AS Nancy Lorraine vs Metz, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

AS Nancy Lorraine

38': Benoît Pedretti
78': Joeffrey Cuffaut
80': Issiar Dia
90'+3': Youssef Aït Bennasser

FT
4 - 0

Metz

83': Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Nancy out of Ligue 1 drop zone after thrashing Metz

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
1': Youssouf Hadji (Nancy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Yann Jouffre.
3': Hand ball by Clement Lenglet (Nancy).
4': Foul by Clement Lenglet (Nancy).
4': Thibaut Vion (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Clement Lenglet.
5': Attempt missed. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross following a corner.
6': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Issiar Dia (Nancy).
10': Foul by Tobias Badila (Nancy).
10': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Modou Diagne.
12': Clement Lenglet (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
13': Offside, Metz. Yann Jouffre tries a through ball, but Thibaut Vion is caught offside.
15': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
15': Issiar Dia (Nancy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Attempt missed. Youssef Ait Bennasser (Nancy) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Issiar Dia.
19': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
19': Issiar Dia (Nancy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Attempt saved. Issiar Dia (Nancy) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Ait Bennasser.
20': Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Thomas Didillon.
20': Attempt missed. Vincent Marchetti (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
22': Attempt missed. Youssef Ait Bennasser (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
23': Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Kévin Lejeune.
24': Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Thibaut Vion.
24': Foul by Clement Lenglet (Nancy).
24': Thomas Didillon (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Delay in match Thomas Didillon (Metz) because of an injury.
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Foul by Vincent Marchetti (Nancy).
26': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Attempt saved. Simon Falette (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann Jouffre.
29': Attempt missed. Yann Jouffre (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune.
31': Loic Puyo (Nancy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Foul by Benoit Pedretti (Nancy).
33': Thibaut Vion (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Benoit Pedretti (Nancy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Delay in match Thibaut Vion (Metz) because of an injury.
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt missed. Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
37': Foul by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
37': Loic Puyo (Nancy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Goal! Nancy 1, Metz 0. Benoit Pedretti (Nancy) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
40': Attempt missed. Youssouf Hadji (Nancy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Loic Puyo with a cross.
40': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Metz).
40': Loic Puyo (Nancy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Benoit Pedretti (Nancy).
42': Yann Jouffre (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Modou Diagne.
44': Attempt saved. Vincent Marchetti (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youssef Ait Bennasser.
44': Attempt missed. Youssouf Hadji (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
45': Delay in match Kévin Lejeune (Metz) because of an injury.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Simon Falette.
45'+2': Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Kévin Lejeune because of an injury.
45'+2': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
45'+2': Tobias Badila (Nancy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': First Half ends, Nancy 1, Metz 0.
0': Match ends, Nancy 4, Metz 0.
45': Second Half begins Nancy 1, Metz 0.
47': Offside, Metz. Simon Falette tries a through ball, but Benoit Assou-Ekotto is caught offside.
47': Foul by Issiar Dia (Nancy).
47': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Issiar Dia (Nancy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Delay in match Georges Mandjeck (Metz) because of an injury.
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Foul by Issiar Dia (Nancy).
51': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Clement Lenglet (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
52': Foul by Youssouf Hadji (Nancy).
52': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Vincent Marchetti (Nancy).
53': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Vincent Marchetti (Nancy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt saved. Yann Jouffre (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
55': Foul by Loic Puyo (Nancy).
55': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Delay in match Yann Jouffre (Metz) because of an injury.
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Foul by Thibaut Vion (Metz).
57': Modou Diagne (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Substitution, Metz. Habib Diallo replaces Yann Jouffre because of an injury.
58': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Hadji (Nancy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loic Puyo with a cross.
58': Attempt missed. Youssouf Hadji (Nancy) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Marchetti.
59': Offside, Nancy. Benoit Pedretti tries a through ball, but Youssouf Hadji is caught offside.
60': Foul by Tobias Badila (Nancy).
60': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
62': Issiar Dia (Nancy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Attempt missed. Tobias Badila (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Youssouf Hadji.
65': Clement Lenglet (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
67': Attempt saved. Thibaut Vion (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Habib Diallo.
67': Delay in match Guy N'Dy Assembe (Nancy) because of an injury.
70': Substitution, Nancy. Alou Diarra replaces Vincent Marchetti.
71': Substitution, Nancy. Sergei Chernik replaces Guy N'Dy Assembe because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Foul by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
74': Youssef Ait Bennasser (Nancy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Milan Bisevac (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt missed. Loic Puyo (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
77': Foul by Modou Diagne (Nancy).
77': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Goal! Nancy 2, Metz 0. Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Ait Bennasser.
80': Goal! Nancy 3, Metz 0. Issiar Dia (Nancy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
81': Attempt missed. Thibaut Vion (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
82': Delay in match Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy) because of an injury.
82': Substitution, Metz. Cheick Doukoure replaces Ismaila Sarr because of an injury.
83': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
83': Youssouf Hadji (Nancy) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Second yellow card to Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) for a bad foul.
84': Foul by Youssouf Hadji (Nancy).
84': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thibaut Vion.
87': Attempt saved. Youssouf Hadji (Nancy) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Benoit Pedretti.
87': Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Georges Mandjeck.
87': Iván Balliu (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Nancy. Anthony Koura replaces Loic Puyo.
89': Attempt missed. Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alou Diarra.
90'+1': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
90'+1': Issiar Dia (Nancy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Goal! Nancy 4, Metz 0. Youssef Ait Bennasser (Nancy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joffrey Cuffaut.
90'+4': Youssef Ait Bennasser (Nancy) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Nancy 4, Metz 0.

Statistics

METZ		ASNL
14	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	5
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	4
47.6	Possession	52.4
8	SHOTS	17
4	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
240	Accurate Passes	264
339	Passes	362
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	5
13	Crosses	26
0.3	Cross %	0.2
60	Long Balls	56
24	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	1
9	Effective Tackles	14
14	Tackles	24
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
32	Effective Clearances	22
32	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Marcel-Picot
Location: Nancy, France
Attendance: 19,085

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Nancy Lorraine (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Guy N'Dy (GK)
2	Clément Lenglet
4	Modou Diagne
3	Tobias Badila
14	Joeffrey Cuffaut
25	Benoît Pedretti
8	Vincent Marchetti
6	Youssef Aït Bennasser
15	Youssouf Hadji
19	Loic Puyo
10	Issiar Dia

AS Nancy Lorraine Substitutes:

Anthony Koura, Alou Diarra, Sergey Chernik, Serge N'Guessan, Faitout Maouassa, Christophe Mandanne, Julien Cetout.

Metz (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Didillon (GK)
6	Simon Falette
4	Milan Bisevac
32	Benoît Assou-Ekotto
25	Iván Balliu
8	Yann Jouffre
24	Renaud Cohade
14	Georges Mandjeck
15	Thibaut Vion
22	Kevin Lejeune
26	Ismaïla Sarr

Metz Substitutes:

Cheick Doukouré, Opa Nguette, Eiji Kawashima, Gauthier Hein, Guido Milán, Jonathan Rivierez, Habib Diallo.

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