Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     Troyes Aube ChampagneTroyes Aube Champagne
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Mustapha ValéryM. Valéry85
G
1
G
72Carlos MayerC. Mayer
Dado SarrD. Sarr78
D
2
D
62Marc MendoncaM. Mendonca
Sabri GuyotS. Guyot84
D
3
D
57Kamal SamsonK. Samson
Antoine FontaineA. Fontaine78
D
4
D
55Stanley SwiftS. Swift
Edwin DiasalmeidaE. Diasalmeida77
D
5
D
51Gonzalo SquillaciG. Squillaci
Ulrich BlondeauU. Blondeau88
M
6captain
M
70Florian BonifaceF. Boniface
Vincent El IdrisiV. El Idrisi95
M
7
M
68Pegguy DuarteP. Duarte
Oswaldo GourvennecO. Gourvennec80
A
8
M
68Denis HirouxD. Hiroux
Leonardo FayolleL. Fayolle74
A
captain9
M
64Filippo PinziF. Pinzi
Jean-Christophe JouaultJ. Jouault77
A
10
A
74Hugo MedinaH. Medina
Rolf VoitlR. Voitl87
A
11
A
63Pablo SegarraP. Segarra
 
Alcaly BaldeA. Balde77
D
12
M
63Richard BaileyR. Bailey
Graham TilerG. Tiler79
M
13
M
59Hamed DhorasooH. Dhorasoo
Zoumana TamazoutZ. Tamazout76
A
14
M
56Abassi BaudetA. Baudet

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Troyes Aube Champagne. A crowd of 15,868 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Troyes Aube Champagne appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Ivone Aldegani.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off!
2.24
Stanley Swift chips the ball to his team mate, Pegguy Duarte. Pegguy Duarte knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edwin Diasalmeida.
9.36
Florian Boniface flicks a high pass forward to Pablo Segarra who brings the ball under control. Pablo Segarra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sabri Guyot.
10.41
Vincent El Idrisi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jean-Christophe Jouault is offside!
12.26
Ulrich Blondeau flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Christophe Jouault who takes it down. Jean-Christophe Jouault sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
20.30
Pablo Segarra hits a low pass to Hugo Medina. Hugo Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.54
Vincent El Idrisi hacks Stanley Swift from behind! The referee calls over Vincent El Idrisi and shows him a yellow card! Stanley Swift hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.08
Denis Hiroux sees a break and surges forward. Denis Hiroux tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.45
Sabri Guyot threads a neat ball through to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Fayolle. Leonardo Fayolle beats his man to it with a header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
30.16
Vincent El Idrisi sees Oswaldo Gourvennec in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oswaldo Gourvennec knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Carlos Mayer gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
32.16
Kamal Samson makes a probing pass to Florian Boniface. Florian Boniface threads a neat ball through to Pablo Segarra. Pablo Segarra finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Mustapha Valéry!
39.03
Stanley Swift comes in with a late challenge on Leonardo Fayolle. Stanley Swift is warned by the referee! Leonardo Fayolle hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Vincent El Idrisi flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Fayolle. Leonardo Fayolle makes a convincing header. Carlos Mayer comfortably punches it away to safety.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. Troyes Aube Champagne also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Saint-Étienne players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Troyes Aube Champagne kick off the second half!
54.27
Denis Hiroux makes a beautiful solo run. Denis Hiroux flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Medina collects the pass. Hugo Medina knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vincent El Idrisi.
55.09
Vincent El Idrisi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec edges inside the box! Oswaldo Gourvennec tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.10
Marc Mendonca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pegguy Duarte. Pegguy Duarte kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Medina. Hugo Medina whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Segarra. Pablo Segarra is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Mustapha Valéry. Excellent save.
63.48
Edwin Diasalmeida passes the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault threads a neat ball through to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl whips in a cross ball towards Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau makes a deft header. Carlos Mayer is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.56
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Alcaly Balde replacing Antoine Fontaine, Graham Tiler replacing Leonardo Fayolle and Zoumana Tamazout replacing Jean-Christophe Jouault .
79.26
Ulrich Blondeau makes a probing pass to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec plays a scrappy one-two with Vincent El Idrisi and advances towards the goal... Oswaldo Gourvennec strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.53
With some swift thinking, Vincent El Idrisi plays the ball forward to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Tiler. Graham Tiler is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Troyes Aube Champagne
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
23.7%
42.4%
33.9%

Scorers
Ulrich Blondeau 63
Oswaldo Gourvennec 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oswaldo Gourvennec of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings
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)goal scored
9
7.Vincent El Idrisi (MID)yellow card
7
8.Oswaldo Gourvennec (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Leonardo Fayolle (ATT)
6
10.Jean-Christophe Jouault (ATT)
6
11.Rolf Voitl (ATT)
7
 
12.Alcaly Balde (DEF)
6
13.Graham Tiler (MID)
6
14.Zoumana Tamazout (ATT)
6

1.Carlos Mayer (GK)
7
2.Marc Mendonca (DEF)
6
3.Kamal Samson (DEF)
7
4.Stanley Swift (DEF)
6
5.Gonzalo Squillaci (DEF)
6
6.Florian Boniface (MID)
6
7.Pegguy Duarte (MID)
6
8.Denis Hiroux (MID)
7
9.Filippo Pinzi (MID)
6
10.Hugo Medina (ATT)
6
11.Pablo Segarra (ATT)
6
 
12.Richard Bailey (MID)
0
13.Hamed Dhorasoo (MID)
0
14.Abassi Baudet (MID)
0