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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Parc des Princes where Paris Saint-Germain play host to Auxerre. A crowd of 20,754 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Paris Saint-Germain are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Auxerre appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Paris Saint-Germain kick off and get the match underway!
3.40
Jón Kristinn Thoroddsen hoofs the ball up the pitch. Tomas Breda goes all the way! Tomas Breda shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Patrick Kirkland is on top of it.
4.52
Vincent Pelé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda knocks in a cross ball towards Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Patrick Kirkland.
6.49
Branko Damman knocks the ball forward to Nelson Rios. Nelson Rios whips in a cross ball towards Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei heads the ball goalwards. Leonardo Rodriguez manages to gather it comfortably.
8.10
Vincent Pelé makes a simple pass to Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
9.15
Stefan Dumitru Milosovici knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Raducioiu. Claudiu Raducioiu passes the ball forward to Nelson Rios. Nelson Rios knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Rodriguez who gathers it comfortably.
10.57
Pierre-Yves Arribagé chips the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez goes all the way! Alfredo Suarez takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Patrick Kirkland!
12.14
Branko Damman flicks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Rios. Nelson Rios goes all the way! Nelson Rios tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.15
Arnauld Assou controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez goes all the way! Alfredo Suarez shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Patrick Kirkland manages to gather it comfortably.
20.49
Jón Kristinn Thoroddsen makes a simple pass to Arnauld Assou. Arnauld Assou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly plays a perfect one-two with Alfredo Suarez and rushes in on goal... Brahim Giuly tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Patrick Kirkland.
26.14
Branko Damman kicks a strong pass forward to Claus Degn. Claus Degn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pierre-Yves Poulard.
30.35
Pierre-Yves Arribagé makes a beautiful solo run. Pierre-Yves Arribagé sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
32.22
Mast H. Kanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claus Degn. Claus Degn knocks in a cross ball towards Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei flicks the ball with his head. Mohammed Edusei scores for Auxerre!!
39.21
Mansour Chabbert controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillaume Caillet. Guillaume Caillet brings the ball forward. Guillaume Caillet knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez rockets a shot on goal. Patrick Kirkland easily smothers it.
44.50
Pierre-Yves Arribagé brings the ball forward. Pierre-Yves Arribagé plays a perfect one-two with Alfredo Suarez and rushes in on goal... Pierre-Yves Arribagé shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Patrick Kirkland!
45.00
Arnauld Assou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Auxerre get the second half underway!
47.01
Branko Damman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nelson Rios. Nelson Rios whips in a cross ball towards Claus Degn. Claus Degn powers a header at goal but Leonardo Rodriguez is on top of it.
48.20
Branko Damman makes a simple pass to Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei lofts in a cross ball towards Claus Degn. Claus Degn connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.42
Claudiu Raducioiu takes it forward alone. Claudiu Raducioiu knocks the ball forward to Claus Degn. Claus Degn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.29
Mast H. Kanu makes a probing pass to Claus Degn. Claus Degn goes all the way! Claus Degn takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Leonardo Rodriguez!
53.45
Arnauld Assou makes a simple pass to Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.33
Branko Damman flicks the ball to his team mate, Claus Degn. Claus Degn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.33
Yassine Hadji comes in with a late challenge on Arnauld Assou. Yassine Hadji is warned by the referee! Arnauld Assou hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.02
Mansour Chabbert knocks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Assou. Arnauld Assou kicks a strong pass forward to Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Benjamín Sáez.
73.09
Benjamín Sáez chips the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Raducioiu. Claudiu Raducioiu makes a beautiful solo run. Claudiu Raducioiu shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Leonardo Rodriguez.
75.26
Miguel Ferreira decides to run forward with the ball. Miguel Ferreira knocks the ball forward to Nelson Rios. Nelson Rios plays a perfect one-two with Mohammed Edusei and rushes in on goal... Nelson Rios takes a shot at goal but Leonardo Rodriguez is on top of it.
78.59
Claudiu Raducioiu knocks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Rios. Nelson Rios knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leonardo Rodriguez who gathers it comfortably.
81.05
Jón Kristinn Thoroddsen hacks Branko Damman from behind! Jón Kristinn Thoroddsen is given a warning by the referee! Branko Damman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.36
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
87.15
Stefan Dumitru Milosovici sees a break and surges forward. Stefan Dumitru Milosovici knocks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Rios. Nelson Rios knocks the ball forward to Claus Degn. Claus Degn takes a shot at goal. Claus Degn scores for Auxerre!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Nelson Rios of Auxerre

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 8
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 50 vs 50
Play Area
Home team third: 26.60%, Midfield: 42.55%, Away team third: 30.85%