Football
St Etienne vs Metz. French Ligue 1 Play-offs Semi Final.
7:30pm, Thursday 30th May 2024.
Stade Geoffroy-GuichardAttendance: Attendance35,356.
Match ends, Saint-Etienne 2, Metz 1.
Second Half ends, Saint-Etienne 2, Metz 1.
Foul by Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne).
Arthur Atta (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Nathanaël Mbuku (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danley Jean Jacques (Metz).
Foul by Nathanaël Mbuku (Saint-Etienne).
Didier Lamkel Zé (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mahmoud Bentayg (Saint-Etienne).
Danley Jean Jacques (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Metz. Arthur Atta replaces Lamine Camara.
Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne).
Sadibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Saint-Etienne. Mahmoud Bentayg is caught offside.
Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Mahmoud Bentayg replaces Irvin Cardona.
Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Nathanaël Mbuku replaces Mathieu Cafaro.
Foul by Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne).
Kévin N'Doram (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Saint-Etienne 2, Metz 1. Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Cafaro with a cross.
Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lamine Fomba replaces Aïmen Moueffek because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Didier Lamkel Zé following a fast break.
Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Sadibou Sané.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Sadibou Sané (Metz).
Substitution, Metz. Didier Lamkel Zé replaces Papa Diallo.
Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Dennis Appiah replaces Yvann Maçon.
Lamine Camara (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kévin N'Doram (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Mathieu Cafaro (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kévin N'Doram (Metz).
Attempt blocked. Mathieu Cafaro (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irvin Cardona.
Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Mathieu Cafaro (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Irvin Cardona.
Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ismaël Traoré (Metz).
Attempt missed. Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Cafaro with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Mathieu Cafaro (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Sissoko.
Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne).
Attempt missed. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danley Jean Jacques.
Attempt missed. Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Cafaro.
Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
Second Half begins Saint-Etienne 1, Metz 1.
First Half ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Metz 1.
Attempt missed. Irvin Cardona (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost following a corner.
Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Papa Diallo.
Offside, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek is caught offside.
Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Metz 1. Ismaël Traoré (Metz) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ibrahim Sissoko.
Corner, Metz. Conceded by Dylan Batubinsika.
Substitution, Metz. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof replaces Cheikh Sabaly because of an injury.
Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Kévin N'Doram.
Attempt blocked. Dylan Chambost (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irvin Cardona with a cross.
Yvann Maçon (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Papa Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay in match because of an injury Georges Mikautadze (Metz).
Foul by Dylan Batubinsika (Saint-Etienne).
Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Maxime Colin (Metz).
Delay in match because of an injury Cheikh Sabaly (Metz).
Attempt saved. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Irvin Cardona with a cross.
Papa Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Metz 0. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Cafaro.
Attempt missed. Mathieu Cafaro (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a headed pass.
Delay in match because of an injury Sadibou Sané (Metz).
Georges Mikautadze (Metz) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Alexandre Oukidja.
Offside, Saint-Etienne. Irvin Cardona is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Matthieu Udol (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin N'Doram.
Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Alexandre Oukidja.
Attempt saved. Florian Tardieu (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Chambost with a cross.
Mathieu Cafaro (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Hand ball by Dylan Chambost (Saint-Etienne).
Papa Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.