Metz 2-1 Caen: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 1 March 2008

Result

Metz 2-1 Caen

Ligue 1 · Saturday 1 March 2008, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Metz 2-1 Caen: match report

Metz defeated Caen 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 1 March 2008. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Pape Diop opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Metz's goals came from Pape Diop (35') and Babacar Gueye (83', penalty). Caen scored through Issam Jemâa (79').

Discipline: Metz received 3 yellow cards; Caen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Metz were 20th on 12 points from 26 and Caen 11th on 35 points from 26. Metz went on to finish that season 20th with 24 points, and Caen 11th with 51.

Metz lined up in a 4-4-2 and Caen in a 4-5-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Metz win, 0 draws and 0 for Caen.

Going into the match Metz's last five read L-W-L-D-L and Caen's L-D-L-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 34'Yellow card · Jérémy SorbonCaen
  • 35'Goal · Pape DiopMetz · 1-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Pascal DelhommeauMetz
  • 59'Yellow card · M. CorralesMetz
  • 79'Goal · Issam JemâaCaen · 1-1
  • 83'Penalty goal · Babacar GueyeMetz · 2-1
  • 83'Yellow card · Nicolas FlorentinCaen
  • 90'Yellow card · Cedric BarbosaMetz

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Metz 1, draws 0, Caen 0.

Team news

Metz line-up (4-4-2)

Christophe Marichez, Manuel Alejandro Corrales Gonzalez, Pascal Delhommeau, Pape Diop, Cheikh Matar Gueye, Daniel Gygax, Miralem Pjanić, Cedric Barbosa, Sébastien Renouard, Julien François, Babacar Gueye

Caen line-up (4-5-1)

Vincent Planté, Karl Svensson, Jérémy Sorbon, Reynald Lemaître, Anthony Deroin, Yoan Gouffran, Grégory Proment, Benjamin Nivet, Juan Eluchans, Remi Gomis, Nicolas Seube