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

· French Ligue 1

Montpellier

FT
0 - 1

Metz

45'+2': Mevlut Erdinç (P)

Montpellier 0-1 Metz

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Franck Signorino.
2': Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross following a corner.
3': Delay in match Daniel Congré (Montpellier) because of an injury.
4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
5': Substitution, Montpellier. William Remy replaces Daniel Congré because of an injury.
7': Attempt saved. Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Berigaud.
8': Foul by Yacouba Sylla (Montpellier).
8': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier).
9': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
12': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hilton.
16': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
16': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Franck Signorino.
16': Delay in match Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) because of an injury.
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
19': Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Franck Signorino.
20': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
21': Foul by Steve Mounie (Montpellier).
21': Thomas Didillon (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Delay in match Steve Mounie (Montpellier) because of an injury.
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Yacouba Sylla.
26': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
26': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Milan Bisevac.
28': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri following a corner.
29': Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Gauthier Hein (Metz).
30': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
30': Franck Signorino (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier).
31': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
35': Attempt saved. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Berigaud.
37': Offside, Montpellier. Kévin Berigaud tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
38': Foul by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
38': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
40': Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
40': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Metz).
43': Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
43': Renaud Cohade (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Delay in match Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) because of an injury.
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Penalty Metz. Ismaila Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
45': Penalty conceded by Hilton (Montpellier) after a foul in the penalty area.
45': Hilton (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Delay in match Ismaila Sarr (Metz) because of an injury.
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Goal! Montpellier 0, Metz 1. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
45'+5': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Metz 1.
90'+5': Match ends, Montpellier 0, Metz 1.
45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Metz 1.
46': Foul by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
46': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46': Milan Bisevac (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Foul by Franck Signorino (Metz).
48': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz following a set piece situation.
52': Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
54': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
54': Foul by Steve Mounie (Montpellier).
54': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Simon Falette.
57': Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Foul by Gauthier Hein (Metz).
60': Offside, Metz. Cheick Doukoure tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
61': Corner, Metz. Conceded by William Remy.
62': Hand ball by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
65': Offside, Montpellier. Ryad Boudebouz tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
66': Attempt missed. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
66': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Hilton.
67': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) has gone down, but that's a dive.
67': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
67': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Steve Mounie.
69': Foul by Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier).
69': Franck Signorino (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Hand ball by Franck Signorino (Metz).
70': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ismaila Sarr.
71': Attempt blocked. Hilton (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
71': Foul by Gauthier Hein (Metz).
71': Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
73': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
73': Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Attempt blocked. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
74': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
74': Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
75': Offside, Metz. Georges Mandjeck tries a through ball, but Gauthier Hein is caught offside.
75': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
75': Yacouba Sylla (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Gauthier Hein (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
77': Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
78': Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a through ball.
80': Substitution, Montpellier. Casimir Ninga replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
80': Substitution, Metz. Habib Diallo replaces Gauthier Hein.
81': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
81': Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Offside, Metz. Ismaila Sarr tries a through ball, but Mevlüt Erdinc is caught offside.
82': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Anthony Vanden Borre.
85': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
85': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
86': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt missed. Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
87': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
87': Thomas Didillon (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Offside, Metz. Georges Mandjeck tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
90': Substitution, Metz. Florent Mollet replaces Mevlüt Erdinc.
90': Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
90': Delay in match Milan Bisevac (Metz) because of an injury.
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+2': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Yacouba Sylla (Montpellier).
90'+3': Hand ball by Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier).
90'+3': Substitution, Metz. Guido Milan replaces Ismaila Sarr.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 0, Metz 1.

Statistics

METZ		MON
20	Fouls	14
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	2
32.4	Possession	67.6
4	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	2
0.8	On Target %	0.1
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
138	Accurate Passes	378
230	Passes	471
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	9
11	Crosses	33
0.1	Cross %	0.3
71	Long Balls	66
25	Accurate Long Balls	44
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	7
32	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
34	Effective Clearances	19
42	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 9,752

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

Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Geoffrey Jourdren (GK)
3	Daniel Congré
4	Hilton
24	Jérôme Roussillon
20	Anthony Vanden Borre
10	Ryad Boudebouz
5	Yacouba Sylla
13	Ellyes Skhiri
15	Steve Mounié
11	Kévin Berigaud
8	Morgan Sanson

Montpellier Substitutes:

Mathieu Deplange, Souleymane Camara, Paul Lasne, Casimir Ninga, William Rémy, Laurent Pionnier, Joris Marveaux.

Metz (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Didillon (GK)
6	Simon Falette
4	Milan Bisevac
13	Franck Signorino
25	Iván Balliu
24	Renaud Cohade
10	Cheick Doukouré
14	Georges Mandjeck
9	Mevlut Erdinç
26	Ismaïla Sarr
7	Gauthier Hein

Metz Substitutes:

Vincent Thill, Habib Diallo, Guido Milán, Florent Mollet, David Oberhauser, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Chris Philipps.

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