French Ligue 1

Metz vs Lyon, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 26': Vincent Pajot
  • 40': Didier Lamkel Ze
  • 90': Farid Boulaya
FT
3 - 2
Lyon
  • 43': Moussa Dembélé
  • Red Card 68': Thiago Mendes
  • 84': Moussa Dembélé

About

Metz are hosting Lyon at Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Mendes following a corner.
  • 3': Foul by William Mikelbrencis (Metz).
  • 3': Tetê (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 5': Tetê (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Boubacar Traore (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Vincent Pajot (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Delaine with a cross.
  • 8': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Emerson.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Lenny Lacroix (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas de Préville with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Foul by William Mikelbrencis (Metz).
  • 11': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson.
  • 17': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Pape Sarr.
  • 20': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
  • 20': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 21': Malo Gusto (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tetê.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Vincent Pajot (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Delaine with a cross.
  • 25': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Emerson.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Lenny Lacroix (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas de Préville with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Goal! Metz 1, Lyon 0. Vincent Pajot (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lenny Lacroix following a corner.
  • 28': Boubacar Traore (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (Lyon).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Tetê (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by William Mikelbrencis (Metz).
  • 32': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Lenny Lacroix.
  • 33': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 33': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Hand ball by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 40': Goal! Metz 2, Lyon 0. Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pape Sarr following a fast break.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
  • 43': Goal! Metz 2, Lyon 1. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tetê.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 44': VAR Decision: Goal Metz 2-1 Lyon (Moussa Dembele).
  • 44': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
  • 45'+1': Offside, Metz. Didier Lamkel Zé tries a through ball, but Pape Sarr is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz).
  • 45'+3': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Metz 2, Lyon 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 2, Lyon 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde replaces Lucas Paquetá.
  • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Léo Dubois replaces Malo Gusto.
  • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Romain Faivre replaces Houssem Aouar.
  • 45': Substitution, Lyon. Tanguy Ndombele replaces Jérôme Boateng.
  • 45': Substitution, Metz. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Thomas Delaine.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Metz).
  • 48': Romain Faivre (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Romain Faivre (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
  • 51': Substitution, Metz. Kevin N'Doram replaces Pape Sarr because of an injury.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Romain Faivre (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 52': Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Romain Faivre (Lyon).
  • 52': Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz).
  • 55': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Thiago Mendes (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 56': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marc-Aurèle Caillard.
  • 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Lenny Lacroix.
  • 58': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
  • 59': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 59': Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin N'Doram with a through ball.
  • 61': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Metz).
  • 61': Tetê (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Castello Lukeba (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 63': Offside, Lyon. Jeff Reine-Adélaïde tries a through ball, but Karl Toko-Ekambi is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Metz. Dylan Bronn replaces Lenny Lacroix.
  • 66': Substitution, Metz. Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik replaces William Mikelbrencis.
  • 68': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lyon).
  • 68': Thiago Mendes (Lyon) is shown the red card.
  • 70': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 70': Foul by Sikou Niakaté (Metz).
  • 70': Romain Faivre (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Sikou Niakaté (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Tetê (Lyon) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
  • 73': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 73': Tetê (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Boubacar Traore (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emerson with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Marc-Aurèle Caillard.
  • 76': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
  • 79': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
  • 79': Foul by Romain Faivre (Lyon).
  • 79': Kevin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, Metz. Farid Boulaya replaces Vincent Pajot.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a through ball.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas de Préville.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubacar Traore.
  • 84': Goal! Metz 2, Lyon 2. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karl Toko-Ekambi.
  • 86': Boubacar Traore (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon).
  • 86': Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Boubacar Traore (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 88': Foul by Kevin N'Doram (Metz).
  • 88': Karl Toko-Ekambi (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
  • 89': Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Goal! Metz 3, Lyon 2. Farid Boulaya (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Papa Ndiaga Yade with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Castello Lukeba (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
  • 90'+3': Léo Dubois (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kevin N'Doram (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Metz 3, Lyon 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Metz 3, Lyon 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 19
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 3
64.1 Possession 35.9
17 SHOTS 15
5 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
389 Accurate Passes 184
464 Passes 263
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 7
23 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.6
68 Long Balls 61
55 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 15
17 Tackles 25
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 19
9 Effective Clearances 34
9 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 20,405

Ligue 1 Standings

# 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 Standings

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (3-5-2)

No. Name
30 Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK)
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
4 Sikou Niakate Yellow Card
29 Lenny Lacroix
15 Pape Matar Sarr
14 Vincent Pajot
8 Boubacar Traoré Yellow Card
17 Thomas Delaine
25 William Mikelbrencis
9 Nicolas de Préville Yellow Card
22 Didier Lamkel Ze
Metz Substitutes:
Dylan Bronn, Ibrahima Niane, Kevin N'Doram, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Louis Mafouta, Opa Nguette, Farid Boulaya, Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik, Ousmane Ba.

LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
4 Castello Lukeba
27 Jérôme Boateng
3 Emerson
17 Malo Gusto
10 Lucas Paquetá
8 Houssem Aouar
23 Thiago Mendes Red Card
9 Moussa Dembélé
7 Karl Toko Ekambi
20 Mateus Tetê
Lyon Substitutes:
Tanguy Ndombele, Jeff Reine-Adélaide, Tino Kadewere, Romain Faivre, Damien Da Silva, Léo Dubois, Julian Pollersbeck, Henrique, Bradley Barcola.

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