French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 14': Cheick Diabate
  • 19': Cheick Diabate
FT
2 - 0
Montpellier

    About

    Metz are hosting Montpellier 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 Chris Philipps (Metz).
    • 1': Joris Marveaux (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
    • 3': Joris Marveaux (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Cheick Diabaté (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
    • 5': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Joris Marveaux.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Opa Nguette following a corner.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
    • 11': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier).
    • 11': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 14': Goal! Metz 1, Montpellier 0. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross.
    • 15': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
    • 15': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Corner, Metz. Conceded by William Remy.
    • 18': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Hilton.
    • 18': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Steve Mounie.
    • 19': Goal! Metz 2, Montpellier 0. Cheick Diabaté (Metz) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross following a corner.
    • 21': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
    • 21': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joris Marveaux with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Ikone.
    • 25': Offside, Metz. Simon Falette tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Stéphane Sessegnon (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Mounie.
    • 27': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Mathieu Deplagne (Montpellier).
    • 32': Cheick Diabaté (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikone (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 41': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
    • 41': Stéphane Sessegnon (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Iván Balliu (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross.
    • 43': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Mathieu Deplagne (Montpellier).
    • 43': Mathieu Deplagne (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
    • 45': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 2, Montpellier 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Metz 2, Montpellier 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Metz 2, Montpellier 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Montpellier. Bryan Passi replaces Jérôme Roussillon.
    • 45': Substitution, Montpellier. Nordi Mukiele replaces Mathieu Deplagne.
    • 46': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Simon Falette.
    • 50': Offside, Metz. Guido Milan tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Metz. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Cheick Diabaté is caught offside.
    • 53': Foul by Bryan Passi (Montpellier).
    • 53': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Fallou Diagne (Metz).
    • 54': Jonathan Ikone (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Steve Mounie (Montpellier).
    • 55': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Bryan Passi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
    • 55': Attempt saved. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
    • 56': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
    • 56': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
    • 57': Cheick Diabaté (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
    • 59': Attempt missed. Bryan Passi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 61': Offside, Metz. Iván Balliu tries a through ball, but Renaud Cohade is caught offside.
    • 63': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Joris Marveaux.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
    • 65': Bryan Passi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
    • 65': Opa Nguette (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Passi.
    • 66': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Franck Signorino.
    • 67': Substitution, Metz. Yann Jouffre replaces Opa Nguette.
    • 68': Foul by Cheick Diabaté (Metz).
    • 68': William Remy (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Offside, Metz. Chris Philipps tries a through ball, but Renaud Cohade is caught offside.
    • 70': Substitution, Metz. Mevlüt Erdinc replaces Cheick Diabaté.
    • 70': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Guido Milan.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Bryan Passi (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Lasne with a cross.
    • 71': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 71': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fallou Diagne.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele following a corner.
    • 74': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
    • 74': Jonathan Ikone (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Florent Mollet.
    • 76': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
    • 76': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz).
    • 76': William Remy (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
    • 79': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fallou Diagne.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Bryan Passi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 80': Bryan Passi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Franck Signorino (Metz).
    • 80': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Simon Falette.
    • 81': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
    • 81': Yann Jouffre (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Delay in match Franck Signorino (Metz) because of an injury.
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Substitution, Metz. Jonathan Rivierez replaces Franck Signorino because of an injury.
    • 84': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 87': Foul by Yann Jouffre (Metz).
    • 87': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Steve Mounie (Montpellier).
    • 88': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stéphane Sessegnon.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paul Lasne with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Metz. Iván Balliu tries a through ball, but Mevlüt Erdinc is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 2, Montpellier 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 18
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 6
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 4
    52.6 Possession 47.4
    15 SHOTS 6
    4 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    334 Accurate Passes 321
    462 Passes 425
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    10 Accurate Crosses 5
    29 Crosses 16
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 82
    38 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 0
    8 Effective Tackles 14
    14 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    14 Effective Clearances 35
    14 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
    Location: Metz, France
    Attendance: 11,550

    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
    5 Guido Milán
    13 Franck Signorino
    25 Iván Balliu
    24 Renaud Cohade
    23 Chris Philipps
    2 Fallou Diagne
    18 Cheick Diabate
    19 Florent Mollet
    11 Opa Nguette Yellow Card
    Metz Substitutes:
    Jonathan Rivierez, Mevlut Erdinç, Eiji Kawashima, Thibaut Vion, Gauthier Hein, Yann Jouffre, Kevin Lejeune.

    MON Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Laurent Pionnier (GK)
    21 William Rémy
    4 Hilton
    24 Jérôme Roussillon
    25 Mathieu Deplange Yellow Card
    28 Stéphane Sessegnon
    6 Joris Marveaux
    13 Ellyes Skhiri
    15 Steve Mounié Yellow Card
    7 Paul Lasne
    11 Jonathan Ikoné
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Bryan Passi, Nicholas Saint-Ruf, Geoffrey Jourdren, Souleymane Camara, Nordi Mukiele.

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