Lorient vs Metz 2023-24 Ligue 1

Lorient

7': Romain Faivre
22': Eli Junior Kroupi

FT
2 - 3

Metz

1': Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
65': Ismaël Traoré
83': Abdoulie Jallow (P)

Introduction

Lorient are hosting Metz at Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat, Lorient, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
1': Goal! Lorient 0, Metz 1. Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof with a cross.
7': Goal! Lorient 1, Metz 1. Romain Faivre (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Siriné Doucouré with a through ball.
22': Goal! Lorient 2, Metz 1. Eli Junior Kroupi (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
45': Matthieu Udol (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Darline Yongwa (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Siriné Doucouré (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Lorient. Adrian Grbic replaces Eli Junior Kroupi.
60': Substitution, Lorient. Benjamin Mendy replaces Darline Yongwa.
60': Substitution, Lorient. Bamba Dieng replaces Siriné Doucouré.
65': Goal! Lorient 2, Metz 2. Ismaël Traoré (Metz) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matthieu Udol with a headed pass following a corner.
66': Substitution, Metz. Benjamin Tetteh replaces Simon Elisor.
66': Substitution, Metz. Joel Asoro replaces Cheikh Sabaly.
83': Goal! Lorient 2, Metz 3. Ablie Jallow (Metz) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
84': Substitution, Lorient. Théo Le Bris replaces Jean-Victor Makengo.
84': Substitution, Lorient. Julien Ponceau replaces Tiémoué Bakayoko.
88': Substitution, Metz. Habib Maïga replaces Ablie Jallow.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade du Moustoir - Yves Allainmat
Location: Lorient, France
Attendance: 14,469

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+55	Paris Saint-Germain	33	81	2
+25	Marseille	33	62	9
+26	AS Monaco	33	61	8
+19	Nice	33	57	8

Full Table

Statistics

METZ		LOR
17	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
32.2	Possession	67.8
14	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.5
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
188	Accurate Passes	512
250	Passes	565
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
11	Accurate Crosses	4
25	Crosses	28
0.4	Cross %	0.1
49	Long Balls	34
23	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	9
21	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
13	Interceptions	10
21	Effective Clearances	13
21	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Lorient (4-4-2)

No.	Name
38	Yvon Mvogo (GK)
3	Montassar Talbi
15	Julien Laporte
12	Darlin Yongwa
13	Formose Mendy
14	Tiemoué Bakayoko
19	Laurent Abergel
17	Jean-Victor Makengo
10	Romain Faivre
22	Eli Junior Kroupi
29	Ckene Doucouré

Substitutes:

Vincent Le Goff, Julien Ponceau, Benjamin Mendy, Alfred Gomis, Gedeon Kalulu, Bamba Dieng, Isaak Touré, Théo Le Bris, Adrian Grbic.

Metz (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
5	Fali Candé
8	Ismaël Traoré
3	Matthieu Udol
39	Koffi Kouao
36	Abdoulie Jallow
18	Lamine Camara
27	Danley Jean Jacques
11	Simon Elisor
14	Cheick Tidiane Sabaly
22	Kevin Guiton

Substitutes:

Malick Mbaye, Joel Asoro, Arthur Atta, Benjamin Tetteh, Jean N'Guessan, Joseph N'Duquidi, Pape Diallo, Guillaume Dietsch, Habib Maïga.

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