French Ligue 1

Metz vs Marseille, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 82': Yann Jouffre
FT
1 - 0
Marseille

    Metz defeat Marseille thanks to late free kick from Yann Jouffre

    Dimitri Payet's Ligue 1 return ended in despair for Marseille as struggling Metz produced a shock 1-0 win.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Simon Falette.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Rod Fanni (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Thauvin with a cross following a corner.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
    • 5': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
    • 6': Foul by Bouna Sarr (Marseille).
    • 6': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, Marseille. Florian Thauvin tries a through ball, but Bouna Sarr is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Doria (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai.
    • 14': Doria (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Cheick Doukouré (Metz).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Bouna Sarr (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Doria.
    • 18': Bouna Sarr (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
    • 20': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kévin Lejeune.
    • 23': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
    • 23': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
    • 26': Attempt saved. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maxime Lopez with a through ball.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 30': Offside, Metz. Iván Balliu tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
    • 32': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Cheick Doukouré (Metz).
    • 32': Foul by Florian Thauvin (Marseille).
    • 32': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Offside, Metz. Simon Falette tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
    • 37': Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille).
    • 37': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Milan Bisevac (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Philipps.
    • 39': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
    • 43': Cheick Diabaté (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Doria (Marseille).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 0, Marseille 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Metz 1, Marseille 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Marseille 0.
    • 47': Foul by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
    • 47': Rémy Cabella (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Thibaut Vion (Metz).
    • 54': Grégory Sertic (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Substitution, Marseille. Bafétimbi Gomis replaces Florian Thauvin.
    • 54': Substitution, Marseille. Dimitri Payet replaces Bouna Sarr.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross.
    • 56': Hand ball by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Rolando (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 56': Offside, Marseille. Rolando tries a through ball, but Bafétimbi Gomis is caught offside.
    • 57': Substitution, Metz. Ismaila Sarr replaces Kévin Lejeune.
    • 58': Foul by Cheick Doukouré (Metz).
    • 58': Rolando (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Cheick Doukouré (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Rémy Cabella (Marseille).
    • 62': Substitution, Metz. Mevlüt Erdinc replaces Thibaut Vion.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Cheick Doukouré (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
    • 67': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
    • 69': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Simon Falette.
    • 69': Hand ball by Doria (Marseille).
    • 70': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
    • 70': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Cheick Doukouré.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Maxime Lopez following a corner.
    • 75': Foul by Bafétimbi Gomis (Marseille).
    • 75': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
    • 76': Substitution, Metz. Yann Jouffre replaces Opa Nguette.
    • 78': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Marseille).
    • 78': Yann Jouffre (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Jouffre with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Milan Bisevac (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Simon Falette with a headed pass.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yann Jouffre with a through ball.
    • 81': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
    • 81': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Hiroki Sakai (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 82': Goal! Metz 1, Marseille 0. Yann Jouffre (Metz) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 84': Substitution, Marseille. Morgan Sanson replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
    • 85': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Milan Bisevac.
    • 86': Foul by Doria (Marseille).
    • 86': Milan Bisevac (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Bafétimbi Gomis (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
    • 88': Attempt saved. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Balliu.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Maxime Lopez (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grégory Sertic.
    • 89': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
    • 89': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Rod Fanni (Marseille).
    • 90': Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Rod Fanni (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Marseille 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 12
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 0
    2 Saves 2
    70.6 Possession 29.4
    11 SHOTS 9
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    433 Accurate Passes 124
    533 Passes 216
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    5 Accurate Crosses 3
    21 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    77 Long Balls 58
    41 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    14 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 24
    33 Effective Clearances 18
    33 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
    Location: Metz, France
    Attendance: 21,011

    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 (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Didillon (GK)
    6 Simon Falette
    4 Milan Bisevac
    32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
    25 Iván Balliu
    23 Chris Philipps
    10 Cheick Doukouré Yellow Card
    22 Kevin Lejeune
    11 Opa Nguette
    15 Thibaut Vion
    18 Cheick Diabate
    Metz Substitutes:
    Yann Jouffre, Jonathan Rivierez, Franck Signorino, David Oberhauser, Mevlut Erdinç, Ismaïla Sarr, Guido Milán.

    OLM Marseille (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Yohann Pelé (GK)
    6 Rolando
    24 Rod Fanni Yellow Card
    3 Dória
    2 Hiroki Sakai Yellow Card
    13 Gregory Sertic
    29 Frank Anguissa
    27 Maxime López
    17 Bouna Sarr
    7 Rémy Cabella
    26 Florian Thauvin Yellow Card
    Marseille Substitutes:
    Brice Samba, Karim Rekik, William Vainqueur, Henri Bedimo, Bafetimbi Gomis, Morgan Sanson, Dimitri Payet.

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