French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 12': Nolan Roux
FT
1 - 1
Nantes
  • 23': Valentin Rongier

About

Metz are hosting Nantes 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': Attempt saved. Moussa Niakhate (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iván Balliu.
  • 3': Offside, Nantes. Yassine El Ghanassy tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
  • 9': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Fallou Diagne (Metz) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
  • 12': Goal! Metz 1, Nantes 0. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic with a cross following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
  • 13': Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
  • 14': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Touré.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
  • 20': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Rene Krhin (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
  • 23': Goal! Metz 1, Nantes 1. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 26': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
  • 26': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes).
  • 28': Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Léo Dubois (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pallois.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Léo Dubois (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 39': Diego Carlos (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Ibrahima Niane (Metz).
  • 44': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
  • 44': Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 1, Nantes 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Nantes 1.
  • 47': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.
  • 50': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Fallou Diagne (Metz).
  • 50': Delay in match Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) because of an injury.
  • 50': Delay in match Fallou Diagne (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 53': Fallou Diagne (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Substitution, Metz. Vahid Selimovic replaces Fallou Diagne because of an injury.
  • 55': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Vahid Selimovic (Metz).
  • 55': Offside, Nantes. Lucas Lima tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
  • 56': Hand ball by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
  • 56': Substitution, Nantes. Santy Ngom replaces Abdoulaye Touré because of an injury.
  • 60': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Vahid Selimovic (Metz).
  • 61': Substitution, Metz. Florent Mollet replaces Danijel Milicevic.
  • 62': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
  • 62': Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Vahid Selimovic.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Carlos following a corner.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Lucas Lima (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
  • 70': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
  • 70': Rene Krhin (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
  • 72': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Vahid Selimovic.
  • 72': Substitution, Nantes. Yacine Bammou replaces Yassine El Ghanassy.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Léo Dubois (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yacine Bammou.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
  • 77': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Nantes).
  • 77': Gerónimo Poblete (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Metz. Emmanuel Rivière replaces Ibrahima Niane.
  • 81': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
  • 81': Vahid Selimovic (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Iván Balliu (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
  • 82': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
  • 83': Foul by Santy Ngom (Nantes).
  • 83': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santy Ngom.
  • 86': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
  • 86': Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Substitution, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy replaces Valentin Rongier.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacine Bammou.
  • 88': Offside, Nantes. Lucas Lima tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Pallois.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Hand ball by Santy Ngom (Nantes).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
  • 90'+2': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Nantes. Lucas Lima tries a through ball, but Yacine Bammou is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Nantes).
  • 90'+5': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Nantes 1.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Metz 1, Nantes 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 3
54.4 Possession 45.6
17 SHOTS 8
4 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
443 Accurate Passes 346
555 Passes 466
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 5
23 Crosses 21
0.4 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 78
35 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 11
17 Tackles 25
0.8 Tackle % 0.4
0 Interceptions 0
17 Effective Clearances 16
17 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 13,058

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Eiji Kawashima (GK)
21 Moussa Niakhaté
3 Fallou Diagne Yellow Card
28 Jonathan Rivierez Yellow Card
25 Iván Balliu
10 Danijel Milicevic
5 Gerónimo Poblete
24 Renaud Cohade
7 Ibrahima Niane
9 Nolan Roux
17 Mathieu Dossevi
Metz Substitutes:
Georges Mandjeck, Opa Nguette, Vahid Selimovic, Florent Mollet, Vincent Peugnet, Quentin Beunardeau, Emmanuel Rivière.

NAN Nantes (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
30 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
4 Nicolas Pallois
3 Diego Carlos
6 Lucas Lima
15 Léo Dubois
28 Valentin Rongier
19 Abdoulaye Touré
21 Rene Krhin
9 Emiliano Sala
8 Adrien Thomasson
14 Yassine El Ghanassy
Nantes Substitutes:
Samuel Moutoussamy, Yacine Bammou, Santy Ngom, Chidozie Awaziem, Alex Kacaniklic, Maxime Dupé, Koffi Djidji.

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