Match Report


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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Saint-Symphorien where FC Metz play host to AS Nancy. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Metz are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AS Nancy appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Caveglia.


0.00
The first half starts with AS Nancy kicking off!
3.10
Jaime Vieira hacks Petri Van Der Vegt from behind! Jaime Vieira is warned by the referee! Petri Van Der Vegt grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
9.15
Adelmajid Chaveyriat threads a neat ball through to Ghislain Hagard. Ghislain Hagard flicks a high pass forward. Antoine Wolsky controls it well on his chest. Antoine Wolsky knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jimmy Wolters who gathers it comfortably.
10.43
Patrick Erceau takes a quick throw-in. Miguael Gohel flicks a high pass forward to Said Vairelles who brings the ball under control. Said Vairelles flicks a high pass forward. Dianbobo Abdessadki holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dianbobo Abdessadki knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Lama. Bruno Lama makes a looping header on goal. Pierre-Alain Mansouri didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
12.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Camel Fidani plays the ball forward to Ahmed Baudoin. Ahmed Baudoin makes an attacking run forward. Ahmed Baudoin whips in a cross ball towards Petri Van Der Vegt. Petri Van Der Vegt powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Pierre-Alain Mansouri had no chance!! Goal for AS Nancy!
15.58
Ghislain Hagard knocks the ball to his team mate, Antoine Wolsky. Antoine Wolsky knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Camel Fidani.
18.59
Adelmajid Chaveyriat flicks a high pass forward. Ruby Rodriguez controls it well on his chest. Ruby Rodriguez lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Castro. Roberto Castro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Jimmy Wolters picks it out of the air!
26.17
Cristiano Jesus makes a simple pass to Bruno Lama. Bruno Lama plays a scrappy one-two with Dianbobo Abdessadki and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Bruno Lama provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Pierre-Alain Mansouri manages to gather it easily.
27.26
Patrick Erceau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dianbobo Abdessadki. Dianbobo Abdessadki darts forward. Dianbobo Abdessadki knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Lama. Bruno Lama directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Pierre-Alain Mansouri manages to keep it out.
28.38
Dianbobo Abdessadki threads a neat ball through to Bruno Lama. Bruno Lama knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaime Vieira.
32.14
Said Vairelles flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Kühn. Paul Kühn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ronan Rabésandratana.
40.40
Kaci Debes sees space and advances. Kaci Debes finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
44.52
Dianbobo Abdessadki makes a simple pass to Bruno Lama. Bruno Lama shoots from long range. Pierre-Alain Mansouri gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
FC Metz kick off!
47.57
John McGrory threads the ball through to Ruby Rodriguez. Ruby Rodriguez threads the ball through to Antoine Wolsky. Antoine Wolsky shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
49.59
John McGrory flicks a high ball forward to Antoine Wolsky who takes it down. Antoine Wolsky sees Ruby Rodriguez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruby Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Castro. Roberto Castro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.54
Petri Van Der Vegt flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Lama holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bruno Lama knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.03
Camel Fidani flicks a high ball forward to Dianbobo Abdessadki who takes it down. Dianbobo Abdessadki flicks a high ball forward to Petri Van Der Vegt who takes it down. Petri Van Der Vegt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.11
Ghislain Hagard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Chavériat. Fernando Mario Chavériat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.08
John McGrory comes in with a late challenge on Paul Kühn. John McGrory is shown the yellow card! Paul Kühn stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.08
Free kick to AS Nancy just outside the area...
61.42
Petri Van Der Vegt takes a slow run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
66.41
Ghislain Hagard picks a pass forward to Roberto Castro. Roberto Castro shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.16
John McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ghislain Hagard. Ghislain Hagard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antoine Wolsky. Antoine Wolsky knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.33
Showing composure, Ahmed Baudoin laces a through ball forward to Paul Kühn. Paul Kühn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Pierre-Alain Mansouri.
73.50
Petri Van Der Vegt sees space and advances. Petri Van Der Vegt shoots from 25 yards. Pierre-Alain Mansouri easily gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
30.6%
45.8%
23.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Petri Van Der Vegt of AS Nancy

Match Ratings