Match Report


Clear Water Spa
today's match is sponsored by Clear Water Spa
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stade Francois-Coty where AC Ajaccio play host to FC Metz. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AC Ajaccio and FC Metz are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Olivier Modesto.


0.00
AC Ajaccio kick off and get the match underway!
2.41
Jan Kneissl flicks a high pass forward. Mario Corallo controls it well on his chest. Mario Corallo shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
4.08
Pape Camadini hits a low pass to Younes Bizasene. Younes Bizasene passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Cedric Macquet. Cedric Macquet whips in a cross ball towards Stanislas Savidan. Stanislas Savidan makes a deft header but Florian Arphexad is on top of it.
6.34
Guilherme Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Haoulid Histilloles easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Haoulid Histilloles lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Lemasson. Daniel Lemasson beats his man to it with a header but somehow Willy Ferrere manages to keep it out.
9.19
Martin Memmo passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Younes Bizasene. Younes Bizasene sees a break and surges forward. Younes Bizasene knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Teemu El Khebir.
10.39
Guilherme Almeida flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Lemasson who brings the ball under control. Daniel Lemasson lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Andrade. Jose Andrade connects with a diving header but Willy Ferrere reads it well. Nice keeping!
12.55
Jeremy Mexes passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Haoulid Histilloles. Haoulid Histilloles runs straight at the defence! Haoulid Histilloles tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.41
Guilherme Almeida advances with the ball. Guilherme Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Haoulid Histilloles. Haoulid Histilloles makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.22
Pape Camadini flicks a high pass forward. Philippe Laquait controls it well on his chest. Philippe Laquait makes a beautiful solo run. Philippe Laquait sees Stanislas Savidan just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Stanislas Savidan muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Florian Arphexad effortlessly gets down and covers it.
24.20
Martin Memmo chips the ball to his team mate, Philippe Laquait. Philippe Laquait deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Corallo. Mario Corallo shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.03
AC Ajaccio are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
28.26
Seeing a gap ahead, Jaouad Erceau plays the ball forward to Haoulid Histilloles. Haoulid Histilloles plays a one-two with Daniel Lemasson and advances towards the goal... Haoulid Histilloles muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.55
Anton Fromm chips the ball to his team mate, Cedric Macquet. Cedric Macquet knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Corallo. Mario Corallo heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Florian Arphexad. Excellent save.
32.18
Guilherme Almeida makes a probing pass to Daniel Lemasson. Daniel Lemasson shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
36.31
Cedric Macquet barges into Teemu El Khebir. The referee calls over Cedric Macquet and warns him to calm down! Teemu El Khebir stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.28
Richard Zitelli makes a simple pass to Jason Perron. Jason Perron surges forward with the ball. Jason Perron makes a probing pass to Jose Andrade but he's offside!
42.36
Martin Memmo barges into Richard Zitelli. Martin Memmo is warned by the referee! Richard Zitelli runs off the knock.
44.48
Pape Camadini sees Jan Kneissl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Kneissl runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jan Kneissl shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Ajaccio appear unchanged since the first half. FC Metz have changed their lineup with Youssef Rott replacing Mario Corallo and Guillermo Mathis replacing Jean-Pierre Clement.

45.00
FC Metz kick off and get the second half underway!
53.52
Philippe Laquait makes a simple pass to Cedric Macquet. Cedric Macquet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Teemu El Khebir.
54.43
Philippe Laquait flicks the ball to his team mate, Stanislas Savidan. Stanislas Savidan plays a one-two with Cedric Macquet and advances towards the goal... Stanislas Savidan shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Florian Arphexad manages to gather it.
55.59
Jan Kneissl knocks the ball to his team mate, Youssef Rott. Youssef Rott shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
57.15
Youssef Rott catches Teemu El Khebir on the ankles. The referee brings Youssef Rott to one side and gives him a warning! Teemu El Khebir hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.09
AC Ajaccio have made a substitution with Jean-Philippe Anselmini replacing Jose Andrade .
63.33
Jeremy Mexes knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Philippe Anselmini. Jean-Philippe Anselmini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.39
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
67.59
Jan Kneissl flicks a high pass forward. Stanislas Savidan collects the pass. Stanislas Savidan knocks in a cross ball towards Cedric Macquet. Cedric Macquet makes a deft header. Fantastic reaction save from Florian Arphexad!
69.05
Guillermo Mathis flicks a high pass forward. Philippe Laquait holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Philippe Laquait deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cedric Macquet. Cedric Macquet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.09
Richard Zitelli flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Mexes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jeremy Mexes makes an attacking run forward. Jeremy Mexes shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
75.08
Martin Memmo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Kneissl. Jan Kneissl passes the ball forward to Youssef Rott. Youssef Rott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
77.17
AC Ajaccio have made a substitution with Sammy Ferreira-Leite replacing Jason Perron and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-5-2 formation. FC Metz have made a substitution with Patrice Trévisan replacing Stanislas Savidan .
79.31
Philippe Laquait chips the ball to his team mate, Youssef Rott. Youssef Rott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mauricio Fernandez.
81.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Mauricio Fernandez plays the ball forward to Jeremy Mexes. Jeremy Mexes makes an attacking run forward. Jeremy Mexes shoots from 20 yards but somehow Willy Ferrere manages to keep it out.
84.08
Guilherme Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Lemasson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Lemasson shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Richard Zitelli flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Mexes easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jeremy Mexes chips the ball to his team mate, Haoulid Histilloles. Haoulid Histilloles plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Lemasson and advances towards the goal... Haoulid Histilloles rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.7%
52.3%
Play Area
30.7%
39.8%
29.5%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Haoulid Histilloles of AC Ajaccio