French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 74': Vincent Pajot
  • 85': Cafú (OG)
  • 90'+5': Habib Maïga
FT
3 - 1
Metz
  • 20': Fallou Diagne

About

Saint-Étienne are hosting Metz at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, 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.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Emmanuel Rivière.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Iván Balliu (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 7': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
  • 7': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Assane Diousse (St Etienne).
  • 10': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
  • 13': Saidy Janko (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
  • 15': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
  • 16': Gerónimo Poblete (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Assane Diousse (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
  • 18': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Gabriel Silva.
  • 20': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Assane Diousse.
  • 20': Goal! St Etienne 0, Metz 1. Fallou Diagne (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Fallou Diagne (Metz) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 24': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Mathieu Dossevi (Metz).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rémy Cabella with a through ball.
  • 26': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Fallou Diagne.
  • 27': Foul by Gerónimo Poblete (Metz).
  • 27': Saidy Janko (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
  • 30': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Gabriel Silva.
  • 31': Foul by Gerónimo Poblete (Metz).
  • 31': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Delay in match Matthieu Udol (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 36': Attempt missed. Assane Diousse (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Assane Diousse (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bryan Dabo.
  • 37': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Renaud Cohade.
  • 37': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
  • 39': Delay in match Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Metz).
  • 42': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Offside, Metz. Eiji Kawashima tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Rivière is caught offside.
  • 44': Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
  • 45'+1': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 45'+1': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Niakhate.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Metz 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Metz 1.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Assane Diousse.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gerónimo Poblete.
  • 52': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 53': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Assane Diousse following a corner.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Cafú.
  • 54': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
  • 59': Delay in match Renaud Cohade (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
  • 59': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Dabo with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Gerónimo Poblete (Metz).
  • 62': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
  • 62': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Renaud Cohade.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Dabo with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet replaces Assane Diousse.
  • 64': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
  • 64': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
  • 64': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
  • 67': Substitution, Metz. Chris Philipps replaces Renaud Cohade because of an injury.
  • 68': Emmanuel Rivière (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Rivière.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
  • 71': Substitution, Metz. Brian Fernández replaces Emmanuel Rivière.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brian Fernández.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Fallou Diagne.
  • 73': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Leo Lacroix following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Goal! St Etienne 1, Metz 1. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 75': Foul by Gabriel Silva (St Etienne).
  • 75': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Brian Fernández (Metz).
  • 75': Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
  • 76': Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Substitution, Metz. Lilian Fournier replaces Nolan Roux.
  • 78': Offside, Metz. Mathieu Dossevi tries a through ball, but Brian Fernández is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
  • 78': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Lilian Fournier (Metz).
  • 81': Substitution, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund replaces Lois Diony.
  • 81': Substitution, St Etienne. Habib Maiga replaces Vincent Pajot.
  • 82': Offside, St Etienne. Rémy Cabella tries a through ball, but Alexander Søderlund is caught offside.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
  • 83': Penalty St Etienne. Gabriel Silva draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 83': Penalty conceded by Chris Philipps (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Delay in match Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Penalty saved! Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 85': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Own Goal by Cafú, Metz. St Etienne 2, Metz 1.
  • 88': Delay in match Matthieu Udol (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 89': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
  • 89': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
  • 90'+1': Matthieu Udol went off injured after Metz had used all subs.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Bryan Dabo (St Etienne).
  • 90'+2': Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Brian Fernández (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Goal! St Etienne 3, Metz 1. Habib Maiga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Søderlund.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, St Etienne 3, Metz 1.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, St Etienne 3, Metz 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 12
3 Saves 1
29.5 Possession 70.5
10 SHOTS 20
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
150 Accurate Passes 473
229 Passes 544
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 9
13 Crosses 34
0.2 Cross % 0.3
61 Long Balls 57
22 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 6
15 Effective Tackles 7
24 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
33 Effective Clearances 21
33 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 24,613

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
4 Léo Lacroix
2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
11 Gabriel Silva
15 Saidy Janko
5 Vincent Pajot
8 Assane Dioussé
7 Bryan Dabo
9 Loïs Diony
10 Rémy Cabella
21 Romain Hamouma Yellow Card
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Habib Maïga, Alexandros Katranis, Jessy Moulin, Ole Selnaes, Alexander Söderlund, Cheikh M'Bengue, Kévin Monnet-Paquet.

METZ Metz (4-5-1)

No. Name
16 Eiji Kawashima (GK)
21 Moussa Niakhaté
3 Fallou Diagne
12 Matthieu Udol
25 Iván Balliu
5 Gerónimo Poblete
26 Cafú
24 Renaud Cohade
17 Mathieu Dossevi
9 Nolan Roux
29 Emmanuel Rivière
Metz Substitutes:
Brian Fernandez, Thomas Didillon, Chris Philipps, Lilian Fournier, Lemouya Goudiaby, Vincent Thill, Opa Nguette.

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