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A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Gaston Petit where Chateauroux play host to Auxerre. A crowd of 17,393 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Chateauroux and Auxerre are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Mario Lama.


0.00
Auxerre kick off the first half!
6.14
Camille Muller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arnold De Haan. Arnold De Haan plays a scrappy one-two with Eric Nafti and advances towards the goal... Arnold De Haan takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
9.29
Alex Rae hits a low pass to Arnold De Haan. Arnold De Haan whips in a cross ball towards Eric Nafti. Eric Nafti beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
14.07
Luis Sabin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emmanuel Lama. Emmanuel Lama flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Postiga collects the pass. Roberto Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Armindo Ben Askar. Armindo Ben Askar powers a header at goal but Stuart Granville is on top of it.
21.51
Luis Sabin chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Marcos. Fernando Marcos makes a simple pass to Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
22.18
Miguael Collet kicks a strong pass forward to Julien Hervé. Julien Hervé whips in a cross ball towards Arnold De Haan. Arnold De Haan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Juan-Carlos Roman is on top of it.
32.28
Mirco Bocchetti flicks a high pass forward. Alex Rae controls it well on his chest. Alex Rae sees Julien Hervé in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julien Hervé sees Arnold De Haan just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Arnold De Haan provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Fernando Marcos plays the ball forward to Armindo Ben Askar. Armindo Ben Askar sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Armindo Ben Askar!
42.12
Louis Laros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Rae. Alex Rae changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alex Rae shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
44.24
Domenico Frey advances with the ball. Domenico Frey flicks a high pass forward. Arnold De Haan collects the pass. Arnold De Haan threads the ball through into the box. Eric Nafti side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
Alejandro Sanz flicks a high ball forward to Hubert Ducloux who takes it down. Hubert Ducloux tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chateauroux appear unchanged since the first half. Auxerre also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Chateauroux kick off the second half!
47.08
Alejandro Sanz kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
48.44
Aloisio Debeve makes a simple pass to Camille Muller. Camille Muller knocks the ball to his team mate, Julien Hervé. Julien Hervé cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Julien Hervé provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.57
Alejandro Sanz threads a neat ball through to Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga whips in a cross ball towards Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux makes a convincing header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
55.24
Emmanuel Lama knocks the ball to his team mate, Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux whips in a cross ball towards Armindo Ben Askar. Armindo Ben Askar rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.08
Auxerre have made a substitution with Fernando Mario Florentin replacing Armindo Ben Askar and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
63.34
Camille Muller catches Emmanuel Lama on the ankles. The referee calls over Camille Muller and warns him to calm down! Emmanuel Lama stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.25
Aloisio Debeve knocks the ball forward to Camille Muller. Camille Muller flicks a high pass forward. Eric Nafti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eric Nafti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Juan-Carlos Roman.
67.19
Jose Merino deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Marcos. Fernando Marcos threads a neat ball through to Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.06
Emmanuel Lama flicks a high pass forward to Roberto Postiga who brings the ball under control. Roberto Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Florentin. Fernando Mario Florentin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
75.54
Camille Muller hits a low pass to Arnold De Haan. Arnold De Haan shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.10
Alejandro Sanz knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
79.08
Mirco Bocchetti flicks a high ball forward to Camille Muller who takes it down. Camille Muller plays the ball forward to Arnold De Haan. Arnold De Haan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Chateauroux are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
83.18
Luis Sabin flicks a high pass forward to Fernando Marcos who brings the ball under control. Fernando Marcos flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Mario Florentin controls it well on his chest. Fernando Mario Florentin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Granville who gathers it comfortably.
89.36
Jose Merino sees Fernando Marcos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Marcos threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Florentin. Fernando Mario Florentin knocks in a cross ball towards Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux connects with a diving header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stuart Granville with no chance!! Goal for Auxerre!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
30.1%
42.2%
27.7%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arnold De Haan of Chateauroux

Match Ratings