Metz - Brest - 0:1. French Championship, 15th round. Match review, statistics

On 10 December, one of the matches of the 15th round of the French football championship took place. Met Metz (France) and Brest (France).

French Championship, 15th round

Metz (France) - Brest (France) - 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: J. Le Douaron (75)

Warnings: Lala (2), Pierre Lis Melou (14), Christophe Hérel (40), S. Elisor (42), A. Jallow (59).

Review of the match Metz - Brest:

In a thrilling Ligue 1 encounter between Metz and Stade Brestois 29 at the Stade Saint-Simforien, it was the visitors who claimed a 1-0 victory. The game was tightly contested, with both teams creating chances, but were unable to make any headway in the first half, which ended 0-0. The match was tense from the start with the referee handing out yellow cards to both sides. K. Lala of Stade Brestois 29 was cautioned in the 2nd minute for a rough tackle, while P. Lis-Melu was cautioned in the 14th minute. In the 40th minute, Metz player K. Erel received a yellow card, and two minutes later he was joined by S. Elisor. In the second half, both teams made substitutions in an attempt to gain an advantage. Stade Brestois 29 released M. Pereira Lage in place of J. Le Duaron and B. Brahimi in place of R. Del Castillo in the 60th minute, while Metz introduced K. Sabali in place of P. Diallo. Sabali in place of P. Diallo in the 65th minute. However, in the end it was Stade Brestois 29 that managed to get the breakthrough. In the 75th minute, J. Le Douaron struck the visitors' goal, sending their fans into raptures.

Metz tried to get back into the game and made another substitution: B. Tetteh replaced S. Elisor, J. Asoro replaced A. Jallow and K. N'Doram replaced L. Camara. As time went on, both teams continued to battle and in the 87th minute, Stade Brestois 29 made a late substitution: S. Mooney came on in place of M. Satriano. Metz also made a substitution, with D. Jean Jacques replacing J. N'Guessan in the 88th minute. Despite their best efforts, Metz failed to equalise and the match ended 1-0 in favour of Stade Brestois 29. This result will certainly give confidence to Stade Brestois 29 as they look to climb up the Ligue 1 standings. On the other hand, Metz will be disappointed not to have learnt anything from this match, but they can take solace in the fact that they were full of spirit and will try to bounce back in the next match. Overall, it was a competitive and intense battle between two League 1 teams. Both teams showed tenacity and determination throughout the game, but in the end it was Stade Brestois 29 who won thanks to a crucial goal from J. Le Doiron.

In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Metz - Montpellier, Nantes - Brest.

Statistics of the match Metz - Brest: