Match Report


Grenoble Foot 38Grenoble Foot 38     Chamois NiortaisChamois Niortais
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Madjid CollotM. Collot68
G
1
G
61Christian FreundC. Freund
Aaron BlackA. Black64
D
2
D
66Devanir BedrossianD. Bedrossian
Walter LanzaroW. Lanzaro64
D
3
D
60Giampiero CalifanoG. Califano
Paul CollinsP. Collins62
D
4captain
D
59Dagui RaymondD. Raymond
Darius TerryD. Terry53
D
5
D
59Zoumana RodriguesZ. Rodrigues
Yves-A. ValenconiY. Valenconi69
M
captain6
M
60Daniel EdwardsD. Edwards
Rafael SuarezR. Suarez67
M
7
M
52Antoine JezierskiA. Jezierski
Ighli LucchiniI. Lucchini62
M
8
M
51Paul WhiteP. White
Rui NascimentoR. Nascimento65
A
9
M
50Sebastien RodaS. Roda
David FuscoD. Fusco64
A
10
A
69Cyril KarembeuC. Karembeu
Neil TelferN. Telfer64
A
11
A
63Younes MermetY. Mermet
 
Nicolas DufresneN. Dufresne61
A
12
A
60Alexander LefèvreA. Lefèvre
Philippe BoutoilleP. Boutoille60
M
13
A
60Alejandro CruzA. Cruz
Marco StephanM. Stephan59
A
14
D
56Benjamin DruonB. Druon

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade des Alpes where Grenoble Foot 38 play host to Chamois Niortais. A crowd of 9,121 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Grenoble Foot 38 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chamois Niortais appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gonzalo Pedros.


0.00
Chamois Niortais kick off the first half!
4.21
Darius Terry chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Suarez. Rafael Suarez threads a neat ball through to Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento shoots from distance but it flies wide!
15.48
Devanir Bedrossian makes a probing pass to Antoine Jezierski. With imagination, Antoine Jezierski picks a pass forward to Younes Mermet. Younes Mermet lofts in a cross ball towards Paul White. Paul White flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Madjid Collot. What a great pair of hands!
20.28
Yves-A. Valenconi knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento plays a scrappy one-two with Ighli Lucchini and advances towards the goal... Rui Nascimento cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.10
Younes Mermet kicks a strong pass forward to Antoine Jezierski. Antoine Jezierski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.51
Yves-A. Valenconi flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Suarez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Suarez whips in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.02
With imagination, Giampiero Califano laces a through ball forward to Younes Mermet. Younes Mermet shoots from long range but Madjid Collot is on top of it.
38.39
Rafael Suarez flicks a high pass forward. David Fusco controls it well on his chest. David Fusco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Suarez but the linesman indicates offside!
39.17
Paul Collins kicks a strong pass forward to Walter Lanzaro. Showing composure, Walter Lanzaro laces a weighted ball forward to Rafael Suarez. Rafael Suarez skips past Antoine Jezierski! Rafael Suarez rockets a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.30
Sebastien Roda flicks a high pass forward. Cyril Karembeu controls it well on his chest. Cyril Karembeu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Giampiero Califano hacks David Fusco from behind! The referee brings Giampiero Califano to one side and gives him a warning! David Fusco runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Grenoble Foot 38 appear unchanged since the first half. Chamois Niortais also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Grenoble Foot 38 start the second half!
47.06
Aaron Black threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Telfer. Neil Telfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.14
Yves-A. Valenconi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Fusco. David Fusco runs straight at the defence! David Fusco looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Dagui Raymond happens to be in the right place to block it.
53.20
Cyril Karembeu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antoine Jezierski. Antoine Jezierski plays a one-two with Younes Mermet and rushes in on goal... Antoine Jezierski shoots from just inside the box but it slams into the crowd!
60.26
Grenoble Foot 38 have made a substitution with Philippe Boutoille replacing Rafael Suarez .
63.23
Giampiero Califano plays a long ball forward. Cyril Karembeu rushes past Darius Terry! Cyril Karembeu tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.16
Grenoble Foot 38 have made 2 substitutions with Nicolas Dufresne replacing David Fusco and Marco Stephan replacing Ighli Lucchini .
78.18
Philippe Boutoille surges forward with the ball. Philippe Boutoille deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Dufresne. Nicolas Dufresne makes a great pass forward. Philippe Boutoille runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
83.07
Marco Stephan threads the ball through to Neil Telfer. Neil Telfer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dagui Raymond.
84.25
Antoine Jezierski flicks a high pass forward. Younes Mermet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Younes Mermet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.02
Dagui Raymond takes it forward alone. Dagui Raymond changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dagui Raymond shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.21
Marco Stephan passes the ball forward to Philippe Boutoille. Philippe Boutoille flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Dufresne who takes it down. Nicolas Dufresne knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento makes a convincing header but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Zoumana Rodrigues flicks a high pass forward. Younes Mermet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Younes Mermet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Grenoble Foot 38

Chamois Niortais
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
27.4%
47.6%
25%

Scorers
Cyril Karembeu 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cyril Karembeu of Chamois Niortais

Match Ratings