Match Report


FC IstresFC Istres     AS NancyAS Nancy
Elwyn CopeElwyn Cope Computer Player Computer Player
Christophe BrandoC. Brando81
G
captain1
G
60Samuel LandaisS. Landais
Kemal BrookingK. Brooking74
D
2
D
65Terry HollowayT. Holloway
Didier CoulibalyD. Coulibaly82
D
3captain
D
63Julian WalterJ. Walter
Laurent AnolfoL. Anolfo76
D
4
D
62Marco RouxelM. Rouxel
Doru MirceaD. Mircea80
D
5
M
79Gavin SullivanG. Sullivan
Fouad El-KarkouriF. El-Karkouri85
M
6
M
72Manuel CastroM. Castro
Thomas DegnT. Degn85
M
7
M
67Juan-Carlos SaezJ. Saez
Kenichi KobayashiK. Kobayashi85
A
8
M
67Alexandre TavaresA. Tavares
Jordi CasJ. Cas85
A
9
A
70Pablo MoraP. Mora
Marc SoetaersM. Soetaers80
A
10
A
69Hoalid BarthezH. Barthez
Luis-Clemente IsmaëlL. Ismaël81
A
11
A
66Said KlompeS. Klompe
 
Alberto LaquaitA. Laquait76
D
12
M
65Khaliloul ChaussidiereK. Chaussidiere
Seth OwenS. Owen84
M
13
A
64Hamada LucasH. Lucas
Corentin HognonC. Hognon75
A
14
D
61Regillio HasselbainkR. Hasselbaink

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Bernard-Bardin where FC Istres play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 20,814 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Istres are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AS Nancy appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Julien Gomis.


0.00
The whistle blows and AS Nancy kick off!
2.42
Juan-Carlos Saez kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Castro. Manuel Castro whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Tavares. Alexandre Tavares is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Wonderful reactions from Christophe Brando keeps it out!
3.42
Marco Rouxel changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marco Rouxel shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
4.11
Kemal Brooking chips the ball to his team mate, Doru Mircea. Doru Mircea deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Terry Holloway.
6.57
Julian Walter passes the ball forward to Terry Holloway. Terry Holloway chips the ball to his team mate, Hoalid Barthez. Hoalid Barthez shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
9.03
Didier Coulibaly flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Degn who brings the ball under control. Thomas Degn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël knocks in a cross ball towards Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
21.00
Terry Holloway breaks forward. Terry Holloway hits a low pass to Manuel Castro. Manuel Castro hits a low pass to Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.24
Juan-Carlos Saez threads the ball through to Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Saez. Juan-Carlos Saez powers a header at goal. The ball comes off Kemal Brooking and the loose ball is cleared up field.
30.46
Gavin Sullivan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kemal Brooking.
32.44
Doru Mircea flicks the ball to his team mate, Jordi Cas. Jordi Cas knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Samuel Landais is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
36.37
Laurent Anolfo makes a simple pass to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri brings the ball forward. Fouad El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.58
Marco Rouxel flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Saez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Saez flicks a high pass forward. Hoalid Barthez controls it well on his chest. Hoalid Barthez knocks in a cross ball towards Said Klompe. Said Klompe finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Christophe Brando manages to keep it out.
39.49
Laurent Anolfo flicks a high pass forward. Fouad El-Karkouri collects the pass. Fouad El-Karkouri makes a probing pass to Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
42.19
Juan-Carlos Saez flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Castro. Manuel Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Hoalid Barthez. Hoalid Barthez flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Christophe Brando with no chance!! Goal for AS Nancy!
45.00
Didier Coulibaly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn threads a neat ball through to Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Samuel Landais is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Istres appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Istres kick off!
48.53
Manuel Castro flicks a high pass forward. Said Klompe controls it well on his chest. Said Klompe lofts in a cross ball towards Hoalid Barthez. Hoalid Barthez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Wonderful reactions from Christophe Brando keeps it out!
49.37
Terry Holloway knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Saez. Juan-Carlos Saez decides to run forward with the ball. Juan-Carlos Saez tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.36
Terry Holloway chips the ball to his team mate, Hoalid Barthez. Hoalid Barthez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.25
Juan-Carlos Saez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.44
Laurent Anolfo makes a strong solo run forward. Laurent Anolfo surges forward with the ball. Laurent Anolfo lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.14
Marc Soetaers makes a simple pass to Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samuel Landais who gathers it comfortably.
60.21
FC Istres appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. AS Nancy have made a substitution with Regillio Hasselbaink replacing Hoalid Barthez .
61.29
Manuel Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Saez. Juan-Carlos Saez knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
63.21
Alexandre Tavares sees a break and surges forward. Alexandre Tavares tries a spectacular long range effort. Christophe Brando gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
66.29
Thomas Degn passes the ball forward to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Soetaers. Marc Soetaers outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Istres!
72.03
Juan-Carlos Saez catches Laurent Anolfo on the ankles. Juan-Carlos Saez is shown the yellow card! Laurent Anolfo runs off the knock.
84.57
Marco Rouxel makes a simple pass to Manuel Castro. Manuel Castro sees a break and surges forward. Manuel Castro shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Christophe Brando. Excellent save.
87.56
Kenichi Kobayashi threads a neat ball through to Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
89.05
Manuel Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Said Klompe. Said Klompe shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Istres

AS Nancy
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
31.9%
44.4%
23.6%

Scorers
Thomas Degn 32, 55
Luis-Clemente Ismaël 45
Marc Soetaers 66
Hoalid Barthez 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Degn of FC Istres

Match Ratings