AJ Auxerre vs Metz, 2025-26 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

AJ Auxerre

36': Lassine Sinayoko (P)
39': Oussama El Azzouzi
89': Kévin Danois

FT
3 - 1

Metz

45'+1': Gauthier Hein

About

AJ Auxerre are hosting Metz at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, 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.
2': Cheikh Sabaly (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Rudy Matondo (Auxerre).
7': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Rudy Matondo.
7': Attempt saved. Boubacar Traoré (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Donovan Léon (Auxerre). Assisted by Gauthier Hein with a cross.
9': Foul by Oussama El Azzouzi (Auxerre).
9': Jessy Deminguet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz).
13': Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Attempt saved. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Lamine Sy.
14': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Jonathan Fischer.
17': Delay in match because of an injury Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
18': Kévin Danois (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Metz).
19': Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt saved. Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Donovan Léon (Auxerre).
22': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Fredrik Oppegård.
25': Foul by Sékou Mara (Auxerre).
25': Sadibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Danny Namaso (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Metz).
27': Delay in match because of an injury Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz).
28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
31': Oussama El Azzouzi (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Penalty conceded by Sadibou Sané (Metz) with a handball in the penalty area.
34': VAR Decision: Penalty Auxerre.
36': Goal! Auxerre 1, Metz 0. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
39': Goal! Auxerre 2, Metz 0. Oussama El Azzouzi (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sékou Mara with a through ball.
41': Attempt saved. Kévin Danois (Auxerre) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz).
42': Foul by Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz).
42': Sékou Mara (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Boubacar Traoré (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Rudy Matondo (Auxerre).
45': Rudy Matondo (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Goal! Auxerre 2, Metz 1. Gauthier Hein (Metz) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kévin Danois.
45'+3': First Half ends, Auxerre 2, Metz 1.
45': Second Half begins Auxerre 2, Metz 1.
45': Substitution, Metz. Habib Diallo replaces Joel Asoro.
47': Fodé Ballo-Touré (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Lamine Sy (Auxerre).
47': Attempt missed. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Tsitaishvili following a fast break.
48': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
48': Attempt missed. Oussama El Azzouzi (Auxerre) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Danois with a cross following a corner.
50': Delay in match (Metz).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Oppegård (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Danois.
52': Attempt blocked. Kévin Danois (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Attempt missed. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oussama El Azzouzi with a headed pass.
53': Delay in match because of an injury Sékou Mara (Auxerre).
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54': Offside, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly is caught offside.
55': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
55': Rudy Matondo (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Foul by Habib Diallo (Metz).
57': Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre).
60': Habib Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
64': Attempt saved. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonathan Fischer (Metz). Assisted by Lamine Sy.
64': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Jonathan Fischer.
64': Attempt blocked. Clément Akpa (Auxerre) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Danois with a cross.
64': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Gauthier Hein.
65': Attempt saved. Danny Namaso (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Fischer (Metz).
66': Attempt missed. Oussama El Azzouzi (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko.
67': Foul by Oussama El Azzouzi (Auxerre).
67': Jessy Deminguet (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Metz. Ibou Sané replaces Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
68': Substitution, Metz. Malick Mbaye replaces Cheikh Sabaly.
69': Foul by Oussama El Azzouzi (Auxerre).
69': Sadibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Attempt missed. Gauthier Hein (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fodé Ballo-Touré with a cross.
73': Substitution, Auxerre. Gideon Mensah replaces Fredrik Oppegård.
73': Substitution, Auxerre. Josué Casimir replaces Sékou Mara.
75': Clément Akpa (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Metz).
75': Jessy Deminguet (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Sinaly Diomandé.
80': Foul by Malick Mbaye (Metz).
80': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Metz. Alpha Touré replaces Jessy Deminguet.
81': Offside, Auxerre. Danny Namaso is caught offside.
83': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
83': Maxime Colin (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Metz. Brian Madjo replaces Boubacar Traoré.
86': Offside, Auxerre. Lassine Sinayoko is caught offside.
88': Foul by Brian Madjo (Metz).
88': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Goal! Auxerre 3, Metz 1. Kévin Danois (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Namaso.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Substitution, Auxerre. Assane Dioussé replaces Oussama El Azzouzi.
90'+4': Substitution, Auxerre. Mamoudou Cissokho replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
90'+5': Foul by Danny Namaso (Auxerre).
90'+5': Sadibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Auxerre 3, Metz 1.
0': Match ends, Auxerre 3, Metz 1.

Statistics

METZ		AUX
12	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	2
61.3	Possession	38.7
5	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	7
0.6	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
486	Accurate Passes	285
545	Passes	340
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	5
18	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.5
44	Long Balls	49
25	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	3
9	Effective Tackles	13
14	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
4	Interceptions	10
22	Effective Clearances	24
22	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Location: Auxerre, France
Attendance: 15,588

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

AJ Auxerre (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Donovan Léon (GK)
92	Clément Akpa
20	Sinaly Diomande
22	Fredrik Oppegard
27	Lamine Sy
17	Oussama El Azzouzi
5	Kévin Danois
34	Rudy Matondo
9	Sékou Mara
19	Danny Namaso
10	Lassine Sinayoko

AJ Auxerre Substitutes:

Assane Dioussé, Yvan Zaddy, Tidiane Devernois, Josué Casimir, Théo De Percin, Gideon Mensah, Evan Diamalunda, Alvin Petit Dol, Mamoudou Cissokho.

Metz (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jonathan Fischer (GK)
5	Jean-Philippe Gbamin
38	Sadibou Sané
97	Fodé Ballo-Touré
2	Maxime Colin
10	Gauthier Hein
8	Boubacar Traoré
20	Jessy Deminguet
99	Joel Asoro
7	Giorgi Tsitaishvili
14	Cheick Sabaly

Metz Substitutes:

Habib Diallo, Koffi Kouao, Alpha Touré, Brian Madjo, Ousmane Ba, Ibou Sané, Benjamin Stambouli, Terry Yegbe, Malick Mbaye.

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