This Sunday, Lille beat Metz 1-2 as a visitor, in a match on date 31 of the France – Ligue 1 Uber Eats 2023-24 tournament. Metz started ahead with a penalty goal from Georges Mikautadze, 22 minutes into the first half. Despite starting at a disadvantage, Lille equalized the situation in the 30th minute of the same half and began their climb towards the comeback after a move by Ismaily. The turn of the game occurred when Yusuf Yazici took possession of the ball in a play and scored the final 2-1 in the 43rd minute of the same stage.
Yusuf Yazici’s performance positioned him as the most outstanding player of the match. The Lille midfielder scored 1 goal and looked for the opposite goal with 2 shots.
Edon Zhegrova also performed well. The Lille midfielder was encouraged to kick 6 times.
It was a duel that was stopped due to the high accumulation of infractions on the field. There were 3 reprimands: Jonathan David, Nabil Bentaleb and Didier Lamkel Zé.
Metz coach Laszlo Boloni presented a 4-5-1 tactical layout with Alexandre Oukidja in goal; Maxime Colin, Ismael Traoré, Sadibou Sané and Matthieu Udol in the defensive line; Kevin Van Den Kerkhof, Danley Jean Jacques, Kévin N’Doram, Arthur Atta and Pape Amadou Diallo in the middle; and Georges Mikautadze in attack.
For its part, Paulo Rodrigues Fonseca’s team came out with a 4-5-1 tactical layout with Lucas Chevalier between the three sticks; Tiago Santos, Bafodé Diakité, Alexsandro and Ismaily in defense; Angel Gomes, Nabil Bentaleb, Yusuf Yazici, Rémy Cabella and Edon Zhegrova in midfield; and Jonathan David up front.
Stephanie Frappart was the referee chosen for the match at the Stade Saint-Symphorien stadium.
On the next date, Metz will host Stade Rennes and Lille will play at home against Olympique Lyon.
In this way, the local team is in sixteenth place in the championship with 29 points, while the visiting team, with 55, is in third place.
Changes in Metz
- 45′ 2T – Kevin Van Den Kerkhof came on for Abdoulie Jallow and Arthur Atta for Lamine Camara Moussa Ndiaye
- 69′ 2T – Pape Amadou Diallo came on for Didier Lamkel Zé and Danley Jean Jacques came on for Cheikh Tidiane Sabaly
- 84′ 2T – Kévin N’Doram came out for Ibou Sané
Changes in Lille
- 76′ 2T – Yusuf Yazici came off for Hákon Arnar Haraldsson
- 86′ 2T – Edon Zhegrova came out for Gabriel Gudmundsson
- 87′ 2T – Rémy Cabella came out for Tiago Fontoura da Fonseca Morais
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