Ligue 1: Metz and Clermont are breathing, Toulouse saved by its uprights… What to remember from the 3 p.m. matches

2023-11-12 18:15:59

Storm Ciaran and its damage to the Francis-Le-Blé stadium made it impossible to hold the match between Brest and Strasbourg, scheduled for this Sunday at 1 p.m. As a result, Ligue 1 will not have started until 3 p.m. this Sunday with three matches. The day before, Paris had regained the lead of the championship after its victory (3-0) in Reims, taking a lead over Riviera neighbors Nice and Monaco, both unable to do better than 0-0, respectively against Montpellier and Le Havre.

Far, far from the podium, Clermont (17th) hosted Lorient (15th) in a poorly ranked match. In front of their public, the Clermontois dominated the debates in the second period, without finding the fault. The opener could well have made the rounds on social networks if the spectacular horizontal scissors from Jim Allenivah (24th) had not aimed straight at the Lorient goalkeeper Mvogo.

The light will come thanks to Nicholson, scorer for the first time this season with Clermont, on a penalty in the 69th minute of play. With nine points, the Clermontois remain penultimate but are five points ahead of Lyon before the match OL against Rennes. Above all, they are two lengths behind their opponents of the day, now jump-offs.

In the North, in a European duel between Lille and Toulouse, the day would have been perfect for Lille’s Leny Yoro. Scorer in the 30th minute of play on a cross from Zeghrova, the one who will celebrate his 18th birthday this Monday rises into the air and manages to deceive the equally young Guillaume Restes. Injured and strapped in the thigh after a hit from Dallinga in the first half, the French central defender however had to leave his teammates at the very start of the second half.

Lille will have tried everything

In his cages, Guillaume Restes suffered the Lille attacks, led by Zeghrova on fire. He then proved decisive, first with a nice relaxation against Jonathan David before the break, then at the hour mark, by postponing his duel against Zeghrova, him again. In the 65th minute, at the other end of the field, the Dutchman Thijs Dallinga equalized with a header and confirmed his superb form by scoring his fifth goal in his last six matches, in all competitions.

Ten minutes later, Restes misjudged the trajectory of a corner and found himself in front of his line, fortunately without consequences for Téfécé. But Restes must above all thank Jonathan David, definitely in difficulty in this first third of the season, when the Lille number 9 is surprised by a ball from Cabella which hits the post and which comes back on his chest. At the very end of the match, the young goalkeeper took off on a huge strike from Santos and managed to send the ball onto the crossbar with his fingertips. For a few centimeters, the ball falls on the line and the score remains at 1-1. This is the thirteenth time this season that a Toulouse opponent has hit a post!

After this frustrating draw, Lille returned to Reims and moved to fourth. With 12 points, Toulouse is one point behind Lorient.

Finally the party in Saint-Symphorien

In the last match of the day, Messins were finally able to delight their supporters. Unable to score at home since a 2-2 draw against Reims on September 3, the Grenats won (3-1) against FC Nantes. From the third minute of play, Van den Kerkhof was found on a low cross at the far post. A few minutes later, the returning Nicolas Pallois crosses for Moses Simon who equalizes for the Canaries before Elisor, forgotten by the Nantes defense, allows the Messins to get back in front. At the end of the match, Asoro sealed the victory for his team on his very first ball.

Thanks to this victory, Metz climbs five places in the ranking and will spend the international break in 11th place. For its part, Nantes remains eighth.