Metz vs Clermont Foot, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1About
Metz are hosting Clermont Foot
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.
- 2': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
- 2': Habib Keïta (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Offside, Clermont. Shamar Nicholson is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Elbasan Rashani (Clermont).
- 7': Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 10': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
- 19': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Elbasan Rashani (Clermont) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Attempt missed. Johan Gastien (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 22': Attempt saved. Jim Allevinah (Clermont) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheick Konaté with a cross.
- 25': Attempt saved. Muhammed Cham (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheick Konaté.
- 26': Attempt missed. Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 26': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
- 26': Habib Keïta (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Arthur Atta.
- 30': Arthur Atta (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Habib Keïta (Clermont).
- 31': Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Chrislain Matsima (Clermont).
- 31': Penalty Metz. Maxime Colin draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 31': Penalty conceded by Andy Pelmard (Clermont) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Goal! Metz 1, Clermont 0. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 34': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
- 34': Jim Allevinah (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Chrislain Matsima (Clermont) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Muhammed Cham with a cross.
- 35': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
- 36': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
- 37': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 38': Arthur Atta (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Johan Gastien (Clermont).
- 38': Foul by Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
- 38': Jim Allevinah (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Jim Allevinah (Clermont).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Jim Allevinah (Clermont) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Neto Borges (Clermont) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Gastien.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Chrislain Matsima (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johan Gastien.
- 45': Attempt saved. Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof with a cross.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Lamine Camara (Metz).
- 45': Chrislain Matsima (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthieu Udol.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Metz 1, Clermont 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 1, Clermont 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jim Allevinah (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Muhammed Cham.
- 48': Offside, Clermont. Neto Borges is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz).
- 50': Muhammed Cham (Clermont) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Fali Candé (Metz).
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt saved. Muhammed Cham (Clermont) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johan Gastien.
- 52': Foul by Neto Borges (Clermont).
- 52': Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz).
- 54': Neto Borges (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 55': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Chrislain Matsima.
- 58': Attempt saved. Cheick Konaté (Clermont) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jim Allevinah.
- 58': Foul by Cheick Konaté (Clermont).
- 58': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Johan Gastien (Clermont).
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz).
- 60': Johan Gastien (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Substitution, Clermont. Grejohn Kyei replaces Shamar Nicholson.
- 61': Substitution, Clermont. Bilal Boutobba replaces Elbasan Rashani.
- 61': Substitution, Clermont. Alan Virginius replaces Jim Allevinah.
- 62': Offside, Metz. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Danley Jean-Jacques (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Lamkel Zé.
- 63': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Neto Borges.
- 63': Attempt missed. Matthieu Udol (Metz) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Habib Keïta (Clermont).
- 66': Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Christophe Hérelle.
- 70': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
- 71': Attempt missed. Grejohn Kyei (Clermont) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danley Jean-Jacques.
- 73': Offside, Metz. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Grejohn Kyei (Clermont) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bilal Boutobba.
- 76': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
- 76': Substitution, Clermont. Jérémie Bela replaces Johan Gastien.
- 78': Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Didier Lamkel Zé.
- 78': Offside, Metz. Georges Mikautadze is caught offside.
- 79': Offside, Clermont. Bilal Boutobba is caught offside.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Muhammed Cham (Clermont).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
- 83': Jérémie Bela (Clermont) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Christophe Hérelle (Metz).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Metz. Papa Diallo replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
- 86': Foul by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
- 86': Jérémie Bela (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Chrislain Matsima (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
- 89': Foul by Christophe Hérelle (Metz).
- 89': Grejohn Kyei (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Clermont. Yohann Magnin replaces Habib Keïta.
- 89': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
- 89': Muhammed Cham (Clermont) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Arthur Atta.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Yohann Magnin (Clermont) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Muhammed Cham with a cross.
- 90'+3': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Grejohn Kyei (Clermont).
- 90'+4': Substitution, Metz. Sadibou Sané replaces Georges Mikautadze.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Metz 1, Clermont 0.
- 0': Match ends, Metz 1, Clermont 0.
Statistics
 CLE |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 65.8 | Possession | 34.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 479 | Accurate Passes | 195 |
| 553 | Passes | 275 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 26 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 19 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 22,673
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 22,673
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 11 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Metz (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexandre Oukidja (GK) |
| 5 | Fali Candé |
| 29 | Christophe Hérelle |
| 3 | Matthieu Udol |
| 2 | Maxime Colin |
| 18 | Lamine Camara |
| 27 | Danley Jean Jacques  |
| 11 | Didier Lamkel Ze |
| 22 | Kevin Guiton |
| 10 | Georges Mikautadze |
| 25 | Arthur Atta |
Clermont Foot (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mory Diaw (GK) |
| 17 | Andy Pelmard |
| 4 | Chrislain Matsima |
| 3 | Neto Borges |
| 15 | Cheick Konate |
| 10 | Muhammed-Cham Saracevic |
| 6 | Habib Keita |
| 25 | Johan Gastien |
| 23 | Shamar Nicholson |
| 18 | Elbasan Rashani |
| 11 | Jim Allevinah |
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