French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Nantes
  • 3': Emiliano Sala
FT
1 - 0
Metz
  • Red Card 52': Benoît Assou-Ekotto

About

Nantes are hosting Metz at La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau, Nantes, 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': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yassine El Ghanassy with a cross.
  • 3': Goal! Nantes 1, Metz 0. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
  • 6': Valentin Rongier (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Koffi Djidji (Nantes).
  • 11': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Moussa Niakhate (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 18': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Valentin Rongier.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Milan Bisevac (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes).
  • 21': Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
  • 25': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
  • 25': Gerónimo Poblete (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
  • 28': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
  • 28': Milan Bisevac (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Opa Nguette (Metz) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benoit Assou-Ekotto with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Dossevi.
  • 30': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Chris Philipps (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 34': Delay in match Milan Bisevac (Metz) because of an injury.
  • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
  • 36': Substitution, Metz. Fallou Diagne replaces Milan Bisevac because of an injury.
  • 36': Offside, Metz. Benoit Assou-Ekotto tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
  • 38': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Chris Philipps (Metz).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nantes 1, Metz 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 1, Metz 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Metz. Cafú replaces Chris Philipps.
  • 46': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
  • 46': Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Carlos.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdoulaye Touré following a set piece situation.
  • 50': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
  • 50': Renaud Cohade (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
  • 52': Léo Dubois (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Second yellow card to Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) for a bad foul.
  • 52': Delay in match Léo Dubois (Nantes) because of an injury.
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Opa Nguette.
  • 55': Substitution, Metz. Matthieu Udol replaces Gerónimo Poblete.
  • 58': Foul by Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes).
  • 58': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Prejuce Nakoulma.
  • 61': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
  • 61': Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Delay in match Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes) because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, Nantes. Chidozie Awaziem replaces Yassine El Ghanassy because of an injury.
  • 63': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 63': Renaud Cohade (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Foul by Moussa Niakhate (Metz).
  • 65': Léo Dubois (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Léo Dubois (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 69': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
  • 69': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, Nantes. Najib Gandi replaces Léo Dubois.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Lima.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross.
  • 74': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
  • 76': Offside, Nantes. Abdoulaye Touré tries a through ball, but Najib Gandi is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
  • 80': Iván Balliu (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Najib Gandi (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Prejuce Nakoulma.
  • 82': Substitution, Nantes. Andrei Girotto replaces Valentin Rongier.
  • 82': Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
  • 86': Cafú (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
  • 86': Foul by Fallou Diagne (Metz).
  • 86': Najib Gandi (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes).
  • 89': Moussa Niakhate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
  • 90': Mathieu Dossevi (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Lucas Lima (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+3': Penalty Metz. Opa Nguette draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Andrei Girotto (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Nolan Roux (Metz) right footed shot is high and wide to the left. Nolan Roux should be disappointed.
  • 90'+6': Iván Balliu (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nantes 1, Metz 0.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Nantes 1, Metz 0.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 1
47.1 Possession 52.9
9 SHOTS 15
1 ON GOAL 6
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
340 Accurate Passes 408
425 Passes 479
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.2
86 Long Balls 48
55 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
24 Effective Clearances 18
24 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 22,104

Line-Ups

NAN Nantes (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
3 Diego Carlos
5 Koffi Djidji
6 Lucas Lima Yellow Card
15 Léo Dubois
28 Valentin Rongier
19 Abdoulaye Touré
8 Adrien Thomasson
14 Yassine El Ghanassy
22 Préjuce Nakoulma
9 Emiliano Sala
Nantes Substitutes:
Chidozie Awaziem, Andrei Girotto, Jules Iloki, Najib Gandi, Kalifa Coulibaly, Maxime Dupé, Rene Krhin.

METZ Metz (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Eiji Kawashima (GK)
21 Moussa Niakhaté
6 Milan Bisevac
32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto Yellow Card
25 Iván Balliu Yellow Card
24 Renaud Cohade Yellow Card
5 Gerónimo Poblete
23 Chris Philipps
9 Nolan Roux
11 Opa Nguette
17 Mathieu Dossevi
Metz Substitutes:
Brian Fernandez, Cafú, Vincent Thill, Thomas Didillon, Youssef Maziz, Fallou Diagne, Matthieu Udol.

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