Metz vs Saint-Étienne, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Metz

FT
0 - 0

Saint-Étienne

36': Oussama Tannane

Metz 0-0 St Etienne

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Delay in match (Metz).
2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
3': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
3': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt saved. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
7': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
7': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Renaud Cohade (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Foul by Cheikh M'Bengue (St Etienne).
9': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Cheikh M'Bengue (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10': Attempt blocked. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Habib Diallo with a headed pass.
10': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
10': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Cheikh M'Bengue.
11': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
11': Henri Saivet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
12': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Attempt blocked. Georges Mandjeck (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
14': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Henri Saivet.
14': Attempt missed. Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
14': Offside, Metz. Benoit Assou-Ekotto tries a through ball, but Mevlüt Erdinc is caught offside.
16': Attempt blocked. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
20': Henri Saivet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
20': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
20': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Attempt missed. Henri Saivet (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a set piece situation.
23': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
26': Attempt missed. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
27': Hand ball by Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz).
29': Foul by Cheikh M'Bengue (St Etienne).
29': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Hand ball by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
31': Offside, Metz. Guido Milan tries a through ball, but Opa Nguette is caught offside.
32': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
35': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
35': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
36': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Delay in match Renaud Cohade (Metz) because of an injury.
36': Second yellow card to Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) for a bad foul.
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
38': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Metz).
40': Attempt missed. Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a set piece situation.
41': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
41': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Attempt missed. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
43': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
43': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
45'+1': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Metz 0, St Etienne 0.
0': Match ends, Metz 0, St Etienne 0.
45': Second Half begins Metz 0, St Etienne 0.
48': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
48': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Attempt missed. Kévin Lejeune (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
50': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
50': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
52': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt saved. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Lejeune.
54': Attempt saved. Habib Diallo (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Benoit Assou-Ekotto with a cross.
56': Offside, Metz. Opa Nguette tries a through ball, but Mevlüt Erdinc is caught offside.
57': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
58': Attempt missed. Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Loic Perrin with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
59': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
59': Kévin Lejeune (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt blocked. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Opa Nguette with a cross.
62': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Georges Mandjeck.
63': Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet replaces Henri Saivet.
68': Attempt blocked. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
69': Substitution, Metz. Ismaila Sarr replaces Mevlüt Erdinc.
69': Substitution, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund replaces Arnaud Nordin.
69': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
70': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
70': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Substitution, Metz. Yann Jouffre replaces Kévin Lejeune.
76': Attempt blocked. Yann Jouffre (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
77': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
77': Attempt blocked. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Nolan Roux with a headed pass.
78': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
78': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Hand ball by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
81': Hand ball by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
83': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
86': Substitution, St Etienne. Bryan Dabo replaces Vincent Pajot.
86': Attempt blocked. Yann Jouffre (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
88': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
88': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
90': Foul by Cheikh M'Bengue (St Etienne).
90': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Attempt missed. Simon Falette (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Offside, Metz. Benoit Assou-Ekotto tries a through ball, but Habib Diallo is caught offside.
90'+2': Substitution, Metz. Gauthier Hein replaces Opa Nguette.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 0, St Etienne 0.

Statistics

ASSE		METZ
15	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
1	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	2
48.6	Possession	51.4
8	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
304	Accurate Passes	326
385	Passes	408
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
17	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.3
68	Long Balls	73
41	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	8
9	Effective Tackles	9
15	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
26	Effective Clearances	18
26	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 16,204

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lille	4	+5	10
2	AS Monaco	4	+4	10
3	Stade Rennais	4	+3	10
4	Lyon	4	+4	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Metz (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Didillon (GK)
6	Simon Falette
5	Guido Milán
32	Benoît Assou-Ekotto
25	Iván Balliu
14	Georges Mandjeck
24	Renaud Cohade
22	Kevin Lejeune
11	Opa Nguette
9	Mevlut Erdinç
17	Habib Diallo

Metz Substitutes:

Cheick Doukouré, Eiji Kawashima, Yann Jouffre, Ismaïla Sarr, Gauthier Hein, Jonathan Rivierez, Milan Bisevac.

Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24	Loïc Perrin
4	Léo Lacroix
12	Cheikh M'Bengue
2	Kévin Théophile-Catherine
5	Vincent Pajot
11	Henri Saivet
14	Jordan Veretout
9	Nolan Roux
33	Arnaud Nordin
10	Oussama Tannane

Saint-Étienne Substitutes:

Jessy Moulin, Ole Selnaes, Alexander Söderlund, Kévin Monnet-Paquet, Bryan Dabo, Pierre-Yves Polomat, Kévin Malcuit.

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