Match Report
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stade Jean Laville where FC Gueugnon play host to FC Metz. A crowd of 19,271 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Gueugnon and FC Metz are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by J-David Paviot.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Gueugnon and FC Metz are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by J-David Paviot.
0.00
0-0FC Gueugnon kick off!
2.52
1-0Jean-Michel Bah threads a neat ball through to Lamine Delhommeau. Lamine Delhommeau plays a scrappy one-two with Giuseppe Bogaczyk and advances towards the goal... Lamine Delhommeau makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.52
1-0Zoltan Murati advances with the ball. Zoltan Murati threads a neat ball through to Lamine Delhommeau. Lamine Delhommeau knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gerald Esceth-Nzi who gathers it comfortably.
10.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Zoltan Murati plays the ball forward to Peter Mustoe. Peter Mustoe passes the ball forward to Mathieu Luccin. Mathieu Luccin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.49
1-0Showing composure, Mathieur Essola plays the ball forward to Diego Crosnier. Diego Crosnier flicks a high ball forward to Alex McStay who takes it down. Alex McStay knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolphe Mendes. Rodolphe Mendes beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.50
Duarte Ribeiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Luccin. Mathieu Luccin shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.31
1-0Jordi Hilgerink clumsily knocks into Alex McStay. The referee brings Jordi Hilgerink to one side and gives him a warning! Alex McStay hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.04
Rocco R. Nista threads the ball through to Tatsuya Arai. Tatsuya Arai flicks a high pass forward to Alex McStay who brings the ball under control. Alex McStay knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zoltan Murati.
38.31
Zoltan Murati knocks the ball forward to Duarte Ribeiro. Duarte Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Bogaczyk holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giuseppe Bogaczyk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ahmed Trapasso.
39.14
1-0Peter Mustoe clumsily knocks into Joost Bakker. The referee calls over Peter Mustoe and shows him a yellow card! Joost Bakker stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.52
Sylvain Noro knocks the ball forward to Jean-Michel Bah. Jean-Michel Bah makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giuseppe Bogaczyk. Giuseppe Bogaczyk shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Mathieur Essola hacks Lamine Delhommeau from behind! Mathieur Essola is given a warning by the referee! Lamine Delhommeau hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Gueugnon appear unchanged since the first half. FC Metz also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Metz players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
FC Metz kick off!
48.53
Jordi Hilgerink flicks a high pass forward to Duarte Ribeiro who brings the ball under control. Duarte Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Bogaczyk controls it well on his chest. Giuseppe Bogaczyk lofts in a cross ball towards Mathieu Luccin. Mathieu Luccin heads the ball goalwards but it flies just wide!
49.05
1-0Joost Bakker makes a simple pass to Alex McStay. Alex McStay shoots from 25 yards but somehow Tijani Van De Hor manages to keep it out.
51.11
Tatsuya Arai knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex McStay. Alex McStay shoots from long range. Tijani Van De Hor comfortably gets down and covers it.
53.35
Duarte Ribeiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Luccin. Mathieu Luccin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
54.13
Rocco R. Nista passes the ball forward to Tatsuya Arai. Tatsuya Arai threads a neat ball through to Alex McStay. Alex McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.18
Tatsuya Arai makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex McStay. Alex McStay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.41
Diego Crosnier threads a neat ball through to Isaiah Beckham. Isaiah Beckham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.53
Peter Mustoe flicks a high ball forward to Lamine Delhommeau who takes it down. Lamine Delhommeau shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Gerald Esceth-Nzi!
65.27
Joost Bakker flicks a high pass forward. Rodolphe Mendes collects the pass. Rodolphe Mendes shoots from long range but somehow Tijani Van De Hor manages to keep it out.
66.50
Peter Mustoe flicks a high pass forward to Lamine Delhommeau who brings the ball under control. Lamine Delhommeau sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
67.29
Tatsuya Arai flicks a high ball forward to Isaiah Beckham who takes it down. Isaiah Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tijani Van De Hor who gathers it comfortably.
72.47
Mathieur Essola plays the ball forward to Joost Bakker. Joost Bakker makes a beautiful solo run. Joost Bakker lofts in a cross ball towards Alex McStay. Alex McStay heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.10
1-1FC Metz have made a substitution with Corentin Hervé replacing Diego Crosnier .
78.14
Rodolphe Mendes clumsily knocks into Zoltan Murati. The referee calls over Rodolphe Mendes and shows him a yellow card! Zoltan Murati stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.01
Zoltan Murati flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Michel Bah who brings the ball neatly under control. Jean-Michel Bah runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jean-Michel Bah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rocco R. Nista.
84.21
Ahmed Trapasso threads a neat ball through to Corentin Hervé. Corentin Hervé flicks a high pass forward. Alex McStay controls it well on his chest. Alex McStay whips in a cross ball towards Rodolphe Mendes. Rodolphe Mendes whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
89.04
Tatsuya Arai makes a beautiful solo run. Tatsuya Arai runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Tatsuya Arai provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
Tatsuya Arai makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Isaiah Beckham. Isaiah Beckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
29.6%
44.4%
25.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Lamine Delhommeau of FC Gueugnon |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Tijani Van De Hor (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Jordi Hilgerink (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sylvain Noro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Zoltan Murati (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Craig Morrison (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Duarte Ribeiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Peter Mustoe (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Jean-Michel Bah (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Giuseppe Bogaczyk (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Lamine Delhommeau (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Mathieu Luccin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Carl Maoulida (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matt Dalglish (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Edwin Savidan (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Gerald Esceth-Nzi (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Rocco R. Nista (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mathieur Essola (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ahmed Trapasso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rodolphe Aubry (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tatsuya Arai (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Joost Bakker (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Diego Crosnier (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Isaiah Beckham (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Rodolphe Mendes (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Alex McStay (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Stuart Bishop (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Corentin Hervé (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Andres Marquitos (MID) | 0 | |