Match Report


AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio     Grenoble Foot 38Grenoble Foot 38
Andy PerryAndy Perry Computer Player Computer Player
Cedric ZebreC. Zebre68
G
1
G
68Madjid CollotM. Collot
Dietmar ErlerD. Erler71
D
2
D
64Aaron BlackA. Black
Roland BizaseneR. Bizasene72
D
3
D
64Walter LanzaroW. Lanzaro
Federico PoggiF. Poggi68
D
4
D
62Paul CollinsP. Collins
Dennis BurgessD. Burgess64
D
5
D
53Darius TerryD. Terry
Craig DickovC. Dickov69
M
6captain
M
69Yves-A. ValenconiY. Valenconi
Ricardo GomesR. Gomes74
M
7
M
67Rafael SuarezR. Suarez
Damien MartiniD. Martini65
M
8
M
62Ighli LucchiniI. Lucchini
Mariano TardioliM. Tardioli64
M
9
A
65Rui NascimentoR. Nascimento
Yves-A. Ben AskarY. Ben Askar82
M
10
A
64David FuscoD. Fusco
Hauke ThieleH. Thiele75
A
captain11
A
64Neil TelferN. Telfer
 
Romero P. IbanezR. Ibanez67
A
12
A
61Nicolas DufresneN. Dufresne
David PattersonD. Patterson63
D
13
M
60Philippe BoutoilleP. Boutoille
Marco BourgeaisM. Bourgeais64
G
14
A
59Marco StephanM. Stephan

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stade Francois-Coty where AC Ajaccio play host to Grenoble Foot 38. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AC Ajaccio are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Grenoble Foot 38 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rafik Lucca.


0.00
AC Ajaccio get the match underway!
2.02
Yves-A. Valenconi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ighli Lucchini. Ighli Lucchini skips past Damien Martini! Ighli Lucchini cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Cedric Zebre.
3.11
Corner kick to Grenoble Foot 38. Rui Nascimento chips it out wide. Yves-A. Ben Askar chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
6.54
Ighli Lucchini flicks a high pass forward. Neil Telfer controls it well on his chest. Neil Telfer passes the ball forward but David Fusco is offside!
8.31
Ricardo Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Craig Dickov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mariano Tardioli. Mariano Tardioli shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.16
Rafael Suarez passes the ball forward to Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.49
Damien Martini runs forward with the ball. Damien Martini threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Ben Askar. Yves-A. Ben Askar whips in a cross ball towards Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.43
Ighli Lucchini makes a run forward as Darius Terry takes the throw-in. Ighli Lucchini skillfully chests the ball down. Ighli Lucchini flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Suarez. Rafael Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
18.33
Yves-A. Valenconi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Suarez. Rafael Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi connects with a diving header. Cedric Zebre is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.51
Neil Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento plays a scrappy one-two with Rafael Suarez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rui Nascimento comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.04
Damien Martini threads a neat ball through to Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov lofts in a cross ball towards Mariano Tardioli. Mariano Tardioli whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
30.24
Damien Martini threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Gomes. Ricardo Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Yves-A. Ben Askar holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yves-A. Ben Askar shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Madjid Collot.
33.15
Yves-A. Ben Askar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mariano Tardioli. Mariano Tardioli kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Gomes but the referee indicates it's offside!
34.40
Yves-A. Valenconi flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Suarez. Rafael Suarez sees Yves-A. Valenconi just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some good footwork from Yves-A. Valenconi provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Grenoble Foot 38 are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
38.44
Walter Lanzaro threads a neat ball through to Ighli Lucchini. Ighli Lucchini flicks the ball to his team mate, Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento knocks in a cross ball towards Ighli Lucchini. With a superhuman jump, Ighli Lucchini connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.10
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Grenoble Foot 38 kicking off!
47.37
Damien Martini catches Rui Nascimento on the ankles. Damien Martini is shown the yellow card! Rui Nascimento stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.50
Damien Martini makes a probing pass to Yves-A. Ben Askar. Yves-A. Ben Askar lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hauke Thiele!
59.03
Ricardo Gomes makes a simple pass to Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele lofts in a cross ball towards Damien Martini. With a superhuman jump, Damien Martini connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.03
Grenoble Foot 38 have made a substitution with Philippe Boutoille replacing Rafael Suarez .
66.32
Dietmar Erler makes a probing pass to Dennis Burgess. Dennis Burgess threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Ben Askar. Yves-A. Ben Askar shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.32
Philippe Boutoille catches Ricardo Gomes on the ankles. Philippe Boutoille is given a warning by the referee! Ricardo Gomes stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.23
Grenoble Foot 38 have made 2 substitutions with Nicolas Dufresne replacing David Fusco and Marco Stephan replacing Ighli Lucchini .
81.49
Craig Dickov knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Gomes. Ricardo Gomes passes the ball forward to Yves-A. Ben Askar. Yves-A. Ben Askar shoots from 20 yards but Madjid Collot is on top of it.
84.38
Damien Martini flicks a high pass forward to Hauke Thiele who brings the ball under control. Hauke Thiele shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Ajaccio

Grenoble Foot 38
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
24.6%
46.4%
29%

Scorers
Mariano Tardioli 27
Hauke Thiele 56
Damien Martini 59
Yves-A. Valenconi 18
Rui Nascimento 25

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Damien Martini of AC Ajaccio

Match Ratings
1.Cedric Zebre (GK)
6
2.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
6
3.Roland Bizasene (DEF)
6
4.Federico Poggi (DEF)
6
5.Dennis Burgess (DEF)
6
6.Craig Dickov (MID)
7
7.Ricardo Gomes (MID)
6
8.Damien Martini (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
9.Mariano Tardioli (MID)goal scored
7
10.Yves-A. Ben Askar (MID)
8
11.Hauke Thiele (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Romero P. Ibanez (ATT)
0
13.David Patterson (DEF)
0
14.Marco Bourgeais (GK)
0

1.Madjid Collot (GK)
6
2.Aaron Black (DEF)
6
3.Walter Lanzaro (DEF)
6
4.Paul Collins (DEF)
6
5.Darius Terry (DEF)
6
6.Yves-A. Valenconi (MID)goal scored
8
7.Rafael Suarez (MID)
7
8.Ighli Lucchini (MID)
7
9.Rui Nascimento (ATT)goal scored
8
10.David Fusco (ATT)
6
11.Neil Telfer (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicolas Dufresne (ATT)
6
13.Philippe Boutoille (MID)
5
14.Marco Stephan (ATT)
6