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

· French Ligue 1

Metz

FT
0 - 1

Montpellier

24': Giovanni Sio

About

Metz are hosting Montpellier 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 missed. Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri with a cross.
2': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
3': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Hilton.
5': Attempt blocked. Georges Mandjeck (Metz) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross.
5': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
8': Attempt saved. Keagan Dolly (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Sio with a headed pass.
8': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Montpellier).
8': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
9': Hand ball by Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier).
10': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
10': Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Metz).
12': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fallou Diagne.
15': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Hilton.
16': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julian Palmieri with a cross.
17': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
17': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Attempt missed. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Isaac Mbenza.
24': Goal! Metz 0, Montpellier 1. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
26': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier).
26': Julian Palmieri (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Giovanni Sio.
31': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
33': Attempt blocked. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
35': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
36': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Rivière with a through ball.
36': Foul by Georges Mandjeck (Metz).
36': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Metz).
37': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Substitution, Metz. Danijel Milicevic replaces Georges Mandjeck.
39': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
41': Attempt saved. Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaac Mbenza with a headed pass.
42': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
43': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
43': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
43': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
44': Attempt missed. Ruben Aguilar (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
45': Attempt saved. Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Sio.
45': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keagan Dolly with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Sio.
45'+1': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Montpellier 1.
45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Montpellier 1.
46': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
48': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Montpellier).
48': Vahid Selimovic (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Offside, Montpellier. Ruben Aguilar tries a through ball, but Giovanni Sio is caught offside.
51': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar.
51': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
51': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Florent Mollet.
52': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Paul Lasne with a cross following a corner.
54': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
54': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Vahid Selimovic (Metz).
54': Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Nordi Mukiele.
58': Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
59': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
59': Danijel Milicevic (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier).
60': Foul by Fallou Diagne (Metz).
60': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.
64': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isaac Mbenza with a cross following a corner.
65': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Rivière.
67': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
67': Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
70': Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
72': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Vahid Selimovic.
73': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Keagan Dolly.
75': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Metz).
75': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Julian Palmieri (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
77': Attempt missed. Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Isaac Mbenza with a cross following a set piece situation.
78': Substitution, Montpellier. Casimir Ninga replaces Isaac Mbenza.
78': Attempt saved. Danijel Milicevic (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
79': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
79': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Hilton.
81': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
81': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic.
82': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
82': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Metz) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
83': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
84': Attempt saved. Fallou Diagne (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic with a cross.
87': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Giovanni Sio.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ruben Aguilar following a fast break.
90'+3': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Metz).
90'+3': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Montpellier 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Metz 0, Montpellier 1.

Statistics

MON		METZ
11	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	11
5	Saves	7
40.7	Possession	59.3
16	SHOTS	12
8	ON GOAL	5
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
228	Accurate Passes	359
333	Passes	480
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	5
15	Crosses	28
0.5	Cross %	0.2
64	Long Balls	97
26	Accurate Long Balls	53
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	15
8	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
42	Effective Clearances	15
42	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 12,304

Line-Ups

Metz (5-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Eiji Kawashima (GK)
3	Fallou Diagne
21	Moussa Niakhaté
15	Vahid Selimovic
20	Julian Palmieri
25	Iván Balliu
24	Renaud Cohade
4	Georges Mandjeck
9	Nolan Roux
19	Florent Mollet
29	Emmanuel Rivière

Metz Substitutes:

Abdoulie Jallow, Ibrahima Niane, Quentin Beunardeau, Bilal Hadraoui, Jonathan Rivierez, Dylan Lempereur, Danijel Milicevic.

Montpellier (5-4-1)

No.	Name
40	Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
4	Hilton
3	Daniel Congré
5	Pedro Mendes
2	Ruben Aguilar
23	Nordi Mukiele
7	Paul Lasne
13	Ellyes Skhiri
20	Keagan Dolly
18	Isaac Mbenza
14	Giovanni Sio

Montpellier Substitutes:

Souleymane Camara, Jonathan Ikoné, Laurent Pionnier, Morgan Poaty, Casimir Ninga, Junior Sambia, Nicolas Cozza.

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