Metz vs Bordeaux, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Metz

FT
0 - 0

Bordeaux

Carrasso heroics deny Metz

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Sylvain Marchal (Metz).
3': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux).
3': Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux).
5': Sylvain Marchal (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Delay in match Sylvain Marchal (Metz) because of an injury.
6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Offside, Metz. Florent Malouda tries a through ball, but Sergei Krivets is caught offside.
8': Diego Contento (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
9': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
13': Abdou Traoré (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
15': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
15': Thomas Touré (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Attempt blocked. Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
17': Attempt missed. Sergei Krivets (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
18': Foul by Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux).
18': Sergei Krivets (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Abdou Traoré (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
21': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
22': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
22': Offside, Bordeaux. Lamine Sané tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
23': Attempt blocked. Thomas Touré (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté.
23': Offside, Bordeaux. Diego Contento tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
24': Offside, Bordeaux. Julien Faubert tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
25': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Julien Faubert (Bordeaux).
27': Diego Contento (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
28': Offside, Bordeaux. Jaroslav Plasil tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
28': Offside, Bordeaux. Lamine Sané tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
31': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Gaëtan Bussmann.
33': Abdou Traoré (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Foul by Romain Métanire (Metz).
33': Romain Métanire (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Offside, Bordeaux. Cheick Diabaté tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
35': Delay in match Diego Contento (Bordeaux) because of an injury.
36': Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux).
37': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Diego Contento.
38': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
38': Foul by Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux).
38': Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Attempt missed. Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté.
40': Diego Contento (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
45': Hand ball by Romain Métanire (Metz).
45'+3': First Half ends, Metz 0, Bordeaux 0.
0': Match ends, Metz 0, Bordeaux 0.
45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Bordeaux 0.
47': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux).
47': Guido Milan (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz).
48': Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt missed. Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
51': Attempt missed. Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Contento.
52': Abdou Traoré (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
53': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux).
53': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
54': Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Thomas Touré (Bordeaux).
55': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Cheick Doukoure (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Nicolas Pallois (Bordeaux).
57': Attempt blocked. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
57': Attempt blocked. Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergei Krivets.
58': Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
58': Substitution, Metz. Modibo Maiga replaces Sergei Krivets.
59': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
59': Lamine Sané (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Bordeaux. Nicolas Maurice-Belay replaces Abdou Traoré.
64': Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
64': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Julien Faubert.
65': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
65': Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Touré.
67': Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
68': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
68': Lamine Sané (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Offside, Metz. Guirane N'Daw tries a through ball, but Modibo Maiga is caught offside.
69': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux).
69': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
70': Foul by Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz).
70': Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Substitution, Bordeaux. Enzo Crivelli replaces Cheick Diabaté.
71': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
71': Attempt missed. Thomas Touré (Bordeaux) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a cross following a corner.
73': Foul by Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux).
73': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
76': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a cross following a corner.
76': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
76': Lamine Sané (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt blocked. Thomas Touré (Bordeaux) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Crivelli.
80': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Sylvain Marchal.
80': Substitution, Metz. Federico Andrada replaces Juan Manuel Falcón.
83': Attempt blocked. Federico Andrada (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
83': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
83': Attempt saved. Modibo Maiga (Metz) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune.
84': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux).
86': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Maurice-Belay.
86': Substitution, Metz. Ahmed Kashi replaces Kévin Lejeune.
87': Penalty Metz. Modibo Maiga draws a foul in the penalty area.
87': Penalty conceded by Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux) after a foul in the penalty area.
87': Cédric Carrasso (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Penalty saved! Florent Malouda (Metz) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
88': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Lamine Sané.
89': Attempt missed. Federico Andrada (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
90': Wahbi Khazri (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Substitution, Bordeaux. Diego Rolan replaces Wahbi Khazri.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Enzo Crivelli (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pallois.
90'+2': Diego Contento (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
90'+2': Foul by Enzo Crivelli (Bordeaux).
90'+2': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Modibo Maiga with a cross.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Bordeaux 0.

Statistics

BOR		METZ
15	Fouls	21
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	1
62.9	Possession	37.1
13	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	5
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
389	Accurate Passes	167
495	Passes	286
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.6
3	Accurate Crosses	2
17	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.1
89	Long Balls	85
42	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	15
12	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
36	Effective Clearances	27
36	Clearances	27

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 17,866

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)
4	Sylvain Marchal
5	Guido Milán
24	Gaëtan Bussmann
15	Romain Métanire
29	Sergei Krivets
25	Guirane N'Daw
8	Cheick Doukouré
9	Juan Falcon
13	Florent Malouda
22	Kevin Lejeune

Metz Substitutes:

Yeni N'Gbakoto, Modibo Maïga, Federico Andrada, Jeremy Choplin, José Palomino, Anthony Mfa Mezui, Ahmed Kashi.

Bordeaux (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Cédric Carrasso (GK)
5	Nicolas Pallois
6	Lamine Sané
3	Diego Contento
22	Julien Faubert
8	Gregory Sertic
18	Jaroslav Plasil
13	Thomas Touré
7	Abdou Traoré
14	Cheick Diabate
24	Wahbi Khazri

Bordeaux Substitutes:

Enzo Crivelli, Diego Rolán, Nico Mau, Younes Kaabouni, Mariano , Azbe Jug, Cédric Yambéré.

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