Match Report


AuxerreAuxerre     Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Juan-Carlos RomanJ. Roman71
G
captain1
G
72Miguel BentoM. Bento
Jose MerinoJ. Merino76
D
2captain
D
79Serge JosephS. Joseph
Gerhard NahrstedtG. Nahrstedt70
D
3
D
75John WallemmeJ. Wallemme
Luis SabinL. Sabin69
D
4
D
69Jocelyn CabezasJ. Cabezas
Oliver BehrensO. Behrens61
D
5
M
66Ruddy AgbohR. Agboh
Emmanuel LamaE. Lama66
M
6
M
63Ruddy SmertinR. Smertin
Alejandro SanzA. Sanz65
M
7
M
62Ronan AdamR. Adam
Fernando MarcosF. Marcos64
M
8
M
60Thibault FrapolliT. Frapolli
Hubert DuclouxH. Ducloux75
A
9
A
78Alberto VieiraA. Vieira
Armindo Ben AskarA. Ben Askar71
A
10
A
67Aziz NondaA. Nonda
Roberto PostigaR. Postiga64
A
11
A
67Jochem SluiterJ. Sluiter
 
Fernando Mario FlorentinF. Florentin64
M
12
G
68Richard BaileyR. Bailey
Goran VillechalaneG. Villechalane62
G
13
D
68Leonardo CarrascoL. Carrasco
Malte NordwaldM. Nordwald59
G
14
A
66Edward CarltonE. Carlton

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade de lAbbé-Deschamps where Auxerre play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 17,639 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Auxerre are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Montpellier HSC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Mario Lama.


0.00
Auxerre kick off!
3.42
Gerhard Nahrstedt threads a neat ball through to Fernando Marcos. Fernando Marcos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.19
John Wallemme flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruddy Smertin. Ruddy Smertin passes the ball forward to Aziz Nonda. Aziz Nonda makes a defence splitting pass to Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.58
Alejandro Sanz barges into Ronan Adam. Alejandro Sanz is shown the yellow card! Ronan Adam stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.30
Emmanuel Lama controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux plays a scrappy one-two with Roberto Postiga and advances towards the goal... Hubert Ducloux rockets a shot on goal but Miguel Bento is on top of it.
10.40
Thibault Frapolli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aziz Nonda. Aziz Nonda plays a sublime one-two with Jochem Sluiter and races in on goal... Some good footwork from Aziz Nonda provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Juan-Carlos Roman manages to keep it out.
12.21
Armindo Ben Askar comes in with a late challenge on John Wallemme. The referee warns Armindo Ben Askar to calm down! John Wallemme runs off the knock.
14.21
Jose Merino clumsily knocks into Jochem Sluiter. The referee calls over Jose Merino and warns him to calm down! Jochem Sluiter runs off the knock.
15.16
Serge Joseph makes a beautiful solo run. Serge Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Aziz Nonda collects the pass. Aziz Nonda tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
21.10
Jocelyn Cabezas knocks the ball forward to Ruddy Agboh. Ruddy Agboh threads a neat ball through to Aziz Nonda. Aziz Nonda shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
22.52
Thibault Frapolli darts forward. Thibault Frapolli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Vieira but he's offside!
24.07
Jocelyn Cabezas flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronan Adam. Ronan Adam chips the ball to his team mate, Jochem Sluiter. Jochem Sluiter edges inside the box! Jochem Sluiter looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Juan-Carlos Roman manages to gather it.
26.20
Jocelyn Cabezas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruddy Smertin. Ruddy Smertin knocks the ball forward to Jochem Sluiter. Jochem Sluiter shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.30
Jocelyn Cabezas threads a neat ball through to Ruddy Agboh. Seeing a gap ahead, Ruddy Agboh plays the ball forward to Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira plays a one-two with Aziz Nonda and advances towards the goal... Alberto Vieira comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Montpellier HSC are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
30.58
Emmanuel Lama makes a probing pass to Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux finds some space and shoots from distance. Miguel Bento gets down and covers it.
34.47
Emmanuel Lama kicks a strong pass forward to Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Miguel Bento smothers it!
36.42
Jocelyn Cabezas kicks a strong pass forward to Ruddy Smertin. Ruddy Smertin chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira plays a scrappy one-two with Aziz Nonda and advances towards the goal... Alberto Vieira strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Jose Merino.
38.02
Jose Merino makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Merino flicks a high ball forward to Armindo Ben Askar who takes it down. Armindo Ben Askar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hubert Ducloux but he's offside!
39.13
Alejandro Sanz sees Hubert Ducloux in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hubert Ducloux lofts in a cross ball towards Armindo Ben Askar. Armindo Ben Askar connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
40.01
Luis Sabin pushes mid-way up the pitch. Luis Sabin threads a neat ball through to Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux advances inside the box! Hubert Ducloux shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Auxerre!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Auxerre appear unchanged since the first half. Montpellier HSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Montpellier HSC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Montpellier HSC kick off the second half!
47.32
Gerhard Nahrstedt chips the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Lama. Emmanuel Lama makes a beautiful solo run. Emmanuel Lama shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.32
Thibault Frapolli flicks the ball to his team mate, Jochem Sluiter. Jochem Sluiter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.34
Aziz Nonda hacks Jose Merino from behind! The referee brings Aziz Nonda to one side and gives him a warning! Jose Merino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.52
John Wallemme makes a probing pass to Ruddy Agboh. Ruddy Agboh threads a neat ball through to Alberto Vieira. Alberto Vieira shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.39
Montpellier HSC have made 2 substitutions with Richard Bailey replacing Serge Joseph and Edward Carlton replacing Aziz Nonda .
67.24
Emmanuel Lama flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Postiga controls it well on his chest. Roberto Postiga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Bailey.
69.12
Fernando Marcos chips the ball to his team mate, Armindo Ben Askar. Armindo Ben Askar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.51
Luis Sabin clumsily knocks into Edward Carlton. Luis Sabin is warned by the referee! Edward Carlton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.26
Emmanuel Lama threads a neat ball through to Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
79.47
Ruddy Smertin flicks a high pass forward. Edward Carlton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edward Carlton shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
83.47
Gerhard Nahrstedt flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Lama holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emmanuel Lama makes a simple pass to Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.05
Jose Merino flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Lama collects the pass. Emmanuel Lama laces a through ball forward to Armindo Ben Askar. Armindo Ben Askar whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Postiga. Roberto Postiga makes a convincing header but it is miles over!
87.16
Emmanuel Lama threads a neat ball through to Hubert Ducloux. Hubert Ducloux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Auxerre

Montpellier HSC
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37%
63%
Play Area
29%
41%
30%

Scorers
Hubert Ducloux 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hubert Ducloux of Auxerre

Match Ratings