French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Metz, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 74': Max Gradel
FT
1 - 0
Metz

    St Etienne 1-0 Metz

    St Etienne 1-0 Metz

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
    • 2': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Guido Milan (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto following a set piece situation.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Cheick Doukoure following a set piece situation.
    • 6': Allan Saint-Maximin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
    • 7': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Guirane N'Daw.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Max Gradel.
    • 7': Offside, St Etienne. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Max Gradel is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
    • 9': Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Offside, Metz. Florent Malouda tries a through ball, but Guido Milan is caught offside.
    • 11': Foul by Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz).
    • 11': Max Gradel (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
    • 14': Foul by Florent Malouda (Metz).
    • 14': Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz).
    • 17': Max Gradel (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
    • 20': Offside, St Etienne. Moustapha Bayal Sall tries a through ball, but Max Gradel is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
    • 25': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Florent Malouda.
    • 27': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
    • 27': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Sergei Krivets (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yeni N'Gbakoto.
    • 33': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Metz).
    • 33': Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Max Gradel (St Etienne).
    • 34': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
    • 34': Max Gradel (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Métanire.
    • 40': Foul by Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz).
    • 40': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Allan Saint-Maximin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
    • 43': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin following a set piece situation.
    • 45': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Florent Malouda.
    • 45'+1': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Metz 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, St Etienne 1, Metz 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Metz 0.
    • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Ricky van Wolfswinkel replaces Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
    • 49': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
    • 49': Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Sergei Krivets (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 52': Offside, St Etienne. Kévin Théophile-Catherine tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
    • 54': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Guido Milan.
    • 57': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Metz).
    • 57': Franck Tabanou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Florent Malouda (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémy Clément.
    • 60': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
    • 60': Max Gradel (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Anthony Mfa Mezui.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Foul by Max Gradel (St Etienne).
    • 62': Romain Métanire (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Substitution, Metz. Ahmed Kashi replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
    • 64': Substitution, Metz. Thibaut Vion replaces Sergei Krivets.
    • 65': Offside, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma tries a through ball, but Ricky van Wolfswinkel is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Metz).
    • 67': Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, St Etienne. Fabien Lemoine replaces Renaud Cohade because of an injury.
    • 68': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Gaëtan Bussmann (Metz).
    • 70': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Gradel with a cross following a corner.
    • 71': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
    • 72': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Ahmed Kashi (Metz).
    • 72': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
    • 74': Goal! St Etienne 1, Metz 0. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel with a headed pass.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ahmed Kashi.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Tabanou.
    • 82': Offside, Metz. Anthony Mfa Mezui tries a through ball, but Florent Malouda is caught offside.
    • 83': Foul by Thibaut Vion (Metz).
    • 83': Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ricky van Wolfswinkel with a headed pass.
    • 84': Substitution, St Etienne. Ismael Diomande replaces Romain Hamouma.
    • 87': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
    • 87': Max Gradel (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Substitution, Metz. Jonathan Rivierez replaces Cheick Doukoure.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Rivierez.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Thibaut Vion (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Métanire.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Guido Milan (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, St Etienne 1, Metz 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    1 Corner Kicks 12
    4 Saves 1
    32.5 Possession 67.5
    10 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    141 Accurate Passes 438
    262 Passes 525
    0.5 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 8
    8 Crosses 36
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    90 Long Balls 61
    27 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    31 Effective Tackles 9
    35 Tackles 11
    0.9 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    33 Effective Clearances 27
    33 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Location: Saint-Etienne, France
    Attendance: 33,991

    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

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
    24 Loïc Perrin
    26 Moustapha Sall
    27 Franck Tabanou
    2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
    21 Romain Hamouma
    6 Jérémy Clément
    10 Renaud Cohade Yellow Card
    12 Allan Saint-Maximin
    7 Max Gradel
    22 Kévin Monnet-Paquet
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Fabien Lemoine, Jessy Moulin, Benjamin Corgnet, Florentin Pogba, Paul Baysse, Ismael Diomandé.

    METZ Metz (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Anthony Mfa Mezui (GK)
    18 Jeremy Choplin
    5 Guido Milán
    24 Gaëtan Bussmann Yellow Card
    15 Romain Métanire
    23 Yeni N'Gbakoto
    25 Guirane N'Daw Yellow Card
    8 Cheick Doukouré
    29 Sergei Krivets
    13 Florent Malouda
    10 Bouna Sarr
    Metz Substitutes:
    José Palomino, David Oberhauser, Sylvain Marchal, Modibo Maïga, Ahmed Kashi, Thibaut Vion, Jonathan Rivierez.

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