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Gouiri, everything goes through him
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Twice, Marc-Aurèle Caillard delayed the deadline.
Amine Gouiri had fire in his legs, but he came up against the Metz goalkeeper with a low right shot (15'), then another from the left (19').
He also found the small net after a good combination with Boudaoui (39th), before setting the sights after halftime, but by the pass.
His center offered the opener to Khéphren Thuram (58th).
The technical French striker scored the break goal (76th), refused for an unclear offside.
He therefore took charge of the penalty he was behind, obtained by Evann Guessand, with a panenka which symbolizes his confidence (86th).
A victory signed Gouiri.
Raincoats Eagles
For his second match since his return to the club, Jordan Amavi has confirmed that the air of the Côte d'Azur does him good.
The left side loaned by OM was notified by two brilliantly won duels against Opa Nguette (50th, 69th) and 4 successful tackles out of 5. If Thomas Delaine sometimes overwhelmed him, the Nice axis was even more imperial.
Nguette was no more amused by the Dante-Todibo hinge.
The first left Saint-Symphorien with the ball (6 interceptions) and the second was able to cover the breaches in depth.
Solid.
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Caillard did what he could
His two parades on the ground against Amine Gouiri warmed his gloves (15th, 19th).
Marc-Aurèle Caillard resisted the Aiglons, and in particular a rebound volley from Calvin Stengs, where his good reflex on the right sickened the Dutchman (31st).
He can't do anything on Thuram's point-blank goal (58') and almost took out Gouiri's panenka (86').
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Metz has never been dangerous
The first shot on target in Metz?
It was a header from Louis Mafouta in added time (90th + 1).
The rate of 0.23 expected goals for FC Metz (2.09 for Nice) confirms the poverty of the situations, which cannot be described as opportunities, created at home.
The Garnets fought a great battle in the heart of the game, with intensity, pressing sequences and sometimes high line of defense.
But neither Nguette nor Niane, nor their replacements Mafouta and Joseph, existed in front of their public.
The usual detonator Farid Boulaya, holder, came out at halftime, he who had just returned from the CAN with Algeria.
The lawn, or what was left of it
The weather conditions have not been the most clement in recent days in Lorraine.
And it happened.
If the state of the lawn was mediocre at kick-off, it was catastrophic at the hour of play. It was enough to see the state of the white jerseys of Dolberg and Lotomba, blackened by the soil much more present than the grass on the sides.
The good news: gardeners have until the weekend of February 12-13 and the arrival of Olympique de Marseille to take care of their lawn.