French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Caen
  • 50': Ronny Rodelin
FT
1 - 0
Metz

    About

    Caen are hosting Metz at Stade Michel-d'Ornano, Caen, 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 blocked. Christian Kouakou (Caen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 2': Christian Kouakou (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Alexander Djiku (Caen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julien Féret with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 3': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Caen).
    • 3': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Durel Avounou (Caen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ronny Rodelin.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Ivan Santini (Caen) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ronny Rodelin with a cross.
    • 13': Ablie Jallow (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Adama Mbengue (Caen).
    • 14': Attempt saved. Milan Bisevac (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
    • 16': Adama Mbengue (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
    • 17': Foul by Gerónimo Poblete (Metz).
    • 17': Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 20': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Opa Nguette.
    • 20': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Renaud Cohade.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Ivan Santini (Caen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Julien Féret with a cross following a corner.
    • 22': Cafú (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Christian Kouakou (Caen).
    • 23': Ablie Jallow (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen).
    • 24': Offside, Metz. Iván Balliu tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
    • 24': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julien Féret with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Caen).
    • 27': Opa Nguette (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Bisevac with a cross.
    • 30': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Christian Kouakou.
    • 32': Opa Nguette (Metz) has gone down, but that's a dive.
    • 32': Opa Nguette (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
    • 34': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Milan Bisevac.
    • 37': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Adama Mbengue.
    • 40': Offside, Caen. Adama Mbengue tries a through ball, but Durel Avounou is caught offside.
    • 40': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
    • 40': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
    • 42': Milan Bisevac (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ablie Jallow.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Caen 0, Metz 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Caen 0, Metz 0.
    • 47': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Youssef Ait Bennasser.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Ablie Jallow (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Bisevac.
    • 50': Goal! Caen 1, Metz 0. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Kouakou.
    • 51': Offside, Caen. Ivan Santini tries a through ball, but Durel Avounou is caught offside.
    • 52': Hand ball by Ablie Jallow (Metz).
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ivan Santini (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronny Rodelin.
    • 54': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
    • 57': Substitution, Caen. Emmanuel Imorou replaces Durel Avounou.
    • 58': Adama Mbengue (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 59': Substitution, Metz. Brian Fernández replaces Ablie Jallow.
    • 59': Brian Fernández (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Foul by Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen).
    • 60': Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Offside, Metz. Nolan Roux tries a through ball, but Brian Fernández is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
    • 64': Foul by Renaud Cohade (Metz).
    • 64': Julien Féret (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Caen).
    • 65': Nolan Roux (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Delay in match Nolan Roux (Metz) because of an injury.
    • 66': Damien Da Silva (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Cafú (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
    • 68': Offside, Metz. Gerónimo Poblete tries a through ball, but Brian Fernández is caught offside.
    • 70': Substitution, Metz. Florent Mollet replaces Gerónimo Poblete.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 72': Substitution, Caen. Stef Peeters replaces Christian Kouakou.
    • 72': Substitution, Caen. Jonathan Delaplace replaces Julien Féret.
    • 73': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
    • 73': Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Fallou Diagne.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Adama Mbengue (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ronny Rodelin with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Brian Fernández (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stef Peeters.
    • 77': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Renaud Cohade.
    • 78': Alexander Djiku (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Ibrahima Niane (Metz).
    • 79': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Stef Peeters (Caen).
    • 80': Attempt saved. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Santini.
    • 80': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Nolan Roux (Metz).
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Cafú (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iván Balliu.
    • 83': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Iván Balliu.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Damien Da Silva (Caen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stef Peeters with a cross.
    • 84': Florent Mollet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Stef Peeters (Caen).
    • 85': Adama Mbengue (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Iván Balliu (Metz).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Adama Mbengue (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 88': Adama Mbengue (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
    • 90'+1': Adama Mbengue (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Florent Mollet (Metz).
    • 90'+1': Florent Mollet (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Santini.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Opa Nguette.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Caen. Stef Peeters tries a through ball, but Frederic Guilbert is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Adama Mbengue (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Cafú (Metz).
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ivan Santini (Caen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stef Peeters with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Caen 1, Metz 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Caen 1, Metz 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 9
    3 Saves 2
    47.1 Possession 52.9
    9 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    288 Accurate Passes 346
    367 Passes 417
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 9
    26 Crosses 28
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    63 Long Balls 68
    40 Accurate Long Balls 45
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 12
    14 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    26 Effective Clearances 34
    26 Clearances 34

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Michel-d'Ornano
    Location: Caen, France
    Attendance: 15,697

    Line-Ups

    CAN Caen (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Rémy Vercoutre (GK)
    24 Alexander Djiku
    28 Damien Da Silva Yellow Card
    22 Adama Mbengué
    21 Frédéric Guilbert
    25 Julien Féret
    10 Youssef Aït Bennasser Yellow Card
    18 Durel Avounou
    13 Christian Kouakou
    26 Ivan Santini
    12 Ronny Rodelin
    Caen Substitutes:
    Jordan Leborgne, Stef Peeters, Emmanuel Imorou, Michaël Jordan N'Kololo, Jonathan Delaplace, Brice Samba, Romain Genevois.

    METZ Metz (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Eiji Kawashima (GK)
    3 Fallou Diagne
    6 Milan Bisevac
    32 Benoît Assou-Ekotto
    25 Iván Balliu
    24 Renaud Cohade
    5 Gerónimo Poblete
    26 Cafú
    9 Nolan Roux
    11 Opa Nguette Yellow Card
    13 Abdoulie Jallow
    Metz Substitutes:
    Brian Fernandez, Jonathan Rivierez, Thomas Didillon, Moussa Niakhaté, Chris Philipps, Ibrahima Niane, Florent Mollet.

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