Metz vs Nice, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Metz

FT
0 - 0

Nice

73': Neal Maupay

Snow joke for Metz and Nice

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Offside, Nice. Éric Bautheac tries a through ball, but Alexy Bosetti is caught offside.
4': Foul by Carlos Eduardo (Nice).
4': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
7': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
7': Souleymane Diawara (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
8': Éric Bautheac (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Offside, Metz. Bouna Sarr tries a through ball, but Kévin Lejeune is caught offside.
11': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Metz).
11': Grégoire Puel (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Bouna Sarr (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
13': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Nice).
13': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Alexy Bosetti (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Sylvain Marchal (Metz).
17': Foul by Grégoire Puel (Nice).
17': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Alexy Bosetti (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
19': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Grégoire Puel (Nice).
19': Grégoire Puel (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Carlos Eduardo (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
25': Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwame Nsor with a through ball.
26': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
26': Attempt saved. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a cross.
26': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
27': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niklas Hult.
28': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
28': Éric Bautheac (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).
34': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Nice).
37': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Romain Genevois (Nice).
38': Kwame Nsor (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Alexy Bosetti (Nice).
40': José Luis Palomino (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 0, Nice 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Metz 0, Nice 0.
45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Nice 0.
46': Hand ball by Sylvain Marchal (Metz).
46': Foul by Alexy Bosetti (Nice).
46': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Éric Bautheac (Nice).
48': Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Romain Genevois.
49': Attempt missed. José Luis Palomino (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto with a cross following a corner.
50': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Romain Genevois.
52': Hand ball by Chris Philipps (Metz).
52': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
52': Souleymane Diawara (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Carlos Eduardo (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
56': Chris Philipps (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Dangerous play by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).
57': Substitution, Nice. Neal Maupay replaces Alexy Bosetti.
57': Substitution, Nice. Sada Thioub replaces Carlos Eduardo.
59': Foul by Kwame Nsor (Metz).
59': Jordan Amavi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Romain Métanire (Metz).
61': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Hand ball by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
68': Substitution, Metz. Juan Manuel Falcón replaces Kwame Nsor.
69': Offside, Nice. Valentin Eysseric tries a through ball, but Niklas Hult is caught offside.
70': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Bussmann with a cross.
73': Neal Maupay (Nice) is shown the red card for fighting.
75': Attempt missed. Éric Bautheac (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
76': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Souleymane Diawara.
77': Substitution, Metz. Sergei Krivets replaces Chris Philipps.
77': Attempt missed. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto with a cross following a corner.
77': Attempt missed. Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
78': Attempt blocked. Éric Bautheac (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Amavi with a cross.
78': Corner, Nice. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
79': Attempt missed. Niklas Hult (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
83': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
84': Foul by Romain Genevois (Nice).
84': Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Substitution, Metz. Janis Ikaunieks replaces Kévin Lejeune.
90': Foul by Sada Thioub (Nice).
90': Sergei Krivets (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Nice 0.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Nice 0.

Statistics

NICE		METZ
13	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	0
51.9	Possession	48.1
4	SHOTS	9
0	ON GOAL	3
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
225	Accurate Passes	194
363	Passes	339
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.6
3	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.3
94	Long Balls	95
25	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	1
27	Effective Tackles	23
37	Tackles	25
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
48	Effective Clearances	15
48	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 15,115

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

Metz (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Johann Carrasso (GK)
27	José Palomino
4	Sylvain Marchal
24	Gaëtan Bussmann
15	Romain Métanire
23	Yeni N'Gbakoto
25	Guirane N'Daw
26	Chris Philipps
12	Kwame Nsor
22	Kevin Lejeune
10	Bouna Sarr

Metz Substitutes:

Jonathan Rivierez, Juan Falcon, Romain Rocchi, Jeremy Choplin, David Oberhauser, Sergei Krivets, Janis Ikaunieks.

Nice (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mouez Hassen (GK)
25	Romain Genevois
20	Souleymane Diawara
19	Jordan Amavi
15	Grégoire Puel
3	Carlos Eduardo
13	Niklas Hult
22	Nampalys Mendy
23	Alexy Bosetti
10	Valentin Eysseric
11	Eric Bauthéac

Nice Substitutes:

Simon Pouplin, Olivier Boscagli, Sada Thioub, Albert Rafetraniaina, Neal Maupay, Lloyd Palun, Bryan Constant.

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