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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Gabriel Montpied where Clermont play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 20,753 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Clermont and AS Nancy are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rudy Dernis.


0.00
The whistle blows and AS Nancy get the match underway!
4.26
Yuji Ito makes a beautiful solo run. Yuji Ito threads a neat ball through to Elena Pirri. Elena Pirri lofts in a cross ball towards Sammy Deschamps. Sammy Deschamps flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.18
Jimmy Doumenc makes a beautiful solo run. Jimmy Doumenc knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Pirri. Elena Pirri finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
9.23
Jimmy Doumenc catches Pascal Arnold on the ankles. Jimmy Doumenc is shown the yellow card! Pascal Arnold hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.04
Leon Maas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Besson. Paul Besson passes the ball forward to Wayne Merson. Wayne Merson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Gabriel Bastien is on top of it.
14.39
Kader Legwinski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Booth. Gary Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pier Giovanni Soligo who gathers it comfortably.
21.30
Augusto Assignon catches Elena Pirri on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Elena Pirri stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.38
Pascal Arnold flicks a high pass forward to Wayne Merson who brings the ball under control. Wayne Merson shoots from 25 yards. Superb reactions from Gabriel Bastien. What a save!
32.08
Leon Maas kicks a strong pass forward to Jacques Citony. Jacques Citony takes it forward alone. Jacques Citony shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
33.19
Armin Schneider picks a pass forward to Elena Pirri. Elena Pirri lofts in a cross ball towards Sammy Deschamps. Augusto Assignon barges into Sammy Deschamps. Sammy Deschamps appeals for a penalty! Given!!
33.19
The referee points to the spot..
34.19
Sammy Deschamps slowly runs up and powers a low shot which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.53
Kader Legwinski hacks Paul Besson from behind! The referee warns Kader Legwinski to calm down! Paul Besson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.43
Jimmy Doumenc flicks a high pass forward. Elena Pirri collects the pass. Elena Pirri shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Clermont appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy have changed their lineup with Matt Caldwell replacing Gary Booth. The Clermont players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Clermont start the second half!
51.55
Marcello Kelban pushes mid-way up the pitch. Marcello Kelban knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Caldwell. Matt Caldwell knocks in a cross ball towards Sammy Deschamps. Sammy Deschamps connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Eduardo Loureiro is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
53.49
Kader Legwinski takes it forward alone. Kader Legwinski knocks in a cross ball towards Sammy Deschamps. Sammy Deschamps finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.43
Pascal Arnold flicks a high ball forward to Carl Citony who takes it down. Carl Citony shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.51
Clermont have made 3 substitutions with Cedric Raschke replacing Pier Giovanni Soligo, Wagneau Tatarian replacing Daguyl Cabezas and Amdy Bondel replacing Jacques Citony and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. AS Nancy have made 2 substitutions with Aaron van den Heuvel replacing Marcello Kelban and Andy Mcinnes replacing Didier Silvestre .
65.07
Kader Legwinski flicks a high pass forward. Sammy Deschamps controls it well on his chest. Sammy Deschamps knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cedric Raschke who gathers it comfortably.
67.11
Camel Vrielynck threads the ball through to Kader Legwinski. Kader Legwinski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sammy Deschamps. Sammy Deschamps plays a scrappy one-two with Matt Caldwell and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sammy Deschamps comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's there!! Cedric Raschke has to pick the ball from the back of the net! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
71.54
Camel Vrielynck flicks a high ball forward to Jimmy Doumenc who takes it down. Jimmy Doumenc makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Elena Pirri. Elena Pirri knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Caldwell. Matt Caldwell beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
75.56
Aaron van den Heuvel flicks a high pass forward. Kader Legwinski holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With a delightful solo run, Kader Legwinski stretches the opposition's defence. Kader Legwinski lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Pirri. Elena Pirri connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.53
Yuji Ito flicks a high pass forward. Kader Legwinski controls it well on his chest. Kader Legwinski sees Elena Pirri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Elena Pirri shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
79.12
Pascal Arnold threads a neat ball through to Wayne Merson. Wayne Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Citony. Carl Citony gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies wide!
83.54
Leon Maas clumsily knocks into Sammy Deschamps. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sammy Deschamps gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.58
Leon Maas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pascal Arnold. Pascal Arnold knocks the ball forward to Djimi Ait-Ouarab. Djimi Ait-Ouarab knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.01
Eduardo Loureiro threads the ball through to Pascal Arnold. Pascal Arnold runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Pascal Arnold knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Camel Vrielynck.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 5
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 36.3636363636364 vs 63.6363636363636
Play Area
Home team third: 29.87%, Midfield: 45.45%, Away team third: 24.68%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sammy Deschamps of AS Nancy

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
4. Leon Maas (DEF)
6
6
6. Pascal Arnold (MID)
6
7. Paul Besson (MID)
6
6
9. Carl Citony (ATT)
6
10. Wayne Merson (ATT)
6
6

13. Amdy Bondel (GK)
6
14. Cedric Raschke (DEF)
6

2. Yuji Ito (DEF)
7
6
6
6
8
7. Jimmy Doumenc (MID)
7
9
10. Elena Pirri (ATT)
8
11. Gary Booth (ATT)
6

13. Andy Mcinnes (ATT)
6
14. Matt Caldwell (DEF)
8