statistics On April 16, one of the matches of the 31st round of the French Football Championship was held. Lille (France) and Montpellier (France) met.
French Championship, 31st round
Lille (France) - Montpellier (France) - 2:1 (0:1)
Goals: J. David (70), Cabella (72) - Issiaga Sylla (24)
Warnings: Ribeiro (35), Sepe Elie Wahi (43), Julien (51), K. Kouyate (90+3)
Lille and Montpellier recently faced each other in a highly anticipated Ligue 1 match at the Decathlon - Stade Pierre-Moreuil Arena. Both sides showed good play in the game, with Montpellier taking an early lead before Lille won 2-1. The first goal of the match was scored on 24 minutes, when the "Montpellier" player I. Sylla hit the net and put his team ahead. In the first half, Lille struggled to move forward, and it showed in the number of yellow cards received by Alexandro and E. Vahy. At halftime the score was 0-1 in favor of Montpellier. However, Lille coach Christophe Galtier made three quick substitutions, hoping to reverse the situation in the second half.
G. Gudmundsson, J. Bamba and T. Vea took the field in the 46th minute as Lille wanted to add more attacking options to their lineup. The second half began in much the same way as the first, with the early suspension of Montpellier's K. Julien. Lille's increased attacking options eventually bore fruit in the 70th minute when J. David equalized the score. Then R. Cabella scored the winning goal for Lille in the 72nd minute, infuriating the home team's fans. Near the end of the match, both teams made substitutions: A. Nordin and J. Chotard of Montpellier and A. Gomes of Lille. Т. Savanier and R. Cabella were also substituted in the 88th and 90th minutes respectively. The match ended 2-1 in favor of Lille, with Montpellier's K. Kouyate getting a yellow card in the final seconds of the game. It was an exciting match for the spectators and Lille proved once again why they are one of the best teams in the league.
In the next round the following matches await the opponents: Auxerre - Lille, Montpellier - Rennes.
| Lille | Montpellier | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kicks on goal | 1 |
| 16 | Kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Blocked Kicks | 2 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 2 |
| 8 | Kicks from the Kicks from behind the penalty area | 2 |
| 14 | Violations | 16 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offside | 3 |
| 70% | Possession of the ball | 30% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves goalkeeper | 4 |
| 572 | Total assists | 243 |
| 510 | Accurate passes | 183 |
| 89% | Passage accuracy | 75% |