French Ligue 1

Metz vs Lorient, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 22': Didier Lamkel Ze
FT
1 - 2
Lorient
  • 19': Mohamed Bamba
  • 58': Panos Katseris

About

Metz are hosting Lorient 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.
  • 4': Foul by Panos Katseris (Lorient).
  • 4': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Nathaniel Adjei (Lorient).
  • 7': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
  • 14': Panos Katseris (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Adjei.
  • 15': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Bamba (Lorient).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Ayman Kari (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
  • 18': Ayman Kari (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ismaël Traoré (Metz).
  • 19': Goal! Metz 0, Lorient 1. Mohamed Bamba (Lorient) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
  • 19': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Goal! Metz 1, Lorient 1. Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
  • 24': Offside, Metz. Didier Lamkel Zé is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Julien Ponceau (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Théo Le Bris.
  • 25': Foul by Imrân Louza (Lorient).
  • 25': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Offside, Metz. Danley Jean-Jacques is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Julien Ponceau (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
  • 30': Nathaniel Adjei (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Mohamed Bamba (Lorient).
  • 33': Foul by Laurent Abergel (Lorient).
  • 33': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Montassar Talbi.
  • 37': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Fali Candé.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Isaak Touré (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
  • 38': Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Imrân Louza (Lorient).
  • 40': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayman Kari.
  • 42': Foul by Laurent Abergel (Lorient).
  • 42': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Panos Katseris (Lorient).
  • 44': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 1, Lorient 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Lorient 1.
  • 46': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
  • 46': Nathaniel Adjei (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
  • 51': Ayman Kari (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Théo Le Bris (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Laurent Abergel with a cross.
  • 54': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Panos Katseris (Lorient).
  • 55': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Lamine Camara.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Julien Ponceau (Lorient) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Montassar Talbi.
  • 58': Goal! Metz 1, Lorient 2. Panos Katseris (Lorient) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
  • 59': Ayman Kari (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
  • 60': Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Lamine Camara.
  • 61': Offside, Lorient. Julien Ponceau is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 62': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
  • 62': Imrân Louza (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cheikh Sabaly following a fast break.
  • 64': Foul by Imrân Louza (Lorient).
  • 64': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Panos Katseris (Lorient).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julien Ponceau with a headed pass.
  • 69': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nathaniel Adjei.
  • 71': Substitution, Lorient. Tiémoué Bakayoko replaces Ayman Kari.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Lamkel Zé.
  • 75': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Théo Le Bris.
  • 75': Substitution, Metz. Arthur Atta replaces Fali Candé.
  • 76': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Laurent Abergel.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
  • 77': Imrân Louza (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Mohamed Bamba (Lorient) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Mohamed Bamba.
  • 79': Substitution, Lorient. Badredine Bouanani replaces Imrân Louza.
  • 80': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Tiémoué Bakayoko (Lorient).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Atta with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Maxime Colin (Metz).
  • 83': Julien Ponceau (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Maxime Colin (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Metz. Sadibou Sané replaces Maxime Colin.
  • 85': Substitution, Metz. Joel Asoro replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
  • 85': Substitution, Metz. Benjamin Tetteh replaces Georges Mikautadze.
  • 86': Offside, Lorient. Bamba Dieng is caught offside.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Panos Katseris (Lorient).
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Substitution, Lorient. Formose Mendy replaces Panos Katseris.
  • 89': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Foul by Nathaniel Adjei (Lorient).
  • 90': Badredine Bouanani (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nathaniel Adjei.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sadibou Sané (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Arthur Atta (Metz).
  • 90'+2': Tiémoué Bakayoko (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Joel Asoro (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthieu Udol with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Formose Mendy (Lorient).
  • 90'+5': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Formose Mendy (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Kévin N'Doram (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Asoro following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin N'Doram following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Lorient 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Metz 1, Lorient 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 2
56.9 Possession 43.1
12 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
457 Accurate Passes 292
540 Passes 386
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 33
0.3 Cross % 0.1
50 Long Balls 53
25 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 11
24 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 14
34 Effective Clearances 13
34 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 21,044

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 4 +7 12
2 Lille 4 +8 10
3 AS Monaco 4 +3 9
4 Lyon 4 +3 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
5 Fali Candé
8 Ismaël Traoré
6 Kevin N'Doram Yellow Card
3 Matthieu Udol
2 Maxime Colin Yellow Card
18 Lamine Camara
27 Danley Jean Jacques Yellow Card
11 Didier Lamkel Ze
22 Kevin Guiton
10 Georges Mikautadze
Metz Substitutes:
Joel Asoro, Benjamin Tetteh, Joseph N'Duquidi, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly, Arthur Atta, Guillaume Dietsch, Aboubacar Lô, Sadibou Sané, Jean N'Guessan.

LOR Lorient (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
38 Yvon Mvogo (GK)
3 Montassar Talbi
95 Isaak Touré
32 Nathaniel Adjei
6 Imran Louza
19 Laurent Abergel
37 Théo Le Bris
7 Panos Katseris
9 Mohamed Bamba
21 Julien Ponceau
44 Ayman Kari
Lorient Substitutes:
Gino Caoki, Formose Mendy, Julien Laporte, Alfred Gomis, Jean-Victor Makengo, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Badredine Bouanani, Bamba Dieng, Eli Junior Kroupi.

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