Match Report
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Bernard-Bardin where FC Istres play host to AS Saint-Étienne. A crowd of 20,754 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Istres and AS Saint-Étienne are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Habib Guyot.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Istres and AS Saint-Étienne are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Habib Guyot.
0.00
0-0AS Saint-Étienne get the match underway!
4.59
0-0Rolf Voitl threads a neat ball through to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi knocks in a cross ball towards Rolf Voitl. With a superhuman jump, Rolf Voitl connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Christophe Brando manages to keep it out.
6.36
Ulrich Blondeau plays the ball forward to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi passes the ball forward to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout knocks in a cross ball towards Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Christophe Brando easily picks it out of the air!
9.35
0-0Vincent El Idrisi sees Zoumana Tamazout in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zoumana Tamazout knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christophe Brando who gathers it comfortably.
10.11
0-0Alberto Laquait deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jordi Cas. Jordi Cas plays a one-two with Luis-Clemente Ismaël and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Jordi Cas provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.15
Kemal Brooking drives a long ball upfield. Fouad El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball towards Jordi Cas. Jordi Cas powers a header at goal. Mustapha Valéry picks it out of the air!
18.14
Thomas Degn flicks a high pass forward to Fouad El-Karkouri who brings the ball under control. Fouad El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mustapha Valéry who gathers it comfortably.
22.59
0-1Vincent El Idrisi passes the ball forward to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.05
0-1Ulrich Blondeau hacks Luis-Clemente Ismaël from behind! The referee calls over Ulrich Blondeau and shows him a yellow card! Luis-Clemente Ismaël runs off the knock.
30.08
0-1Zoumana Tamazout catches Doru Mircea on the ankles. Zoumana Tamazout is warned by the referee! Doru Mircea runs off the knock.
32.10
Didier Coulibaly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn sees Fouad El-Karkouri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fouad El-Karkouri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
34.47
Thomas Degn flicks a high pass forward to Luis-Clemente Ismaël who brings the ball under control. Luis-Clemente Ismaël lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
40.03
Thomas Degn flicks a high pass forward to Fouad El-Karkouri who brings the ball under control. Fouad El-Karkouri whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Mustapha Valéry manages to gather it comfortably.
44.14
Thomas Degn decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Degn plays a quick one-two with Fouad El-Karkouri and rushes in on goal... Thomas Degn makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
Alberto Laquait flicks a high ball forward to Fouad El-Karkouri who gracefully takes it down. Fouad El-Karkouri sees Jordi Cas in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jordi Cas knocks in a cross ball towards Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Mustapha Valéry has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Istres appear unchanged since the first half. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Istres get the second half underway!
47.58
Marc Soetaers catches Dado Sarr on the ankles. Marc Soetaers is given a warning by the referee! Dado Sarr runs off the knock.
49.29
Fouad El-Karkouri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi rushes past Edwin Diasalmeida! Kenichi Kobayashi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
53.26
Edwin Diasalmeida knocks the ball forward to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi flicks the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec plays a scrappy one-two with Gabriel Salaun and advances towards the goal... Oswaldo Gourvennec comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It curls slightly but Christophe Brando manages to gather it easily.
55.24
2-1Ulrich Blondeau makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl knocks the ball forward to Vincent El Idrisi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.13
Vincent El Idrisi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec lofts in a cross ball towards Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.10
2-2FC Istres have made 2 substitutions with Seth Owen replacing Thomas Degn and Corentin Hognon replacing Marc Soetaers and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.19
Gabriel Salaun plays the ball forward to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rolf Voitl but the linesman indicates offside!
65.37
2-2Didier Coulibaly catches Zoumana Tamazout on the ankles. Didier Coulibaly is warned by the referee! Zoumana Tamazout carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.34
Ulrich Blondeau threads a neat ball through to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi threads the ball through to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout plays a quick one-two with Gabriel Salaun and rushes in on goal... Zoumana Tamazout makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Christophe Brando gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
69.23
Oswaldo Gourvennec threads a neat ball through to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Zoumana Tamazout!
77.09
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Alcaly Balde replacing Antoine Fontaine, Graham Tiler replacing Ulrich Blondeau and Jean-Christophe Jouault replacing Zoumana Tamazout .
81.03
Edwin Diasalmeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gabriel Salaun!
84.33
Edwin Diasalmeida advances with the ball. Edwin Diasalmeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault lofts in a cross ball towards Graham Tiler. Graham Tiler beats his man to it with a header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47%
53%
Play Area
31.8%
40.9%
27.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Degn of FC Istres |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Christophe Brando (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Kemal Brooking (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Didier Coulibaly (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alberto Laquait (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Doru Mircea (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Fouad El-Karkouri (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Thomas Degn (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Kenichi Kobayashi (ATT) | | 8 |
| 9. | Jordi Cas (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Marc Soetaers (ATT) | 5 | |
| 11. | Luis-Clemente Ismaël (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Laurent Anolfo (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Seth Owen (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Corentin Hognon (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Mustapha Valéry (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Dado Sarr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sabri Guyot (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Antoine Fontaine (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Edwin Diasalmeida (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ulrich Blondeau (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Vincent El Idrisi (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Oswaldo Gourvennec (ATT) | 8 | |
| 9. | Gabriel Salaun (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Zoumana Tamazout (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Rolf Voitl (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Alcaly Balde (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Graham Tiler (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Jean-Christophe Jouault (ATT) | 6 | |