French Ligue 1

Clermont Foot vs Metz 2021-22 Ligue 1

Clermont Foot
  • 35': Sikou Niakate (OG)
  • 58': Elbasan Rashani
FT
2 - 2
Metz
  • 10': Ibrahima Niane (P)
  • 29': Arthur Desmas (OG)

Introduction

Clermont Foot are hosting Metz at Stade Gabriel-Montpied, Clermont, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 10': Goal! Clermont 0, Metz 1. Ibrahima Niane (Metz) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 29': Own Goal by Arthur Desmas, Clermont. Clermont 0, Metz 2.
  • 30': Pape Sarr (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Own Goal by Sikou Niakaté, Metz. Clermont 1, Metz 2.
  • 40': Florent Ogier (Clermont) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Metz. Sofiane Alakouch replaces Vincent Pajot.
  • 58': Goal! Clermont 2, Metz 2. Elbasan Rashani (Clermont) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Bayo with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Substitution, Metz. Vágner Dias replaces Lamine Gueye.
  • 72': Substitution, Clermont. Jim Allevinah replaces Elbasan Rashani.
  • 72': Substitution, Clermont. Saif-Eddine Khaoui replaces Jason Berthomier.
  • 83': Substitution, Clermont. Jordan Tell replaces Jodel Dossou.
  • 90': Substitution, Metz. Warren Tchimbembé replaces Habib Maïga.
  • 90': Substitution, Metz. Cheick Tidiane Sabaly replaces Vágner Dias.
  • 90'+2': Sofiane Alakouch (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Clermont 2, Metz 2.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Gabriel-Montpied
Location: Clermont, France
Attendance: 11,296

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Lens 14 31 3
+15 Paris Saint-Germain 14 30 2
+21 Marseille 14 29 3
+11 Lille 14 26 4
Full Table

Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
39.8 Possession 60.2
12 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
255 Accurate Passes 431
348 Passes 527
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 7
19 Crosses 26
0.2 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 51
19 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
16 Interceptions 6
20 Effective Clearances 14
20 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

CLE Clermont Foot (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Arthur Desmas (GK)
21 Florent Ogier Yellow Card
4 Cédric Hountondji
12 Vital N'Simba
20 Akim Zedadka
8 Jason Berthomier
25 Johan Gastien
10 Jonathan Iglesias
27 Mohamed Bayo
18 Elbasan Rashani
24 Jodel Dossou
Substitutes:
Julien Boyer, Ouparine Djoco, Arial Mendy, Jordan Tell, Josué Albert, Jim Allevinah, Jean-Claude Billong, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Alidu Seidu.

METZ Metz (3-4-3)

No. Name
16 Alexandre Oukidja (GK)
23 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate
4 Sikou Niakate
2 Dylan Bronn
14 Vincent Pajot
8 Boubacar Traoré
3 Matthieu Udol
19 Habib Maïga
7 Ibrahima Niane
15 Pape Matar Sarr Yellow Card
20 Lamine Gueye
Substitutes:
Sofiane Alakouch, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Ousmane Ba, Warren Tchimbembé, Cheick Tidiane Sabaly, Vágner, Papa Ndiaga Yade, Lenny Joseph, Amine Bassi.

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