorient) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
43': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
44': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Thomas Monconduit (Lorient).
45'+1': Goal! Lorient 2, Saint-Etienne 2. Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Houboulang Mendes with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Lorient 2, Saint-Etienne 2.
45': Second Half begins Lorient 2, Saint-Etienne 2.
47': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
47': Julien Laporte (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Offside, Lorient. Houboulang Mendes tries a through ball, but Laurent Abergel is caught offside.
49': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Thomas Monconduit.
50': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Lorient).
50': Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
55': Foul by Vincent Le Goff (Lorient).
55': Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Thomas Monconduit (Lorient).
57': Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
59': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Vincent Le Goff (Lorient).
60': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Houboulang Mendes (Lorient).
60': Foul by Houboulang Mendes (Lorient).
60': Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Goal! Lorient 3, Saint-Etienne 2. Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a through ball.
62': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Yvan Neyou replaces Adil Aouchiche.
62': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Miguel Trauco replaces Timothée Kolodziejczak.
64': Armand Laurienté (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne).
65': Goal! Lorient 4, Saint-Etienne 2. Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Terem Moffi with a through ball.
66': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Lorient).
67': Foul by Armand Laurienté (Lorient).
67': Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt blocked. Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
67': Foul by Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne).
67': Ibrahima Koné (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Enzo Le Fée (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne).
68': Second yellow card to Yvan Neyou (Saint-Etienne) for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Bakary Sako replaces Eliaquim Mangala.
70': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Gabriel Silva replaces Sada Thioub.
70': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Zaydou Youssouf replaces Lucas Gourna-Douath.
70': Attempt saved. Armand Laurienté (Lorient) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom left corner.
71': Armand Laurienté (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne).
73': Substitution, Lorient. Quentin Boisgard replaces Enzo Le Fée.
73': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zaydou Youssouf.
74': Offside, Lorient. Armand Laurienté tries a through ball, but Terem Moffi is caught offside.
75': Foul by Bakary Sako (Saint-Etienne).
75': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Offside, Lorient. Ibrahima Koné tries a through ball, but Armand Laurienté is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Lorient. Dango Ouattara replaces Armand Laurienté because of an injury.
78': Foul by Quentin Boisgard (Lorient).
78': Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Trauco.
81': Attempt saved. Dango Ouattara (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahima Koné.
81': Foul by Thomas Monconduit (Lorient).
81': Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ibrahima Koné.
85': Foul by Ibrahima Koné (Lorient).
85': Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86': Goal! Lorient 5, Saint-Etienne 2. Terem Moffi (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Quentin Boisgard.
87': Terem Moffi (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
88': Substitution, Lorient. Fabien Lemoine replaces Laurent Abergel.
88': Substitution, Lorient. Sambou Soumano replaces Ibrahima Koné.
89': Goal! Lorient 6, Saint-Etienne 2. Quentin Boisgard (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dango Ouattara.
90'+1': Second Half ends, Lorient 6, Saint-Etienne 2.
0': Match ends, Lorient 6, Saint-Etienne 2.

Statistics

ASSE		LOR
18	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	2
6	Saves	2
56.1	Possession	43.9
13	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	12
0.3	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
345	Accurate Passes	256
422	Passes	330
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	12
0.4	Cross %	0.3
49	Long Balls	40
22	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
4	Effective Tackles	9
12	Tackles	22
0.3	Tackle %	0.4
12	Interceptions	7
6	Effective Clearances	8
6	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France
Attendance: 15,407

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	28	+37	63
2	Lens	29	+28	62
3	Lyon	30	+15	54
4	Lille	30	+15	54

Full Table

Line-Ups

Lorient (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mathieu Dreyer (GK)
19	Léo Pétrot
15	Julien Laporte
25	Vincent Le Goff
17	Houboulang Mendes
23	Thomas Monconduit
6	Laurent Abergel
10	Enzo Le Fée
9	Ibrahima Koné
28	Armand Laurienté
13	Terem Moffi

Lorient Substitutes:

Dango Ouattara, Paul Nardi, Fabien Lemoine, Quentin Boisgard, Igor Silva, Jérémy Morel, Moritz Jenz, Jerome Hergault, Sambou Soumano.

Saint-Étienne (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
50	Paul Bernardoni (GK)
22	Eliaquim Mangala
3	Mickael Nade
2	Harold Moukoudi
6	Lucas Gourna-Douath
17	Adil Aouchiche
7	Ryad Boudebouz
5	Timothée Kolodziejczak
9	Sada Thioub
20	Denis Bouanga
18	Arnaud Nordin

Saint-Étienne Substitutes:

Gabriel Silva, Yvan Neyou, Enzo Crivelli, Assane Dioussé, Bakary Sako, Etienne Green, Zaydou Youssef, Miguel Trauco.

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