Match Report


Dilbert
today's match is sponsored by Dilbert
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Parc des Princes where Paris Saint-Germain play host to AS Saint-Étienne. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Paris Saint-Germain and AS Saint-Étienne are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Allan Kanoute.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne get the match underway!
2.20
Youssef Gauvin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guy Chaveriat. Guy Chaveriat knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Hoeness. With a superhuman jump, Kai Hoeness connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.59
Colin Caldwell flicks a high pass forward to Devanir Martel who brings the ball under control. Devanir Martel plays a scrappy one-two with Nicholas Paisley and advances towards the goal... Devanir Martel comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Edern Larrieu had no chance!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
8.28
Nicholas Paisley barges into Jannick Quintero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jannick Quintero runs off the knock.
9.01
Eugne Lima arcs the ball upfield. Thomas Malouda skips past John Dodd! Thomas Malouda rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
10.51
Martin Atherton makes a probing pass to Devanir Martel. Devanir Martel knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
15.51
Eugne Lima threads a neat ball through to Youssef Gauvin. Youssef Gauvin makes a probing pass to Guy Chaveriat. Guy Chaveriat controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Thomas Malouda through on goal. Thomas Malouda cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.54
Youssef Gauvin brings the ball forward. Youssef Gauvin tries a spectacular long range effort but Cristiano Veloso is on top of it.
21.27
Martin Atherton comes back to take the throw-in. Shabani Laspalles hits a low pass to Devanir Martel. Devanir Martel plays a scrappy one-two with Camel Bayle and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Devanir Martel provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
22.23
Tobias Geis threads a neat ball through to Guy Chaveriat. Guy Chaveriat knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Hoeness. Kai Hoeness powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.54
John Dodd kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell flicks a high ball forward to Nicholas Paisley who takes it down. Nicholas Paisley tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
32.29
Youssef Gauvin threads a neat ball through to Guy Chaveriat. Guy Chaveriat makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Malouda but he's offside!
36.50
Jacques Dufresne knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
44.01
J-Clau Legwinski barges into John Dodd. The referee brings J-Clau Legwinski to one side and gives him a warning! John Dodd stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Paris Saint-Germain appear unchanged since the first half. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Paris Saint-Germain start the second half!
53.44
Youssef Gauvin changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Youssef Gauvin makes a probing pass between the defence to Guy Chaveriat. Some good footwork from Guy Chaveriat provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
54.16
J-Clau Legwinski comes in with a late challenge on Martin Atherton. The referee brings J-Clau Legwinski to one side and gives him another warning! Martin Atherton runs off the knock.
57.34
Youssef Gauvin flicks a high pass forward. Guy Chaveriat collects the pass. Guy Chaveriat plays a scrappy one-two with Kai Hoeness and stumbles forward towards the goal... Guy Chaveriat takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
60.19
Paris Saint-Germain have made a substitution with Jean-Marc Reveillére replacing J-Clau Legwinski .
63.35
Jean-Marc Reveillére flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Malouda holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Malouda shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
65.40
Pascal Senoussi clumsily knocks into Devanir Martel. The referee calls over Pascal Senoussi and shows him a yellow card! Devanir Martel stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.01
Nicholas Paisley hacks Pascal Senoussi from behind! Nicholas Paisley is given a warning by the referee! Pascal Senoussi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.04
Eugne Lima flicks a high pass forward to Tobias Geis who brings the ball under control. Tobias Geis knocks the ball forward to Kai Hoeness. Kai Hoeness sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.31
Paris Saint-Germain have made a substitution with Steven Wallemme replacing Pascal Senoussi .
81.40
Shabani Laspalles knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nicholas Paisley!
84.19
Shabani Laspalles knocks the ball forward to Devanir Martel. Devanir Martel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steven Wallemme.
85.53
Pablo Galadames clumsily knocks into Thomas Malouda. Pablo Galadames is warned by the referee! Thomas Malouda runs off the knock.
89.27
AS Saint-Étienne are playing very defensively.
90.00
Martin Atherton brings the ball forward. Martin Atherton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
29.1%
43%
27.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Devanir Martel of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings