French Ligue 1

Metz vs Lorient 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 5': Pape Matar Sarr
  • 9': Moritz Jenz (OG)
  • 19': Farid Boulaya
  • 80': Ibrahima Niane
FT
4 - 1
  • 69': Moritz Jenz

Introduction

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': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! Metz 1, Lorient 0. Pape Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 9': Own Goal by Moritz Jenz, Lorient. Metz 2, Lorient 0.
  • 17': Laurent Abergel (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Goal! Metz 3, Lorient 0. Farid Boulaya (Metz) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 28': Julien Laporte (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 3, Lorient 0.
  • 49': Vincent Pajot (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Substitution, Lorient. Adrian Grbic replaces Julien Laporte.
  • 58': Substitution, Lorient. Armand Laurienté replaces Laurent Abergel.
  • 59': Substitution, Lorient. Thomas Monconduit replaces Dango Ouattara.
  • 69': Goal! Metz 3, Lorient 1. Moritz Jenz (Lorient) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Nicolas de Préville.
  • 79': Substitution, Metz. Amadou Salif Mbengue replaces Habib Maïga.
  • 80': Goal! Metz 4, Lorient 1. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Substitution, Lorient. Quentin Boisgard replaces Stéphane Diarra.
  • 84': Substitution, Metz. Sofiane Alakouch replaces Opa Nguette.
  • 84': Substitution, Metz. Warren Tchimbembé replaces Farid Boulaya.
  • 89': Pape Sarr (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Metz 4, Lorient 1.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 14,037

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Lens 14 31 3
+15 Paris Saint-Germain 14 30 2
+21 Marseille 14 29 3
+11 Lille 14 26 4
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Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 5
66.8 Possession 33.2
18 SHOTS 4
6 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
464 Accurate Passes 206
545 Passes 276
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 3
33 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 40
23 Accurate Long Balls 11
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 14
20 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
10 Interceptions 20
9 Effective Clearances 31
9 Clearances 31

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK)
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
2 Dylan Bronn
17 Thomas Delaine
18 Fabien Centonze
19 Habib Maïga
15 Pape Matar Sarr
14 Vincent Pajot Yellow Card
9 Nicolas de Préville
10 Farid Boulaya
11 Opa Nguette

LOR Lorient (5-4-1)

No. Name
30 Paul Nardi (GK)
15 Julien Laporte Yellow Card
3 Moritz Jenz
17 Houboulang Mendes
25 Vincent Le Goff
2 Igor Silva
6 Laurent Abergel Yellow Card
10 Enzo Le Fée
38 Dango Ouattara
7 Stephan Diarra
13 Terem Moffi

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