French Ligue 1

Stade Rennais vs Metz, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Stade Rennais
  • 56': Wesley Saïd
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1 - 0
Metz

    Wesley Said scores to help Rennes defeat Metz

    Rennes extended their unbeaten Ligue 1 run to five games with a 1-0 win over Metz on Sunday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
    • 1': Wesley Said (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Offside, Metz. Jonathan Rivierez tries a through ball, but Mevlüt Erdinc is caught offside.
    • 6': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
    • 8': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Guido Milan.
    • 8': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 8': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 11': Giovanni Sio (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Renaud Cohade (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
    • 13': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
    • 13': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Rennes).
    • 14': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Renaud Cohade (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
    • 25': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
    • 25': Wesley Said (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
    • 28': Guido Milan (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 33': Offside, Rennes. Kamil Grosicki tries a through ball, but Wesley Said is caught offside.
    • 33': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz).
    • 41': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
    • 41': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Kamil Grosicki (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 42': Delay in match Ismaila Sarr (Metz) because of an injury.
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
    • 45': Delay in match Ismaila Sarr (Metz) because of an injury.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Joris Gnagnon.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Simon Falette (Metz) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Rennes 0, Metz 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Rennes 1, Metz 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Rennes 0, Metz 0.
    • 46': Foul by Sanjin Prcic (Rennes).
    • 46': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Rennes).
    • 47': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
    • 51': Cheick Doukoure (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Sanjin Prcic (Rennes).
    • 53': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Guido Milan.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
    • 55': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Benoit Costil.
    • 56': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
    • 56': Giovanni Sio (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Goal! Rennes 1, Metz 0. Wesley Said (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
    • 57': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
    • 57': Wesley Said (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Substitution, Rennes. Adama Diakhaby replaces Kamil Grosicki.
    • 66': Substitution, Metz. Habib Diallo replaces Cheick Doukoure.
    • 67': Foul by Joris Gnagnon (Rennes).
    • 67': Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Offside, Metz. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Guido Milan is caught offside.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 69': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Sanjin Prcic.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Wesley Said (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Wesley Said (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep with a cross.
    • 74': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Rennes).
    • 74': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Benjamin André.
    • 75': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
    • 75': Simon Falette (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Rennes. Kermit Erasmus replaces Giovanni Sio.
    • 76': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
    • 76': Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 77': Delay in match Georges Mandjeck (Metz) because of an injury.
    • 78': Substitution, Metz. Kévin Lejeune replaces Opa Nguette.
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Paul-Georges Ntep (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 80': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Metz).
    • 80': Ludovic Baal (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Benjamin André (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul-Georges Ntep.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Kermit Erasmus (Rennes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin André.
    • 82': Substitution, Metz. Florent Mollet replaces Georges Mandjeck.
    • 83': Adama Diakhaby (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
    • 84': Substitution, Rennes. Ramy Bensebaini replaces Wesley Said.
    • 86': Benoit Costil (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Metz).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kermit Erasmus.
    • 89': Adama Diakhaby (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Adama Diakhaby (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Sanjin Prcic (Rennes).
    • 90'+1': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+2': Adama Diakhaby (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
    • 90'+3': Offside, Metz. Simon Falette tries a through ball, but Habib Diallo is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Rennes 1, Metz 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 2
    44.3 Possession 55.7
    8 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    304 Accurate Passes 409
    398 Passes 505
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    80 Long Balls 60
    33 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    17 Effective Tackles 11
    21 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    26 Effective Clearances 23
    26 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Roazhon Park
    Location: Rennes, France
    Attendance: 20,874

    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

    REN Stade Rennais (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Benoit Costil (GK)
    5 Pedro Mendes
    32 Joris Gnagnon
    24 Ludovic Baal
    29 Romain Danzé
    21 Benjamin André
    26 Sanjin Prcic
    7 Paul-Georges Ntep
    10 Kamil Grosicki
    13 Giovanni Sio
    11 Wesley Saïd
    Stade Rennais Substitutes:
    Dimitri Cavaré, Paul Nardi, Nicolas Janvier, Kermit Erasmus, Adama Diakhaby, Ramy Bensebaini, Pedro Henrique.

    METZ Metz (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Didillon (GK)
    6 Simon Falette Yellow Card
    5 Guido Milán
    32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
    3 Jonathan Rivierez Yellow Card
    14 Georges Mandjeck
    10 Cheick Doukouré
    24 Renaud Cohade Yellow Card
    9 Mevlut Erdinç
    11 Opa Nguette
    26 Ismaïla Sarr
    Metz Substitutes:
    Florent Mollet, Franck Signorino, Eiji Kawashima, Habib Diallo, Iván Balliu, Gauthier Hein, Kevin Lejeune.

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