Metz vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Ezequiel Lavezzi hits late winner to send PSG top of Ligue 1
Ezequiel Lavezzi fired Paris Saint-Germain to the top of the French league on Friday by scoring the winner in the 3-2 victory over promoted Metz.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
- 4': Attempt missed. Ahmed Kashi (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 5': Attempt saved. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 9': Goal! Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 1. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 10': Hand ball by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 11': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 11': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint Germain).
- 12': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Metz) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Guirane N'Daw with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
- 15': Maxwell (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Own Goal by Gaëtan Bussmann, Metz. Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 20': Foul by Romain Métanire (Metz).
- 20': Yohan Cabaye (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Métanire.
- 21': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Clément Chantôme replaces Yohan Cabaye because of an injury.
- 22': Clément Chantôme (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
- 24': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt missed. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Guirane N'Daw.
- 27': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
- 28': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
- 29': Jérémy Choplin (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 30': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ezequiel Lavezzi tries a through ball, but Javier Pastore is caught offside.
- 31': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Maxwell.
- 34': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Ahmed Kashi (Metz).
- 36': Foul by Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 36': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Métanire with a cross.
- 39': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Adrien Rabiot is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maxwell.
- 42': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Johann Carrasso.
- 44': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gaëtan Bussmann.
- 45'+1': Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45'+1': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Paris Saint Germain 2.
- 45': Substitution, Metz. Sergei Krivets replaces Florent Malouda.
- 45': Substitution, Metz. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Bouna Sarr.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi replaces Thiago Motta.
- 46': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt missed. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Métanire with a cross.
- 47': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Ahmed Kashi (Metz).
- 48': Penalty Metz. Sergei Krivets draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 48': Penalty conceded by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Goal! Metz 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Modibo Maiga (Metz) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 50': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Ezequiel Lavezzi is caught offside.
- 51': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Sergei Krivets (Metz).
- 52': Foul by Maxwell (Paris Saint Germain).
- 52': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Penalty conceded by Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint Germain) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 53': Goal! Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. Modibo Maiga (Metz) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 55': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
- 57': Clément Chantôme (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
- 60': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
- 60': Gregory Van der Wiel (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Modibo Maiga (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Offside, Metz. Guirane N'Daw tries a through ball, but Modibo Maiga is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
- 63': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Johann Carrasso.
- 64': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain).
- 64': Johann Carrasso (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Clément Chantôme (Paris Saint Germain).
- 64': Modibo Maiga (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Kashi with a headed pass.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxwell with a cross.
- 69': Attempt saved. Modibo Maiga (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Métanire with a cross.
- 71': Clément Chantôme (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Ahmed Kashi (Metz).
- 72': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
- 72': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Guido Milan (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 73': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Edinson Cavani replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 75': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
- 75': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 78': Delay in match Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz) because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Metz. José Luis Palomino replaces Gaëtan Bussmann because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Clément Chantôme (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
- 81': Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezequiel Lavezzi.
- 82': Foul by Sergei Krivets (Metz).
- 82': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
- 83': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 83': Goal! Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 85': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
- 86': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ezequiel Lavezzi with a through ball.
- 86': Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 86': Attempt missed. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 87': Foul by Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain).
- 87': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Ezequiel Lavezzi tries a through ball, but Zlatan Ibrahimovic is caught offside.
- 89': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt missed. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
- 90'+2': Foul by Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90'+2': Modibo Maiga (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 2, Paris Saint Germain 3.
Statistics
 PSG |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 70.6 | Possession | 29.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 598 | Accurate Passes | 194 |
| 685 | Passes | 278 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 19 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 23 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 25,012
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 25,012
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
Metz (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Carrasso (GK) |
| 18 | Jeremy Choplin  |
| 5 | Guido Milán |
| 24 | Gaëtan Bussmann |
| 15 | Romain Métanire |
| 13 | Florent Malouda |
| 25 | Guirane N'Daw |
| 21 | Ahmed Kashi |
| 20 | Modibo Maïga |
| 22 | Kevin Lejeune |
| 10 | Bouna Sarr |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Salvatore Sirigu (GK) |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 5 | Marquinhos |
| 17 | Maxwell |
| 23 | Gregory van der Wiel |
| 8 | Thiago Motta |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 4 | Yohan Cabaye |
| 10 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
| 22 | Ezequiel Lavezzi |
| 27 | Javier Pastore |
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