Metz vs Nantes, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Metz

12': Yeni N'Gbakoto (P)

FT
1 - 1

Nantes

3': Jordan Veretout

Metz and Nantes get the point

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Fernando Aristeguieta (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by Jérémy Choplin (Metz).
3': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
3': Goal! Metz 0, Nantes 1. Jordan Veretout (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
5': Attempt saved. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guirane N'Daw.
8': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
11': Penalty Metz. Juan Manuel Falcón draws a foul in the penalty area.
11': Penalty conceded by Papy Djilobodji (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area.
11': Delay in match Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) because of an injury.
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12': Goal! Metz 1, Nantes 1. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
13': Foul by Serge Gakpe (Nantes).
13': Gaëtan Bussman (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Bouna Sarr (Metz) has gone down, but that's a dive.
15': Bouna Sarr (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
16': Offside, Nantes. Fernando Aristeguieta tries a through ball, but Serge Gakpe is caught offside.
17': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Bussman (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune.
17': Fernando Aristeguieta (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
21': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Nantes).
21': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Foul by Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz).
22': Issa Cissokho (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Guirane N'Daw (Metz) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Choplin.
25': Hand ball by Serge Gakpe (Nantes).
28': Attempt saved. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune.
29': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
29': Johan Audel (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Issa Cissokho.
32': Foul by Romain Rocchi (Metz).
32': Jordan Veretout (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Romain Rocchi (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Nantes).
34': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Nantes).
35': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt missed. Johan Audel (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Issa Cissokho with a cross.
38': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jérémy Choplin.
39': Attempt missed. Papy Djilobodji (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Serge Gakpe with a cross following a corner.
39': Foul by Kian Hansen (Nantes).
39': Sylvain Marchal (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Johann Carrasso.
44': Attempt missed. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune.
45': Attempt missed. Bouna Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Guirane N'Daw.
45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 1, Nantes 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Metz 1, Nantes 1.
45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Nantes 1.
49': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Nantes).
49': Gaëtan Bussman (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Johan Audel (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivier Veigneau with a through ball.
50': Attempt missed. Serge Gakpe (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando Aristeguieta.
56': Foul by Romain Rocchi (Metz).
56': Johan Audel (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Sylvain Marchal.
59': Foul by Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz).
59': Papy Djilobodji (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Serge Gakpe (Nantes).
60': Gaëtan Bussman (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Offside, Nantes. Serge Gakpe tries a through ball, but Fernando Aristeguieta is caught offside.
61': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
62': Attempt missed. Romain Rocchi (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
62': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Bussman (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
63': Substitution, Metz. Moussa Gueye replaces Kévin Lejeune.
66': Substitution, Nantes. Yacine Bammou replaces Fernando Aristeguieta.
67': Offside, Nantes. Olivier Veigneau tries a through ball, but Yacine Bammou is caught offside.
70': Attempt blocked. Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Romain Métanire.
71': Offside, Nantes. Johan Audel tries a through ball, but Serge Gakpe is caught offside.
72': Substitution, Nantes. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Lucas Deaux.
72': Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Nantes).
72': Juan Manuel Falcón (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Attempt saved. Romain Rocchi (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Choplin.
73': Offside, Metz. Romain Rocchi tries a through ball, but Bouna Sarr is caught offside.
74': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes).
74': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
77': Foul by Kian Hansen (Nantes).
77': Moussa Gueye (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Serge Gakpe (Nantes).
77': Jérémy Choplin (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Serge Gakpe (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt saved. Yeni N'Gbakoto (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
79': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Sylvain Marchal.
82': Foul by Romain Rocchi (Metz).
82': Yacine Bammou (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Nantes).
83': Sylvain Marchal (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Nantes. Vincent Bessat replaces Johan Audel.
85': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Guirane N'Daw.
86': Bouna Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Olivier Veigneau (Nantes).
86': Substitution, Metz. Fadil Sido replaces Yeni N'Gbakoto.
87': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
87': Serge Gakpe (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Hand ball by Moussa Gueye (Metz).
89': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Nantes).
89': Guirane N'Daw (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (Metz).
90'+1': Jordan Veretout (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Romain Métanire.
90'+2': Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Nantes).
90'+2': Jérémy Choplin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Gaëtan Bussman.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Serge Gakpe (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Nantes 1.

Statistics

NAN		METZ
17	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
7	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	1
52.9	Possession	47.1
7	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
342	Accurate Passes	307
438	Passes	401
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
24	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.1
70	Long Balls	80
29	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	1
13	Effective Tackles	17
22	Tackles	22
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
42	Effective Clearances	39
42	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 20,329

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AS Monaco	6	+5	14
2	Lille	6	+5	13
3	Stade Rennais	6	+2	13
4	Lyon	6	+7	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Metz (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Johann Carrasso (GK)
18	Jeremy Choplin
4	Sylvain Marchal
24	Gaëtan Bussmann
15	Romain Métanire
25	Guirane N'Daw
7	Romain Rocchi
22	Kevin Lejeune
23	Yeni N'Gbakoto
9	Juan Falcon
10	Bouna Sarr

Metz Substitutes:

Guido Milán, Fadil Sido, José Palomino, Anthony Mfa Mezui, Chris Philipps, Moussa Gueye, Cheick Doukouré.

Nantes (4-5-1)

No.	Name
30	Maxime Dupé (GK)
3	Papy Djilobodji
4	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
5	Olivier Veigneau
22	Issa Cissokho
2	Kian Hansen
18	Lucas Déaux
25	Jordan Veretout
21	Johan Audel
13	Serge Gakpé
10	Fernando Aristeguieta

Nantes Substitutes:

Nassim Badri, Vincent Bessat, Etey Shechter, Alejandro Bedoya, Birama Touré, Yacine Bammou, Chaker Alhadhur.

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