French Ligue 1

Metz vs Lille 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 31': Fabien Centonze
  • 41': Matthieu Udol
  • 52': Fabien Centonze
  • Red Card 56': Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
FT
3 - 3
  • 23': Sven Botman
  • 81': Jonathan Ikoné
  • 90'+7': Alexandre Oukidja (OG)

Champions Lille hold Metz with last-gasp leveller

Lille fought back from two goals down to grind out a last-gasp 3-3 draw at 10-man Metz in their opening game of the season on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 23': Goal! Metz 0, Lille 1. Sven Botman (Lille) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Goal! Metz 1, Lille 1. Fabien Centonze (Metz) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Delaine with a cross.
  • 41': Goal! Metz 2, Lille 1. Matthieu Udol (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ibrahima Niane.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Metz 2, Lille 1.
  • 52': Goal! Metz 3, Lille 1. Fabien Centonze (Metz) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top left corner.
  • 56': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) is shown the red card.
  • 56': Dylan Bronn (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Substitution, Metz. Mamadou Fofana replaces Cheick Tidiane Sabaly.
  • 59': Substitution, Lille. Jonathan Ikoné replaces Yusuf Yazici.
  • 59': Substitution, Lille. Timothy Weah replaces Jonathan David.
  • 71': Substitution, Metz. Lenny Joseph replaces Ibrahima Niane.
  • 77': Substitution, Lille. Isaac Lihadji replaces Reinildo.
  • 79': Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Goal! Metz 3, Lille 2. Jonathan Ikoné (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Isaac Lihadji.
  • 83': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Metz. Georges Mikautadze replaces Lenny Joseph.
  • 90'+7': Own Goal by Alexandre Oukidja, Metz. Metz 3, Lille 3.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 15,551

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
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
61.6 Possession 38.4
17 SHOTS 12
6 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
438 Accurate Passes 243
538 Passes 335
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 3
24 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 59
20 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 12
21 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 19
14 Effective Clearances 13
14 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate Red Card
3 Matthieu Udol
2 Dylan Bronn Yellow Card
4 Kevin N'Doram
19 Habib Maïga
15 Pape Matar Sarr
17 Thomas Delaine
18 Fabien Centonze
7 Ibrahima Niane
13 Cheick Tidiane Sabaly

LILL Lille (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Léo Jardim (GK)
4 Sven Botman
6 José Fonte
28 Reinildo Mandava
2 Zeki Çelik
11 Yusuf Yazici
21 Benjamin André
7 Jonathan Bamba
18 Renato Sanches
17 Burak Yilmaz Yellow Card
9 Jonathan David

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