Lyon vs Lorient 2021-22 Ligue 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 14': Emerson (Lyon) is shown the red card.
- 19': Substitution, Lyon. Sinaly Diomandé replaces Jason Denayer.
- 19': Substitution, Lyon. Henrique replaces Houssem Aouar.
- 20': Goal! Lyon 0, Lorient 1. Armand Laurienté (Lorient) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 28': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Lyon 0, Lorient 1.
- 45': Substitution, Lyon. Islam Slimani replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
- 50': Goal! Lyon 1, Lorient 1. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Islam Slimani with a through ball.
- 61': Fabien Lemoine (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 67': Léo Dubois (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Lyon. Damien Da Silva replaces Jérôme Boateng because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Rayan Cherki replaces Islam Slimani because of an injury.
- 78': Substitution, Lorient. Stéphane Diarra replaces Fabien Lemoine.
- 78': Substitution, Lorient. Thomas Monconduit replaces Enzo Le Fée.
- 85': Substitution, Lorient. Dango Ouattara replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Lyon 1, Lorient 1.
Game Information
Venue: Groupama Stadium
Location: Lyon, France
Attendance: 36,424
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +19 | Lens | 18 | 43 | 3 |
| +25 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| +22 | Marseille | 18 | 35 | 5 |
| +8 | Lille | 18 | 32 | 6 |
Statistics
 LOR |
LYON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 47 | Possession | 53 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 370 | Accurate Passes | 413 |
| 436 | Passes | 483 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 8 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 27 | Clearances | 13 |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 27 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 3 | Emerson  |
| 14 | Léo Dubois  |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 29 | Xherdan Shaqiri |
Lorient (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Paul Nardi (GK) |
| 15 | Julien Laporte |
| 36 | Léo Pétrot |
| 17 | Houboulang Mendes |
| 25 | Vincent Le Goff |
| 2 | Igor Silva |
| 18 | Fabien Lemoine |
| 6 | Laurent Abergel |
| 10 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 28 | Armand Laurienté |
| 13 | Terem Moffi |
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