Match Report


FC MetzFC Metz     US Créteil-Lusitanos US Créteil-Lusitanos
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Tomislav BergkampT. Bergkamp80
G
1
G
77Orlando MullerO. Muller
Dirk NokD. Nok80
D
2
D
72Jan Overbeek-BloemJ. Overbeek-Bloem
Maurizio MeroM. Mero80
D
3
D
70Aaron Van Der DoelenA. Van Der Doelen
Peter GascoigneP. Gascoigne81
D
4
D
68Eddie MontagueE. Montague
Gaku YamaguchiG. Yamaguchi82
D
5
D
66Jaime MarquesJ. Marques
Vittorio RinaldiniV. Rinaldini88
M
6
M
72Claude MauricioC. Mauricio
Eddie KingE. King98
M
captain7
M
67Sebastiano SbagliaS. Sbaglia
Philipp RöhnerP. Röhner93
M
8captain
M
60Romero P. SanchezR. Sanchez
Fabian N. GiampàF. Giampà84
A
9
A
68Luis VelosoL. Veloso
Guillaume JaurèsG. Jaurès82
A
10
A
67Neil RitchieN. Ritchie
Aaron BellamyA. Bellamy94
A
11
A
64Fabrice AuriolF. Auriol
 
Fabien BurleF. Burle82
A
12
G
67Christian HernandezC. Hernandez
Mickael JacquessonM. Jacquesson84
M
13
G
64Cyrille CiechelsiC. Ciechelsi
Dominic BurleyD. Burley78
D
14
A
63Demetrius CarriéreD. Carriére

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade Saint-Symphorien where FC Metz play host to US Créteil-Lusitanos . A crowd of 20,429 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Metz and US Créteil-Lusitanos are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jean-Louis Benon.


0.00
US Créteil-Lusitanos kick off and get the match underway!
8.57
Aaron Van Der Doelen barges into Guillaume Jaurès. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guillaume Jaurès runs off the knock.
24.57
Vittorio Rinaldini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillaume Jaurès. Guillaume Jaurès lofts in a cross ball towards Vittorio Rinaldini. Vittorio Rinaldini heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
26.03
Vittorio Rinaldini flicks a high ball forward to Philipp Röhner who takes it down. Philipp Röhner hits a low pass to Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.26
Peter Gascoigne passes the ball forward to Eddie King. Eddie King threads a neat ball through to Philipp Röhner. Philipp Röhner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Orlando Muller who gathers it comfortably.
28.55
Claude Mauricio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Gascoigne.
32.22
Maurizio Mero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie King. Eddie King threads a neat ball through to Vittorio Rinaldini. Vittorio Rinaldini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aaron Bellamy but he's offside!
33.01
Maurizio Mero flicks a high ball forward to Philipp Röhner who takes it down. Philipp Röhner flicks a high ball forward to Aaron Bellamy who takes it down. Aaron Bellamy plays a scrappy one-two with Philipp Röhner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Aaron Bellamy tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.12
With a delightful solo run, Eddie King stretches the opposition's defence. Eddie King plays a perfect one-two with Aaron Bellamy and rushes in on goal... Eddie King rockets a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
39.07
Philipp Röhner makes a probing pass to Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Metz appear unchanged since the first half. US Créteil-Lusitanos also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Metz get the second half underway!
47.02
Maurizio Mero flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillaume Jaurès. Guillaume Jaurès makes an attacking run forward. Guillaume Jaurès shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
54.30
Eddie Montague comes in with a late challenge on Aaron Bellamy. Eddie Montague is warned by the referee! Aaron Bellamy stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.45
Peter Gascoigne advances with the ball. Peter Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy shoots from 20 yards. It's there!! Orlando Muller has to pick the ball from the back of the net! That's his third!
59.35
Dirk Nok passes the ball forward to Eddie King. Eddie King deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aaron Bellamy. Aaron Bellamy rushes past Aaron Van Der Doelen! Aaron Bellamy side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Orlando Muller is on top of it.
61.09
Dirk Nok decides to run forward with the ball. Dirk Nok runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dirk Nok sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.43
Philipp Röhner flicks a high pass forward. Fabian N. Giampà holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabian N. Giampà tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.16
Philipp Röhner sees a break and surges forward. Philipp Röhner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aaron Van Der Doelen.
72.41
Luis Veloso kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Sanchez. Romero P. Sanchez finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.30
Eddie King flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Bellamy controls it well on his chest. Aaron Bellamy knocks in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Giampà. Fabian N. Giampà finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Metz

US Créteil-Lusitanos
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.6%
30.4%
Play Area
24.1%
44.3%
31.6%

Scorers
Aaron Bellamy 33, 39, 55

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

Match Ratings