Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     GuingampGuingamp
Armenio ParadaArmenio Parada Garry Lloyd Garry Lloyd
Ignacio OsomoI. Osomo82
G
1
G
75Julien BichselJ. Bichsel
Alassandro RivaltaA. Rivalta88
D
2
D
76Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa
Raimond GoossenR. Goossen72
D
3
D
76Martín FaríasM. Farías
Alfred BowyerA. Bowyer78
D
4
D
75Liam Di SoleL. Di Sole
Tomislav RukavinaT. Rukavina81
D
5
M
79Arno RitzingerA. Ritzinger
Joachim Dalla BonaJ. Dalla Bona73
M
6
M
76Rodolfo AndresR. Andres
Warren CoppingerW. Coppinger82
M
7captain
M
80J-Clau ArmandJ. Armand
Azziz VrielynckA. Vrielynck79
M
8
M
76Oswaldo SopalskiO. Sopalski
Dagui CantonaD. Cantona74
A
captain9
A
74Herve FanniH. Fanni
Xavier KopaX. Kopa75
A
10
A
74Dennis WilliamsonD. Williamson
Marek RzasaM. Rzasa82
A
11
A
76Alfredo VidalA. Vidal
 
Pascal DudoitP. Dudoit72
D
12
D
73Matt DavidsonM. Davidson
Graham JoachimG. Joachim87
M
13
M
73Pascal HeijeP. Heije
Alassan DecroixA. Decroix71
A
14
A
70Fernando FuentesF. Fuentes

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to Guingamp. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Guingamp appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Aziz Rabuel.


0.00
Guingamp get the match underway!
4.25
Liam Di Sole knocks the ball forward to Martín Farías. Martín Farías controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dennis Williamson. Dennis Williamson lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Andres. Tomislav Rukavina hacks Rodolfo Andres from behind! Rodolfo Andres appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
8.31
Joachim Dalla Bona makes a probing pass to Warren Coppinger. Warren Coppinger puts a great ball through but Marek Rzasa is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
9.19
Warren Coppinger makes an attacking run forward. Warren Coppinger skips past Liam Di Sole! Warren Coppinger comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.51
Liam Di Sole hits a low pass to Dennis Williamson. Dennis Williamson whips in a cross ball towards Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Ignacio Osomo picks it out of the air!
15.56
Azziz Vrielynck controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona whips in a cross ball towards Xavier Kopa. With a superhuman jump, Xavier Kopa connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.51
Warren Coppinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joachim Dalla Bona. Joachim Dalla Bona whips in a cross ball towards Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa powers a header at goal. Julien Bichsel picks it out of the air!
20.32
Tomislav Rukavina kicks a strong pass forward to Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa hits a low pass to Joachim Dalla Bona. Joachim Dalla Bona knocks in a cross ball towards Xavier Kopa. Xavier Kopa finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Julien Bichsel keeps it out!
21.30
Arno Ritzinger sees a break and surges forward. Arno Ritzinger whips in a cross ball towards Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
24.42
Rodrigo Barbosa sweeps the ball long. Herve Fanni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alassandro Rivalta.
27.00
Tomislav Rukavina threads the ball through to Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
36.42
Alfred Bowyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa makes an attacking run forward. Marek Rzasa sees Dagui Cantona just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Dagui Cantona tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
39.09
Alfredo Vidal flicks a high pass forward to Dennis Williamson who brings the ball under control. Dennis Williamson shoots from distance. Ignacio Osomo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
40.07
Warren Coppinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Coppinger. With a superhuman jump, Warren Coppinger connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just wide!
44.39
Oswaldo Sopalski hits a low pass to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal knocks in a cross ball towards Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni flicks the ball with his head but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Warren Coppinger clumsily knocks into J-Clau Armand. The referee brings Warren Coppinger to one side and gives him a warning! J-Clau Armand hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. Guingamp also appear unchanged since the first half. The Guingamp players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
AS Monaco kick off the second half!
47.19
Marek Rzasa flicks a high pass forward. Joachim Dalla Bona holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joachim Dalla Bona tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
48.25
Raimond Goossen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Azziz Vrielynck. Azziz Vrielynck makes a simple pass to Warren Coppinger. Warren Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.01
Martín Farías flicks a high pass forward to Arno Ritzinger who brings the ball under control. Arno Ritzinger flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfred Bowyer.
55.32
Alassandro Rivalta makes a beautiful solo run. Alassandro Rivalta cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alassandro Rivalta provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Julien Bichsel gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
59.13
Herve Fanni flicks a high ball forward to Rodolfo Andres who takes it down. Rodolfo Andres finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.19
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Alassan Decroix replacing Marek Rzasa .Guingamp have made a substitution with Matt Davidson replacing Liam Di Sole .
61.19
Rodolfo Andres catches Alfred Bowyer on the ankles. Rodolfo Andres is shown the yellow card! Alfred Bowyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.09
Arno Ritzinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Herve Fanni provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Ignacio Osomo manages to gather it easily.
67.56
Martín Farías threads the ball through to J-Clau Armand. J-Clau Armand brings the ball forward. J-Clau Armand controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Ignacio Osomo. Excellent save.
71.06
Oswaldo Sopalski threads a neat ball through to Dennis Williamson. Dennis Williamson shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
73.20
Alfredo Vidal comes in with a late challenge on Alfred Bowyer. Alfredo Vidal is given a warning by the referee! Alfred Bowyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.24
J-Clau Armand flicks a high pass forward. Arno Ritzinger holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arno Ritzinger lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Ignacio Osomo had no chance!! Goal for Guingamp!
77.24
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Pascal Dudoit replacing Alassandro Rivalta .Guingamp have made a substitution with Pascal Heije replacing Rodolfo Andres .
84.23
Warren Coppinger catches Martín Farías on the ankles. The referee calls over Warren Coppinger and shows him a yellow card! Martín Farías hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.53
Joachim Dalla Bona hits a low pass to Azziz Vrielynck. Azziz Vrielynck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Arno Ritzinger plays the ball forward to Pascal Heije. Pascal Heije sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
89.12
Pascal Heije deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ignacio Osomo who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

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

Possession
41%
59%
Play Area
30.1%
44.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Warren Coppinger 9
Dagui Cantona 36
Alfredo Vidal 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Warren Coppinger of AS Monaco

Match Ratings