Finished
That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
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Ball possession: Nice: 57%, Metz: 43%.
Goal kick for Nice
Matthieu Udol fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
Kasper Dolberg from Nice is ruled offside
Safe hands from Walter Benitez as he comes out and claims the ball
Habib Maiga puts in a cross...
Malang Sarr relieves the pressure with a clearance
Renaud Cohade crosses the ball into the box from the free kick
The fourth official shows there are 3 minute(s) of time to be added
The referee signals a free kick as Stanley N'Soki from Nice trips Georges Mikautadze
Georges Mikautadze fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
Ball possession: Nice: 58%, Metz: 42%.
Renaud Cohade hand-balls
Metz take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
Nice take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
Goal kick for Metz
How did he miss that? Wylan Cyprien has a wonderful chance to score but somehow manages to miss the target!
Pierre Lees-Melou of Nice passes the ball to a team mate.
Ibrahima Niane fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
Ball possession: Nice: 59%, Metz: 41%.
Khephren Thuram-Ulien relieves the pressure with a clearance
Adama Traore from Metz swings in the corner from the right.
Malang Sarr clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
Thomas Delaine is leaving the field to be replaced by Georges Mikautadze in a tactical substitution.
Pierre Lees-Melou goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
Wylan Cyprien takes the free-kick but it is blocked by the wall
Fabien Centonze is given a yellow card for pushing an opponent
Fabien Centonze from Metz goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Ignatius Ganago
Metz is in control of the ball.
The match resumes with a drop ball
The game is stopped
Habib Maiga fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
Ignatius Ganago from Nice takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
Adam Ounas is leaving the field to be replaced by Khephren Thuram-Ulien in a tactical substitution.
Fabien Centonze from Metz crosses the ball but it is nowhere near the intended target.
Ignatius Ganago provided the assist for the goal.
G O O O A A A L - Pierre Lees-Melou from Nice beats the keeper from outside the box!
Wylan Cyprien releases a shot, it's parried by Paul Delecroix but he can't hold onto it...
Mamadou Fofana is leaving the field to be replaced by Renaud Cohade in a tactical substitution.
Adama Traore provided the assist for the goal.
G O O O A A A L - Ibrahima Niane with the goal!
Could be a good chance here as Adama Traore from Metz cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
Nice take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in their own half of the field
The referee signals a free kick as Habib Maiga from Metz trips Adam Ounas
Alexis Claude is leaving the field to be replaced by Hichem Boudaoui in a tactical substitution.
Ibrahima Niane from Metz goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Malang Sarr
Fabien Centonze from Metz directs a ball squarely in the box, but Walter Benitez runs out to collect the ball
Fabien Centonze puts in a cross...
A shot from Habib Maiga takes a deflection but the keeper is there to cover it
Thierry Ambrose relieves the pressure with a clearance
Wylan Cyprien from Nice swings in the corner from the right.
John Boye clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
Adama Traore takes the free-kick but it is blocked by the wall
The referee signals a free kick as Pierre Lees-Melou from Nice trips Adama Traore
Metz start a counter attack
Nice is in control of the ball.
Pierre Lees-Melou provided the assist for the goal.
G O O O A A A L - Ignatius Ganago from Nice taps the ball in! An easy finish for Ignatius Ganago
Pierre Lees-Melou from Nice puts in a great cross...
The game is restarted
Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
Nice take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
Thomas Delaine from Metz sends an effort wide of target
Poor play by Patrick Burner as his weak attempt to clear the ball puts his side under pressure
Walter Benitez saved a certain goal there! Ibrahima Niane found himself in a great scoring position but Walter Benitez denied him with a great save
A shot by Habib Maiga is blocked
Metz take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
Dante relieves the pressure with a clearance
Thierry Ambrose puts in a cross...
Ball possession: Nice: 60%, Metz: 40%.
A shot by Ibrahima Niane is blocked
The referee signals a free kick as Fabien Centonze from Metz trips Alexis Claude
Stanley N'Soki relieves the pressure with a clearance
The referee signals a free kick as John Boye from Metz trips Adam Ounas
Nice start a counter attack
Ball possession: Nice: 61%, Metz: 39%.
Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo is leaving the field to be replaced by Ibrahima Niane in a tactical substitution.
John Boye is penalised for pushing Stanley N'Soki
Pierre Lees-Melou clears the danger but is forced to give away a corner...
A shot by Adam Ounas is blocked
Ignatius Ganago of Nice passes the ball to a team mate.
Ignatius Ganago from Nice directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
The second half is underway
It's over! The referee blows for half time
Stoppila Sunzu from Metz heads the ball, but it's a terrible effort nowhere near the goal.
Adama Traore crosses the ball into the box from the free kick
Dante is penalised for pushing Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo
Kasper Dolberg is penalised for pushing Matthieu Udol
The fourth official shows there are 2 minute(s) of time to be added
Nice take a throw-in at the left side of the pitch in the opponent's half of the field
The referee signals a free kick as Mamadou Fofana from Metz trips Wylan Cyprien
The referee signals a free kick as Adam Ounas from Nice trips Mamadou Fofana
G O O O A A A L - Wylan Cyprien from Nice puts it away from the penalty spot!
PENALTY - Stoppila Sunzu from Metz concedes a penalty for tripping Adam Ounas.
After VAR check, the referee changed the call and decided to award a penalty for Nice!
VAR - PENALTY ! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential penalty situation.
Adam Ounas from Nice takes the ball forward trying to make something happen...
Matthieu Udol puts in a cross...
The referee signals a free kick as Pierre Lees-Melou from Nice trips Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo
Metz take a throw-in at the right side of the pitch in their own half of the field
The referee runs back to show John Boye from Metz a yellow card for the previous foul.
Alexis Claude sees his shot deflected off target
Adam Ounas of Nice passes the ball to a team mate.
Both sides are struggling to open up the opponent's defense
The ref blows his whistle. Habib Maiga charged Pierre Lees-Melou from behind and it's a free-kick
Matthieu Udol from Metz crosses the ball but it is nowhere near the intended target.
Ball possession: Nice: 62%, Metz: 38%.
Youcef Attal is injured and is replaced by Ignatius Ganago.
It doesn't look good here as Youcef Attal is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
Thomas Delaine puts in a cross...
John Boye relieves the pressure with a clearance
Youcef Attal puts in a cross...
Nice is having a good opportunity to score.
Stoppila Sunzu from Metz goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Kasper Dolberg
Dante from Nice heads towards goal but sees his effort blocked.
Adam Ounas from Nice directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
Could be a good chance here as Patrick Burner from Nice cuts the opponents defense open with a through ball...
Adama Traore from Metz swings in the corner from the left.
Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo forces a good save from Walter Benitez who turns the ball behind for a corner!
Alexis Claude fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
John Boye goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
Habib Maiga from Metz tries to pick out a team-mate in the area but his cross is blocked by an opponent.
A shot by Fabien Centonze is blocked
Thomas Delaine from Metz commits a foul by elbowing Malang Sarr
Patrick Burner puts in a cross...
A shot by Pierre Lees-Melou is blocked
Kasper Dolberg from Nice directs a ball squarely in the box, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
Ball possession: Nice: 65%, Metz: 35%.
A contender for goal of the season!
G O O O A A A L - Wylan Cyprien from Nice scores from outside the box
Poor play by John Boye as his weak attempt to clear the ball puts his side under pressure
Adama Traore fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo of Metz passes the ball to a team mate.
The referee signals a free kick as Stanley N'Soki from Nice trips Adama Traore
The match is being played at a slow tempo with neither side having the upper hand
Patrick Burner from Nice directs the ball behind the defence, but it's intercepted by an opponent player.
Pierre Lees-Melou from Nice had a bad first touch and fails to benefit from his team mates cross.
Habibou Mouhamadou Diallo goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
The referee signals a free kick as Patrick Burner from Nice trips Thomas Delaine
Ball possession: Nice: 69%, Metz: 31%.
Thomas Delaine hand-balls
Thomas Delaine from Metz sees his pass blocked by an opponent.
The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play
Welcome to tonights game where the floodlight surrounds the pitch.
Nice kick-off, and the game is underway.
The referee starts the match
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