Metz vs Lille 2021-22 Ligue 1

Metz

31': Fabien Centonze
41': Matthieu Udol
52': Fabien Centonze
56': Boubakar Kiki Kouyate

FT
3 - 3

Lille

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
+34	Paris Saint-Germain	24	57	3
+24	Lens	24	53	5
+13	Lyon	24	45	7
+18	Marseille	24	43	7

Full Table

Statistics

LILL		METZ
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 (3-4-1-2)

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

Substitutes:

Vágner, Lamine Gueye, Georges Mikautadze, Boubacar Traoré, Lenny Joseph, Mamadou Fofana, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Amine Bassi, Sofiane Alakouch.

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
9	Jonathan David