Ligue 1 (Week 18) : Lorient defeats Metz 3-1
FRANCE, Dec. 13, 2014 (AMP) — Ligue 1 / Match day 18: After losing 3-2 to Bordeaux on December 6, Lorient bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Metz this Saturday.
Lorient dominated the first half thanks to goals from Ayew ('13), Guerreiro ('37) and Jeannot ('45). Leading 3-0 at the break, Lorient players further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Lorient climbed to 13rd place with 20 points from 18 games, tie on points with Toulouse, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Ligue 1 table (as of December 13, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | PSG | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 37 |
| 3 | Lyon | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 36 |
| 4 | Saint-Etienne | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Bordeaux | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Rennes | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 28 |
| 7 | Nantes | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Monaco | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Montpellier | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Reims | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Nice | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Toulouse | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Lorient | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | Evian | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Metz | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Lille | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Guingamp | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Bastia | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 |
| 19 | Lens | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Caen | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 14 |
Fixtures and Results : Ligue 1 2014-2015
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Overview
Lorient
- Position: 13 +4
- Best performance of the season:Lorient 4-0 Guingamp (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Bordeaux 3-2 Lorient (6 Dec.)
- Next game:Lorient - Nantes (20 Dec.)
Metz
- Position: 15 -2
- Best performance of the season:Metz 3-0 Reims (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Marseille 3-1 Metz (7 Dec.)
- Next game:Metz - Monaco (20 Dec.)
Lorient
3:1
Metz
3:1 (3:0)
- 13 December 2014
- 20:00
- Lorient
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marseille | 38 |
| 2 |  PSG | 37 |
| 3 |  Lyon | 36 |
| 4 |  Saint-Etienne | 32 |
| 5 |  Bordeaux | 31 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 12 December 2014 | ||||
| Lyon | 3-0 | Caen |  |
| Saturday 13 December 2014 | ||||
 | Nantes | 2-1 | Bordeaux | |
| Lorient | 3-1 | Metz | |
 | Montpellier | 3-3 | Lens |  |
 | Reims | 3-2 | Evian |  |
 | Bastia | 2-0 | Rennes |  |
| Sunday 14 December 2014 | ||||
 | Nice | 14:00 | Saint-Etienne | |
 | Lille | 17:00 | Toulouse |  |
 | Guingamp | 17:00 | PSG | |
 | Monaco | 21:00 | Marseille | |