First trip of the season for the relegated Messin. This Monday, the club at the Cross of Lorraine, easy winner of Amiens, during the first day, will pass a test, on the lawn of the Stade Malherbe de Caen. Kick off at 8:45 p.m.
The essays
FC eMetz records the return of Maiga and of Traore in the starting 11. They replace Maziz, injured and Jean-jacques, who will sit on the substitutes’ bench.
In the 11 of Caen, Court and Obiang, holders in Nîmes, will sit on the bench
The meeting movie
Despite heavy pressure from Normandy, it was FC Metz who got the first two chances of the game: Niane who tried his luck from a difficult angle and Gueye with a header did not surprise the Caen goalkeeper.
Shortly before half an hour of play, the Garnets are a little overwhelmed and Fali Candé then Habib Maïga are warned for uncontrolled and dangerous tackles.
At the 38th minute of play, the Messin defense cracks. On a corner from Brahimi, 3 Normans touch the ball with their heads: Thomas then Essende and finally Diani who cheats on Alex Oukidja. The Lorraine rear guard was far too passive. (1-0)
Just before the break, FC Metz push to equalize, but Gueye misses his duel against the Norman goalkeeper and a strike from Mikautadze is pushed back in front of the Norman goal line by Romain Thomas.
In the second half, FC Metz will clearly dominate the debates and get many chances, but the garnet attackers will lack realism or luck. Georges Mikautadze notably saw his shot hit the Norman post, then a second attempt went over it. Shame ! This is the hard learning of Ligue 2. A reaction is expected against Valenciennes, this Saturday.