Match Report


Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC     AS MonacoAS Monaco
Computer Player Computer Player Armenio Parada Armenio Parada
Adnan AdamA. Adam68
G
1
G
82Ignacio OsomoI. Osomo
Xavier RascleX. Rascle71
D
2
D
73Pascal DudoitP. Dudoit
Arnaud ChaveyriatA. Chaveyriat69
D
3
D
70Aron HilmarssonA. Hilmarsson
Ahmed PetereynsA. Petereyns68
D
4
D
73Raimond GoossenR. Goossen
Angelo PeyreladeA. Peyrelade77
M
captain5
D
62Dambou BouardellahD. Bouardellah
Duccio MargiottaD. Margiotta66
M
6
M
74Vesa BranderV. Brander
Edern LambourdeE. Lambourde53
M
7
M
74Joachim Dalla BonaJ. Dalla Bona
Garry GemmellG. Gemmell46
M
8
M
85Samuel AlmeidaS. Almeida
Mike HitchcockM. Hitchcock71
A
9captain
A
74Dagui CantonaD. Cantona
Mauricio MorenoM. Moreno68
A
10
A
71Alassan DecroixA. Decroix
Hugo SuarezH. Suarez67
A
11
A
72Oscar CarmonaO. Carmona
 
Mike RowettM. Rowett68
D
12
D
88Alassandro RivaltaA. Rivalta
Nicolas VidalN. Vidal68
D
13
M
79Azziz VrielynckA. Vrielynck
Jan Vennegoor BergerJ. Berger67
D
14
A
75Xavier KopaX. Kopa

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade de la Mosson where Montpellier HSC play host to AS Monaco. A crowd of 19,542 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Montpellier HSC are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AS Monaco appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lilian Gravelaine.


0.00
The whistle blows and AS Monaco kick off!
3.09
Oscar Carmona surges forward with the ball. Oscar Carmona sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
14.50
Vesa Brander makes a probing pass to Oscar Carmona. Oscar Carmona knocks in a cross ball towards Vesa Brander. Vesa Brander whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.18
Arnaud Chaveyriat knocks the ball forward to Duccio Margiotta. Duccio Margiotta flicks a high ball forward to Mike Hitchcock who takes it down. Mike Hitchcock skips past Raimond Goossen! Mike Hitchcock cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Solid save from Ignacio Osomo.
16.52
Pascal Dudoit receives the ball from a throw-in from Aron Hilmarsson. Pascal Dudoit makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vesa Brander. Vesa Brander plays the ball forward to Alassan Decroix. Alassan Decroix knocks in a cross ball towards Vesa Brander. With a superhuman jump, Vesa Brander connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Adnan Adam. Excellent save.
20.17
Angelo Peyrelade deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ignacio Osomo.
21.01
Xavier Rascle takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Edern Lambourde rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.19
Arnaud Chaveyriat flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Moreno collects the pass. Mauricio Moreno hits a low pass to Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
33.30
Mike Hitchcock hacks Dambou Bouardellah from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dambou Bouardellah stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.43
Edern Lambourde hits a low pass to Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock deftly passes the ball to Hugo Suarez, releasing him through on goal. Hugo Suarez shoots from just inside the box but somehow Ignacio Osomo manages to keep it out.
36.39
Samuel Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Dagui Cantona controls it well on his chest. Dagui Cantona shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.59
Edern Lambourde knocks the ball to his team mate, Duccio Margiotta. Duccio Margiotta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Ahmed Petereyns brings the ball forward. Ahmed Petereyns threads a neat ball through to Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Montpellier HSC appear unchanged since the first half. AS Monaco also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Montpellier HSC get the second half underway!
47.20
Arnaud Chaveyriat clumsily knocks into Raimond Goossen. The referee calls over Arnaud Chaveyriat and shows him a yellow card! Raimond Goossen runs off the knock.
53.34
Xavier Rascle decides to run forward with the ball. Xavier Rascle makes a simple pass to Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez plays a scrappy one-two with Mike Hitchcock and advances towards the goal... Hugo Suarez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Ignacio Osomo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.02
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
59.50
Aron Hilmarsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vesa Brander. Vesa Brander threads a neat ball through to Joachim Dalla Bona. Joachim Dalla Bona deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dagui Cantona but the linesman indicates offside!
61.13
Raimond Goossen threads a neat ball through to Alassan Decroix. Alassan Decroix knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.56
Aron Hilmarsson flicks a high ball forward to Pascal Dudoit who takes it down. Pascal Dudoit plays the ball forward to Alassan Decroix. Alassan Decroix knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Carmona. Oscar Carmona beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Adnan Adam had no chance!! Goal for AS Monaco!
67.26
Arnaud Chaveyriat decides to run forward with the ball. Arnaud Chaveyriat makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Raimond Goossen.
69.55
Aron Hilmarsson knocks the ball forward to Vesa Brander. Vesa Brander makes a probing pass to Oscar Carmona. Oscar Carmona knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.49
With great vision, Aron Hilmarsson plays the ball forward to Joachim Dalla Bona. Joachim Dalla Bona makes a simple pass to Vesa Brander. Vesa Brander whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Carmona. Oscar Carmona rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
77.50
AS Monaco have made 2 substitutions with Alassandro Rivalta replacing Aron Hilmarsson and Xavier Kopa replacing Alassan Decroix .
79.19
Vesa Brander hits a low pass to Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona knocks in a cross ball towards Vesa Brander. Vesa Brander powers a header at goal but Adnan Adam is on top of it.
81.21
Dambou Bouardellah plays the ball forward to Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida makes a probing pass to Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona whips in a cross ball towards Vesa Brander. With a superhuman jump, Vesa Brander connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
85.01
Dambou Bouardellah plays the ball forward to Vesa Brander. Vesa Brander controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Xavier Kopa. Xavier Kopa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adnan Adam who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Garry Gemmell comes in with a late challenge on Dagui Cantona. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dagui Cantona runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Montpellier HSC

AS Monaco
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
34.2%
40.8%
25%

Scorers
Hugo Suarez 53
Dagui Cantona 36
Oscar Carmona 64, 71
Vesa Brander 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oscar Carmona of AS Monaco

Match Ratings