Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain
Computer Player Computer Player Dave Cee Dave Cee
Medhi EloiM. Eloi75
G
captain1captain
G
83Michael SimonsenM. Simonsen
Frank StuartF. Stuart70
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2
D
75Eddie EdworthyE. Edworthy
Quim CastroQ. Castro61
D
3
D
78Yoann RizzettoY. Rizzetto
Jean-Louis HeurliéJ. Heurlié58
D
4
D
78Oswaldo TourselO. Toursel
Allan LimaA. Lima56
D
5
D
79Daniel MercadoD. Mercado
Fabrice BottelinF. Bottelin68
M
6
M
79Farid TrapassoF. Trapasso
Carlos MartinC. Martin66
M
7
M
89Iago CarecaI. Careca
Danijel MamouniD. Mamouni64
M
8
M
81Torsten NeuhausT. Neuhaus
Warren BastinW. Bastin69
A
9
A
78Darius BastinD. Bastin
Nicolas WalterN. Walter68
A
10
A
82Abdelmalek BarthezA. Barthez
Moussa BiancarelliM. Biancarelli65
A
11
A
79Greg MortensenG. Mortensen
 
Arnauld DebecA. Debec61
M
12
D
77Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes
Kodjo ValenconiK. Valenconi61
M
13
M
86Neil RitchieN. Ritchie
Alexandre AristouyA. Aristouy60
G
14
A
79Wagneau CamadiniW. Camadini

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Paris Saint-Germain. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and Paris Saint-Germain are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis-Clemente Duchesne.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne start the match!
6.39
Danijel Mamouni chips the ball to his team mate, Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin cuts inside the box! Warren Bastin takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Oswaldo Toursel's outstretched leg.
8.38
Torsten Neuhaus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Quim Castro.
9.33
Frank Stuart receives the ball from a throw-in from Jean-Louis Heurlié. Frank Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Fabrice Bottelin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabrice Bottelin threads the ball through to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oswaldo Toursel.
10.59
Nicolas Walter sees space and advances. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball towards Moussa Biancarelli. Moussa Biancarelli whips the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
12.53
Iago Careca makes a probing pass to Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen advances inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Greg Mortensen provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. Greg Mortensen scores for Paris Saint-Germain!!
16.41
Torsten Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward. Darius Bastin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darius Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Allan Lima.
21.12
Carlos Martin hacks Greg Mortensen from behind! Carlos Martin is given a warning by the referee! Greg Mortensen stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.24
Yoann Rizzetto flicks a high ball forward to Oswaldo Toursel who takes it down. Oswaldo Toursel surges forward with the ball. Oswaldo Toursel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abdelmalek Barthez but he's offside!
26.04
Carlos Martin chips the ball to his team mate, Moussa Biancarelli. Moussa Biancarelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.19
Torsten Neuhaus knocks the ball to his team mate, Abdelmalek Barthez. Abdelmalek Barthez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Allan Lima.
30.18
Fabrice Bottelin barges into Torsten Neuhaus. The referee warns Fabrice Bottelin to calm down! Torsten Neuhaus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.50
Frank Stuart barges into Torsten Neuhaus. The referee calls over Frank Stuart and shows him a yellow card! Torsten Neuhaus stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.39
Torsten Neuhaus flicks a high pass forward to Farid Trapasso who brings the ball under control. Farid Trapasso whips in a cross ball towards Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Medhi Eloi!
42.09
Carlos Martin breaks forward. Carlos Martin makes a simple pass to Moussa Biancarelli. Moussa Biancarelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Simonsen who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Oswaldo Toursel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Neuhaus. Torsten Neuhaus lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Bastin. Darius Bastin shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Paris Saint-Germain kick off!
47.09
Carlos Martin makes a probing pass to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Michael Simonsen manages to gather it.
54.28
Farid Trapasso flicks a high ball forward to Abdelmalek Barthez who takes it down. Abdelmalek Barthez shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.22
Paris Saint-Germain have made a substitution with Wagneau Camadini replacing Abdelmalek Barthez .
61.32
Danijel Mamouni flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Walter controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Simonsen who gathers it comfortably.
65.19
Torsten Neuhaus clumsily knocks into Fabrice Bottelin. The referee calls over Torsten Neuhaus and shows him a yellow card! Fabrice Bottelin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.26
Daniel Mercado knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Neuhaus. Torsten Neuhaus kicks a strong pass forward to Iago Careca. Iago Careca controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Wagneau Camadini through on goal. Wagneau Camadini tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
73.36
Danijel Mamouni makes a simple pass to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin skips past Yoann Rizzetto! Warren Bastin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
85.15
Carlos Martin threads the ball through to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter chips the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Bottelin. Fabrice Bottelin cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
87.16
Torsten Neuhaus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Greg Mortensen. Greg Mortensen plays a sublime one-two with Wagneau Camadini and races in on goal... Jean-Louis Heurlié catches Greg Mortensen on the ankles. Greg Mortensen appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Paris Saint-Germain
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.5%
56.5%
Play Area
29%
50.7%
20.3%

Scorers
Warren Bastin 73
Greg Mortensen 13

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Greg Mortensen of Paris Saint-Germain

Match Ratings