Match Report
| AS Saint-Étienne | AS Saint-Étienne |  |  | AS Nancy | AS Nancy | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Alcaly Silvestre | A. Silvestre |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Aaron van den Heuvel | A. van den Heuvel | |||||||||
| Brendan Goldberg | B. Goldberg |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Marcello Kelban | M. Kelban | |||||||||
| Patrick Wise | P. Wise | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Marcello Anelka | M. Anelka | |||||||||
| Eric Amoah | E. Amoah |  | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Matt Caldwell | M. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Tryggvi Gudmundsson | T. Gudmundsson |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | M | 66 |  | Pedro Marques | P. Marques | |||||||||
| Tobias Ziege | T. Ziege |  | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Henk Vandenbroeck | H. Vandenbroeck | |||||||||
| Martin Polheim | M. Polheim | | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Gary Thirlwell | G. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Diego Bolaño | D. Bolaño |  | 70 | M | | 8 | |  | M | 62 | | Stuart Morrison | S. Morrison | ||||||||
| Alex Amoah | A. Amoah | | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Gary Booth | G. Booth | |||||||||
| Eishun Saito | E. Saito |  | 75 | A | | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Yoann Mendy | Y. Mendy | ||||||||
| Thomas Dehm | T. Dehm | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Jacques Gondet | J. Gondet | |||||||||
| Stefanos Taoulas | S. Taoulas |  | 68 | A | | 12 | | D | 68 | | Camel Vrielynck | C. Vrielynck | |||||||||
| Cor Tychon | C. Tychon | | 66 | D | | 13 | | D | 65 |  | Alberto Nieto | A. Nieto | |||||||||
| Uwe Schell | U. Schell | | 66 | M | | 14 | | G | 65 | | Kodjo Savinaud | K. Savinaud | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 18,276 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and AS Nancy are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gonzalo Gardie.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and AS Nancy are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gonzalo Gardie.
0.00
0-0AS Saint-Étienne kick off!
3.23
0-0Brendan Goldberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tryggvi Gudmundsson. Tryggvi Gudmundsson brings the ball forward. Tryggvi Gudmundsson shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
4.25
0-1Pedro Marques runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Pedro Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Jacques Gondet. Jacques Gondet makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.08
Diego Bolaño darts forward. Diego Bolaño plays a one-two with Thomas Dehm and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Diego Bolaño provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.05
Tryggvi Gudmundsson threads a neat ball through to Thomas Dehm. Thomas Dehm plays a one-two with Eishun Saito and advances towards the goal... Thomas Dehm takes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
15.27
1-1With vision, Henk Vandenbroeck plays the ball forward to Jacques Gondet. Jacques Gondet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Patrick Wise.
16.24
With wonderful imagination, Pedro Marques plays the ball forward to Gary Booth. Gary Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alcaly Silvestre who gathers it comfortably.
18.56
1-1Marcello Anelka controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Henk Vandenbroeck. Henk Vandenbroeck passes the ball forward to Jacques Gondet. Jacques Gondet shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
20.15
1-1Marcello Kelban barges into Thomas Dehm. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thomas Dehm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.19
Henk Vandenbroeck chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Booth. Gary Booth advances inside the box! Gary Booth shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Alcaly Silvestre. Excellent save.
26.23
1-1Marcello Anelka flicks a high pass forward. Gary Thirlwell controls it well on his chest. Gary Thirlwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Booth. Gary Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Yoann Mendy. Eric Amoah hacks Yoann Mendy from behind! Penalty not given!!
27.20
1-1Gary Booth clumsily knocks into Eric Amoah. The referee brings Gary Booth to one side and gives him a warning! Eric Amoah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.09
Yoann Mendy catches Eric Amoah on the ankles. Yoann Mendy is given a warning by the referee! Eric Amoah stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.15
Gary Thirlwell barges into Tryggvi Gudmundsson. Gary Thirlwell is given a warning by the referee! Tryggvi Gudmundsson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.10
Pedro Marques flicks a high pass forward to Jacques Gondet who brings the ball under control. Jacques Gondet whips in a cross ball towards Gary Booth. Gary Booth flicks the ball with his head. Alcaly Silvestre gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
36.52
Marcello Kelban flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Marques collects the pass. Pedro Marques plays the ball forward to Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy shoots from 20 yards but somehow Alcaly Silvestre manages to keep it out.
