Caen vs Metz, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Caen too good for Metz and rise up the Ligue 1 table
Caen too good for Metz and rise up the Ligue 1 table
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Hand ball by Ismaila Sarr (Metz).
- 2': Attempt saved. Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 3': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
- 4': Attempt missed. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 5': Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
- 5': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
- 5': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Hand ball by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
- 8': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
- 8': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 10': Attempt missed. Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julien Féret with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt missed. Yann Karamoh (Caen) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alaeddine Yahia following a corner.
- 12': Attempt saved. Habib Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 14': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
- 14': Yann Karamoh (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Bessat with a cross.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 18': Delay in match Georges Mandjeck (Metz) because of an injury.
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Goal! Caen 1, Metz 0. Yann Karamoh (Caen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincent Bessat with a cross.
- 25': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
- 25': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
- 26': Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Yann Karamoh with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Milan Bisevac.
- 28': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Habib Diallo.
- 29': Attempt missed. Georges Mandjeck (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gauthier Hein.
- 32': Attempt missed. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
- 33': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Gauthier Hein (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
- 36': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
- 36': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Yann Karamoh (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julien Féret.
- 41': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Vincent Bessat.
- 42': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Ronny Rodelin (Caen).
- 45': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
- 45'+1': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Delaplace with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Caen 1, Metz 0.
- 0': Match ends, Caen 3, Metz 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Caen 1, Metz 0.
- 47': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
- 47': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
- 48': Delay in match Ronny Rodelin (Caen) because of an injury.
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georges Mandjeck.
- 52': Delay in match Yann Karamoh (Caen) because of an injury.
- 53': Ivan Santini (Caen) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 55': Substitution, Metz. Florent Mollet replaces Georges Mandjeck.
- 55': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
- 57': Foul by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
- 57': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Milan Bisevac (Metz) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 59': Attempt saved. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Doukoure.
- 61': Goal! Caen 2, Metz 0. Ivan Santini (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julien Féret.
- 62': Substitution, Metz. Guido Milan replaces Gauthier Hein.
- 63': Attempt missed. Ivan Santini (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 66': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Foul by Vincent Bessat (Caen).
- 68': Attempt blocked. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Guido Milan.
- 68': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Julien Féret.
- 68': Foul by Jonathan Delaplace (Caen).
- 68': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Caen. Pape Sane replaces Ivan Santini.
- 74': Foul by Jordan Adeoti (Caen).
- 74': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Substitution, Metz. Thibaut Vion replaces Habib Diallo.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jonathan Delaplace.
- 75': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Simon Falette.
- 75': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Matthieu Dreyer.
- 75': Attempt missed. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Caen. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Vincent Bessat.
- 77': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jordan Adeoti.
- 77': Attempt saved. Simon Falette (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross.
- 78': Attempt saved. Yann Karamoh (Caen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronny Rodelin with a headed pass.
- 80': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
- 80': Pape Sane (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jean-Victor Makengo.
- 83': Foul by Yann Karamoh (Caen).
- 83': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Yann Karamoh (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Caen. Steed Malbranque replaces Jonathan Delaplace.
- 85': Thibaut Vion (Metz) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
- 87': Delay in match Ronny Rodelin (Caen) because of an injury.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
- 89': Pape Sane (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Guido Milan (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Frederic Guilbert (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Damien Da Silva.
- 90'+3': Goal! Caen 3, Metz 0. Pape Sane (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yann Karamoh with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Frederic Guilbert.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Caen 3, Metz 0.
Statistics
 METZ |
CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 288 | Accurate Passes | 352 |
| 376 | Passes | 438 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 30 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 21 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 25 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Michel-d'Ornano
Location: Caen, France
Attendance: 16,849
Venue: Stade Michel-d'Ornano
Location: Caen, France
Attendance: 16,849
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 |
Line-Ups
Caen (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Mathieu Dreyer (GK) |
| 5 | Alaeddine Yahia |
| 18 | Jordan Adéoti |
| 28 | Damien Da Silva |
| 11 | Vincent Bessat |
| 24 | Frédéric Guilbert |
| 25 | Julien Féret |
| 6 | Jonathan Delaplace |
| 12 | Ronny Rodelin |
| 7 | Yann Karamoh |
| 26 | Ivan Santini  |
Metz (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Didillon (GK) |
| 6 | Simon Falette |
| 4 | Milan Bisevac  |
| 25 | Iván Balliu |
| 3 | Jonathan Rivierez |
| 24 | Renaud Cohade |
| 10 | Cheick Doukouré |
| 14 | Georges Mandjeck |
| 17 | Habib Diallo |
| 7 | Gauthier Hein |
| 26 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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