Match Report


FC MetzFC Metz     AuxerreAuxerre
Jim TokeJim Toke Computer Player Computer Player
Tomislav BergkampT. Bergkamp80
G
1
G
51Johann BouardellahJ. Bouardellah
Dirk NokD. Nok80
D
2
D
62Urvin van GastelU. van Gastel
Ólafur RíkhardssonÓ. Ríkhardsson81
D
3
D
62Steven WimbéeS. Wimbée
Peter GascoigneP. Gascoigne81
D
4captain
D
61Warren BeckhamW. Beckham
Gaku YamaguchiG. Yamaguchi82
D
5
D
61Garry HutchisonG. Hutchison
Vittorio RinaldiniV. Rinaldini88
M
6
M
75Manuel ClementM. Clement
Eddie KingE. King98
M
captain7
M
68Martin CortesM. Cortes
Alec ClelandA. Cleland92
M
8
M
66Jean-Pierre MacquetJ. Macquet
Fabian N. GiampàF. Giampà84
A
9
A
72Jean-Philippe BilaudelleJ. Bilaudelle
Fabien BurleF. Burle82
A
10
A
66Sherif MolinierS. Molinier
Aaron BellamyA. Bellamy94
A
11
A
65Benedetto OngaratoB. Ongarato
 
Guillaume JaurèsG. Jaurès82
A
12
A
64Joe OwenJ. Owen
Philipp RöhnerP. Röhner92
M
13
D
60Paul MouretP. Mouret
Maurizio MeroM. Mero80
D
14
A
58Giacomo BastienG. Bastien

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Saint-Symphorien where FC Metz play host to Auxerre. A crowd of 19,800 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Metz and Auxerre are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Julien Gomis.


0.00
The first half starts with Auxerre kicking off!
2.58
Ólafur Ríkhardsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie King. Eddie King deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabien Burle. Fabien Burle knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johann Bouardellah who gathers it comfortably.
8.32
Urvin van Gastel comes in with a late challenge on Aaron Bellamy. The referee warns Urvin van Gastel to calm down! Aaron Bellamy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.35
Peter Gascoigne threads the ball through to Fabien Burle. Fabien Burle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Giampà. Fabian N. Giampà lofts in a cross ball towards Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.42
Steven Wimbée flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle who takes it down. Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle flicks the ball to his team mate, Sherif Molinier. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Sherif Molinier provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.51
Dirk Nok makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vittorio Rinaldini. Vittorio Rinaldini flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Urvin van Gastel.
33.58
Alec Cleland threads a neat ball through to Eddie King. Eddie King threads the ball through to Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Johann Bouardellah.
35.43
It's a corner kick. Vittorio Rinaldini kicks a low ball out wide. Benedetto Ongarato reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
39.42
Eddie King makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vittorio Rinaldini. Vittorio Rinaldini hits a low pass to Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy lofts in a cross ball towards Fabien Burle. Fabien Burle is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Johann Bouardellah reads it well. Nice keeping!
40.18
Ólafur Ríkhardsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vittorio Rinaldini. Vittorio Rinaldini knocks the ball forward to Fabian N. Giampà but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.31
Manuel Clement makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle. Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle passes the ball forward but Sherif Molinier is offside!
45.00
Peter Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland makes a simple pass to Fabien Burle. Fabien Burle whips in a cross ball towards Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Johann Bouardellah gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Metz appear unchanged since the first half. Auxerre also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Metz kick off!
49.03
Manuel Clement flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle. Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle puts a great ball through. Sherif Molinier runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
54.58
Vittorio Rinaldini advances with the ball. Vittorio Rinaldini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
57.35
Warren Beckham sees a break and surges forward. Warren Beckham hits a low pass to Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle. Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle plays a quick one-two with Benedetto Ongarato and rushes in on goal... Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.23
Eddie King flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Bellamy collects the pass. Aaron Bellamy lofts in a cross ball towards Fabien Burle. Fabien Burle finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Johann Bouardellah gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
67.47
Dirk Nok flicks a high ball forward to Vittorio Rinaldini who takes it down. Vittorio Rinaldini flicks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy lofts in a cross ball towards Fabien Burle. Fabien Burle gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Johann Bouardellah gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
69.40
Ólafur Ríkhardsson threads a neat ball through to Alec Cleland. Alec Cleland makes a simple pass to Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy plays a scrappy one-two with Fabian N. Giampà and advances towards the goal... Aaron Bellamy looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Johann Bouardellah has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.53
Jean-Pierre Macquet advances with the ball. Jean-Pierre Macquet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
75.09
Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sherif Molinier. Sherif Molinier plays a scrappy one-two with Jean-Philippe Bilaudelle and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sherif Molinier takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
78.16
Eddie King takes a short throw-in bringing Ólafur Ríkhardsson into play. Ólafur Ríkhardsson takes it forward alone. Ólafur Ríkhardsson edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Ólafur Ríkhardsson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Warren Beckham steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
81.31
Vittorio Rinaldini kicks a strong pass forward to Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johann Bouardellah who gathers it comfortably.
83.22
Eddie King flicks a high pass forward. Fabien Burle holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabien Burle knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johann Bouardellah who gathers it comfortably.
84.58
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Fabian N. Giampà comes in with a high challenge, catching Steven Wimbée with his studs. Fabian N. Giampà is shown the red card!! Steven Wimbée hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Metz

Auxerre
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
60.7%
39.3%
Play Area
26.2%
42.9%
31%

Scorers
Aaron Bellamy 14, 69
Sherif Molinier 20, 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aaron Bellamy of FC Metz

Match Ratings