Lille vs Lorient 2021-22 Ligue 1
Lille stretch unbeaten run with win over Lorient as USMNT's Tim Weah returns from injury
Champions Lille extended their unbeaten run in Ligue 1 to nine games when they outclassed visiting Lorient 3-1 in a rescheduled match on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Goal! Lille 1, Lorient 0. Isaac Lihadji (Lille) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 19': Own Goal by Moritz Jenz, Lorient. Lille 2, Lorient 0.
- 30': Goal! Lille 3, Lorient 0. Reinildo (Lille) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Renato Sanches with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 63': Substitution, Lorient. Igor Silva replaces Baptiste Mouazan.
- 64': Substitution, Lorient. Quentin Boisgard replaces Enzo Le Fée.
- 68': Substitution, Lille. Timothy Weah replaces Isaac Lihadji.
- 68': Substitution, Lille. Xeka replaces Renato Sanches.
- 74': Substitution, Lorient. Fabien Lemoine replaces Thomas Monconduit.
- 74': Substitution, Lorient. Sambou Soumano replaces Terem Moffi.
- 76': Substitution, Lille. Cheikh Niasse replaces Amadou Onana.
- 76': Substitution, Lille. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Jonathan Bamba.
- 82': Substitution, Lille. Angel Gomes replaces Burak Yilmaz.
- 86': Substitution, Lorient. Redwan Bourlès replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 90'+2': Goal! Lille 3, Lorient 1. Sambou Soumano (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Game Information
Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Location: Lille, France
Attendance: 4,834
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| +10 | Marseille | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +7 | Strasbourg | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +4 | Lyon | 7 | 15 | 2 |
Statistics
 LOR |
LILL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 44.8 | Possession | 55.2 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 423 | Accurate Passes | 537 |
| 496 | Passes | 609 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 12 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 10 | Clearances | 6 |
Lille (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivo Grbic (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 6 | José Fonte |
| 28 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 10 | Renato Sanches |
| 7 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 19 | Isaac Lihadji |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 9 | Jonathan David |
Lorient (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Paul Nardi (GK) |
| 19 | Léo Pétrot |
| 3 | Moritz Jenz |
| 25 | Vincent Le Goff |
| 17 | Houboulang Mendes |
| 6 | Laurent Abergel |
| 23 | Thomas Monconduit |
| 10 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 34 | Baptiste Mouazan |
| 28 | Armand Laurienté |
| 13 | Terem Moffi |
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