Match Report


Grenoble Foot 38Grenoble Foot 38     AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio
Computer Player Computer Player Andy Perry Andy Perry
Madjid CollotM. Collot68
G
1
G
73Leon GriffinL. Griffin
Aaron BlackA. Black64
D
2captain
D
71Dietmar ErlerD. Erler
Walter LanzaroW. Lanzaro64
D
3
D
72Roland BizaseneR. Bizasene
Paul CollinsP. Collins63
D
4
D
68Federico PoggiF. Poggi
Darius TerryD. Terry53
D
5
D
69Nigel BartonN. Barton
Yves-A. ValenconiY. Valenconi69
M
captain6
M
69Craig DickovC. Dickov
Rafael SuarezR. Suarez67
M
7
M
74Ricardo GomesR. Gomes
Ighli LucchiniI. Lucchini62
M
8
M
56Oliver NahrstedtO. Nahrstedt
Rui NascimentoR. Nascimento65
A
9
M
69Carlton BurgessC. Burgess
David FuscoD. Fusco64
A
10
M
82Yves-A. Ben AskarY. Ben Askar
Neil TelferN. Telfer64
A
11
A
76Hauke ThieleH. Thiele
 
Nicolas DufresneN. Dufresne62
A
12
D
58Oswaldo CorreiaO. Correia
Philippe BoutoilleP. Boutoille60
M
13
M
64Mariano TardioliM. Tardioli
Marco StephanM. Stephan59
A
14
A
68Romero P. IbanezR. Ibanez

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade des Alpes where Grenoble Foot 38 play host to AC Ajaccio. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Grenoble Foot 38 are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AC Ajaccio appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Bedrossian.


0.00
Grenoble Foot 38 kick off and get the match underway!
2.18
Yves-A. Valenconi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ighli Lucchini. Ighli Lucchini lofts in a cross ball towards David Fusco. David Fusco gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies well off target!
4.57
Ighli Lucchini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Telfer. Neil Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ighli Lucchini but the linesman indicates offside!
9.25
Craig Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Nahrstedt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oliver Nahrstedt kicks a strong pass forward to Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Madjid Collot reads it well. Great keeping!
18.35
Rafael Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Yves-A. Valenconi controls it well on his chest. Yves-A. Valenconi flicks a high pass forward. Neil Telfer collects the pass. Neil Telfer shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
21.34
Walter Lanzaro takes a long throw-in. Darius Terry threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi kicks a strong pass forward to Ighli Lucchini. Ighli Lucchini knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
22.41
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
24.58
Ighli Lucchini makes a probing pass to Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi rushes past Nigel Barton! Yves-A. Valenconi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Leon Griffin easily gets down and covers it.
26.39
With a delightful solo run, Ighli Lucchini stretches the opposition's defence. Ighli Lucchini shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
30.12
Ighli Lucchini flicks a high pass forward. Neil Telfer controls it well on his chest. Neil Telfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leon Griffin who gathers it comfortably.
32.22
Ricardo Gomes flicks a high pass forward to Yves-A. Ben Askar who brings the ball neatly under control. Yves-A. Ben Askar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.34
Paul Collins comes in with a late challenge on Carlton Burgess. The referee warns Paul Collins to calm down! Carlton Burgess stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.04
Rafael Suarez catches Federico Poggi on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Federico Poggi runs off the knock.
39.13
Walter Lanzaro flicks a high pass forward to Darius Terry who brings the ball under control. Darius Terry makes a probing pass to Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Leon Griffin manages to gather it.
42.40
With imagination, Rafael Suarez picks a pass forward to Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.36
Oliver Nahrstedt flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Gomes controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Gomes makes a probing pass to Yves-A. Ben Askar. Yves-A. Ben Askar knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Madjid Collot who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
AC Ajaccio kick off!
47.47
Aaron Black makes a simple pass to David Fusco. David Fusco plays a one-two with Rafael Suarez and advances towards the goal... David Fusco side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Good keeping from Leon Griffin as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
48.02
It's a corner kick. Yves-A. Valenconi loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Rafael Suarez strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.10
Yves-A. Valenconi sees David Fusco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Fusco shoots from long range. Wonderful reactions from Leon Griffin keeps it out!
53.51
Ighli Lucchini flicks a high ball forward to Rafael Suarez who takes it down. Rafael Suarez flicks a high ball forward to Neil Telfer who takes it down. Neil Telfer shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
57.25
Craig Dickov makes a probing pass to Yves-A. Ben Askar. Yves-A. Ben Askar finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.24
Grenoble Foot 38 have made a substitution with Philippe Boutoille replacing Rafael Suarez .
63.11
Carlton Burgess runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Carlton Burgess knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yves-A. Valenconi.
69.39
Nigel Barton chips the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Erler. Dietmar Erler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
71.28
Ighli Lucchini hacks Craig Dickov from behind! The referee calls over Ighli Lucchini and shows him a yellow card! Craig Dickov stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.27
Neil Telfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Ighli Lucchini. Ighli Lucchini shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
73.01
Craig Dickov makes a probing pass to Yves-A. Ben Askar. Yves-A. Ben Askar lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Madjid Collot gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
77.51
Grenoble Foot 38 have made 2 substitutions with Nicolas Dufresne replacing David Fusco and Marco Stephan replacing Ighli Lucchini .
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Grenoble Foot 38

AC Ajaccio
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
22.8%
45.6%
31.6%

Scorers
Rafael Suarez 48
Yves-A. Ben Askar 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yves-A. Valenconi of Grenoble Foot 38

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

1.Leon Griffin (GK)
8
2.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
6
3.Roland Bizasene (DEF)
6
4.Federico Poggi (DEF)
6
5.Nigel Barton (DEF)
6
6.Craig Dickov (MID)
7
7.Ricardo Gomes (MID)
7
8.Oliver Nahrstedt (MID)
6
9.Carlton Burgess (MID)
6
10.Yves-A. Ben Askar (MID)goal scored
9
11.Hauke Thiele (ATT)
6
 
12.Oswaldo Correia (DEF)
0
13.Mariano Tardioli (MID)
0
14.Romero P. Ibanez (ATT)
0