It is a duel with the flavor of Ligue 1 between two teams just relegated from the elite which will be on the program for this Saturday evening Ligue 2. The FC Lorient (2nd) welcomes the FC Metz (4th) at Moustoir at the end of the 18th day, and with serious stakes at the top of the table. In the event of victory, the Merlus could take first place, while a success would allow the Garnets to climb onto the podium. The match can be followed live with commentary on MaLigue2 from 8 p.m.
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Thank you everyone for following us for the match between Lorient and Metz.
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Julien Ponceau’s shot goes over the target.
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New yellow card, for Igor Silva this time yes.
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The referee announces 4 more minutes of happiness.
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Kévin Van Den Kerkhof, who entered 5 minutes earlier, also receives a yellow card
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Ponceau is in turn warned of a yellow card.
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5 minutes from the end of regulation time, the match is not getting carried away for the two teams.
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The new recruit of FC Metz, Idrissa Gueye comes into play in place of Cheikh Sabaly. Jallow is replaced by Van Den Kerkhof.
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Laurent Abergel tries his luck from afar, with no problem for Bodart. First shot on target of the match!
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Double change for the Merlus with the entry of Ponceau instead of Kroupi and the entry of Silva for Kalulu.
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Yongwa receives a yellow card.
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Deminguet is replaced by Touré
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Sabaly gets a free kick following a foul by Laporte, who receives a yellow card.
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No shots on target for both teams, half an hour into the match.
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Cande’s disaster clearance lands in a corner. The Lorient defender pulls his opponent’s jersey and the referee calls a foul.
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Kalulu’s curling shot is off target. Lorient pushes at the start of the second half.
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On a nice acceleration from Kroupi in the axis, he sees his cross shot go wide.
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Double Lorient change with the entry of Le Bris in place of Katseris and Mendy taking the place of Makengo
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Lorient kicks off the second half
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The referee does not give additional time and whistles the end of the first half.
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The goalkeepers have not yet been tested in this match.
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The free kick that followed did not produce anything concrete for the Merlus. The Metz goalkeeper catching the ball easily.
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Junior Kroupi benefits from an interesting free kick.
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On this Metz corner, this recovery from Udol goes close to the crossbar!
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Sabaly is flagged for offside.
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Kalulu clears this good visitors’ center for a corner, which did nothing in the process.
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The Metz corner is cleared in a disaster by the Lorient defense.
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On this bad exit from the Metz goalkeeper, Laurent Abergel attempts a clever lob which goes over the top!
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The first opportunity is for Kroupi, who controlled the ball poorly, and his shot goes well over the goal.
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On this beautiful call from Mathieu Udol, the latter crosses hard and it is easily captured by the Lorient goalkeeper.
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Good outing from Arnaud Bodart who easily intercepts the ball.
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The two teams observe each other at the start of the match marked by a battle in midfield.
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FC Metz kicks off the match!
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Hello everyone, welcome to this live dedicated to Lorient-Metz, clash between relegated and competitors for promotion to Ligue 1!
