Metz vs Caen, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
88': Alaeddine YahiaMalouda gives Caen the judders
Malouda gives Caen the judders
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
- 1': N'Golo Kanté (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt missed. Mathieu Duhamel (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lenny Nangis with a cross.
- 3': Attempt missed. Julien Féret (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Imorou with a cross.
- 3': Attempt missed. Lenny Nangis (Caen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
- 4': Foul by Julien Féret (Caen).
- 4': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Romain Métanire (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 5': Foul by Ahmed Kashi (Metz).
- 5': Herve Bazile (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
- 5': N'Golo Kanté (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
- 9': Jordan Adeoti (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Goal! Metz 1, Caen 0. Modibo Maiga (Metz) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Malouda with a cross.
- 14': Attempt missed. Lenny Nangis (Caen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emmanuel Imorou with a cross.
- 21': Ahmed Kashi (Metz) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
- 24': Foul by Lenny Nangis (Caen).
- 24': Jérémy Choplin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Yrondu Musavu-King (Caen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Calvé with a cross.
- 26': Attempt missed. Lenny Nangis (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 29': Emmanuel Imorou (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
- 34': Emmanuel Imorou (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
- 35': Attempt saved. Lenny Nangis (Caen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 36': Delay in match Yrondu Musavu-King (Caen) because of an injury.
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
- 38': Jordan Adeoti (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Caen. Conceded by José Luis Palomino.
- 40': Delay in match Yrondu Musavu-King (Caen) because of an injury.
- 41': Substitution, Caen. Alaeddine Yahia replaces Yrondu Musavu-King because of an injury.
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Hand ball by Jordan Adeoti (Caen).
- 42': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
- 43': Delay in match Jérémy Choplin (Metz) because of an injury.
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Offside, Metz. Guirane N'Daw tries a through ball, but Modibo Maiga is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Alaeddine Yahia (Caen).
- 45'+1': Modibo Maiga (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
- 45'+2': Jordan Adeoti (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Metz 1, Caen 0.
- 0': Match ends, Metz 3, Caen 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Caen 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Modibo Maiga (Metz) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a cross.
- 50': Goal! Metz 2, Caen 0. Modibo Maiga (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune with a through ball.
- 51': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Herve Bazile with a cross.
- 52': Attempt missed. Herve Bazile (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 56': Attempt saved. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Modibo Maiga.
- 57': Substitution, Caen. Florian Raspentino replaces Lenny Nangis.
- 57': Jérémy Choplin (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Delay in match Romain Métanire (Metz) because of an injury.
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
- 59': N'Golo Kanté (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Offside, Metz. Sergei Krivets tries a through ball, but Modibo Maiga is caught offside.
- 61': Substitution, Caen. Bengali-Fodé Koita replaces Jordan Adeoti.
- 63': Emmanuel Imorou (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Modibo Maiga (Metz).
- 64': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
- 64': Herve Bazile (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Goal! Metz 2, Caen 1. Jean Calvé (Caen) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 66': Substitution, Metz. Yeni N'Gbakoto replaces Kévin Lejeune.
- 67': Offside, Caen. Rémy Vercoutre tries a through ball, but Bengali-Fodé Koita is caught offside.
- 68': Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
- 70': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Guido Milan.
- 70': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Sergei Krivets.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Modibo Maiga (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
- 75': Foul by Ahmed Kashi (Metz).
- 75': Julien Féret (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Jean Calvé (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Substitution, Metz. Cheick Doukoure replaces Sergei Krivets.
- 79': Foul by Herve Bazile (Caen).
- 79': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Modibo Maiga.
- 81': Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by José Luis Palomino (Metz).
- 83': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
- 83': Julien Féret (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Goal! Metz 2, Caen 2. Bengali-Fodé Koita (Caen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Raspentino with a cross.
- 87': Substitution, Metz. Thibaut Vion replaces Ahmed Kashi.
- 88': Penalty Metz. Modibo Maiga draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 88': Penalty conceded by Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 88': Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) is shown the red card.
- 90': Goal! Metz 3, Caen 2. Florent Malouda (Metz) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 3, Caen 2.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 3, Caen 2.
Statistics
 CAN |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 58.4 | Possession | 41.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 290 | Accurate Passes | 184 |
| 410 | Passes | 301 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 35 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 83 | Long Balls | 83 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 23 |
| 24 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 49 |
| 36 | Clearances | 49 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 17,864
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 17,864
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 (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Carrasso (GK) |
| 18 | Jeremy Choplin  |
| 5 | Guido Milán |
| 27 | José Palomino |
| 15 | Romain Métanire |
| 25 | Guirane N'Daw |
| 21 | Ahmed Kashi |
| 13 | Florent Malouda |
| 22 | Kevin Lejeune |
| 20 | Modibo Maïga |
| 29 | Sergei Krivets |
Caen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rémy Vercoutre (GK) |
| 29 | Yrondu Musavu-King |
| 28 | Damien Da Silva |
| 15 | Emmanuel Imorou |
| 23 | Jean Calvé |
| 17 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 25 | Julien Féret |
| 18 | Jordan Adéoti |
| 7 | Mathieu Duhamel |
| 20 | Hervé Bazile |
| 10 | Lenny Nangis |
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