French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Metz, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 52': Denis Bouanga
FT
1 - 0
Metz

    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': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Boubacar Traore (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne).
    • 7': Falaye Sacko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Louis Mafouta (Metz).
    • 8': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Fali Candé.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Zaydou Youssouf.
    • 8': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Farid Boulaya.
    • 11': Foul by Ibrahim Amadou (Metz).
    • 11': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne).
    • 11': Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
    • 15': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Saint-Etienne).
    • 15': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
    • 17': Foul by Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz).
    • 17': Paul Bernardoni (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Hand ball by Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
    • 20': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 21': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
    • 23': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Sada Thioub (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 23': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
    • 25': Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
    • 26': Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Dylan Bronn (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne).
    • 28': Attempt saved. Louis Mafouta (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 30': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Dylan Bronn (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas de Préville.
    • 32': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Fali Candé.
    • 33': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Fali Candé.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 35': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Dylan Bronn (Metz) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 38': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
    • 38': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
    • 44': Dylan Bronn (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Boubacar Traore.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Opa Nguette.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne).
    • 45'+2': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Saint-Etienne 0, Metz 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Saint-Etienne 0, Metz 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Gourna-Douath replaces Zaydou Youssouf.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross.
    • 50': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Ibrahim Amadou.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak with a headed pass.
    • 52': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Metz 0. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
    • 53': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
    • 53': Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Substitution, Metz. Thomas Delaine replaces Opa Nguette.
    • 54': Substitution, Metz. Kevin N'Doram replaces Farid Boulaya.
    • 55': Foul by Timothée Kolodziejczak (Saint-Etienne).
    • 55': Louis Mafouta (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Kevin N'Doram (Metz).
    • 57': Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Gourna-Douath.
    • 58': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
    • 58': Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Thomas Delaine (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Boubacar Traore (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne).
    • 62': Foul by Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne).
    • 62': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Lucas Gourna-Douath (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
    • 64': Boubacar Traore (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Substitution, Metz. Lenny Joseph replaces Louis Mafouta.
    • 64': Substitution, Metz. Pape Sarr replaces Boubacar Traore because of an injury.
    • 66': Foul by Sada Thioub (Saint-Etienne).
    • 66': Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik.
    • 69': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Eliaquim Mangala.
    • 70': Hand ball by Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz).
    • 71': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a through ball.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
    • 73': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Metz).
    • 74': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne).
    • 74': Marc-Aurèle Caillard (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
    • 75': Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Metz. Papa Ndiaga Yade replaces Ibrahim Amadou.
    • 78': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Wahbi Khazri replaces Arnaud Nordin.
    • 80': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz).
    • 83': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri following a fast break.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sada Thioub with a through ball.
    • 84': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
    • 84': Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': VAR Decision: No Penalty Metz.
    • 87': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Sada Thioub.
    • 90': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
    • 90': Mickael Nade (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Adil Aouchiche replaces Ryad Boudebouz.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Thomas Delaine.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Metz 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Metz 0.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 11
    4 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 12
    4 Saves 1
    45.5 Possession 54.5
    5 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    286 Accurate Passes 333
    368 Passes 422
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 10
    12 Crosses 34
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    55 Long Balls 44
    28 Accurate Long Balls 15
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    16 Effective Tackles 10
    24 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    11 Interceptions 8
    20 Effective Clearances 21
    20 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Location: Saint-Etienne, France
    Attendance: 35,706

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lens 18 +19 43
    2 Paris Saint-Germain 18 +25 42
    3 Marseille 18 +22 35
    4 Lille 18 +8 32
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    50 Paul Bernardoni (GK)
    22 Eliaquim Mangala
    3 Mickael Nade
    14 Falaye Sacko
    28 Zaydou Youssef
    8 Mahdi Camara
    7 Ryad Boudebouz
    5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
    9 Sada Thioub
    20 Denis Bouanga Yellow Card
    18 Arnaud Nordin Yellow Card
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Bakary Sako, Harold Moukoudi, Aimen Moueffek, Adil Aouchiche, Gabriel Silva, Etienne Green, Assane Dioussé, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Wahbi Khazri.

    METZ Metz (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    30 Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK)
    27 Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik
    23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
    32 Ibrahim Amadou
    13 Fali Candé
    2 Dylan Bronn Yellow Card
    10 Farid Boulaya
    8 Boubacar Traoré Yellow Card
    9 Nicolas de Préville Yellow Card
    11 Opa Nguette
    34 Louis Mafouta
    Metz Substitutes:
    Thomas Delaine, William Mikelbrencis, Alexandre Oukidja, Pape Matar Sarr, Kevin N'Doram, Lenny Joseph, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Jemerson.

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