French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, March 14, 2015
Saint-Étienne LDDDW 3
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Metz DLDLL 2
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ASSE213
METZ022
Stade Saint-Symphorien · 16,721 att.

Match Report

Team Stats

12
Fouls
14
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
1
53.9
Possession
46.1
7
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
347
Accurate Passes
268
463
Passes
377
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
7
14
Crosses
29
0.2
Cross %
0.2
81
Long Balls
60
29
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
2
26
Effective Tackles
19
29
Tackles
24
0.9
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
12
36
Effective Clearances
21
36
Clearances
21

Head to Head

ASSE leads series 5-0

Lineups

METZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Anthony Mfa MezuiG
  2. 5Guido MilánCD-L
  3. 4Sylvain MarchalCD-R
  4. 24Gaëtan BussmannLB
  5. 15Romain MétanireRB
  6. 13Florent MaloudaAM
  7. 26Chris PhilippsLM
  8. 6Ferjani SassiRM
  9. 20Modibo MaïgaF
  10. 22Kevin LejeuneAM-L
  11. 10Bouna SarrAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Sergei KrivetsSUB
  2. 8Cheick DoukouréSUB
  3. 30David OberhauserSUB
  4. 25Guirane N'DawSUB
  5. 14Fadil SidoSUB
  6. 23Yeni N'GbakotoSUB
  7. 3Jonathan RivierezSUB

ASSE · 4-3-3

  1. 16Stéphane RuffierG
  2. 24Loïc PerrinCD-L
  3. 2Kévin Théophile-CatherineCD-R
  4. 27Franck TabanouLB
  5. 29François ClercRB
  6. 6Jérémy ClémentCM
  7. 18Fabien LemoineLM
  8. 14Landry N'GuemoRM
  9. 9Mevlut ErdinçF
  10. 21Romain HamoumaLF
  11. 7Max GradelRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Benjamin CorgnetSUB
  2. 11Yohan MolloSUB
  3. 22Kévin Monnet-PaquetSUB
  4. 33Benjamin KaramokoSUB
  5. 1Baptiste ValetteSUB
  6. 13Ricky van WolfswinkelSUB
  7. 31Karl MadiangaSUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! Metz 0, St Etienne 1. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
  2. 42' Goal! Metz 0, St Etienne 2. Mevlut Erding (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a through ball.
  3. 45' Substitution, Metz. Sergei Krivets replaces Chris Philipps.
  4. 45' Substitution, Metz. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Modibo Maiga.
  5. 52' Romain Métanire (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Goal! Metz 1, St Etienne 2. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  7. 73' Substitution, Metz. Fadil Sido replaces Ferjani Sassi.
  8. 76' Substitution, St Etienne. Yohan Mollo replaces Mevlut Erding.
  9. 79' Substitution, St Etienne. Benjamin Corgnet replaces Landry N'Guémo.
  10. 80' Goal! Metz 1, St Etienne 3. Yohan Mollo (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a through ball.
  11. 90'+1' Goal! Metz 2, St Etienne 3. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet replaces Romain Hamouma.
  13. 90'+2' Sylvain Marchal (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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