French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Metz, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 53': Robert Beric
  • 90'+5': Loïc Perrin
FT
2 - 2
Metz
  • 1': Ismaïla Sarr
  • 67': Simon Falette

About

Saint-Étienne are hosting Metz at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Goal! St Etienne 0, Metz 1. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yann Jouffre.
  • 3': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Metz).
  • 3': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henri Saivet.
  • 5': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 5': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Jouffre.
  • 9': Cheick Diabaté (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne).
  • 10': Foul by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
  • 10': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
  • 12': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
  • 13': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Offside, Metz. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 21': Delay in match Georges Mandjeck (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
  • 22': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 26': Henri Saivet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 28': Cheick Diabaté (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
  • 30': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
  • 30': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Offside, Metz. Georges Mandjeck tries a through ball, but Renaud Cohade is caught offside.
  • 31': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ronael Pierre Gabriel.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Yann Jouffre with a cross.
  • 33': Offside, Metz. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 33': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Henri Saivet (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
  • 36': Foul by Henri Saivet (St Etienne).
  • 36': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Henri Saivet (St Etienne).
  • 37': Thomas Didillon (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Cheick Diabaté (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
  • 40': Foul by Yann Jouffre (Metz).
  • 40': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 40': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 45': Offside, Metz. Ismaila Sarr tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
  • 45'+1': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Cheick Doukoure (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Henri Saivet (St Etienne).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Metz 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Metz 1.
  • 48': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
  • 48': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Offside, Metz. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
  • 51': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
  • 51': Henri Saivet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Simon Falette.
  • 53': Goal! St Etienne 1, Metz 1. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Loic Perrin.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Yann Jouffre.
  • 55': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
  • 56': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Metz).
  • 56': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
  • 57': Delay in match Ismaila Sarr (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Cheick Diabaté (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
  • 59': Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Ismaila Sarr because of an injury.
  • 60': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
  • 60': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 61': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
  • 62': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Renaud Cohade (Metz) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benoit Assou-Ekotto with a cross.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Henri Saivet (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Balliu with a cross.
  • 67': Substitution, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund replaces Henri Saivet.
  • 67': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
  • 67': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Goal! St Etienne 1, Metz 2. Simon Falette (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Iván Balliu with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 69': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
  • 69': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Cheick Doukoure (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
  • 71': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 71': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
  • 71': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Thomas Didillon.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
  • 75': Foul by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
  • 75': Yann Jouffre (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
  • 76': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Substitution, St Etienne. Bryan Dabo replaces Ronael Pierre Gabriel because of an injury.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yann Jouffre following a set piece situation.
  • 78': Substitution, Metz. Mevlüt Erdinc replaces Cheick Diabaté.
  • 79': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
  • 79': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
  • 80': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
  • 82': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
  • 86': Substitution, St Etienne. Benjamin Corgnet replaces Robert Beric.
  • 87': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 88': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 88': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Metz. Florent Mollet replaces Yann Jouffre.
  • 89': Offside, Metz. Opa Nguette tries a through ball, but Mevlüt Erdinc is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Benjamin Corgnet with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Didillon.
  • 90'+4': Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
  • 90'+5': Goal! St Etienne 2, Metz 2. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, St Etienne 2, Metz 2.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, St Etienne 2, Metz 2.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 4
41.8 Possession 58.2
12 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
251 Accurate Passes 385
341 Passes 466
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
12 Crosses 21
0.5 Cross % 0.1
78 Long Balls 53
39 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 1
15 Effective Tackles 11
19 Tackles 16
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
31 Effective Clearances 14
31 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 24,184

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Monaco 4 +4 10
2 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
3 Paris FC 3 +4 7
4 Lyon 3 +4 7
Full Table

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24 Loïc Perrin
2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
33 Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
25 Kévin Malcuit
11 Henri Saivet
17 Ole Selnaes
14 Jordan Veretout
27 Robert Beric
22 Kévin Monnet-Paquet
21 Romain Hamouma
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Habib Maïga, Bryan Dabo, Jessy Moulin, Nolan Roux, Cheikh M'Bengue, Alexander Söderlund, Benjamin Corgnet.

METZ Metz (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Thomas Didillon (GK)
6 Simon Falette
4 Milan Bisevac
32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
25 Iván Balliu
24 Renaud Cohade
10 Cheick Doukouré Yellow Card
14 Georges Mandjeck
18 Cheick Diabate
26 Ismaïla Sarr
8 Yann Jouffre
Metz Substitutes:
Franck Signorino, Guido Milán, Opa Nguette, Chris Philipps, Mevlut Erdinç, Eiji Kawashima, Florent Mollet.

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