French Ligue 1

Metz vs Dijon FCO, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 46': Ismaïla Sarr
  • 66': Cheick Diabate (P)
FT
2 - 1
Dijon FCO
  • Red Card 60': Jordan Loties
  • 78': Cedric Varrault

About

Metz are hosting Dijon FCO at Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, 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': Foul by Jordan Marié (Dijon).
  • 1': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Balliu with a cross.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
  • 6': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Dijon).
  • 6': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Romain Amalfitano (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Abeid.
  • 10': Foul by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
  • 10': Marvin Martin (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Marvin Martin (Dijon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Júlio Tavares.
  • 12': Foul by Jordan Loties (Dijon).
  • 12': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Yann Jouffre following a set piece situation.
  • 15': Arnold Bouka Moutou (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Foul by Yann Jouffre (Metz).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Didillon.
  • 15': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Iván Balliu (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cheick Doukoure following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Cedric Varrault.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Júlio Tavares.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnold Bouka Moutou.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Jordan Marié (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 28': Arnold Bouka Moutou (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
  • 30': Foul by Jordan Loties (Dijon).
  • 30': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Jordan Loties (Dijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Delay in match Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon) because of an injury.
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Arnold Bouka Moutou.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 37': Substitution, Dijon. Florent Balmont replaces Mehdi Abeid because of an injury.
  • 38': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
  • 38': Marvin Martin (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté with a headed pass.
  • 43': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
  • 43': Marvin Martin (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Chris Philipps (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Offside, Dijon. Romain Amalfitano tries a through ball, but Pierre Lees-Melou is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Metz 0, Dijon 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Metz 2, Dijon 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Dijon 0.
  • 46': Goal! Metz 1, Dijon 0. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheick Diabaté.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
  • 51': Cedric Varrault (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Metz).
  • 51': Substitution, Dijon. Lois Diony replaces Marvin Martin.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Lois Diony (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arnold Bouka Moutou.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Lois Diony (Dijon) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Júlio Tavares.
  • 54': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
  • 54': Romain Amalfitano (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Offside, Metz. Yann Jouffre tries a through ball, but Iván Balliu is caught offside.
  • 57': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Dijon).
  • 58': Foul by Fouad Chafik (Dijon).
  • 58': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Cheick Diabaté (Metz) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lois Diony.
  • 60': Foul by Jordan Loties (Dijon).
  • 60': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Second yellow card to Jordan Loties (Dijon) for a bad foul.
  • 61': Delay in match Ismaila Sarr (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 62': Substitution, Dijon. Yunis Abdelhamid replaces Romain Amalfitano.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
  • 64': Arnold Bouka Moutou (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Yann Jouffre (Metz).
  • 65': Penalty Metz. Ismaila Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 65': Penalty conceded by Fouad Chafik (Dijon) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 66': Goal! Metz 2, Dijon 0. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 67': Florent Balmont (Dijon) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Foul by Jordan Marié (Dijon).
  • 73': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Jordan Marié (Dijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Delay in match Ismaila Sarr (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Simon Falette (Metz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yann Jouffre following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Offside, Metz. Iván Balliu tries a through ball, but Renaud Cohade is caught offside.
  • 77': Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Ismaila Sarr.
  • 78': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Júlio Tavares (Dijon) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Marié with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 78': Goal! Metz 2, Dijon 1. Cedric Varrault (Dijon) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Júlio Tavares following a corner.
  • 80': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
  • 80': Lois Diony (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
  • 86': Lois Diony (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Metz. Mevlüt Erdinc replaces Renaud Cohade.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Lois Diony (Dijon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 88': Fouad Chafik (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
  • 89': Foul by Júlio Tavares (Dijon).
  • 89': Yann Jouffre (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Delay in match Cheick Doukoure (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Metz. Jonathan Rivierez replaces Cheick Doukoure because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Cedric Varrault (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
  • 90'+5': Chris Philipps (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon).
  • 90'+5': Arnold Bouka Moutou (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Metz 2, Dijon 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 4
53.4 Possession 46.6
12 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
349 Accurate Passes 281
449 Passes 379
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.1
62 Long Balls 72
32 Accurate Long Balls 40
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 2
14 Effective Tackles 19
20 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
32 Effective Clearances 19
32 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 11,971

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Monaco 4 +4 10
2 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
3 Lyon 4 +4 8
4 Paris FC 4 +4 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

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
23 Chris Philipps Yellow Card
18 Cheick Diabate
26 Ismaïla Sarr
8 Yann Jouffre
Metz Substitutes:
Guido Milán, Opa Nguette, Thibaut Vion, Jonathan Rivierez, Mevlut Erdinç, David Oberhauser, Franck Signorino.

DIJO Dijon FCO (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Baptiste Reynet (GK)
4 Jordan Loties Yellow Card
27 Cedric Varrault
25 Arnold Bouka-Moutou
26 Fouad Chafik
13 Marvin Martin
17 Mehdi Abeid
14 Jordan Marié Yellow Card
11 Júlio Tavares
20 Romain Amalfitano
8 Pierre Lees-Melou
Dijon FCO Substitutes:
Loïs Diony, Jérémie Bela, Benjamin Leroy, Yunis Abdelhamid, Oussama Haddadi, Florent Balmont, Kwon Chang-Hoon.

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