Match Report


AS Saint-Étienne     Sochaux-Montbéliard
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A. SilvestreG1GE. Moya
P. WiseD2DG. Valente
E. AmoahD3DF. Artes
B. GoldbergD4DO. Tacchi
M. GoldbergM5MW. Abdessadki
T. ZiegeM6MH. Chapuis
T. GudmundssonM7MN. Powell
M. PolheimM8MV. Hognon
E. SaitoA9captainAD. Fischer
A. AmoahAcaptain10AD. Abdessadki
T. DehmA11AC. Bogaczyk
 
L. WilliamsA12GP. Ketting
K. JoachimA13DJ. Colling
S. TaoulasA14GY. Coulot

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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Sochaux-Montbéliard. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and Sochaux-Montbéliard are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pierre Battles.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the first half underway!
6.38
Patrick Wise hits it upfield. Alex Amoah sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.15
Christina Bogaczyk catches Patrick Wise on the ankles. Christina Bogaczyk is shown the yellow card! Patrick Wise carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.04
Habib Chapuis makes a simple pass to Christina Bogaczyk. Christina Bogaczyk lofts in a cross ball towards Dado Fischer. Dado Fischer shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Alcaly Silvestre is on top of it.
14.07
Tobias Ziege flicks a high ball forward to Eishun Saito who takes it down. Eishun Saito tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Ernesto Moya. Excellent save.
15.31
Willy Abdessadki passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Dado Fischer. Dado Fischer shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
20.55
Nick Powell threads the ball through to Dado Fischer. Dado Fischer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.28
Frederic Artes gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Dado Fischer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brendan Goldberg.
36.14
Willy Abdessadki flicks a high pass forward to Djezon Abdessadki who brings the ball under control. Djezon Abdessadki whips in a cross ball towards Dado Fischer. Dado Fischer flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
40.09
Nick Powell flicks a high pass forward. Dado Fischer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dado Fischer lofts in a cross ball towards Christina Bogaczyk. Christina Bogaczyk whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Eric Amoah blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
44.56
Patrick Wise sees Tobias Ziege in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tobias Ziege runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tobias Ziege lofts in a cross ball towards Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. Sochaux-Montbéliard also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sochaux-Montbéliard start the second half!
47.47
Tobias Ziege kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Dehm. Thomas Dehm whips in a cross ball towards Alex Amoah. Alex Amoah is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Ernesto Moya is on top of it.
48.42
Eric Amoah threads the ball through to Martin Polheim. Martin Polheim chips the ball to his team mate, Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
51.20
Oscar Jr. Tacchi catches Alex Amoah on the ankles. The referee calls over Oscar Jr. Tacchi and shows him a yellow card! Alex Amoah grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.49
Tobias Ziege flicks a high pass forward. Eishun Saito collects the pass. Eishun Saito shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
55.16
Habib Chapuis flicks a high pass forward. Dado Fischer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dado Fischer lofts in a cross ball towards Christina Bogaczyk. Christina Bogaczyk connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Alcaly Silvestre punches it away to safety.
57.28
Tryggvi Gudmundsson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tryggvi Gudmundsson kicks a strong pass forward to Eishun Saito but the referee indicates it's offside!
60.15
Sochaux-Montbéliard have made 3 substitutions with Piet Ketting replacing Nick Powell, Youssef Coulot replacing Christina Bogaczyk and Jaouad Colling replacing Guilherme Valente .
61.23
Vincent Hognon catches Tobias Ziege on the ankles. The referee calls over Vincent Hognon and shows him a yellow card! Tobias Ziege grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.02
With some swift thinking, Habib Chapuis plays the ball forward to Djezon Abdessadki. Djezon Abdessadki shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
65.44
Tobias Ziege knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Amoah. Alex Amoah shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.23
Brendan Goldberg chips the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Gudmundsson. With a delightful solo run, Tryggvi Gudmundsson stretches the opposition's defence. Tryggvi Gudmundsson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ernesto Moya smothers it!
71.22
Habib Chapuis kicks a strong pass forward to Djezon Abdessadki. Djezon Abdessadki knocks in a cross ball towards Youssef Coulot. Youssef Coulot heads the ball goalwards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.16
Eric Amoah plays the ball forward to Tryggvi Gudmundsson. Tryggvi Gudmundsson sees Thomas Dehm in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Dehm knocks in a cross ball towards Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Ernesto Moya.
73.57
Corner kick to AS Saint-Étienne. Martin Polheim plays it short to Mark Goldberg. Mark Goldberg heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Vincent Hognon reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
78.04
Eric Amoah makes a simple pass to Tobias Ziege. Tobias Ziege sees a break and surges forward. Tobias Ziege shoots from 20 yards but somehow Ernesto Moya manages to keep it out.
79.57
Tobias Ziege flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Dehm who takes it down. Thomas Dehm controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Ernesto Moya. Excellent save.
83.23
Eric Amoah sees space and advances. Eric Amoah flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Dehm who brings the ball under control. Thomas Dehm shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
85.00
Habib Chapuis kicks a strong pass forward to Dado Fischer. Dado Fischer whips in a cross ball towards Djezon Abdessadki. Djezon Abdessadki makes a deft header. Alcaly Silvestre picks it out of the air!
89.20
Vincent Hognon flicks a high pass forward. Djezon Abdessadki holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Djezon Abdessadki shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Eishun Saito catches Frederic Artes on the ankles. The referee calls over Eishun Saito and shows him a yellow card! Frederic Artes runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Sochaux-Montbéliard
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 3
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 50.6493506493506 vs 49.3506493506493
Play Area
Home team third: 29.87%, Midfield: 40.26%, Away team third: 29.87%

Scorers
Dado Fischer 36

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dado Fischer of Sochaux-Montbéliard

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Alcaly Silvestre (GK)
7
2. Patrick Wise (DEF)
6
3. Eric Amoah (DEF)
7
4. Brendan Goldberg (DEF)
6
5. Mark Goldberg (MID)
6
6. Tobias Ziege (MID)
8
7. Tryggvi Gudmundsson (MID)
7
8. Martin Polheim (MID)
6
9. Eishun Saito (ATT)
6
10. Alex Amoah (ATT)
6
11. Thomas Dehm (ATT)
6

12. Liam Williams (ATT)
0
13. Kemal Joachim (ATT)
0
14. Stefanos Taoulas (ATT)
0

1. Ernesto Moya (GK)
9
2. Guilherme Valente (DEF)
6
3. Frederic Artes (DEF)
6
4. Oscar Jr. Tacchi (DEF)
5
5. Willy Abdessadki (MID)
6
6. Habib Chapuis (MID)
7
7. Nick Powell (MID)
6
8. Vincent Hognon (MID)
5
9. Dado Fischer (ATT)
9
10. Djezon Abdessadki (ATT)
7
11. Christina Bogaczyk (ATT)
5

12. Piet Ketting (GK)
6
13. Jaouad Colling (DEF)
6
14. Youssef Coulot (GK)
6