Europe: Defender John Boye plays full throttle as Metz put a stop to their losing streak with a win against Saint-Etienne

Black stars defender John Boye was phenomenal at the back for Metz as they pulled a surprise away from home with a 1-0 narrow victory against Saint-Etienne in the French top-flight league on Wednesday night

The defender lasted the entire duration and the match and was crucial for Metz in the win tonight

Metz have lost four straight games in the league before the game tonight and were poised to end the embarassing run of defeats away from home

Senegalese forward Habib Diallo scored the only goal of the match in the 18th minute as they record their second victory of the new season

Metz sits 16th with seven points after match day seven of the ligue 1 season. Next is a home clash against Toulouse on Saturday, September 28

By: Kanyiri Suburu Lucio/@SuburuAbdulai