Metz vs Lorient 2021-22 Ligue 1
Introduction
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
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 14,037
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 |
METZ![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 |
| 9 | Nicolas de Préville |
| 10 | Farid Boulaya |
| 11 | Opa Nguette |
Lorient (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Paul Nardi (GK) |
| 15 | Julien Laporte |
| 3 | Moritz Jenz |
| 17 | Houboulang Mendes |
| 25 | Vincent Le Goff |
| 2 | Igor Silva |
| 6 | Laurent Abergel |
| 10 | Enzo Le Fée |
| 38 | Dango Ouattara |
| 7 | Stephan Diarra |
| 13 | Terem Moffi |
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