Metz vs Guingamp

Metz vs En Avant Guingamp on Monday was absolute carnage. Like, seriously, we mean it: absolute carnage. Let's set the scene: it's a September night at the…

However, for better or for worse, it does mean that the game has gone done in internet infamy as one of the most bonkers that anyone has seen in a long, long time. From there on out, it will come as no surprise to learn that Guingamp were able to take advantage of their three-man superiority as they proceeded to smash home three more goals on the night. That’s because Danley Jean-Jacques became the third – yes, the third – Metz player to be given their marching orders for what must frankly go down as one of the worst challenges of 2022. So, to recap, Metz have bottled their 3-1 lead and had two players sent off and it’s only just half-time, but the crazy thing is that the wildest moment of the game is still to come. Then, remarkably, in the very same period of time added on, Metz were reduced to nine men when goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja was sent off and conceded a penalty – which Gaëtan Courtet duly converted – for a high foot. Yeah, well, that’s not how this particular bout of chaos was set to play out as the pendulum started to swing in Guingamp’s favour when Metz were reduced to 10 men on the half-hour mark.