38.54
Marcello Kelban threads a neat ball through to Gary Thirlwell. Gary Thirlwell kicks a strong pass forward to Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy cuts inside the box! Yoann Mendy side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
39.03
Martin Polheim flicks a high pass forward. Eishun Saito controls it well on his chest. Eishun Saito knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcello Kelban.
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. AS Nancy have changed their lineup with Kodjo Savinaud replacing Jacques Gondet.
45.00
The second half starts with AS Nancy kicking off!
51.53
Tobias Ziege chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Amoah. Alex Amoah lofts in a cross ball towards Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
53.25
Henk Vandenbroeck deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kodjo Savinaud. Kodjo Savinaud knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brendan Goldberg.
59.04
Stuart Morrison catches Tryggvi Gudmundsson on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tryggvi Gudmundsson stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.43
1-1AS Nancy have made 2 substitutions with Camel Vrielynck replacing Marcello Anelka and Alberto Nieto replacing Stuart Morrison .
69.57
Martin Polheim flicks a high pass forward to Alex Amoah who brings the ball under control. Alex Amoah shoots from 20 yards. Aaron van den Heuvel gets down and covers it.
72.27
Henk Vandenbroeck comes in with a late challenge on Martin Polheim. The referee calls over Henk Vandenbroeck and shows him a yellow card! Martin Polheim runs off the knock.
73.54
Marcello Kelban flicks a high pass forward. Gary Thirlwell controls it well on his chest. Gary Thirlwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy whips in a cross ball towards Kodjo Savinaud. Eric Amoah clumsily knocks into Kodjo Savinaud. Penalty not given!!
78.47
Brendan Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Ziege collects the pass. Tobias Ziege kicks a strong pass forward to Eishun Saito. Eishun Saito sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Aaron van den Heuvel.
83.50
Tobias Ziege makes a probing pass to Thomas Dehm. Thomas Dehm shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Aaron van den Heuvel manages to gather it effortlessly.
87.35
Patrick Wise hits a low pass to Diego Bolaño. Diego Bolaño makes a simple pass to Thomas Dehm. Thomas Dehm sees Alex Amoah just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Alex Amoah shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Matt Caldwell barges into Eishun Saito. Matt Caldwell is shown the yellow card! Eishun Saito hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Diego Bolaño of AS Saint-Étienne |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Alcaly Silvestre (GK)
8
2. Brendan Goldberg (DEF)
6
3. Patrick Wise (DEF)
6
4. Eric Amoah (DEF)
6
5. Tryggvi Gudmundsson (MID)
6
6. Tobias Ziege (MID)
7
7. Martin Polheim (MID)
7
8. Diego Bolaño (MID)
9
9. Alex Amoah (ATT)
6
10. Eishun Saito (ATT)
6
11. Thomas Dehm (ATT)
7
12. Stefanos Taoulas (ATT)
0
13. Cor Tychon (DEF)
0
14. Uwe Schell (MID)
0
1. Aaron van den Heuvel (GK)
7
2. Marcello Kelban (DEF)
6
3. Marcello Anelka (DEF)
6
4. Matt Caldwell (DEF)
5
5. Pedro Marques (MID)
8
6. Henk Vandenbroeck (MID)
6
7. Gary Thirlwell (MID)
6
8. Stuart Morrison (MID)
5
9. Gary Booth (ATT)
7
10. Yoann Mendy (ATT)
7
11. Jacques Gondet (ATT)
8
12. Camel Vrielynck (DEF)
6
13. Alberto Nieto (DEF)
6
14. Kodjo Savinaud (GK)
6