Match Report


AS NancyAS Nancy     AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alberto MarcosA. Marcos71
G
captain1captain
G
75Medhi EloiM. Eloi
Thijs SmitT. Smit74
D
2
D
70Frank StuartF. Stuart
Florian GousséF. Goussé72
D
3
D
64Luke UpsonL. Upson
Stuart SmithS. Smith71
D
4
D
61Quim CastroQ. Castro
Duncan SounessD. Souness70
D
5
D
58Jean-Louis HeurliéJ. Heurlié
Guido TagliaferriG. Tagliaferri76
M
6
M
68Fabrice BottelinF. Bottelin
Jean-Luc AlicarteJ. Alicarte72
M
7
M
66Carlos MartinC. Martin
Nicolas JungN. Jung72
M
8
M
64Danijel MamouniD. Mamouni
Tomˆs KoemanT. Koeman75
A
9
A
70Warren BastinW. Bastin
Samuel JardimS. Jardim71
A
10
A
69Nicolas WalterN. Walter
Daniel BellosoD. Belloso70
A
11
A
65Moussa BiancarelliM. Biancarelli
 
Craig BurleyC. Burley70
M
12
M
62Arnauld DebecA. Debec
Omer SummerbellO. Summerbell68
D
13
M
61Kodjo ValenconiK. Valenconi
John AlonzoJ. Alonzo68
A
14
G
61Alexandre AristouyA. Aristouy

Ski France
today's match is sponsored by Ski France
Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Marcel Picot where AS Nancy play host to AS Saint-Étienne. A crowd of 19,578 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AS Nancy and AS Saint-Étienne are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Guy Philippe.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne get the match underway!
4.02
Jean-Louis Heurlié chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Stuart. Frank Stuart flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Walter who takes it down. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.04
Guido Tagliaferri surges forward with the ball. Guido Tagliaferri plays a one-two with Tomˆs Koeman and rushes in on goal... Guido Tagliaferri takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
10.55
Thijs Smit makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Luc Alicarte. Jean-Luc Alicarte passes the ball forward to Guido Tagliaferri. Guido Tagliaferri knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.52
Quim Castro barges into Guido Tagliaferri. Quim Castro is shown the yellow card! Guido Tagliaferri runs off the knock.
15.49
Jean-Luc Alicarte hits a low pass to Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso shoots from outside the area but somehow Medhi Eloi manages to keep it out.
20.15
Jean-Louis Heurlié makes a strong solo run forward. Jean-Louis Heurlié flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Walter collects the pass. Nicolas Walter deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Martin but the linesman indicates offside!
24.19
Warren Bastin clumsily knocks into Jean-Luc Alicarte. The referee brings Warren Bastin to one side and gives him a warning! Jean-Luc Alicarte runs off the knock.
32.29
Jean-Louis Heurlié knocks the ball forward to Fabrice Bottelin. Fabrice Bottelin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moussa Biancarelli. Moussa Biancarelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Marcos who gathers it comfortably.
33.31
Carlos Martin passes the ball forward to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrice Bottelin. Fabrice Bottelin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Stuart Smith happens to be in the right place to block it.
36.17
Thijs Smit knocks the ball forward to Guido Tagliaferri. Guido Tagliaferri makes a probing pass to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman threads the ball through to Nicolas Jung but he's offside!
38.52
Danijel Mamouni receives the ball from a throw-in from Quim Castro. Danijel Mamouni makes a probing pass to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thijs Smit.
39.28
Warren Bastin catches Florian Goussé on the ankles. The referee calls over Warren Bastin and shows him a yellow card! Florian Goussé runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Nancy appear unchanged since the first half. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy switch their defence play to Man-To-Man Marking and their attack play to Cross Balls.

45.00
The second half starts with AS Nancy kicking off!
47.30
Florian Goussé sees Guido Tagliaferri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guido Tagliaferri kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
48.19
Danijel Mamouni threads a neat ball through to Moussa Biancarelli. Moussa Biancarelli knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter makes a looping header on goal. Alberto Marcos punches it away to safety.
51.59
Nicolas Jung hits a low pass to Jean-Luc Alicarte. Jean-Luc Alicarte shoots from outside the area. Wonderful reactions from Medhi Eloi keeps it out!
55.48
Florian Goussé flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Luc Alicarte. Jean-Luc Alicarte makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
57.38
Moussa Biancarelli barges into Guido Tagliaferri. The referee warns Moussa Biancarelli to calm down! Guido Tagliaferri stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.29
AS Nancy have made a substitution with John Alonzo replacing Samuel Jardim .AS Saint-Étienne have made a substitution with Alexandre Aristouy replacing Warren Bastin .
61.32
Jean-Luc Alicarte threads a neat ball through to John Alonzo. John Alonzo plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Belloso and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jean-Louis Heurlié clumsily knocks into John Alonzo. John Alonzo appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
73.24
Moussa Biancarelli flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Walter holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Walter lofts in a cross ball towards Moussa Biancarelli. Thijs Smit hacks Moussa Biancarelli from behind! Moussa Biancarelli appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
77.41
AS Nancy have made a substitution with Craig Burley replacing Duncan Souness .
78.51
Jean-Louis Heurlié controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Upson. Luke Upson plays the ball forward to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
83.36
Luke Upson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moussa Biancarelli. Moussa Biancarelli shoots from distance. Solid save from Alberto Marcos. What a great pair of hands!
84.56
Guido Tagliaferri knocks the ball forward to Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.21
Jean-Luc Alicarte hits a low pass to Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung knocks in a cross ball towards John Alonzo. John Alonzo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.08
Jean-Luc Alicarte flicks a high pass forward. John Alonzo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Alonzo whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Luc Alicarte. Carlos Martin catches Jean-Luc Alicarte on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Nancy

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
27.4%
46.4%
26.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Luc Alicarte of AS Nancy

Match Ratings
1.Alberto Marcos (GK)
7
2.Thijs Smit (DEF)
6
3.Florian Goussé (DEF)
7
4.Stuart Smith (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Souness (DEF)
6
6.Guido Tagliaferri (MID)
8
7.Jean-Luc Alicarte (MID)
8
8.Nicolas Jung (MID)
7
9.Tomˆs Koeman (ATT)
6
10.Samuel Jardim (ATT)
6
11.Daniel Belloso (ATT)
6
 
12.Craig Burley (MID)
6
13.Omer Summerbell (DEF)
0
14.John Alonzo (ATT)
6

1.Medhi Eloi (GK)
8
2.Frank Stuart (DEF)
6
3.Luke Upson (DEF)
6
4.Quim Castro (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Jean-Louis Heurlié (DEF)
8
6.Fabrice Bottelin (MID)
6
7.Carlos Martin (MID)
6
8.Danijel Mamouni (MID)
6
9.Warren Bastin (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Nicolas Walter (ATT)
6
11.Moussa Biancarelli (ATT)
6
 
12.Arnauld Debec (MID)
0
13.Kodjo Valenconi (MID)
0
14.Alexandre Aristouy (GK)
6