Marseille vs Metz, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Marseille held by 10-man Metz, stay fourth in Ligue 1
Marseille failed to make their domination count as they were held to a 0-0 stalemate by 10-man Metz and remained fourth in Ligue 1.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Marseille).
- 2': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
- 2': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Nicolas de Préville (Metz).
- 4': Gerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Thomas Delaine (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas de Préville.
- 6': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
- 7': Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Thomas Delaine (Metz).
- 8': Attempt missed. Luan Peres (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Henrique following a set piece situation.
- 13': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 13': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Kevin N'Doram (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
- 20': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Pol Lirola.
- 21': Attempt saved. Kevin N'Doram (Metz) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Jemerson (Metz) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 21': Offside, Metz. Jemerson tries a through ball, but Kiki Kouyate is caught offside.
- 23': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Gerson.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 23': Offside, Marseille. Cengiz Ünder tries a through ball, but Pol Lirola is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Bronn.
- 24': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Luis Henrique.
- 26': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Gerson.
- 28': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dylan Bronn with a cross.
- 29': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Niane is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luan Peres.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 34': Thomas Delaine (Metz) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Nicolas de Préville with a through ball.
- 36': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Kiki Kouyate (Metz).
- 36': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 39': Gerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Offside, Marseille. Duje Caleta-Car tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 40': Offside, Metz. Dylan Bronn tries a through ball, but Ibrahima Niane is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross.
- 43': Foul by Habib Maïga (Metz).
- 43': Gerson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
- 45': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Luan Peres.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jemerson (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Marseille 0, Metz 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Marseille 0, Metz 0.
- 45': Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Pol Lirola.
- 46': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
- 46': Ibrahima Niane (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Luis Henrique (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
- 48': Foul by Gerson (Marseille).
- 48': Thomas Delaine (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 51': Offside, Marseille. Mattéo Guendouzi tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
- 53': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Jemerson (Metz).
- 55': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Jemerson (Metz).
- 56': Jemerson (Metz) is shown the red card.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Dylan Bronn (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Gerson (Marseille).
- 60': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Luis Henrique (Marseille).
- 60': Offside, Metz. Farid Boulaya tries a through ball, but Nicolas de Préville is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt saved. Nicolas de Préville (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Delaine with a through ball.
- 61': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Luan Peres.
- 62': Substitution, Metz. Pape Sarr replaces Farid Boulaya.
- 63': Substitution, Metz. Matthieu Udol replaces Ibrahima Niane.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Dylan Bronn (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
- 63': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Steve Mandanda.
- 64': Offside, Metz. Pape Sarr tries a through ball, but Kiki Kouyate is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Marseille. Konrad De la Fuente replaces Luis Henrique.
- 65': Substitution, Marseille. Amine Harit replaces Gerson.
- 68': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 70': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
- 70': Nicolas de Préville (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Offside, Metz. Matthieu Udol tries a through ball, but Dylan Bronn is caught offside.
- 72': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
- 73': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Konrad De la Fuente (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 75': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
- 79': Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Nicolas de Préville.
- 79': Substitution, Metz. Vincent Pajot replaces Matthieu Udol because of an injury.
- 80': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 81': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
- 82': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille).
- 82': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille).
- 86': Kevin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Konrad De la Fuente (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luan Peres.
- 87': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Vincent Pajot.
- 89': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
- 90': Substitution, Marseille. Bamba Dieng replaces Duje Caleta-Car.
- 90': Substitution, Metz. Lamine Gueye replaces Vincent Pajot because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Delaine.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lamine Gueye (Metz).
- 90'+5': Luan Peres (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
- 90'+8': Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Harit.
- 90'+10': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Kiki Kouyate.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. William Saliba (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Harit with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Marseille 0, Metz 0.
- 0': Match ends, Marseille 0, Metz 0.
Statistics
 METZ |
OLM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 23.6 | Possession | 76.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 125 | Accurate Passes | 568 |
| 177 | Passes | 632 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 22 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 22 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 61,539
Venue: Orange Vélodrome
Location: Marseille, France
Attendance: 61,539
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Lens | 25 | +27 | 56 |
| 3 | Marseille | 26 | +20 | 49 |
| 4 | Lyon | 25 | +13 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Marseille (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car  |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 14 | Luan Peres |
| 29 | Pol Lirola |
| 8 | Gerson |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 11 | Luis Henrique |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
| 9 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
Metz (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexandre Oukidja (GK) |
| 23 | Boubakar Kiki Kouyate |
| 5 | Jemerson  |
| 2 | Dylan Bronn |
| 6 | Kevin N'Doram |
| 19 | Habib Maïga |
| 17 | Thomas Delaine |
| 18 | Fabien Centonze |
| 7 | Ibrahima Niane |
| 10 | Farid Boulaya |
| 9 | Nicolas de Préville |
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