Metz vs Angers, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Metz

20': Florent Mollet

FT
1 - 2

Angers

90'+2': Mateo Pavlović
90'+4': Flavien Tait

About

Metz are hosting Angers at Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers).
1': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Offside, Angers. Thomas Mangani tries a through ball, but Flavien Tait is caught offside.
5': Baptiste Santamaría (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
10': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Renaud Cohade.
11': Flavien Tait (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
12': Attempt blocked. Baptiste Santamaría (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.
14': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
15': Attempt blocked. Ismael Traoré (Angers) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Flavien Tait with a cross.
15': Offside, Angers. Ismael Traoré tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
20': Goal! Metz 1, Angers 0. Florent Mollet (Metz) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Rivière following a fast break.
22': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Angers).
22': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
26': Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Bamba (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Baptiste Santamaría.
27': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
29': Foul by Abdoulaye Bamba (Angers).
29': Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Delay in match Georges Mandjeck (Metz) because of an injury.
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Offside, Angers. Abdoulaye Bamba tries a through ball, but Pierrick Capelle is caught offside.
36': Attempt missed. Prince Oniangué (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Flavien Tait.
41': Attempt blocked. Flavien Tait (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Manceau.
41': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
42': Attempt missed. Ismael Traoré (Angers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Mangani with a cross following a corner.
44': Baptiste Santamaría (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 1, Angers 0.
45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Angers 0.
46': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
46': Attempt missed. Flavien Tait (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Prince Oniangué with a headed pass.
48': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Metz).
48': Prince Oniangué (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Mateo Pavlovic (Angers).
49': Vahid Selimovic (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
50': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
51': Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Attempt saved. Mateo Pavlovic (Angers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
53': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Abdoulaye Bamba.
54': Attempt blocked. Moussa Niakhate (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
54': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (Metz) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross following a corner.
55': Delay in match Flavien Tait (Angers) because of an injury.
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Hand ball by Baptiste Santamaría (Angers).
59': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
60': Attempt missed. Pierrick Capelle (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
61': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
61': Vincent Manceau (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nolan Roux with a cross.
65': Hand ball by Vahid Selimovic (Metz).
66': Attempt blocked. Prince Oniangué (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierrick Capelle.
66': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.
66': Foul by Mateo Pavlovic (Angers).
66': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Vincent Manceau (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
70': Delay in match Georges Mandjeck (Metz) because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Substitution, Metz. Gerónimo Poblete replaces Georges Mandjeck because of an injury.
71': Hand ball by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
72': Attempt missed. Flavien Tait (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
75': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ismael Traoré.
76': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
76': Thomas Mangani (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Substitution, Angers. Thomas Touré replaces Pierrick Capelle.
76': Substitution, Angers. Lassana Coulibaly replaces Prince Oniangué.
77': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Baptiste Santamaría (Angers).
78': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Mateo Pavlovic (Angers).
81': Baptiste Santamaría (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
82': Florent Mollet (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Renaud Cohade.
84': Delay in match Julian Palmieri (Metz) because of an injury.
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Substitution, Metz. Dylan Lempereur replaces Julian Palmieri because of an injury.
85': Substitution, Angers. Wilfried Kanga replaces Baptiste Santamaría.
86': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Angers).
86': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Wilfried Kanga (Angers).
87': Vahid Selimovic (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
88': Lassana Coulibaly (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Attempt missed. Lassana Coulibaly (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thomas Touré.
90'+1': Abdoulaye Bamba (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
90'+2': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Renaud Cohade.
90'+2': Lassana Coulibaly (Angers) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
90'+2': Goal! Metz 1, Angers 1. Mateo Pavlovic (Angers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
90'+4': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Florent Mollet.
90'+4': Goal! Metz 1, Angers 2. Flavien Tait (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Touré.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Angers 2.
90'+6': Match ends, Metz 1, Angers 2.

Statistics

ANG		METZ
11	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	2
61.9	Possession	38.1
17	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
481	Accurate Passes	267
571	Passes	354
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	5
23	Crosses	10
0.1	Cross %	0.5
48	Long Balls	75
30	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	15
14	Tackles	24
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
11	Effective Clearances	24
11	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 13,287

Line-Ups

Metz (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Eiji Kawashima (GK)
21	Moussa Niakhaté
15	Vahid Selimovic
20	Julian Palmieri
28	Jonathan Rivierez
19	Florent Mollet
4	Georges Mandjeck
24	Renaud Cohade
29	Emmanuel Rivière
9	Nolan Roux
17	Mathieu Dossevi

Metz Substitutes:

Gerónimo Poblete, Opa Nguette, Dylan Lempereur, Youssef Maziz, Ibrahima Niane, Thomas Didillon, Farid Boulaya.

Angers (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Ludovic Butelle (GK)
4	Mateo Pavlović
8	Ismaël Traoré
18	Baptiste Santamaria
25	Abdoulaye Bamba
29	Vincent Manceau
5	Thomas Mangani
6	Prince Oniangué
20	Flavien Tait
15	Pierrick Capelle
7	Karl Toko Ekambi

Angers Substitutes:

Férébory Doré, Baptiste Guillaume, Thomas Touré, Wilfried Kanga, Romain Thomas, Mathieu Michel, Lassana Coulibaly.

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