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Metz defeats Dunkerque in a tense match at Saint-Symphorien
Metz secured a 2-0 victory over Dunkerque at the Stade Saint-Symphorien in Longeville-lès-Metz, in a Ligue 2 matchday 15 clash. The game, played on December 9th, 2024, was marked by tension and a high number of cards for the visiting team.
Dunkerque dominated possession (56%), but lacked offensive effectiveness, failing to register a single shot on target. Metz, with 44% possession, were more clinical, managing 6 shots on target from their 12 total attempts. The breakthrough came in the final minutes. A penalty converted by G. Hein in the 88th minute opened the scoring for the home side. A goal by J. Asoro in the 90th minute sealed the victory.
The match saw a flurry of yellow cards for Dunkerque: U. Raghouber, A. Georgen, F. Abner, and Y. Bammou were all cautioned, while one more player received a red card at the end of the game. Metz only received one yellow card. Despite Dunkerque’s territorial dominance, Metz’s superior attacking efficiency and Dunkerque’s defensive fragility in the closing stages proved decisive in determining the final outcome.
Substitutions dunkerque: at minute 46 G. Courtet came in and G. Yassine went out., at minute 76 A. Sekongo came in and E. Bardeli went out., at minute 87 M. Essimi came in and M. Rivera went out., at minute 90 G. Kondo came in and U. Raghouber went out.
Substitutions metz: at minute 76 J. Mangondo came in and S. Elisor went out., at minute 76 J. Asoro came in and M. Bokele Mputu went out., at minute 87 K. Van Den Kerkhof came in and P. A. Diallo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Metz
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