French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Metz
    FT
    0 - 3
    Lille
    • 45'+2': Nicolas Pépé (P)
    • 67': Farés Bahlouli
    • 87': Nicolas Pépé

    About

    Metz are hosting Lille 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.
    • 3': Fares Bahlouli (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 6': Offside, Lille. Anwar El Ghazi tries a through ball, but Thiago Mendes is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Cafú (Metz).
    • 6': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araujo (Lille) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 9': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
    • 9': Kevin Malcuit (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Fode Ballo-Toure.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Cafú (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
    • 10': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolan Roux with a headed pass.
    • 12': Foul by Fares Bahlouli (Lille).
    • 12': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Fares Bahlouli (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luiz Araujo.
    • 15': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Luiz Araujo.
    • 17': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Lille).
    • 17': Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
    • 19': Kevin Malcuit (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Luiz Araujo (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
    • 21': Hand ball by Fares Bahlouli (Lille).
    • 22': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Thiago Mendes.
    • 22': Hand ball by Milan Bisevac (Metz).
    • 23': Attempt missed. Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cafú.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Rivierez.
    • 26': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 27': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
    • 27': Luiz Araujo (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Lille).
    • 28': Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 30': Foul by Fode Ballo-Toure (Lille).
    • 30': Gerónimo Poblete (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 33': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Renaud Cohade (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Foul by Fares Bahlouli (Lille).
    • 35': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Fares Bahlouli (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Opa Nguette (Metz) has gone down, but that's a dive.
    • 37': Opa Nguette (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
    • 39': Foul by Nicolas Pepe (Lille).
    • 39': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Edgar Ié.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Moussa Niakhate (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 41': Cafú (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Lille).
    • 42': Foul by Luiz Araujo (Lille).
    • 42': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Delay in match Moussa Niakhate (Metz) because of an injury.
    • 44': Luiz Araujo (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Foul by Fares Bahlouli (Lille).
    • 45': Gerónimo Poblete (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Penalty Lille. Nicolas Pepe draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+2': Goal! Metz 0, Lille 1. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Lille 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Lille 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Lille. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Luiz Araujo.
    • 45': Substitution, Lille. Thiago Maia replaces Fode Ballo-Toure.
    • 45': Substitution, Metz. Nicolas Basin replaces Milan Bisevac.
    • 47': Cafú (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 47': Foul by Fares Bahlouli (Lille).
    • 48': Foul by Moussa Niakhate (Metz).
    • 48': Mike Maignan (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
    • 51': Foul by Fares Bahlouli (Lille).
    • 51': Nicolas Basin (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Ezequiel Ponce (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fares Bahlouli.
    • 57': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Cafú.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
    • 60': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Lille).
    • 60': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Junior Alonso (Lille).
    • 60': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 62': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Lille).
    • 62': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
    • 62': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ibrahim Amadou.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross following a corner.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Thiago Mendes (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 65': Foul by Thiago Maia (Lille).
    • 65': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Ezequiel Ponce (Lille).
    • 65': Gerónimo Poblete (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
    • 67': Goal! Metz 0, Lille 2. Fares Bahlouli (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross.
    • 70': Substitution, Lille. Boubakary Soumare replaces Fares Bahlouli.
    • 71': Offside, Metz. Nolan Roux tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Niane is caught offside.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Opa Nguette (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
    • 75': Hand ball by Ibrahima Niane (Metz).
    • 78': Attempt saved. Thiago Mendes (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ezequiel Ponce.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 79': Substitution, Metz. Brian Fernández replaces Opa Nguette.
    • 80': Foul by Thiago Mendes (Lille).
    • 80': Gerónimo Poblete (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Ibrahim Amadou (Lille).
    • 82': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Gerónimo Poblete (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 83': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
    • 84': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Boubakary Soumare.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Brian Fernández (Metz) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Offside, Lille. Thiago Mendes tries a through ball, but Ezequiel Ponce is caught offside.
    • 86': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 86': Anwar El Ghazi (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
    • 86': Iván Balliu (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Goal! Metz 0, Lille 3. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 89': Foul by Jonathan Rivierez (Metz).
    • 89': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Delay in match Thiago Mendes (Lille) because of an injury.
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Lille 3.
    • 90'+1': Match ends, Metz 0, Lille 3.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    0 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 4
    60.5 Possession 39.5
    14 SHOTS 19
    7 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    377 Accurate Passes 200
    466 Passes 289
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    5 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    47 Long Balls 54
    28 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 14
    16 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    29 Effective Clearances 11
    29 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
    Location: Metz, France
    Attendance: 12,506

    Line-Ups

    METZ Metz (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Didillon (GK)
    21 Moussa Niakhaté
    6 Milan Bisevac
    5 Gerónimo Poblete
    28 Jonathan Rivierez
    25 Iván Balliu Yellow Card
    26 Cafú
    24 Renaud Cohade Yellow Card
    11 Opa Nguette Yellow Card
    17 Mathieu Dossevi
    9 Nolan Roux
    Metz Substitutes:
    Florent Mollet, Brian Fernandez, Nicolas Basin, Chris Philipps, Philipp Wollscheid, Eiji Kawashima, Ibrahima Niane.

    LILL Lille (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    3 Júnior Alonso
    15 Edgar Ié
    25 Fodé Ballo-Touré
    2 Kévin Malcuit
    26 Farés Bahlouli Yellow Card
    6 Ibrahim Amadou
    23 Thiago Mendes
    19 Nicolas Pépé
    11 Luiz Araújo Yellow Card
    7 Anwar El Ghazi
    Lille Substitutes:
    Yassine Benzia, Hamza Mendyl, Hervé Koffi, Thiago Maia, Ezequiel Ponce, Boubakary Soumaré, Yves Bissouma.

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