French Ligue 1

Metz vs Saint-Étienne, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 13': Emmanuel Rivière (P)
  • 16': Mathieu Dossevi
  • 77': Nolan Roux
FT
3 - 0
Saint-Étienne
  • Red Card 85': Hernani

About

Metz are hosting Saint-Étienne 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': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Bryan Dabo.
  • 5': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
  • 6': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Cheikh M'Bengue.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
  • 10': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Metz).
  • 10': Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Penalty Metz. Danijel Milicevic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': Penalty conceded by Jessy Moulin (St Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 12': Jessy Moulin (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Goal! Metz 1, St Etienne 0. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 15': Offside, Metz. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Mathieu Dossevi is caught offside.
  • 16': Goal! Metz 2, St Etienne 0. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
  • 17': Foul by Danijel Milicevic (Metz).
  • 17': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jessy Moulin.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Julian Palmieri (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Julian Palmieri (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic with a cross.
  • 19': Offside, St Etienne. Rémy Cabella tries a through ball, but Bryan Dabo is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Assane Diousse (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
  • 20': Foul by Ronael Pierre Gabriel (St Etienne).
  • 20': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 21': Foul by Moussa Niakhate (Metz).
  • 21': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, Metz. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Rivière is caught offside.
  • 25': Delay in match Georges Mandjeck (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Georges Mandjeck (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Rivière.
  • 32': Foul by Ronael Pierre Gabriel (St Etienne).
  • 32': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
  • 34': Offside, St Etienne. Ronael Pierre Gabriel tries a through ball, but Jonathan Bamba is caught offside.
  • 37': Foul by Bryan Dabo (St Etienne).
  • 37': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Renaud Cohade (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Foul by Ronael Pierre Gabriel (St Etienne).
  • 40': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Substitution, St Etienne. Robert Beric replaces Bryan Dabo.
  • 42': Offside, St Etienne. Jonathan Bamba tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 45': Offside, St Etienne. Cheikh M'Bengue tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Georges Mandjeck.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Metz 2, St Etienne 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Metz 2, St Etienne 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 46': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
  • 46': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 47': Foul by Assane Diousse (St Etienne).
  • 47': Georges Mandjeck (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Offside, Metz. Danijel Milicevic tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Rivière is caught offside.
  • 51': Assane Diousse (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 53': Offside, St Etienne. Kévin Théophile-Catherine tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
  • 56': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Assane Diousse (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 58': Foul by Mathieu Dossevi (Metz).
  • 58': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
  • 59': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Romain Hamouma.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) with an attempt from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Emmanuel Rivière.
  • 63': Foul by Julian Palmieri (Metz).
  • 63': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Delay in match Georges Mandjeck (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 67': Substitution, St Etienne. Hernani replaces Yann M'Vila.
  • 67': Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet replaces Cheikh M'Bengue.
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Substitution, Metz. Gerónimo Poblete replaces Georges Mandjeck because of an injury.
  • 69': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
  • 69': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
  • 73': Offside, St Etienne. Kévin Théophile-Catherine tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 74': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 74': Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
  • 75': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
  • 77': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
  • 77': Goal! Metz 3, St Etienne 0. Nolan Roux (Metz) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Danijel Milicevic with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 79': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
  • 79': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ronael Pierre Gabriel.
  • 83': Foul by Hernani (St Etienne).
  • 83': Gerónimo Poblete (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Hernani (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Foul by Moussa Niakhate (Metz).
  • 84': Jessy Moulin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Hernani (St Etienne).
  • 85': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Second yellow card to Hernani (St Etienne) for a bad foul.
  • 86': Foul by Mathieu Dossevi (Metz).
  • 86': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 90': Substitution, Metz. Iván Balliu replaces Danijel Milicevic.
  • 90'+1': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jonathan Rivierez.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Metz 3, St Etienne 0.
  • 90'+3': Match ends, Metz 3, St Etienne 0.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
6 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 6
9 Saves 4
59.1 Possession 40.9
7 SHOTS 19
4 ON GOAL 12
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
429 Accurate Passes 258
548 Passes 374
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 8
7 Crosses 16
0.0 Cross % 0.5
73 Long Balls 84
30 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 16
11 Tackles 22
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
22 Effective Clearances 13
22 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 12,702

Line-Ups

METZ Metz (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
16 Eiji Kawashima (GK)
21 Moussa Niakhaté
3 Fallou Diagne
4 Georges Mandjeck
20 Julian Palmieri
28 Jonathan Rivierez
10 Danijel Milicevic
24 Renaud Cohade Yellow Card
9 Nolan Roux
17 Mathieu Dossevi
29 Emmanuel Rivière
Metz Substitutes:
Ibrahima Niane, Chris Philipps, Vahid Selimovic, Gerónimo Poblete, Iván Balliu, Quentin Beunardeau, Lemouya Goudiaby.

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Jessy Moulin (GK) Yellow Card
24 Loïc Perrin
2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
12 Cheikh M'Bengue
29 Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
6 Yann M'vila
8 Assane Dioussé
7 Bryan Dabo Yellow Card
21 Romain Hamouma
10 Rémy Cabella
14 Jonathan Bamba
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Léo Lacroix, Anthony Maisonnial, Habib Maïga, Hernani, Gabriel Silva, Robert Beric, Kévin Monnet-Paquet.

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