Caen vs Metz, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Caen

FT
0 - 0

Metz

Metz miss out

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Sylvain Marchal.
1': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Seube (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
2': Emiliano Sala (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
4': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Metz).
4': Nicolas Seube (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Kévin Lejeune.
7': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Emmanuel Imorou (Caen).
11': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Ahmed Kashi.
13': Attempt missed. Herve Bazile (Caen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
15': Offside, Caen. Emmanuel Imorou tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
18': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Caen).
18': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Delay in match Emmanuel Imorou (Caen) because of an injury.
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Offside, Caen. Felipe Saad tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
22': Hand ball by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
23': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julien Féret.
24': Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
30': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gaëtan Bussmann.
31': Foul by Sylvain Marchal (Metz).
31': Herve Bazile (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Attempt missed. Felipe Saad (Caen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a set piece situation.
34': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Caen).
34': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Offside, Caen. Nicolas Seube tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
36': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Herve Bazile.
37': Offside, Caen. Dennis Appiah tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
39': Hand ball by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
40': Emiliano Sala (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Metz).
42': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Sala (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Seube.
42': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gaëtan Bussmann.
45'+1': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
45'+2': First Half ends, Caen 0, Metz 0.
0': Match ends, Caen 0, Metz 0.
45': Second Half begins Caen 0, Metz 0.
45': Substitution, Metz. Modibo Maiga replaces Gaëtan Bussmann.
48': Thomas Lemar (Caen) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Julien Féret.
49': Attempt saved. Modibo Maiga (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bouna Sarr with a headed pass.
50': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
52': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Herve Bazile.
52': Offside, Caen. Thomas Lemar tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
56': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Caen).
56': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Herve Bazile (Caen).
60': Attempt missed. Ahmed Kashi (Metz) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Modibo Maiga.
61': Substitution, Caen. Lenny Nangis replaces Julien Féret.
62': Foul by Romain Métanire (Metz).
62': Herve Bazile (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Anthony Mfa Mezui (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Caen).
65': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Caen).
65': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Caen).
66': Sylvain Marchal (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune.
69': Hand ball by Thomas Lemar (Caen).
69': Substitution, Caen. Bengali-Fodé Koita replaces Herve Bazile.
71': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Caen).
71': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
75': Emiliano Sala (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
76': Substitution, Caen. Sloan Privat replaces Thomas Lemar.
76': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
76': Sloan Privat (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Attempt saved. Ahmed Kashi (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
82': Foul by Sylvain Marchal (Metz).
82': Sloan Privat (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Kévin Lejeune.
83': Attempt saved. Emiliano Sala (Caen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seube with a headed pass.
83': Offside, Caen. Dennis Appiah tries a through ball, but Alaeddine Yahia is caught offside.
85': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
86': Attempt missed. José Luis Palomino (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bouna Sarr.
87': Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
87': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Sala (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Imorou with a cross.
88': Attempt saved. Emiliano Sala (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
88': Attempt missed. Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
88': Offside, Caen. Sloan Privat tries a through ball, but Alaeddine Yahia is caught offside.
90': Substitution, Metz. Federico Andrada replaces Bouna Sarr.
90': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
90': Attempt missed. Sloan Privat (Caen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Imorou with a cross following a corner.
90'+1': Foul by Nicolas Seube (Caen).
90'+1': Sylvain Marchal (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Ahmed Kashi (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Imorou with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Caen 0, Metz 0.

Statistics

METZ		CAN
11	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	7
2	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	2
47.3	Possession	52.7
9	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
295	Accurate Passes	342
428	Passes	456
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	10
12	Crosses	36
0.1	Cross %	0.3
93	Long Balls	72
36	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	5
25	Effective Tackles	12
32	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
42	Effective Clearances	30
42	Clearances	30

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Michel-d'Ornano
Location: Caen, France
Attendance: 15,810

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AS Monaco	5	+5	13
2	Lyon	5	+8	11
3	Paris FC	5	+5	11
4	Lille	5	+4	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Caen (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Rémy Vercoutre (GK)
19	Felipe Saad
5	Alaeddine Yahia
2	Nicolas Seube
15	Emmanuel Imorou
12	Dennis Appiah
17	N'Golo Kanté
25	Julien Féret
20	Hervé Bazile
27	Thomas Lemar
14	Emiliano Sala

Caen Substitutes:

Damien Perquis, Sloan Privat, Jordan Adéoti, Nicolas Benezet, Jean Calvé, Lenny Nangis, Bengali-Fodé Koita.

Metz (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Anthony Mfa Mezui (GK)
27	José Palomino
4	Sylvain Marchal
21	Ahmed Kashi
24	Gaëtan Bussmann
15	Romain Métanire
13	Florent Malouda
6	Ferjani Sassi
22	Kevin Lejeune
10	Bouna Sarr
23	Yeni N'Gbakoto

Metz Substitutes:

Modibo Maïga, Federico Andrada, Chris Philipps, Janis Ikaunieks, Guido Milán, David Oberhauser, Jonathan Rivierez.

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