French Ligue 1

Metz vs Nice, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Metz
    FT
    0 - 2
    Nice
    • 58': Khephren Thuram
    • 86': Amine Gouiri (P)

    About

    Metz are hosting Nice at Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France, 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': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Dante.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 8': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Vincent Pajot (Metz).
    • 10': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Farid Boulaya following a corner.
    • 13': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz).
    • 13': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Lotomba.
    • 15': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marc-Aurèle Caillard.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Calvin Stengs with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hichem Boudaoui.
    • 20': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz).
    • 20': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
    • 21': Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Boubacar Traore (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Vincent Pajot (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Foul by Calvin Stengs (Nice).
    • 23': Vincent Pajot (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ibrahim Amadou.
    • 28': Farid Boulaya (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
    • 31': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
    • 31': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marc-Aurèle Caillard.
    • 31': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
    • 31': Marc-Aurèle Caillard (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Ibrahim Amadou (Metz).
    • 32': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Offside, Nice. Hichem Boudaoui tries a through ball, but Calvin Stengs is caught offside.
    • 34': Foul by Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Metz).
    • 34': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Boubacar Traore following a corner.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hichem Boudaoui.
    • 43': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Amadou Salif Mbengue.
    • 45': Foul by Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Metz).
    • 45': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Metz 0, Nice 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Nice 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Metz. Warren Tchimbembé replaces Farid Boulaya.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Vincent Pajot (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Ibrahim Amadou (Metz).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Boubacar Traore (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Papa Ndiaga Yade.
    • 55': Foul by Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz).
    • 55': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz).
    • 57': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Goal! Metz 0, Nice 1. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a through ball following a set piece situation.
    • 59': Substitution, Metz. Louis Mafouta replaces Ibrahima Niane.
    • 62': Foul by Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz).
    • 62': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Boubacar Traore (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
    • 64': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Pablo Rosario.
    • 70': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Kasper Dolberg.
    • 73': Substitution, Metz. Lenny Joseph replaces Opa Nguette.
    • 73': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude Maurice replaces Calvin Stengs.
    • 75': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
    • 75': Warren Tchimbembé (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Foul by Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Metz).
    • 76': Offside, Nice. Evann Guessand tries a through ball, but Amine Gouiri is caught offside.
    • 79': VAR Decision: No Goal Metz 0-1 Nice.
    • 81': Foul by Warren Tchimbembé (Metz).
    • 81': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Nice. Mario Lemina replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
    • 85': Penalty Nice. Evann Guessand draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 85': Penalty conceded by Vincent Pajot (Metz) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Goal! Metz 0, Nice 2. Amine Gouiri (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Louis Mafouta (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Delaine with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Metz. Vincent Pajot tries a through ball, but Louis Mafouta is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Papa Ndiaga Yade (Metz).
    • 90'+4': Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Metz 0, Nice 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Metz 0, Nice 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Metz 0, Nice 2.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 4
    47 Possession 53
    7 SHOTS 8
    6 ON GOAL 1
    0.9 On Target % 0.1
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    402 Accurate Passes 445
    470 Passes 534
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    12 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    40 Long Balls 66
    18 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    13 Effective Tackles 15
    21 Tackles 26
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    20 Interceptions 3
    8 Effective Clearances 6
    8 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
    Location: Metz, France
    Attendance: 5,000

    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
    30 Marc-Aurele Caillard (GK)
    27 Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik Yellow Card
    33 Amadou Salif Mbengue Yellow Card
    32 Ibrahim Amadou
    8 Boubacar Traoré
    14 Vincent Pajot
    10 Farid Boulaya
    26 Papa Ndiaga Yade Yellow Card
    17 Thomas Delaine
    11 Opa Nguette
    7 Ibrahima Niane
    Metz Substitutes:
    Amine Bassi, Lenny Joseph, Louis Mafouta, Sikou Niakate, Lenny Lacroix, William Mikelbrencis, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly, Warren Tchimbembé, Alexandre Oukidja.

    NICE Nice (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    40 Walter Benítez (GK)
    4 Dante
    25 Jean-Clair Todibo
    12 Jordan Amavi
    23 Jordan Lotomba
    19 Khephren Thuram
    8 Pablo Rosario Yellow Card
    22 Calvin Stengs
    28 Hicham Boudaoui
    11 Amine Gouiri
    9 Kasper Dolberg
    Nice Substitutes:
    Mario Lemina, Marcin Bulka, Morgan Schneiderlin, Alexis Claude-Maurice, Flavius Daniliuc, Melvin Bard, Danilo Barbosa, Evann Guessand, Youcef Atal.

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