French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, February 27, 2021
Metz DLWLW 2
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Bordeaux LLLDL 1
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BOR101

Match Report

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South Africans cruise despite loss of Petersen

The top three South African batsmen spent significant time in the middle, with the captain Graeme Smith scoring a confident 60 before retiring

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
10
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
3
49.2
Possession
50.8
15
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
285
Accurate Passes
326
379
Passes
417
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
3
34
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
68
Long Balls
55
28
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
8
23
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
15
Interceptions
12
13
Effective Clearances
19
13
Clearances
19

Head to Head

BOR leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BOR · 3-5-2

  1. 1Benoit CostilG
  2. 6Laurent KoscielnyCD
  3. 4MexerCD-L
  4. 24Paul BaysseCD-R
  5. 15Jean Michaël SeriCM-L
  6. 17Mehdi ZerkaneCM-R
  7. 27Tom LacouxAM
  8. 28Rémi OudinLM
  9. 20Youssouf SabalyRM
  10. 10Samuel KaluCF-L
  11. 18Hwang Ui-JoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Jimmy BriandSUB
  2. 33Issouf SissokhoSUB
  3. 31Amadou TraoreSUB
  4. 25Enock KwatengSUB
  5. 29Maxime PoundjéSUB
  6. 12Nicolas de PrévilleSUB
  7. 8Hatem Ben ArfaSUB
  8. 36Sékou MaraSUB
  9. 16Gaetan PoussinSUB

METZ · 3-4-1-2

  1. 16Alexandre OukidjaG
  2. 23Boubakar Kiki KouyateCD
  3. 21John BoyeCD-L
  4. 2Dylan BronnCD-R
  5. 15Pape Matar SarrCM-L
  6. 5Victorien AngbanCM-R
  7. 10Farid BoulayaAM
  8. 17Thomas DelaineLM
  9. 18Fabien CentonzeRM
  10. 24Aaron Leya IsekaCF-L
  11. 13Lamine GueyeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Thierry AmbroseSUB
  2. 22Youssef MazizSUB
  3. 6Mamadou FofanaSUB
  4. 12Warren TchimbembéSUB
  5. 30Marc-Aurele CaillardSUB
  6. 14Vincent PajotSUB
  7. 26Papa Ndiaga YadeSUB
  8. 3Matthieu UdolSUB
  9. 27VágnerSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Bordeaux 1, Metz 0. Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youssouf Sabaly.
  2. 51' Fabien Centonze (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Laurent Koscielny (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Farid Boulaya (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 66' Substitution, Metz. Vágner Dias replaces Aaron Leya Iseka.
  6. 66' Substitution, Metz. Vincent Pajot replaces Victorien Angban.
  7. 72' Goal! Bordeaux 1, Metz 1. Thomas Delaine (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Boye.
  8. 76' Substitution, Bordeaux. Hatem Ben Arfa replaces Samuel Kalu.
  9. 76' Substitution, Bordeaux. Issouf Sissokho replaces Mehdi Zerkane.
  10. 83' Substitution, Metz. Thierry Ambrose replaces Lamine Gueye.
  11. 84' Substitution, Bordeaux. Sékou Mara replaces Remi Oudin.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Bordeaux 1, Metz 2. Vágner Dias (Metz) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thierry Ambrose.

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