Metz v Saint Etienne, 11 January 2006
| Score | 1-0 to Saint Etienne |
| Referee | Bertrand Layec |
| Competition | French Championnat 21 |
| Venue | Saint Symphorien, Metz |
| Attendance | 12,273 |
0 Metz
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Grégory Wimbee
Defender
Sébastien Bassong
Defender
Franck Beria
Defender
Stéphane Borbiconi
Defender
Mehdi Meniri
Defender/Midfielder
Carl Medjani
Midfielder
Szabolcs Huszti
Midfielder
Abdelnasser Ouadah
Midfielder
Gregory Proment
(captain)
Forward
Momar Ndiaye
Forward
Herve Tum
Substitutions:
| AHN Jung-Hwan for Abdelnasser Ouadah | 34 |
| Michał Zewłakow for Sébastien Bassong | 36 |
Cards:
| Szabolcs Huszti | 32 | Y |
| Mehdi Meniri | 45 | Y |
| AHN Jung-Hwan | 89 | Y |
1 Saint Etienne
Goals:
| Hélder Postiga | 16 |
|
Starting lineup:
Jeremie Janot
Goalkeeper
(captain)
Zoumana Camara
Defender
Mouhamadou Dabo
Defender
Fousseni Diawara
Defender
Vincent Hognon
Defender
Abdelhaziz Kamara
Defender
Alaeddine Yahia
Defender
David Hellebuyck
Midfielder
Loïc Perrin
Midfielder
Hélder Postiga
Forward
Frederic Piquionne
Forward
Substitutions:
| Bafetimbi Gomis for Frederic Piquionne | 23 |
| Sammy Houri for Hélder Postiga | 86 |
Cards:
| David Hellebuyck | 49 | Y |
| Hélder Postiga | 76 | Y |