French Ligue 1

Metz vs Nantes, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Metz
  • 35': Aaron Leya Iseka
  • 90'+4': Farid Boulaya
FT
2 - 0
Nantes

    About

    Metz are hosting Nantes at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
    • 1': Victorien Angban (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Pape Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victorien Angban.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Vágner Dias (Metz) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Fabien Centonze with a cross.
    • 5': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Foul by Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz).
    • 6': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Marcus Coco (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 11': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Nantes).
    • 11': Vágner Dias (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Vágner Dias (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
    • 12': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
    • 12': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
    • 14': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Farid Boulaya following a set piece situation.
    • 18': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
    • 19': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Charles Traoré.
    • 24': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
    • 24': Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
    • 25': Foul by Vágner Dias (Metz).
    • 25': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by John Boye.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Vágner Dias (Metz).
    • 29': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Vágner Dias (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Pape Sarr (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
    • 33': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
    • 35': Foul by Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes).
    • 35': Victorien Angban (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Goal! Metz 1, Nantes 0. Aaron Leya Iseka (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Farid Boulaya with a through ball.
    • 39': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
    • 39': Kiki Kouyate (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Hand ball by John Boye (Metz).
    • 45': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left.
    • 45'+2': Fabien Centonze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Metz 1, Nantes 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Nantes 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nantes. Moses Simon replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
    • 48': Offside, Nantes. Ludovic Blas tries a through ball, but Moses Simon is caught offside.
    • 50': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
    • 50': Foul by Vágner Dias (Metz).
    • 50': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Offside, Nantes. Andrei Girotto tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pallois is caught offside.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Matthieu Udol (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 61': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by John Boye.
    • 64': Substitution, Metz. Thierry Ambrose replaces Aaron Leya Iseka.
    • 64': Substitution, Metz. Lamine Gueye replaces Vágner Dias.
    • 64': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
    • 64': Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
    • 66': Dylan Bronn (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 66': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
    • 66': Marcus Coco (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Offside, Metz. Dylan Bronn tries a through ball, but Lamine Gueye is caught offside.
    • 69': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
    • 69': Pape Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Offside, Nantes. Charles Traoré tries a through ball, but Kalifa Coulibaly is caught offside.
    • 71': Foul by Nicolas Pallois (Nantes).
    • 71': Lamine Gueye (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 73': Foul by Farid Boulaya (Metz).
    • 73': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
    • 73': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Ludovic Blas.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Moses Simon (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
    • 78': Substitution, Metz. Mamadou Fofana replaces Victorien Angban.
    • 79': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Pape Sarr (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 81': Hand ball by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
    • 82': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Metz).
    • 84': Hand ball by Mehdi Abeid (Nantes).
    • 85': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
    • 85': Mehdi Abeid (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 85': Pape Sarr (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Offside, Nantes. Alban Lafont tries a through ball, but Kalifa Coulibaly is caught offside.
    • 88': Substitution, Nantes. Renaud Emond replaces Abdoulaye Touré.
    • 88': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
    • 88': Thierry Ambrose (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Fofana (Metz) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Hand ball by Farid Boulaya (Metz).
    • 89': Farid Boulaya (Metz) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 90': Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Metz).
    • 90': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
    • 90'+2': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Thierry Ambrose (Metz).
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Thierry Ambrose (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Bronn.
    • 90'+4': Goal! Metz 2, Nantes 0. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Boye.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Metz 2, Nantes 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Metz 2, Nantes 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 0
    56.2 Possession 43.8
    8 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 4
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    379 Accurate Passes 298
    450 Passes 362
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    30 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    35 Long Balls 68
    16 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 15
    17 Tackles 24
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 16
    8 Effective Clearances 23
    8 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 3 +5 9
    2 Lyon 3 +5 9
    3 Lille 3 +7 7
    4 AS Monaco 3 +2 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    METZ Metz (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
    23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
    21 John Boye
    2 Dylan Bronn
    15 Pape Matar Sarr Yellow Card
    5 Victorien Angban
    10 Farid Boulaya
    3 Matthieu Udol
    18 Fabien Centonze
    27 Vágner Yellow Card
    24 Aaron Leya Iseka
    Metz Substitutes:
    Papa Ndiaga Yade, Warren Tchimbembé, Ernest Boahene, Mamadou Fofana, Thierry Ambrose, Boubacar Traoré, Marc-Aurele Caillard, Youssef Maziz, Lamine Gueye.

    NAN Nantes (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alban Lafont (GK)
    4 Nicolas Pallois
    3 Andrei Girotto
    14 Charles Traoré
    24 Sébastien Corchia
    19 Abdoulaye Touré
    8 Mehdi Abeid
    10 Ludovic Blas
    11 Marcus Coco Yellow Card
    7 Kalifa Coulibaly
    23 Randal Kolo Muani
    Nantes Substitutes:
    Dennis Appiah, Thomas Basila, Renaud Emond, Fabio, Kader Bamba, Pedro Chirivella, Moses Simon, Jean-Charles Castelletto, Denis Petric.

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