Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to FC Nantes. A crowd of 16,206 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Nantes appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Julien Gomis.
The pitch is in great condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while FC Nantes appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Julien Gomis.
0.00
0-0FC Nantes kick off and get the first half underway!
4.05
0-0Ulrich Blondeau kicks a strong pass forward to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi whips in a cross ball towards Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.50
0-0Ulrich Blondeau knocks the ball forward to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Albert Ortiz as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
8.34
0-0It's a corner kick. Vincent El Idrisi loops the ball over to the far post. Adel Née gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
9.26
Don White controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Dominguez. Daniel Dominguez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.31
0-1Daniel Dominguez makes a probing pass to Gianpaolo Marangon. Gianpaolo Marangon knocks in a cross ball towards Don White. Don White makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Mustapha Valéry had no chance!! Goal for FC Nantes!
18.56
Vincent El Idrisi sees space and advances. Vincent El Idrisi finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.10
0-1Vincent El Idrisi threads a neat ball through to Alcaly Balde. Alcaly Balde sees Vincent El Idrisi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincent El Idrisi lofts in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec makes a looping header on goal. The ball comes off Miguel Marques and the loose ball is cleared up field.
21.28
Ulrich Blondeau flicks a high pass forward. Oswaldo Gourvennec collects the pass. Oswaldo Gourvennec knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
27.33
Ulrich Blondeau sees space and advances. Ulrich Blondeau whips in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
28.39
Vincent El Idrisi makes a simple pass to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout cuts inside the box! Zoumana Tamazout comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.02
Alcaly Balde chips the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau flicks a high pass forward to Zoumana Tamazout who brings the ball under control. Zoumana Tamazout whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but Albert Ortiz is on top of it.
36.56
Sabri Guyot kicks a strong pass forward to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau makes a simple pass to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl whips in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi powers a header at goal. Albert Ortiz easily punches it away to safety.
38.08
With great vision, Vincent El Idrisi plays the ball forward to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout lofts in a cross ball towards Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.23
Vincent El Idrisi kicks a strong pass forward to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl knocks in a cross ball towards Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Albert Ortiz is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
2-1Daniel Dominguez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oswaldo Catherine. Oswaldo Catherine knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nantes also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Nantes players seem much more motivated whilst the AS Saint-Étienne players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off the second half!
49.04
Vincent El Idrisi chips the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec whips in a cross ball towards Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is deflected wide by Kelvin Gascoigne.
51.06
Ulrich Blondeau makes a simple pass to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun plays a scrappy one-two with Zoumana Tamazout and advances towards the goal... Gabriel Salaun looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Albert Ortiz!
53.13
Ulrich Blondeau sees Zoumana Tamazout in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zoumana Tamazout lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Albert Ortiz gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
55.23
2-1Vincent El Idrisi catches Kelvin Gascoigne on the ankles. Vincent El Idrisi is shown the yellow card! Kelvin Gascoigne stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.27
Sabri Guyot kicks a strong pass forward to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi knocks the ball forward to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec shoots from long range. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.44
Vincent El Idrisi threads a neat ball through to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.54
Don White clumsily knocks into Gabriel Salaun. The referee calls over Don White and shows him a yellow card! Gabriel Salaun hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.14
Adel Née catches Alcaly Balde on the ankles. The referee calls over Adel Née and shows him a yellow card! Alcaly Balde runs off the knock.
75.32
Vincent El Idrisi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau whips in a cross ball towards Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout makes a deft header. Albert Ortiz manages to gather it.
77.18
3-1AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Jo‘l Grégorini replacing Alcaly Balde, David Meidt replacing Ulrich Blondeau and Jean-Christophe Jouault replacing Zoumana Tamazout .
79.10
Vincent El Idrisi hits a low pass to David Meidt. David Meidt makes a probing pass to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl lofts in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec makes a deft header. It's there!! Albert Ortiz has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.58
Vincent El Idrisi knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi whips the ball goalwards with his head but Albert Ortiz is on top of it.
85.33
Don White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Catherine. Oswaldo Catherine knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edwin Diasalmeida.
87.37
Vincent El Idrisi brings the ball forward. Vincent El Idrisi lofts in a cross ball towards Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Albert Ortiz!
89.12
4-1Dominic Morrison hacks Vincent El Idrisi from behind! The referee warns Dominic Morrison to calm down! Vincent El Idrisi stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Edwin Diasalmeida threads a neat ball through to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi plays the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault whips in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Albert Ortiz. Excellent save.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Rolf Voitl 38 Zoumana Tamazout 42 Oswaldo Gourvennec 57, 79 | Don White 14 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Vincent El Idrisi of AS Saint-Étienne |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Mustapha Valéry (GK)
6
2. Dado Sarr (DEF)
6
3. Sabri Guyot (DEF)
6
4. Alcaly Balde (DEF)
6
5. Edwin Diasalmeida (DEF)
6
6. Ulrich Blondeau (MID)
7
7. Vincent El Idrisi (MID)
8
8. Oswaldo Gourvennec (ATT)
8
9. Gabriel Salaun (ATT)
6
10. Zoumana Tamazout (ATT)
8
11. Rolf Voitl (ATT)
8
12. Jo‘l Grégorini (DEF)
6
13. David Meidt (MID)
6
14. Jean-Christophe Jouault (ATT)
6
1. Albert Ortiz (GK)
8
2. Miguel Marques (DEF)
6
3. Dominic Morrison (DEF)
5
4. Kelvin Gascoigne (DEF)
6
5. Wayne Rankin (DEF)
6
6. Don White (MID)
7
7. Daniel Dominguez (MID)
6
8. Gianpaolo Marangon (ATT)
6
9. Gary Cleland (ATT)
6
10. Oswaldo Catherine (ATT)
6
11. Adel Née (ATT)
5
12. Dianbobo Gondet (MID)
0
13. Noel Brand (MID)
0
14. Daniel Jesus (DEF)
0