In Amnéville, FC Metz received PSG in late match of the 19th day. On their lawn, the feat of the Messines could be within their reach, but the players of Patrice Lair responded present by claiming a 2-0 victory, on achievements of Perisset and Delie.


With four big games at the end of the season, Metz must come out of big benefits to hope to stay in the elite of the D1 Feminine. A very uncomfortable position for the players of David Fanzel that most had known in 2014/2015 already during the descent, just after this first accession of the club Lorraine. The Messines who had remained on three consecutive victories against Bordeaux, Rodez and Saint-Etienne not later than last Saturday in late match of the 12th day. A good dynamic that could give some confidence to the players of Metz, but Paris will put an end to this sequel of success.


Metz in tune with Paris

At kickoff, PSG faces a physical team at home. It seems that Patrice Lair has lined up a typical team, except the absence of Kiedrzynek in the goals, replaced by Loes Geurts or Shirley Cruz, rested. A very offensive 3-5-2, with Cristiane and Delie in tip. As usual Perisset and Lawrence were placed on the hallways, but on opposite sides. A trio in the middle of the field, with Boquete, Formiga and Andonova. While Geyoro still plays the central defenders, Delannoy and Paredes on the same line. A very demonstrative training and who plays on the movements in this match to smother his opponent.

On the other, Metz has decided to evolve with only one attacker, Melike Pekel, who will go to the bottom of the net. A tactical scheme in 4-5-1, which will be complicated to play for Metz. The spaces will be difficult to find between the Parisiennes for the Grenats. At 19, Gavory and Dechilly will set the pace and annoy the Parisian game several times. Like Simone Jatoba, she may be the most experienced player in the messin squad, who is not afraid to go into contact.

From the first minute, Grace Geyoro (8 ') tried his luck from a distance, after a delivery of Cristiane, a little unresolved in his left lane, but his full-throttle fly over Hubain. The Messines are not impressed, but stomp in their game, facing the usual pressing PSG. The club qualified for the final of the Champions League this Saturday will put that back, with one of his scorers against Barcelona, ​​Sabrina Delannoy (11 '), with a center from far, right side for Cristiane, but Haubain recovers from right in the air.

Paris does not stop, without looking back, focused on his game. But Metz is good, a bit awkwardly but it works. Even that Andonova's (12 ') shot on a Cristiane rebate in space, is not powerful enough to worry more than that Haubain. Sometimes it does not take much. Paris then believed in its goal, an achievement by Marie-Laure Delie (15 '), which is denied for offside. The Parisiennes get upset, saying that the goal is valid and tensions begin to appear on this injustice.


Parisian women find the solution

This situation will not endorse the envy of Parisian women to continue their game forward, quite the opposite. That's when Delie (20 ') will take over Morel at the scoring. The French manages to return the ball before he goes out for a corner at the penalty spot. Perisset demarcated presents himself and arms a shot from the flat of the foot 0-1!

The Messines were not attentive enough on this one. But know that a goal is catching up, but against whom. Marine Morel will avoid many other disappointments of this kind twice (22 'and 23'), as with this ball cleared while Delie was still on the spot, had taken the direction of the goal or when it clears this center Boquete pique for Delie, the tip of the foot.

The disappointments will continue for Paris, however, when a new goal is invalidated on offside. On a free kick well shot in the box by Perisset (26 ') on the left, sent to the goal by Paredes before being extended by Crisitane at the second post, at the bottom of the goal. But the referee signals again an offside position may be a little more justified than the first. Difficult to judge.

Metz plays on the nerves of Paris. The Messines know how vital each match is to four days of the final sprint of this 2016/2017 season. Parisians make themselves more available, than their opponents who have trouble to project ahead and build their game. The pressure.

On a good Parisian movement, Cristiane (31 ') tries a slap shot without much conviction. Paris dominates his opponent Messin, who resists somehow as on these two free kicks, still struck by Perisset (35 ').Metz wants his equalizer, Pekel is still demonstrating, in the 37th minute, on an unsuccessful attempt by Geyoro, with a little trouble, however, the Turkish international physical cheek. Delannoy (41 ') on a header had the ball 2-0, but the ball is quietly recovered at the far post by Haubain. Delie will have more luck. The Parisienne recovers a center millimeter of Ashley Lawrence, very available in this match, and who offers a caviar to his teammate for the second goal of PSG 0-2!

The half-time sounds like a failure for Metz, who could have been able to avoid these two goals but who gave a lot to avoid taking more. The rest of the match was going to be a real challenge for the two French clubs. Paris will have to raise its level to push the nail and Metz will have to change his tactics to hope for another scenario!



Metz to any given

A speech later, the players return to the field. Metz will have 45 minutes now to show a new face, while Paris will want to maintain its lead without discovering and without forcing.

Perisset (47 ') is back in the middle for Delie but without success. The opportunities will be more difficult to implement for Paris, while Metz tries to mount his block a little bit. But difficult to combine for Messines, facing the PSG marking, which recovers almost every ball on passes or lost. Complicated to be dangerous for Metz.

It's always Paris that has possession and opportunities, as with this attempt by Ashley Lawrence (60 ') for Marie-Laure Delie, but the ball is cleared by Marine Morel, again. The second half continues under the same pattern as at the beginning. Metz suffers, but gives the answer, while Paris affirms its positions and retorts to its assailant. But the Parisians face a physical team in this second part of the game. Even this umpteenth center of Perisset (62 ') left flank for Delie will be intercepted by Haubain.

Metz then has an opportunity to reduce the score in the 64th minute. A combination of two between Khelifi - just entered the game - and Pekel. A big attempt for Metz. The two Messines almost manage to find the Paris break, but Khelifi's shot just a few meters from the goal is not supported enough, too crushed, but takes the direction of the net and Paredes manages to clear it before the goal.

Entry just after this opportunity Metz, Ouleye Sarr will go to several times to score without success. This long pass from Boquete for Sarr example in the 67th minute, which takes the best on the defense messina, but his cross shot is not framed. The will was there. A sudden rain (71 ') then falls on the ground, a real deluge for the players, but which will probably facilitate the game for Metz when to avoid taking new goals in the first place.

This does not discourage Eve Perisset (84 ') however, still very present on the Parisian actions, as on this free kick 84 of the 20 meters at the far post for Paredes, who takes the ball in the head, but the recovery of Sarr is bad struck and flies over the frame one meter from the goal. Two minutes after that, a new golden opportunity presents itself for Paris, but the center of Perisset ends well despite herself in the gloves of Haubain.



The match ends on this last action. Paris takes a 2-0 win against Metz at the Municipal Stadium in Amnéville in front of these 600 spectators. FC Metz had enough to expect a better result and may have regrets.


Photo: Rene Bach