Match Report


Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC     FC NantesFC Nantes
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Samir BabbelS. Babbel67
G
1
G
63Eoin HurstE. Hurst
Valerien JambayV. Jambay70
D
2
D
66Miguel MarquesM. Marques
Eddy EssolaE. Essola68
D
3
D
64Dominic MorrisonD. Morrison
Maryn DayllyM. Daylly64
D
4
D
62Kelvin GascoigneK. Gascoigne
Mauricio GuardiolaM. Guardiola68
M
5
D
60Alexandre BentoA. Bento
Callum MorrisonC. Morrison68
M
6
M
71Steffen FreundS. Freund
Alfredo MurgitaA. Murgita64
M
7
M
53Remco KleinR. Klein
Vincenzo DittmannV. Dittmann61
M
captain8
A
68Gianpaolo MarangonG. Marangon
Angelo LuccaA. Lucca68
A
9
A
67Gary ClelandG. Cleland
Paul MoullecP. Moullec68
A
10
A
66Gaetano De PalmaG. De Palma
Michel ZouaouiM. Zouaoui64
A
11captain
A
59Adel NéeA. Née
 
Jean Chr. ZidaneJ. Zidane64
A
12
D
59Wayne RankinW. Rankin
Don GemmellD. Gemmell64
A
13
A
59Oswaldo CatherineO. Catherine
Albrecht ZiegenhagenA. Ziegenhagen59
M
14
G
59Steven DaboS. Dabo

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stade de la Mosson where Montpellier HSC play host to FC Nantes. A crowd of 16,477 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Montpellier HSC are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nantes appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Steven Traore.


