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Strasbourg Secures Victory over Metz in a Tightly Contested Match at the Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg, France – In a vibrant Ligue 1 encounter held at the Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg secured a victory over Metz with a final score of 2 to 1. The match, part of the 18th round of the regular season, was marked by a closely contested game and a high number of cautions.
Strasbourg opened the scoring early, in the 12th minute, with a goal by D. Moreira assisted by J. Enciso. Metz responded and equalized in the 24th minute thanks to a penalty converted by G. Hein. The first half was intense, with several yellow cards issued, two for Strasbourg (V. Barco and L. Hogsberg) and one for Metz (S. Sane).
In the second half, Strasbourg regained the lead in the 43rd minute with a goal from M. Godo, assisted by G. Doue, a result that would ultimately prove decisive. Despite having greater ball possession (52%), Metz failed to capitalize on their opportunities and suffered from the accumulation of yellow cards, with G. Tsitaishvili and T. Yegbe also being cautioned. Strasbourg, with 48% possession, was more effective in front of goal, taking 14 shots, 6 of which were on target, compared to Metz’s 9 shots, only 2 of which were on target.
Referee Jeremie Pignard controlled the match firmly, penalizing a total of 23 fouls (12 by Strasbourg and 11 by Metz). The match, while exciting, lacked corner kicks from Metz, while Strasbourg managed four. The victory allows Strasbourg to climb positions in the table, while Metz will need to rethink their strategy for the upcoming matches.
Substitutions strasbourg: at minute 64 L. Hogsberg came in and A. Ouattara went out., at minute 80 J. Enciso came in and S. Amo-Ameyaw went out., at minute 80 M. Godo came in and F. Lemarechal went out., at minute 90 D. Moreira came in and K. Paez went out.
Substitutions metz: at minute 71 J. Deminguet came in and A. Toure went out., at minute 72 F. Ballo-Toure came in and G. Abuashvili went out., at minute 81 I. Sane came in and J. Asoro went out., at minute 90 M. Mbaye came in and M. Bokele Mputu went out., at minute 90 J. Gbamin came in and B. Stambouli went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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