VIDEO | Ligue 1 Highlights: Metz vs Lens
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00:00 [Music]
00:11 Also Mets have not lost any of the last five home league games against
00:16 LEN keeping a clean sheet in their most recent four
00:20 They could equal on a beaten run today
00:24 and run the dates back to 1946 to 1955
00:30 We are underway in Eastern France, the first game of round 29 in Ligue 1 Eau Brie
00:45 European involvement over now, LOS
00:49 They need to remain focused here, an early chance here for Mets, Mikototse holds his run in the middle
00:55 Going for goal, on the far side
00:59 was Danly Jean-Jacques
01:01 First chance of the game
01:04 Inside the opening two minutes, was he right to go for goal, Jean-Jacques with Mikototse in acres of space
01:11 on the penalty spot
01:13 Pieces
01:14 Van de Kerkhoff again
01:16 Too high for Sadi Boussane, it comes for George Mikototse
01:23 Thiallo
01:26 Ball into Thiallo, flicked on by Ismael Choré
01:30 but the header had too much on it for Mathieu Dolle, the captain, to divert it towards goal
01:36 [Fans chanting]
01:51 Rankovski, lovely ball, Wesley Sides made it first
01:54 Ukija caught him and a penalty kick is awarded
01:58 after 10 minutes of play
02:01 Alexander Ukija
02:04 decided he was coming, couldn't pull out of the challenge
02:09 after coming under, rightfully, great criticism after a horrible error here
02:14 in the 5-2 defeat to Monaco two weeks ago
02:18 It's his error again
02:21 Florian Sotica
02:24 prepares
02:27 from 12 yards
02:31 Sotica to give Lars the lead, he does so calmly
02:35 sends Alexander Ukija the wrong way
02:37 and Lars take an early lead here
02:39 but a boost for Lars' European ambitions
02:43 Florian Sotica's sixth goal of the season
02:49 was expertly dispatched
02:58 Machado
03:02 Medina
03:04 Karil Anayui
03:05 Andy Djuff turns away from Atta
03:07 Djuff
03:09 back onto his left foot, Andy Djuff strikes, deflected it into the arms of
03:13 Alexander Ukija
03:15 his coach Franquez, Van de Kerkhof's corner
03:19 is a good one, and the head up from Ismail Traore
03:22 is near miraculously kept down by Brice Somba
03:25 lovely dive to his left from the French international goalkeeper
03:29 Ismail Traore denied a second goal in the space of a week
03:34 Van de Kerkhof for Mikitazi
03:37 can he turn and shoot? He can! It's a brilliant goal
03:40 from George Mikitazi
03:42 and once again it is Mets' number 10
03:46 who leads and strikes for the struggling team
03:49 back in this game
03:52 lovely bit of skill from Papa Amadou Thialo
03:55 the header down from Van de Kerkhof
03:57 well controlled and how about the finish?
04:00 George Mikitazi
04:02 15 games, 8 goals now
04:05 since returning from a disappointing spell
04:08 that's Ajax, he's on loan for the end of this campaign
04:11 back at the club where he made his name
04:13 and he's making even more of a name for himself
04:16 what a finish that was
04:18 Mets back in this game, thanks to their hero
04:22 the final minutes of this first half
04:25 Mikitazi decides to cross towards Traore
04:27 it's well read by Brice Somba
04:31 Djuff
04:37 Djuff
04:39 it comes from Djuff, nice delivery from Djuff
04:43 it was El Anayui attacking at the back post
04:46 Lars
04:48 Mikitazi inside the last box for 2
04:58 Mikitazi scored again
05:01 he just can't stop at the moment
05:05 David Pereira to Costa getting himself in trouble
05:09 Mikitazi
05:11 so calm in front of goal
05:15 brilliant finish
05:18 so many would have gone to Brice Somba's right
05:21 where the goal seemed to be open
05:23 he went to his left and caught Somba
05:26 by surprise
05:28 a 9th goal in 15 games now
05:31 a 9th goal in 15 games now
05:34 back under way in this second half then
05:45 been well stopped by Dominic Jean-Jacques
05:49 now Endoran
05:51 feeding Mikitazi on a hat-trick
05:53 shooting from distance and with real power
05:56 El Anayui ahead of him
05:58 infield is Wesley Said
06:01 it's out for Pereira to Costa
06:03 two men in white to aim at in the middle
06:05 Said is one of them will keep it
06:07 Mikitazi
06:10 Said
06:20 wrong side of the
06:22 Pichardo
06:25 Said trying to take it first time
06:29 it's a difficult
06:31 skill to
06:35 pull off
06:38 didn't quite manage it there
06:40 Fulcini
06:45 direct route towards El Anayui
06:48 it's in the way by Sadio Moussane
06:50 and hit on the volley
06:52 wide
06:54 fortunately from a Mets perspective
06:57 Adrian Tomasson
06:59 the man to
07:01 hit that one first time
07:03 he did well to do so
07:04 Ukija was nowhere near his goal
07:06 Sovannikerkhoff
07:08 stands above the set-piece
07:10 with 25 minutes to go
07:12 it's a nice delivery
07:13 Somba had to come and claim and
07:15 Endoran finds Pereira to Costa once more
07:18 here's Medina
07:21 everyone forward here for last
07:23 Dunzo
07:25 Fulcini
07:27 Sotika
07:28 Fulcini
07:29 back for Sotika
07:30 lovely play
07:31 Tomasson forgot to throw a foot at it
07:33 Fulcini
07:38 with the free kick
07:40 it's a good ball in
07:41 it's headed over the bar by Florian Sotika
07:44 Sotika
07:45 making strides
07:52 Van der Kerkhof
07:54 might go for goal himself
07:55 Van der Kerkhof
07:56 it's neither a cross nor a shot really
07:58 chance a little wasted there
08:01 in the final third
08:02 but Mets fans will see it as
08:05 four seconds run down
08:08 closer to the 90 minute mark
08:13 sloppy from him
08:14 Donnelly Jean-Jacques
08:15 has nobody in support
08:17 now it arrives
08:18 he's still going Donnelly Jean-Jacques
08:20 Mathieu Houdon
08:21 the only man in the middle
08:22 Mikitatse arriving now
08:25 trying to pick out the captain Houdon
08:28 Dunzo made life very difficult for him
08:31 and now at the other end
08:32 it's Morgan Guillavogui
08:34 couldn't get it on target
08:37 Tomasson
08:38 Fulcini
08:41 and it comes from Angelo Fulcini
08:43 might come for Tomasson
08:45 over the bar from Adrien Tomasson
08:49 when he took a touch on his way through
08:50 his demands
08:52 and there goes the final whistle
08:57 you
08:59 you
09:01 you
09:03 (upbeat music)
09:06 (upbeat music)