Metz vs Marseille, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Marseille consolidate second place in Ligue 1 with win at Metz
Arkadiusz Milik netted a spectacular overhead kick goal to hand Marseille a late 2-1 away win at struggling Metz.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
- 1': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Bamba Dieng (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Bakambu following a fast break.
- 5': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Louis Mafouta (Metz).
- 5': Bamba Dieng (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Fali Candé (Metz).
- 9': Attempt missed. Thomas Delaine (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
- 11': Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Gerson (Marseille).
- 16': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
- 16': Gerson (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Fali Candé.
- 19': Vincent Pajot (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
- 21': Attempt saved. Boubacar Traore (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Vincent Pajot.
- 23': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Fali Candé.
- 23': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
- 24': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
- 25': Attempt missed. Gerson (Marseille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 25': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Boubacar Traore.
- 26': Attempt blocked. William Saliba (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
- 26': Goal! Metz 0, Marseille 1. Cédric Bakambu (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 29': Attempt saved. Pol Lirola (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
- 29': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Bamba Dieng (Marseille).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Mafouta.
- 30': Corner, Metz. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 33': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 33': Attempt saved. Bamba Dieng (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 35': Bamba Dieng (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Fali Candé (Metz).
- 35': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 35': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 38': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Amadou (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fali Candé with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
- 41': Mattéo Guendouzi (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Ibrahim Amadou.
- 45': Attempt missed. Pape Gueye (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Bakambu.
- 45'+1': Bamba Dieng (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Boubacar Traore (Metz).
- 45'+1': Boubacar Traore (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Marseille 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Marseille 1.
- 50': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz).
- 51': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Marseille).
- 51': Louis Mafouta (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Farid Boulaya (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 52': Goal! Metz 1, Marseille 1. Habib Maïga (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fali Candé.
- 60': Attempt missed. Cédric Bakambu (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Boubakar Kouyaté (Metz) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Pajot.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattéo Guendouzi.
- 64': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Dylan Bronn.
- 66': Substitution, Metz. Ibrahima Niane replaces Louis Mafouta.
- 66': Substitution, Metz. Pape Sarr replaces Habib Maïga because of an injury.
- 66': Attempt saved. Bamba Dieng (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a through ball.
- 66': Attempt missed. Pol Lirola (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 68': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Pape Sarr (Metz).
- 69': Attempt missed. Bamba Dieng (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pol Lirola following a set piece situation.
- 70': Substitution, Metz. Opa Nguette replaces Vincent Pajot.
- 71': Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Marseille).
- 71': Pape Sarr (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Cédric Bakambu (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Foul by Opa Nguette (Metz).
- 73': Pape Gueye (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Opa Nguette.
- 75': Offside, Metz. Thomas Delaine tries a through ball, but Opa Nguette is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, Marseille. Sead Kolasinac replaces Pape Gueye.
- 76': Substitution, Marseille. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Cédric Bakambu.
- 79': Substitution, Marseille. Cengiz Ünder replaces Bamba Dieng.
- 80': Attempt saved. Opa Nguette (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Farid Boulaya.
- 82': Goal! Metz 1, Marseille 2. Arkadiusz Milik (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac with a headed pass.
- 84': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Boubakar Kouyaté.
- 86': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Metz).
- 87': Dimitri Payet (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Marseille. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Dimitri Payet.
- 90'+2': Boubacar Traore (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Marseille).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Fali Candé (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pape Sarr.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Marseille 2.
- 0': Match ends, Metz 1, Marseille 2.
Statistics
 OLM |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 54.7 | Possession | 45.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 398 | Accurate Passes | 328 |
| 477 | Passes | 399 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 13 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 25,482
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 25,482
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyon | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Strasbourg | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Metz (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK) |
| 23 | Boubakar Kiki Kouyate |
| 32 | Ibrahim Amadou |
| 2 | Dylan Bronn |
| 13 | Fali Candé |
| 17 | Thomas Delaine |
| 8 | Boubacar Traoré  |
| 14 | Vincent Pajot |
| 10 | Farid Boulaya |
| 19 | Habib Maïga |
| 34 | Louis Mafouta |
Marseille (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Pau López (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 22 | Pape Gueye |
| 29 | Pol Lirola |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 8 | Gerson |
| 6 | Matteo Guendouzi |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 13 | Cédric Bakambu |
| 12 | Bamba Dieng |
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