Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Roudourou where Guingamp play host to Auxerre. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Guingamp are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Auxerre appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Aziz Rabuel.


0.00
Auxerre kick off and get the match underway!
6.42
Martín Farías threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Barbosa. Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high ball forward to Alfredo Vidal who takes it down. Alfredo Vidal lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill directs the ball goalwards with his head. Scott Griffin clears it off the line with his head!
8.52
Andy Gemmill hits a low pass to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Fuentes.
9.49
Rodolfo Andres flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Vidal controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Vidal controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Darren Boateng gets down and covers it.
15.44
Rodrigo Barbosa sees Rodolfo Andres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Andres deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Darren Boateng who gathers it comfortably.
16.05
Scott Griffin hacks Rodolfo Andres from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rodolfo Andres runs off the knock.
21.22
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.01
Andy Gemmill advances with the ball. Andy Gemmill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.37
Claudio Verges chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
27.59
Scott Griffin makes a probing pass to Alberto Alvarez. Alberto Alvarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.35
Alberto Alvarez catches Rodrigo Barbosa on the ankles. Alberto Alvarez is warned by the referee! Rodrigo Barbosa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.18
Carl Bastin threads the ball through to Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese lofts in a cross ball towards Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
38.03
Martín Farías threads a neat ball through to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill hits a low pass to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Nunez. Julian Nunez beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Scott Griffin. Excellent block.
40.14
Martín Farías deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger darts forward. Arno Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.27
Francisco Fuentes threads a neat ball through to Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
44.30
Alassan Delpierre takes a quick throw-in. With great vision, Cesar Marques plays the ball forward to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Cyrille Leccese is offside!
45.00
Arno Ritzinger flicks a high ball forward to Julian Nunez who takes it down. Julian Nunez plays a quick one-two with Rodolfo Andres and rushes in on goal... Julian Nunez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Darren Boateng!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Guingamp appear unchanged since the first half. Auxerre also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Guingamp kick off and get the second half underway!
47.23
Alberto Alvarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Julien Bichsel smothers it!
51.50
Arno Ritzinger makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Darren Boateng!
54.50
Rodrigo Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yurtcan Ayaz. Yurtcan Ayaz knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.04
Alassan Delpierre barges into Rodrigo Barbosa. The referee calls over Alassan Delpierre and warns him to calm down! Rodrigo Barbosa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.40
Guingamp have made a substitution with Matt Davidson replacing Liam Di Sole .
61.44
Arno Ritzinger threads a neat ball through to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
63.49
Yurtcan Ayaz flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal plays a perfect one-two with Julian Nunez and rushes in on goal... Scott Griffin barges into Alfredo Vidal. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
65.42
Rodrigo Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres takes it forward alone. Rodolfo Andres sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.19
With great vision, Matt Davidson plays the ball forward to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal whips in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Darren Boateng!
73.43
Arno Ritzinger threads the ball through to Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres plays a scrappy one-two with Andy Gemmill and advances towards the goal... Rodolfo Andres makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Darren Boateng is on top of his game. Excellent save!
77.38
Auxerre have made a substitution with Corentin Trévisan replacing Carl Bastin .
79.17
Without breaking stride, Martín Farías plays the ball forward to Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger threads the ball through to Yurtcan Ayaz. Yurtcan Ayaz shoots from 20 yards. Darren Boateng comfortably gets down and covers it.
84.50
Claudio Verges hits a low pass to Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger hits a low pass to Julian Nunez. Julian Nunez knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Vidal but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
87.55
Arno Ritzinger flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Vidal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Vidal shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Darren Boateng manages to gather it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
12
1
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72%
28%
Play Area
26.7%
44%
29.3%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodolfo Andres of Guingamp

Match Ratings