0.00
FC Nantes kick off!
3.35
Remco Klein kicks a strong pass forward to Adel Née. Adel Née knocks in a cross ball towards Gaetano De Palma. Gaetano De Palma jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
4.41
Callum Morrison sees a break and surges forward. Callum Morrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Moullec. Paul Moullec runs straight at the defence! Paul Moullec shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
8.48
Callum Morrison flicks a high ball forward to Michel Zouaoui who takes it down. Michel Zouaoui skips past Dominic Morrison! Some silky footwork from Michel Zouaoui provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
10.19
Remco Klein hits a low pass to Adel Née. Adel Née knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.16
Dominic Morrison sees Gianpaolo Marangon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianpaolo Marangon knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Freund. Steffen Freund is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Samir Babbel gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
16.20
Miguel Marques knocks the ball forward to Adel Née. Adel Née shoots from outside the area. Samir Babbel easily gets down and covers it.
22.33
Vincenzo Dittmann takes it forward alone. Vincenzo Dittmann edges inside the box! Vincenzo Dittmann shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Eoin Hurst is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.33
Montpellier HSC are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
30.31
Michel Zouaoui runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Michel Zouaoui threads the ball through into the box. Angelo Lucca side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but somehow Dominic Morrison happens to be in the right place to block it.
39.18
Remco Klein sees Gianpaolo Marangon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianpaolo Marangon shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
40.07
Alfredo Murgita kicks a strong pass forward to Michel Zouaoui. Michel Zouaoui threads a neat, attacking ball through to Angelo Lucca. Angelo Lucca shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
44.10
Dominic Morrison hits a low pass to Miguel Marques. Miguel Marques flicks a high pass forward to Adel Née who brings the ball under control. Adel Née knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Montpellier HSC appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nantes also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Nantes players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Montpellier HSC kick off and get the second half underway!
47.15
Maryn Daylly barges into Steffen Freund. Maryn Daylly is given a warning by the referee! Steffen Freund hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.03
Remco Klein chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Freund. Steffen Freund outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Samir Babbel comfortably punches it away to safety.
51.07
Remco Klein threads the ball through to Adel Née. Without breaking stride, Adel Née plays the ball forward to Remco Klein who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Remco Klein provides some space. He shoots at goal. Remco Klein scores for FC Nantes!!
54.18
Dominic Morrison plays the ball forward to Steffen Freund. Steffen Freund flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianpaolo Marangon. Gianpaolo Marangon makes a great pass forward. Adel Née runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
57.23
Gianpaolo Marangon kicks a strong pass forward to Steffen Freund. Steffen Freund knocks in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Marangon. Gianpaolo Marangon makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
59.31
Callum Morrison hacks Remco Klein from behind! Callum Morrison is shown the yellow card! Remco Klein runs off the knock.
60.54
Dominic Morrison threads a neat ball through to Remco Klein. Remco Klein chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland shoots from outside the area but Samir Babbel reads it well. Well saved!
61.58
Mauricio Guardiola flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Murgita collects the pass. Alfredo Murgita makes a simple pass to Angelo Lucca. Angelo Lucca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Murgita but the linesman indicates offside!
66.40
Michel Zouaoui barges into Dominic Morrison. Michel Zouaoui is warned by the referee! Dominic Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.54
Steffen Freund makes a probing pass to Gianpaolo Marangon. Gianpaolo Marangon shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
69.21
Remco Klein takes the throw-in. Steffen Freund kicks a strong pass forward to Gianpaolo Marangon. Gianpaolo Marangon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
72.13
Kelvin Gascoigne hits a low pass to Steffen Freund. Steffen Freund flicks a high pass forward to Gary Cleland who brings the ball under control. Gary Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Remco Klein. Remco Klein jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Samir Babbel.
73.09
Steffen Freund takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Gary Cleland tries a spectacular strike his aim is horrendously poor!
78.52
Steffen Freund makes a simple pass to Remco Klein. Remco Klein changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Remco Klein makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adel Née but he's offside!
81.24
Callum Morrison makes a probing pass to Angelo Lucca. Angelo Lucca knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Moullec. Paul Moullec rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Montpellier HSC!
85.53
Remco Klein sees space and advances. Remco Klein knocks in a cross ball towards Adel Née. Adel Née powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.09
Alfredo Murgita knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Guardiola. Mauricio Guardiola threads a neat ball through to Callum Morrison. Callum Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Paul Moullec controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Paul Moullec shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
89.45
Steffen Freund threads a neat ball through to Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Samir Babbel!
90.00
Angelo Lucca clumsily knocks into Dominic Morrison. The referee calls over Angelo Lucca and warns him to calm down! Dominic Morrison gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Montpellier HSC

FC Nantes
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.9%
67.1%
Play Area
30.3%
42.1%
27.6%

Scorers
Paul Moullec 4, 81
Vincenzo Dittmann 22
Remco Klein 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Remco Klein of FC Nantes

Match Ratings
1.Samir Babbel (GK)
8
2.Valerien Jambay (DEF)
6
3.Eddy Essola (DEF)
6
4.Maryn Daylly (DEF)
5
5.Mauricio Guardiola (MID)
6
6.Callum Morrison (MID)yellow card
7
7.Alfredo Murgita (MID)
6
8.Vincenzo Dittmann (MID)goal scored
7
9.Angelo Lucca (ATT)
6
10.Paul Moullec (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Michel Zouaoui (ATT)
6
 
12.Jean Chr. Zidane (ATT)
0
13.Don Gemmell (ATT)
0
14.Albrecht Ziegenhagen (MID)
0

1.Eoin Hurst (GK)
6
2.Miguel Marques (DEF)
6
3.Dominic Morrison (DEF)
6
4.Kelvin Gascoigne (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Bento (DEF)
6
6.Steffen Freund (MID)
7
7.Remco Klein (MID)goal scored
9
8.Gianpaolo Marangon (ATT)
6
9.Gary Cleland (ATT)
6
10.Gaetano De Palma (ATT)
6
11.Adel Née (ATT)
6
 
12.Wayne Rankin (DEF)
0
13.Oswaldo Catherine (ATT)
0
14.Steven Dabo (GK)
0