Dijon FCO vs Metz, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Dijon FCO

FT
0 - 0

Metz

58': Cheick Doukouré

Thomas Didillon stars as 10-man Metz earn point against Dijon

Goalkeeper Thomas Didillon was the hero as he preserved a point for 10-man Metz in a goalless draw with Dijon.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
4': Attempt missed. Cheick Doukoure (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Rivierez with a cross.
5': Attempt missed. Lois Diony (Dijon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
6': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Cedric Varrault.
6': Penalty conceded by Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
8': Penalty missed! Still Dijon 0, Metz 0. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
8': Cedric Varrault (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz).
10': Foul by Júlio Tavares (Dijon).
10': Simon Falette (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
11': Cedric Varrault (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
17': Offside, Dijon. Pierre Lees-Melou tries a through ball, but Júlio Tavares is caught offside.
19': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Dijon).
19': Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Offside, Metz. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Guido Milan is caught offside.
21': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Cheick Doukoure.
22': Attempt missed. Yunis Abdelhamid (Dijon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frederic Sammaritano with a cross following a corner.
23': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
24': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Thomas Didillon.
24': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
24': Lois Diony (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Cheick Doukoure (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Dijon).
26': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz).
28': Vincent Rüfli (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
29': Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
31': Júlio Tavares (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Delay in match Júlio Tavares (Dijon) because of an injury.
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Substitution, Dijon. Dylan Bahamboula replaces Júlio Tavares because of an injury.
38': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Renaud Cohade.
38': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Dijon).
38': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Yunis Abdelhamid (Dijon).
39': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Yunis Abdelhamid (Dijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Attempt saved. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a headed pass.
42': Attempt missed. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Rivierez with a cross.
43': Attempt blocked. Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Rüfli with a cross.
43': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
43': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Guido Milan.
44': Foul by Arnold Bouka Moutou (Dijon).
44': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Hand ball by Habib Diallo (Metz).
45': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Yunis Abdelhamid.
45': Attempt saved. Mevlüt Erdinc (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross.
45': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
45': Attempt saved. Georges Mandjeck (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross.
45'+1': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon).
45'+1': Franck Signorino (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Delay in match Pierre Lees-Melou (Dijon) because of an injury.
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cheick Doukoure following a set piece situation.
45'+4': First Half ends, Dijon 0, Metz 0.
0': Match ends, Dijon 0, Metz 0.
45': Second Half begins Dijon 0, Metz 0.
46': Offside, Dijon. Frederic Sammaritano tries a through ball, but Lois Diony is caught offside.
47': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Simon Falette.
48': Attempt missed. Cedric Varrault (Dijon) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Frederic Sammaritano with a cross following a corner.
49': Foul by Arnold Bouka Moutou (Dijon).
49': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
50': Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Florent Balmont (Dijon).
50': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Florent Balmont (Dijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Arnold Bouka Moutou (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
57': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
58': Vincent Rüfli (Dijon) is shown the yellow card.
58': Second yellow card to Cheick Doukoure (Metz).
60': Foul by Simon Falette (Metz).
60': Lois Diony (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Attempt missed. Dylan Bahamboula (Dijon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frederic Sammaritano with a cross following a set piece situation.
62': Hand ball by Arnold Bouka Moutou (Dijon).
65': Substitution, Metz. Florent Mollet replaces Habib Diallo.
66': Foul by Dylan Bahamboula (Dijon).
66': Ismaila Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Attempt missed. Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Lois Diony with a cross.
67': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Simon Falette.
68': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
68': Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
70': Attempt saved. Yunis Abdelhamid (Dijon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
72': Attempt saved. Dylan Bahamboula (Dijon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florent Balmont.
73': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Simon Falette.
75': Substitution, Dijon. Romain Amalfitano replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
79': Penalty Dijon. Arnold Bouka Moutou draws a foul in the penalty area.
79': Penalty conceded by Ismaila Sarr (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
80': Penalty saved! Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
81': Attempt missed. Florent Balmont (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
82': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Dijon).
82': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Florent Balmont (Dijon).
84': Foul by Guido Milan (Metz).
84': Lois Diony (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Attempt saved. Arnold Bouka Moutou (Dijon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Balmont.
87': Attempt blocked. Romain Amalfitano (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frederic Sammaritano.
88': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Dijon).
88': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
89': Vincent Rüfli (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Florent Mollet (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Offside, Dijon. Baptiste Reynet tries a through ball, but Lois Diony is caught offside.
90'+2': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
90'+2': Vincent Rüfli (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Yunis Abdelhamid (Dijon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frederic Sammaritano with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Cedric Varrault (Dijon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yunis Abdelhamid.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Dijon 0, Metz 0.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Dijon 0, Metz 0.

Statistics

METZ		DIJO
18	Fouls	15
3	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	3
38.3	Possession	61.7
7	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
171	Accurate Passes	327
253	Passes	402
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	9
16	Crosses	29
0.3	Cross %	0.3
66	Long Balls	39
25	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
0	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
26	Effective Clearances	17
34	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard
Location: Dijon, France
Attendance: 8,336

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

Dijon FCO (4-4-2)

No.	Name
30	Baptiste Reynet (GK)
21	Yunis Abdelhamid
27	Cedric Varrault
25	Arnold Bouka-Moutou
23	Vincent Rüfli
17	Mehdi Abeid
15	Florent Balmont
18	Frédéric Samaritano
8	Pierre Lees-Melou
9	Loïs Diony
11	Júlio Tavares

Dijon FCO Substitutes:

Dylan Bahamboula, Yohan Riviere, Ádám Lang, Johan Gastien, Romain Amalfitano, Benjamin Leroy, Fouad Chafik.

Metz (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Didillon (GK)
6	Simon Falette
5	Guido Milán
13	Franck Signorino
3	Jonathan Rivierez
10	Cheick Doukouré
14	Georges Mandjeck
24	Renaud Cohade
9	Mevlut Erdinç
17	Habib Diallo
26	Ismaïla Sarr

Metz Substitutes:

Milan Bisevac, Iván Balliu, Gauthier Hein, David Oberhauser, Florent Mollet, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Moussa Seydi.

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