Stade Rennais vs Metz, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Ntep goal enough for win
Ntep goal enough for win
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Offside, Rennes. Sylvain Armand tries a through ball, but Pedro Henrique is caught offside.
- 4': Cheikh M'Bengue (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Metz).
- 7': Attempt saved. Modibo Maiga (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Philipps.
- 11': Foul by Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz).
- 11': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Metz).
- 13': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Pedro Henrique (Rennes) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Danze with a cross.
- 16': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
- 19': Ferjani Sassi (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Rennes).
- 19': Goal! Rennes 1, Metz 0. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 24': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chris Philipps.
- 26': Offside, Rennes. Sylvain Armand tries a through ball, but Paul-Georges Ntep is caught offside.
- 27': Delay in match Johann Carrasso (Metz) because of an injury.
- 27': Substitution, Metz. David Oberhauser replaces Johann Carrasso because of an injury.
- 34': Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
- 37': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Gaëtan Bussmann.
- 37': Attempt saved. Anders Konradsen (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré with a cross.
- 38': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mexer.
- 38': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
- 38': Pedro Henrique (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Rennes).
- 41': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Rennes).
- 42': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Métanire with a cross.
- 44': Offside, Rennes. Romain Danze tries a through ball, but Pedro Henrique is caught offside.
- 45': Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Metz).
- 45': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Anders Konradsen (Rennes).
- 45': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pedro Henrique (Rennes).
- 45'+1': Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Rennes 1, Metz 0.
- 0': Match ends, Rennes 1, Metz 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Rennes 1, Metz 0.
- 47': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Cheikh M'Bengue.
- 47': Modibo Maiga (Metz) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Sylvain Armand.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sylvain Marchal.
- 50': Attempt saved. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheikh M'Bengue with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Modibo Maiga (Metz) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Bussmann with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 62': Attempt missed. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
- 64': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Pedro Henrique (Rennes).
- 65': Attempt saved. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 66': Substitution, Rennes. Sanjin Prcic replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 70': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Romain Danze (Rennes).
- 71': Attempt missed. Ferjani Sassi (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune following a set piece situation.
- 71': Substitution, Metz. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Kévin Lejeune.
- 72': Foul by Sylvain Marchal (Metz).
- 72': Ola Toivonen (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
- 75': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Sylvain Marchal.
- 79': Chris Philipps (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Rennes).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
- 81': (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes).
- 81': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Rennes. Mouhamadou Habib Habibou replaces Ola Toivonen.
- 83': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
- 83': Anders Konradsen (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
- 84': Substitution, Metz. Sergei Krivets replaces Chris Philipps.
- 86': Offside, Rennes. Paul-Georges Ntep tries a through ball, but Pedro Henrique is caught offside.
- 87': Attempt missed. Modibo Maiga (Metz) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sylvain Marchal with a cross.
- 88': Substitution, Rennes. Steven Moreira replaces Pedro Henrique.
- 90': Attempt saved. Modibo Maiga (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Métanire.
- 90'+3': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
- 90'+3': Steven Moreira (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': José Luis Palomino (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Rennes 1, Metz 0.
Statistics
 METZ |
REN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 59.4 | Possession | 40.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 539 | Accurate Passes | 348 |
| 640 | Passes | 435 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 37 |
| 21 | Clearances | 37 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 17,174
Venue: Roazhon Park
Location: Rennes, France
Attendance: 17,174
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 |
Line-Ups
Stade Rennais (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Benoit Costil (GK) |
| 22 | Sylvain Armand |
| 4 | Mexer |
| 6 | Gelson Fernandes |
| 3 | Cheikh M'Bengue |
| 29 | Romain Danzé |
| 23 | Anders Konradsen |
| 8 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 7 | Paul-Georges Ntep |
| 18 | Pedro Henrique |
| 9 | Ola Toivonen |
Metz (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Carrasso (GK) |
| 27 | José Palomino  |
| 4 | Sylvain Marchal |
| 24 | Gaëtan Bussmann |
| 15 | Romain Métanire |
| 13 | Florent Malouda |
| 26 | Chris Philipps |
| 6 | Ferjani Sassi |
| 20 | Modibo Maïga |
| 22 | Kevin Lejeune |
| 10 | Bouna Sarr |
Ligue 1 News
2026 Ballon d'Or: Full men's, women's short lists, host city change, more
The 2026 Ballon d'Or short lists are out. Here's who could win the biggest individual prizes in men's and women's soccer.
Soccer's best 2025-26 kits: The most stylish jerseys you probably missed
While the world's top clubs release their new kits on a wave of hype, there are many more who release absolutely banging jerseys that deserve to be seen.
Barcelona's start to season is best in Europe's top 5 leagues for almost 100 years
Barcelona have begun the season on fire, scoring 36 goals in their first eight matches. How does that compare to the best starts for all time? (Spoiler: Very well.)
Kylian Mbappé on past Liverpool transfer talks: 'Mum went to Anfield and fell in love'
Kylian Mbappé has described how his mother "fell in love" with Anfield and was keen for him to sign for Liverpool before he decided to join PSG.
Soccer's wildest warmup kits of 2026-27: The good, the bad and the ugly
Forget home, away and third alternate jerseys -- the prematch warmup kit is where the real fun is to be had. Get a load of this season's best and worst.