Metz vs AS Monaco, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Metz

FT
0 - 1

AS Monaco

79': Yannick Carrasco

Monaco on the move with win

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz).
3': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Delay in match Fabinho (Monaco) because of an injury.
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
7': Sylvain Marchal (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
7': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Sylvain Marchal.
9': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
9': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Offside, Metz. Yeni N'Gbakoto tries a through ball, but Guirane N'Daw is caught offside.
11': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
11': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Cheick Doukoure (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
12': Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
13': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Andrea Raggi (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
14': Hand ball by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
15': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Sylvain Marchal (Metz).
15': Sylvain Marchal (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jérémy Toulalan.
17': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florent Malouda with a cross following a corner.
20': Offside, Metz. Jonathan Rivierez tries a through ball, but Florent Malouda is caught offside.
20': Attempt blocked. João Moutinho (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
21': Offside, Metz. Cheick Doukoure tries a through ball, but Juan Manuel Falcón is caught offside.
23': Attempt saved. Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Guirane N'Daw.
24': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
24': Jérémy Choplin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco with a through ball.
29': Offside, Monaco. Fabinho tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
31': Attempt saved. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
31': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
35': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
36': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
37': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
37': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Offside, Monaco. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is caught offside.
39': Attempt blocked. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Manuel Falcón.
43': Offside, Monaco. João Moutinho tries a through ball, but Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco is caught offside.
44': Attempt saved. Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
45': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
45': Jérémy Choplin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
45'+1': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Monaco 0.
0': Match ends, Metz 0, Monaco 1.
45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Monaco 0.
45': Substitution, Metz. Romain Métanire replaces Sylvain Marchal.
47': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
47': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Métanire with a cross.
50': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
50': José Luis Palomino (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
51': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
51': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
54': Hand ball by Fabinho (Monaco).
54': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Métanire.
55': Attempt blocked. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
55': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
56': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabinho.
57': Foul by Ahmed Kashi (Metz).
57': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
58': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
59': Substitution, Monaco. Valère Germain replaces Nabil Dirar.
60': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by João Moutinho (Monaco).
60': João Moutinho (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Attempt saved. Ahmed Kashi (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Manuel Falcón.
63': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
65': Substitution, Metz. Kévin Lejeune replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
65': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
65': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a set piece situation.
66': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
66': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Malouda following a set piece situation.
68': Foul by Anthony Martial (Monaco).
68': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Hand ball by Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz).
69': Attempt missed. Fabinho (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by João Moutinho.
70': Attempt saved. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheick Doukoure with a cross.
71': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
72': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
73': Attempt saved. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
74': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
74': Attempt blocked. Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross.
74': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
76': Attempt blocked. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
76': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
76': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
76': Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Monaco. Lacina Traoré replaces Bernardo Silva.
77': Substitution, Metz. Thibaut Vion replaces Juan Manuel Falcón.
79': Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 1. Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco (Monaco) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lacina Traoré with a through ball.
80': Anthony Martial (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
80': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Aymen Abdennour.
81': Attempt blocked. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a cross.
81': Attempt blocked. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
81': Attempt blocked. Ahmed Kashi (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
82': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
82': Jérémy Toulalan (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
84': Lacina Traoré (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Attempt saved. Lacina Traoré (Monaco) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco.
86': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a headed pass.
87': Substitution, Monaco. Abdou Diallo replaces Anthony Martial.
89': Florent Malouda (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
89': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Foul by Andrea Raggi (Monaco).
90': Foul by Lacina Traoré (Monaco).
90': Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Fabinho.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Monaco 1.

Statistics

MON		METZ
16	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	7
7	Saves	2
48.6	Possession	51.4
10	SHOTS	19
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
269	Accurate Passes	276
367	Passes	381
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	8
14	Crosses	25
0.2	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	81
30	Accurate Long Balls	43
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	6
14	Effective Tackles	20
15	Tackles	23
0.9	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
40	Effective Clearances	18
40	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 18,354

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
16	Anthony Mfa Mezui (GK)
18	Jeremy Choplin
4	Sylvain Marchal
27	José Palomino
3	Jonathan Rivierez
8	Cheick Doukouré
25	Guirane N'Daw
21	Ahmed Kashi
9	Juan Falcon
13	Florent Malouda
23	Yeni N'Gbakoto

Metz Substitutes:

David Oberhauser, Sergei Krivets, Thibaut Vion, Romain Métanire, Bouna Sarr, Federico Andrada, Kevin Lejeune.

AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Danijel Subasic (GK)
5	Aymen Abdennour
28	Jérémy Toulalan
24	Andrea Raggi
2	Fabinho
15	Bernardo Silva
8	João Moutinho
14	Tiemoué Bakayoko
23	Anthony Martial
17	Yannick Carrasco
7	Nabil Dirar

AS Monaco Substitutes:

Lacina Traoré, Valère Germain, Maarten Stekelenburg, Abdou Diallo, Dylan Bahamboula, Wallace, Lucas Ocampos.

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