Lorient cruises to 4‑0 victory over FC Metz in Ligue 1

LONGEVILLE-LÈS-METZ, France (Interstat) — Lorient defeated FC Metz 4-0 on Sunday, May 10, at Stade Saint-Symphorien in a Ligue 1 match. Jean-Victor Makengo opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Bamba Dieng doubled the lead in the 84th minute. Noah Cadiou and Arthur Avom added goals in second-half stoppage time, scoring in the 97th and 98th minutes respectively. Both Cadiou and Avom entered as substitutes and each found the net, while Abdoulaye Faye recorded an assist. Yellow cards were issued to Sadibou Sané in the 9th minute, Abdoulaye Faye in the 15th, Heorhii Tsitaishvili in the 23rd and Makengo in the 42nd. Lorient improved its Ligue 1 record to 12 wins, 8 losses and 11 draws, while FC Metz fell to 1 win, 21 losses and 9 draws. Across all competitions, Lorient is 18-19-14 and Metz is 1-21-10. The result avenged a 1-1 draw when the teams last met Jan. 4 in Lorient. Lorient hosts Le Havre on May 17, while Metz visits Nice.