Match Report


Red Cross
today's match is sponsored by Red Cross
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Olympique de Marseille. A crowd of 9,861 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Olympique de Marseille appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jean Francois Lecocq.


0.00
The first half starts with AS Saint-Étienne kicking off!
6.39
Shabani Laspalles flicks a high pass forward. Camel Bayle controls it well on his chest. Camel Bayle knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giuseppe Diallo.
8.35
Martin Atherton plays the ball forward to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley tries a spectacular long range effort. Daniele Stone gets down and covers it.
9.11
John Dodd flicks a high pass forward. Martin Atherton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seeing a gap ahead, Martin Atherton plays the ball forward to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley knocks in a cross ball towards Camel Bayle. Camel Bayle directs the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
10.23
Martin Atherton threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
14.03
Giampiero Matteassi chips the ball to his team mate, Gerald Bérenguer. Gerald Bérenguer flicks a high pass forward to Goran Coulibaly who brings the ball under control. Goran Coulibaly knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Veloso who gathers it comfortably.
16.58
Shabani Laspalles hacks Gerald Bérenguer from behind! The referee brings Shabani Laspalles to one side and gives him a warning! Gerald Bérenguer stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.03
Silvio Rabuel flicks a high pass forward. Goran Coulibaly collects the pass. Goran Coulibaly knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.49
Colin Caldwell flicks a high pass forward to Devanir Martel who brings the ball under control. Devanir Martel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.52
Jacques Dufresne flicks a high pass forward. Martin Atherton controls it well on his chest. Martin Atherton passes the ball forward to Devanir Martel. Devanir Martel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.12
Giampiero Matteassi threads the ball through to Gerald Bérenguer. Gerald Bérenguer threads a neat ball through to Sander Houttuin. Sander Houttuin whips in a cross ball towards Goran Coulibaly. Goran Coulibaly is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
30.04
Silvio Rabuel flicks a high pass forward. Goran Coulibaly holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Goran Coulibaly lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Kante. Nicolas Kante is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
32.40
Olympique de Marseille have made a substitution with Noah Geis replacing Demetrius Soudan .
34.37
Colin Caldwell makes a probing pass to Camel Bayle. Camel Bayle knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Giampiero Matteassi.
39.28
Gerald Bérenguer passes the ball forward to Nicolas Kante. Nicolas Kante shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
Colin Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Devanir Martel. Devanir Martel finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique de Marseille have changed their lineup with Bruno Petit replacing Goran Coulibaly.

45.00
The whistle blows and Olympique de Marseille get the second half underway!
48.35
Steed Agathe makes a probing pass to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Devanir Martel collects the pass. Devanir Martel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giampiero Matteassi.
54.36
Gerald Bérenguer makes a probing pass to Nicolas Kante. Nicolas Kante knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Dodd.
55.07
Steed Agathe kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Caldwell. With fabulous vision, Colin Caldwell plays the ball forward to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley sees Camel Bayle just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Camel Bayle comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.56
Colin Caldwell plays the ball forward to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
62.56
Olympique de Marseille have made a substitution with Robert Baudet replacing Gerald Bérenguer .
63.55
Martin Atherton chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley plays a one-two with Devanir Martel and rushes in on goal... Nicholas Paisley rockets a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
66.54
Pablo Galadames threads the ball through to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell darts forward. Colin Caldwell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giampiero Matteassi.
69.08
Robert Baudet plays the ball forward to Nicolas Kante. Nicolas Kante lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Petit. Bruno Petit makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.12
John Dodd takes it forward alone. John Dodd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Devanir Martel. Devanir Martel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.57
Martin Atherton decides to run forward with the ball. Martin Atherton shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
77.25
Robert Baudet sees Sander Houttuin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sander Houttuin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Cristiano Veloso!
79.03
Colin Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Devanir Martel easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Devanir Martel tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.27
Colin Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Devanir Martel controls it well on his chest. Devanir Martel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniele Stone who gathers it comfortably.
84.26
With some swift thinking, Martin Atherton plays the ball forward to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
85.03
Colin Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Devanir Martel. Devanir Martel shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
87.06
Martin Atherton hits a low pass to Devanir Martel. Devanir Martel shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
Silvio Rabuel knocks the ball forward to Bruno Petit. Bruno Petit shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Cristiano Veloso as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
90.00
Silvio Rabuel takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Martin Atherton jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
9
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67%
33%
Play Area
20.5%
44.3%
35.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Caldwell of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings