French Ligue 1

Le Havre AC vs Metz, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Le Havre AC
    FT
    0 - 1
    Metz
    • 46': Georges Mikautadze

    About

    Le Havre AC are hosting Metz at Stade Océane, Le Havre, 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.
    • 1': Foul by Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre).
    • 1': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Offside, Le Havre. Josué Casimir is caught offside.
    • 2': Attempt saved. Josué Casimir (Le Havre) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yassine Kechta.
    • 3': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
    • 3': Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Offside, Metz. Papa Diallo is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josué Casimir.
    • 14': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Le Havre).
    • 14': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
    • 15': Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 16': Daler Kuzyaev (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
    • 16': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev following a set piece situation.
    • 21': Foul by Arouna Sangante (Le Havre).
    • 21': Matthieu Udol (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 21': Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Matthieu Udol (Metz) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Steve Ngoura (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yassine Kechta.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 28': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Le Havre).
    • 28': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
    • 30': Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Foul by Arthur Atta (Metz).
    • 33': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Le Havre).
    • 33': Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Sadibou Sané (Metz).
    • 34': Yassine Kechta (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Papa Diallo (Metz).
    • 39': Foul by Maxime Colin (Metz).
    • 39': Yassine Kechta (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Papa Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze with a through ball.
    • 45': Daler Kuzyaev (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Papa Diallo (Metz).
    • 45'+1': Danley Jean Jacques (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Josué Casimir (Le Havre).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Le Havre 0, Metz 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Le Havre 0, Metz 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Arthur Atta (Metz) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Papa Diallo with a through ball.
    • 46': Goal! Le Havre 0, Metz 1. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
    • 48': Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Arthur Atta (Metz).
    • 53': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Arthur Atta.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 56': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Papa Diallo.
    • 56': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
    • 56': Étienne Youté (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Josué Casimir (Le Havre) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yassine Kechta.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Josué Casimir (Le Havre).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Papa Diallo (Metz).
    • 61': Substitution, Le Havre. Loïc Négo replaces Josué Casimir.
    • 61': Substitution, Le Havre. Antoine Joujou replaces Étienne Youté.
    • 61': Substitution, Le Havre. Mohamed Bayo replaces Steve Ngoura.
    • 63': Hand ball by Yoann Salmier (Le Havre).
    • 64': Offside, Metz. Papa Diallo is caught offside.
    • 65': Offside, Le Havre. Loïc Négo is caught offside.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Alexandre Oukidja (Metz).
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Metz).
    • 68': Foul by Loïc Négo (Le Havre).
    • 68': Papa Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, Le Havre. Samuel Grandsir replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
    • 72': Foul by Arthur Atta (Metz).
    • 72': Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Loïc Négo (Le Havre) is shown the yellow card.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Papa Diallo (Metz).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oualid El Hajjam.
    • 75': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Arouna Sangante.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Arthur Atta (Metz) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Mohamed Bayo (Le Havre) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Sabbi with a headed pass.
    • 77': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Oualid El Hajjam (Le Havre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir with a cross following a corner.
    • 78': Alexandre Oukidja (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
    • 79': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Ismaël Traoré.
    • 81': Substitution, Metz. Aboubacar Lô replaces Papa Diallo.
    • 81': Substitution, Le Havre. Rassoul Ndiaye replaces Yassine Kechta.
    • 82': Foul by Kévin Van Den Kerkhof (Metz).
    • 82': Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Yoann Salmier (Le Havre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 82': Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Rassoul Ndiaye (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Bayo.
    • 83': Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Metz).
    • 83': Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Danley Jean Jacques (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Yoann Salmier.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Samuel Grandsir (Le Havre) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoann Salmier.
    • 89': Foul by Antoine Joujou (Le Havre).
    • 89': Maxime Colin (Metz) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Arouna Sangante (Le Havre) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Joujou with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Metz. Cheikh Sabaly replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
    • 90'+4': Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
    • 90'+4': Oualid El Hajjam (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Samuel Grandsir (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Le Havre 0, Metz 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Le Havre 0, Metz 1.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 1
    35.6 Possession 64.4
    9 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    196 Accurate Passes 401
    284 Passes 506
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    8 Crosses 22
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    62 Long Balls 50
    22 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 13
    13 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 6
    36 Effective Clearances 10
    36 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Océane
    Location: Le Havre, France
    Attendance: 21,250

    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
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    HAC Le Havre AC (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Arthur Desmas (GK)
    22 Yoann Salmier
    6 Etienne Youte Kinkoue
    17 Oualid El Hajjam
    93 Arouna Sangante Yellow Card
    14 Daler Kuzyaev
    8 Yassine Kechta
    5 Oussama Targhaline
    13 Steve Ngoura
    23 Josué Casimir
    11 Emmanuel Sabbi
    Le Havre AC Substitutes:
    Gautier Lloris, Antoine Joujou, Samuel Grandsir, Alois Confais, Loïc Négo, Rassoul Ndiaye, Simon Ebonog, Mohamed Bayo, Mathieu Gorgelin.

    METZ Metz (4-5-1)

    No. Name
    16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK) Yellow Card
    38 Sadibou Sané
    8 Ismaël Traoré
    3 Matthieu Udol
    2 Maxime Colin
    25 Arthur Atta
    27 Danley Jean Jacques Yellow Card
    6 Kevin N'Doram Yellow Card
    7 Pape Diallo
    22 Kevin Guiton
    10 Georges Mikautadze
    Metz Substitutes:
    Aboubacar Lô, Guillaume Dietsch, Didier Lamkel Ze, Christophe Hérelle, Fali Candé, Abdoulie Jallow, Koffi Kouao, Lamine Camara, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly.

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