{"id":135487,"date":"2025-05-22T00:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/metz-and-reims-settle-for-a-draw-avoiding-any-suspense\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T00:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T00:16:24","slug":"metz-and-reims-settle-for-a-draw-avoiding-any-suspense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/metz-and-reims-settle-for-a-draw-avoiding-any-suspense\/","title":{"rendered":"Metz and Reims settle for a draw, avoiding any suspense."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\">\n        <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/2279\/1519\/556\/0\/75\/0\/cca9eea_ftp-import-images-1-nngfziy84d40-5970908-01-06.jpg 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/2279\/1519\/600\/0\/75\/0\/cca9eea_ftp-import-images-1-nngfziy84d40-5970908-01-06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/2279\/1519\/664\/0\/75\/0\/cca9eea_ftp-import-images-1-nngfziy84d40-5970908-01-06.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/2279\/1519\/700\/0\/75\/0\/cca9eea_ftp-import-images-1-nngfziy84d40-5970908-01-06.jpg 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/2279\/1519\/800\/0\/75\/0\/cca9eea_ftp-import-images-1-nngfziy84d40-5970908-01-06.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" alt=\"Reims player Mory Gbane (left) in air struggle with Messin Benjamin Stambouli at the Saint-Symphorien stadium in Metz (Moselle) on May 21, 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source>\n        <\/picture>\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/05\/21\/0\/0\/2279\/1519\/664\/0\/75\/0\/cca9eea_ftp-import-images-1-nngfziy84d40-5970908-01-06.jpg\" alt=\"Reims player Mory Gbane (left) in air struggle with Messin Benjamin Stambouli at the Saint-Symphorien stadium in Metz (Moselle) on May 21, 2025.\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Reims player Mory Gbane (left) in air struggle with Messin Benjamin Stambouli at the Saint-Symphorien stadium in Metz (Moselle) on May 21, 2025. <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Jean-Christophe Verhaegen \/ AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The tension will be at its height for the **return match**. Metz and Reims neutralized (1-1) during the highlighting of **Ligue 1**, Wednesday, May 21, at the **Saint-Symphorien stadium** during a balanced meeting between the **3rd** from **Ligue 2** and the **16th** of the elite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Meanwhile, the **Marne club** will compete in the final of the **French Cup** against **Paris Saint-Germain** on Saturday. But it will not be his main concern: Reims seeks at all costs to avoid the descent which would make an end to a **gloomy season**, marked in particular by the **dismissal** of its coach **Luka Elsner**.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">A few days after being pushed to the brink during the last minute of this season of **Ligue 1**, by **Le Havre**, the R\u00e9mois were in **Moselle** in a \u201c**Cattening session**\u201d for \u201c**Save the essentials**\u201d in the words of their coach **Samba Diawara** before the match.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">Ligue 1 dam: at the Reims stadium, fifteen days of &#8220;sacred union&#8221; between maintenance in the elite and French Cup final<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" aria-describedby=\"article-title-3423398\" data-article-id=\"3423398\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/sport\/article\/2025\/05\/21\/barrage-de-ligue-1-au-stade-de-reims-quinze-jours-d-union-sacree-entre-maintien-dans-l-elite-et-finale-de-coupe-de-france_6607638_3242.html\" data-status=\"\"><span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/><span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">Reims Best after Break<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">However, it was the **Messins** who started the meeting best, in fine *and fresh* rain but above all in a hot atmosphere created by their supporters, who dreamed all season of finding **Ligue 1**, a year after relegation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The players of **St\u00e9phane Le Mignan** monopolized the ball during the first twenty minutes, lighting the first wick by **Jessy Deminguet** (15<sup>e<\/sup>). They were finally rewarded with a **header** from their captain, **Matthieu Udol** (1-0, 38<sup>e<\/sup>), after a corner, when the debates were balanced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">Seeing that this match did not turn in his favor, Samba Diawara brought in **Amadou Kon\u00e9** and **Oumar Diakit\u00e9** at halftime. His troops then played with much increased intensity, offering races and attacking in numbers, before equalizing thanks to **C\u00e9dric Kipr\u00e9**, who also converted a specific free kick from **Sergio Akieme** (1-1, 52<sup>e<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">Boycott of Ultras R\u00e9mois<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The R\u00e9mois could not emphasize the advantage, deprived of their **ultras**, who boycotted the trip, claiming to be tired by \u201c**Mentalities**\u201d and the \u201c**management**,\u201d stating before the match: \u201c**It is up to you to prove to us that you deserve our support and not the other way around.**\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">The **R\u00e9mois pride reaction**, which Metz failed to respond to despite pressure at the end of the game, may have convinced the ultras to give them their support for the **Auguste-Delaune stadium**, Thursday, May 29, for the decisive match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph\">\u201cWe will go to the return match with great determination; we will prepare to go and enter **Ligue 1**,\u201d said coach Messin **St\u00e9phane Le Mignan**.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">\n            <span class=\"author__name\">The world with AFP<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">Breaking News General &#8211; 1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reims player Mory Gbane (left) in air struggle with Messin Benjamin Stambouli at the Saint-Symphorien stadium in Metz (Moselle) on May 21, 2025. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen \/ AFP The tension will be at its height for the **return match**. Metz and Reims neutralized (1-1) during the highlighting of **Ligue 1**, Wednesday, May 21, at the **Saint-Symphorien [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":135488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[14824,7018,1028,35416,174,33197],"class_list":["post-135487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-avoiding","tag-draw","tag-metz","tag-reims","tag-settle","tag-suspense"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}