Match Report


FC MetzFC Metz     AmiensAmiens
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gianluca FortinG. Fortin67
G
1
G
65Adnan LaquaitA. Laquait
Phil LightfootP. Lightfoot76
D
2
D
73Jean-Pierre KarembeuJ. Karembeu
Gareth MortensenG. Mortensen76
D
3
D
70Lamberto GraffiediL. Graffiedi
Bjarki ThoroddsenB. Thoroddsen75
D
4
D
68Dean LawrenceD. Lawrence
Simon KaiserS. Kaiser79
M
5captain
M
76Samuel DevauxS. Devaux
Don GreigD. Greig73
M
6
M
64Mansour LamouchiM. Lamouchi
Cristiano LopesC. Lopes66
M
7
M
63Willem HespW. Hesp
Julien PavonJ. Pavon54
M
8
M
59Sylvain ChartonS. Charton
Peter ZoisP. Zois76
A
captain9
A
68Alfonso NicolettiA. Nicoletti
Pedro NavarroP. Navarro71
A
10
A
63Aaron GrotA. Grot
Isaac ZapataI. Zapata64
A
11
A
61Alberto MolownyA. Molowny
 
Uwe BartschU. Bartsch73
D
12
G
64Johnny TrezeguetJ. Trezeguet
Barket FrancoisB. Francois59
A
13
D
64Claudio PeiroC. Peiro
Mehdi AlicarteM. Alicarte56
D
14
D
59David BahD. Bah

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Saint-Symphorien where FC Metz play host to Amiens. A crowd of 18,013 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Metz and Amiens are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Geoffrey Klein.


0.00
Amiens kick off and get the match underway!
4.19
Mansour Lamouchi flicks a high ball forward to Aaron Grot who takes it down. Aaron Grot knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Phil Lightfoot.
10.24
Mansour Lamouchi flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Molowny holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Molowny knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bjarki Thoroddsen.
15.49
Don Greig knocks the ball forward to Isaac Zapata. Isaac Zapata cuts inside the box! Isaac Zapata shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Good keeping from Adnan Laquait as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
20.07
Gareth Mortensen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don Greig. Don Greig flicks a high pass forward. Peter Zois controls it well on his chest. Peter Zois rushes past Lamberto Graffiedi! Some good footwork from Peter Zois provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
24.08
With great vision, Dean Lawrence plays the ball forward to Mansour Lamouchi. Mansour Lamouchi flicks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Grot. Aaron Grot finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
26.27
Don Greig threads a neat ball through to Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro plays a scrappy one-two with Peter Zois and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Pedro Navarro provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.24
Bjarki Thoroddsen darts forward. Bjarki Thoroddsen flicks a high pass forward. Peter Zois collects the pass. Peter Zois edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Peter Zois provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
30.00
Cristiano Lopes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Cristiano Lopes plays a quick one-two with Pedro Navarro and rushes in on goal... Cristiano Lopes takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Cristiano Lopes!
34.09
Jean-Pierre Karembeu flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Devaux collects the pass. Samuel Devaux threads the ball through to Aaron Grot. Aaron Grot knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Molowny. Alberto Molowny makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.17
Simon Kaiser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Isaac Zapata. Isaac Zapata plays a quick one-two with Pedro Navarro and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Isaac Zapata provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.28
Don Greig kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro edges inside the box! Pedro Navarro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Adnan Laquait reads it well. Nice keeping!
45.00
Mansour Lamouchi sees a break and surges forward. Mansour Lamouchi shoots from outside the area. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Metz appear unchanged since the first half. Amiens also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Metz kick off and get the second half underway!
49.23
Cristiano Lopes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Isaac Zapata. Isaac Zapata makes a simple pass, allowing Pedro Navarro to run into the box. Pedro Navarro tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Lamberto Graffiedi. Excellent block.
53.05
Mansour Lamouchi flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Molowny collects the pass. Alberto Molowny knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Grot. Aaron Grot connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
54.10
Mansour Lamouchi catches Cristiano Lopes on the ankles. Mansour Lamouchi is shown the yellow card! Cristiano Lopes runs off the knock.
57.06
Cristiano Lopes hits a low pass to Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro makes a probing pass to Isaac Zapata but he's offside!
61.31
Sylvain Charton hits a low pass to Aaron Grot. Aaron Grot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.07
Simon Kaiser deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro cuts inside the box! Pedro Navarro tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
66.26
With imagination, Simon Kaiser picks a pass forward to Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro runs straight at the defence! Dean Lawrence clumsily knocks into Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
67.57
Julien Pavon hits a low pass to Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Isaac Zapata controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Isaac Zapata muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.11
Lamberto Graffiedi flicks a high pass forward. Willem Hesp controls it well on his chest. Willem Hesp decides to run forward with the ball. Willem Hesp knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Molowny. Alberto Molowny flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.30
Dean Lawrence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mansour Lamouchi. Mansour Lamouchi decides to run forward with the ball. Mansour Lamouchi lofts in a cross ball towards Alfonso Nicoletti. Alfonso Nicoletti finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Gianluca Fortin comfortably picks it out of the air!
75.55
Dean Lawrence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mansour Lamouchi. Mansour Lamouchi flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Molowny holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Molowny whips in a cross ball towards Aaron Grot. Gareth Mortensen comes in with a late challenge on Aaron Grot. Aaron Grot appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
84.42
Bjarki Thoroddsen breaks forward. Bjarki Thoroddsen threads a neat ball through to Isaac Zapata. Isaac Zapata rushes past Dean Lawrence! Isaac Zapata makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Adnan Laquait had no chance!! Goal for FC Metz! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
87.43
Willem Hesp knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfonso Nicoletti. Alfonso Nicoletti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Phil Lightfoot.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Metz

Amiens
Goals
5
2
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
24%
42.7%
33.3%

Scorers
Peter Zois 20
Cristiano Lopes 30
Isaac Zapata 39, 68, 84
Alberto Molowny 34
Mansour Lamouchi 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Isaac Zapata of FC Metz

Match Ratings
1.Gianluca Fortin (GK)
6
2.Phil Lightfoot (DEF)
6
3.Gareth Mortensen (DEF)
6
4.Bjarki Thoroddsen (DEF)
7
5.Simon Kaiser (MID)
6
6.Don Greig (MID)
7
7.Cristiano Lopes (MID)goal scored
7
8.Julien Pavon (MID)
6
9.Peter Zois (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Pedro Navarro (ATT)
8
11.Isaac Zapata (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Uwe Bartsch (DEF)
0
13.Barket Francois (ATT)
0
14.Mehdi Alicarte (DEF)
0

1.Adnan Laquait (GK)
6
2.Jean-Pierre Karembeu (DEF)
6
3.Lamberto Graffiedi (DEF)
6
4.Dean Lawrence (DEF)
6
5.Samuel Devaux (MID)
6
6.Mansour Lamouchi (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
7.Willem Hesp (MID)
6
8.Sylvain Charton (MID)
6
9.Alfonso Nicoletti (ATT)
6
10.Aaron Grot (ATT)
6
11.Alberto Molowny (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Johnny Trezeguet (GK)
0
13.Claudio Peiro (DEF)
0
14.David Bah (DEF)
0