Match Report
| FC Metz | FC Metz |  |  | Lille OSC | Lille OSC | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerald Esceth-Nzi | G. Esceth-Nzi |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 | | Djezon Sikora | D. Sikora | |||||||||
| Rocco R. Nista | R. Nista |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Yuri Nesta | Y. Nesta | |||||||||
| Mathieur Essola | M. Essola | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Nwankwo Gallagher | N. Gallagher | |||||||||
| Ahmed Trapasso | A. Trapasso | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Jannick Arnaud | J. Arnaud | |||||||||
| Rodolphe Aubry | R. Aubry | | 72 | M | | 5 | |  | M | 73 | | Giacomo Haddadou | G. Haddadou | ||||||||
| Joost Bakker | J. Bakker |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Matthew Morris | M. Morris | |||||||||
| Diego Crosnier | D. Crosnier | | 64 | M | | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Abdeliah Poil | A. Poil | ||||||||
| Andres Marquitos | A. Marquitos |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Andy Mcgovern | A. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Isaiah Beckham | I. Beckham | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Vittorio Cois | V. Cois | |||||||||
| Rodolphe Mendes | R. Mendes | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Alcaly Cakar | A. Cakar | |||||||||
| Alex McStay | A. McStay |  | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Jeremy Besson | J. Besson | |||||||||
| Stuart Bishop | S. Bishop | | 71 | D | | 12 | | G | 66 | | Danijel Laget | D. Laget | |||||||||
| Corentin Hervé | C. Hervé | | 68 | D | | 13 | | G | 64 | | James Zerdoux | J. Zerdoux | |||||||||
| Marama Ouédec | M. Ouédec | | 57 | G | | 14 | | G | 64 | | Luis Dehu | L. Dehu | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Saint-Symphorien where FC Metz play host to Lille OSC. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Metz and Lille OSC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pierre Biancarelli.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Metz and Lille OSC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pierre Biancarelli.
0.00
0-0FC Metz get the match underway!
8.09
1-0Mathieur Essola sees space and advances. Mathieur Essola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodolphe Mendes. Rodolphe Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Beckham. Isaiah Beckham knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Djezon Sikora is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.46
1-0Matthew Morris plays the ball forward to Jeremy Besson. Jeremy Besson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alcaly Cakar is offside!
14.14
1-0Diego Crosnier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodolphe Mendes. Rodolphe Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Djezon Sikora who gathers it comfortably.
15.40
1-0Matthew Morris makes an attacking run forward. Matthew Morris knocks the ball forward, putting Vittorio Cois through on goal. Vittorio Cois tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.32
Giacomo Haddadou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alcaly Cakar. Alcaly Cakar knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rocco R. Nista.
21.28
Rocco R. Nista flicks a high pass forward. Joost Bakker collects the pass. Joost Bakker threads a neat ball through to Rodolphe Mendes. Rodolphe Mendes edges inside the box! Rodolphe Mendes takes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FC Metz are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
33.14
1-0Andres Marquitos threads a neat ball through to Rodolphe Mendes. Rodolphe Mendes finds some space and shoots from distance but Djezon Sikora is on top of it.
36.55
Jannick Arnaud passes the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Besson controls it well on his chest. Jeremy Besson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gerald Esceth-Nzi who gathers it comfortably.
42.40
Diego Crosnier threads the ball through to Isaiah Beckham. Isaiah Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Djezon Sikora who gathers it comfortably.
44.46
Matthew Morris kicks a strong pass forward to Alcaly Cakar. Alcaly Cakar rushes past Mathieur Essola! Alcaly Cakar rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Metz appear unchanged since the first half. Lille OSC also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Lille OSC kick off and get the second half underway!
47.49
Ahmed Trapasso flicks the ball to his team mate, Joost Bakker. Joost Bakker makes a beautiful solo run. Joost Bakker whips in a cross ball towards Rodolphe Mendes. Rodolphe Mendes powers a header at goal. The keeper, Djezon Sikora, sees it late!! Goal for FC Metz!
51.38
Diego Crosnier chips the ball to his team mate, Alex McStay. Alex McStay shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
53.56
Ahmed Trapasso flicks the ball to his team mate, Diego Crosnier. Diego Crosnier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Isaiah Beckham. Isaiah Beckham knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolphe Mendes. Rodolphe Mendes whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
63.06
Mathieur Essola flicks the ball to his team mate, Joost Bakker. Joost Bakker passes the ball forward to Isaiah Beckham. Isaiah Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Alex McStay. Alex McStay whips the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Djezon Sikora manages to keep it out.
66.22
With a delightful solo run, Giacomo Haddadou stretches the opposition's defence. Giacomo Haddadou knocks the ball forward, putting Jeremy Besson through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jeremy Besson provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
77.07
2-0FC Metz have made a substitution with Corentin Hervé replacing Andres Marquitos .
78.09
With great vision, Abdeliah Poil plays the ball forward to Vittorio Cois. Vittorio Cois whips in a cross ball towards Alcaly Cakar. Alcaly Cakar beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
79.07
Nwankwo Gallagher passes the ball forward to Matthew Morris. Matthew Morris kicks a strong pass forward to Jeremy Besson. Jeremy Besson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.16
Rodolphe Aubry threads a neat ball through to Rodolphe Mendes. Rodolphe Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Beckham. Isaiah Beckham heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
89.41
2-0Rodolphe Aubry clumsily knocks into Andy Mcgovern. The referee brings Rodolphe Aubry to one side and gives him a warning! Andy Mcgovern hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
28.4%
45.7%
25.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Rodolphe Mendes of FC Metz |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Gerald Esceth-Nzi (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Rocco R. Nista (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mathieur Essola (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Ahmed Trapasso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rodolphe Aubry (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Joost Bakker (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Diego Crosnier (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Andres Marquitos (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Isaiah Beckham (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Rodolphe Mendes (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Alex McStay (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Stuart Bishop (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Corentin Hervé (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Marama Ouédec (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Djezon Sikora (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Yuri Nesta (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nwankwo Gallagher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jannick Arnaud (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Giacomo Haddadou (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Matthew Morris (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Abdeliah Poil (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Andy Mcgovern (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Vittorio Cois (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alcaly Cakar (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jeremy Besson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Danijel Laget (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | James Zerdoux (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Luis Dehu (GK) | 0 | |