Le Havre and Metz Share Spoils in Goal Fest

Le Havre and Metz played out a thrilling 4-4 draw in a 31st-round clash in the French football championship. Bottom-of-the-table Metz snatched a point with an equalizer in the 85th minute, bringing their tally to 16 points in 18th position and keeping their faint hopes of avoiding direct relegation alive. Le Havre sits 14th with 31 points, six points clear of the relegation zone.

Mbwana Ally Samatta and Yassine Kechta scored for the home side, Le Havre, in the first half, netting in the fifth minute for a 1-0 lead and in the 13th for 2-1. Giorgi Kvilitaia in the ninth minute and Gauthier Hein from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time twice equalized for Metz. The hosts regained the lead in the 52nd minute through Yanis Zouaoui, who converted a penalty, but just two minutes later, 18-year-old Pandore leveled the score. Malian international Fode Doucoure put Le Havre ahead 4-3 in the 61st minute, before Gauthier Hein secured a point for Metz with his second goal of the match.