Match Report


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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Parc des Princes where Paris Saint-Germain play host to Troyes Aube Champagne. A crowd of 17,387 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Paris Saint-Germain are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Troyes Aube Champagne appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Bruno Savigny.


0.00
Paris Saint-Germain start the match!
2.55
Tobias Kurth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson. Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson threads a neat ball through to Oliver Gerlach. Oliver Gerlach whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
3.52
Maxence Cherrad kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Bradley Cooney. Bradley Cooney shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
6.50
David Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Suarez controls it well on his chest. Pedro Suarez shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
10.37
Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Bradley Cooney. Bradley Cooney makes a simple pass to Oliver Gerlach. Oliver Gerlach tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Carlos Mayer!
14.42
With some swift thinking, Callum Niven plays the ball forward to Oliver Gerlach. Oliver Gerlach knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Paris Saint-Germain!
18.35
Gonzalo Squillaci threads the ball through to Pegguy Duarte. Pegguy Duarte skips past Tobias Kurth! Pegguy Duarte takes a shot at goal but Fouzi Bouchiba is on top of it.
20.54
Kamal Samson flicks a high pass forward to Filippo Pinzi who brings the ball under control. Filippo Pinzi flicks a high pass forward to Denis Hiroux who brings the ball under control. Denis Hiroux cuts inside the box! Denis Hiroux strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Solid save from Fouzi Bouchiba. What a great pair of hands!
21.00
Hugo Medina catches Maxence Cherrad on the ankles. The referee warns Hugo Medina to calm down! Maxence Cherrad runs off the knock.
27.06
Stanley Swift flicks a high pass forward. Pegguy Duarte collects the pass. Pegguy Duarte controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
28.30
Kamal Samson knocks the ball to his team mate, Gonzalo Squillaci. Gonzalo Squillaci makes an attacking run forward. Gonzalo Squillaci edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Gonzalo Squillaci provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.16
With some swift thinking, Gonzalo Squillaci plays the ball forward to Hugo Medina. Hugo Medina shoots from outside the area but Fouzi Bouchiba reads it well. He makes it look easy!
44.49
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Paris Saint-Germain appear unchanged since the first half. Troyes Aube Champagne also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Troyes Aube Champagne get the second half underway!
48.06
Callum Niven clumsily knocks into Denis Hiroux. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Denis Hiroux stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.36
Amine Bouyoucef knocks the ball forward to David Reimers. Without breaking stride, David Reimers plays the ball forward to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carlos Mayer who gathers it comfortably.
57.11
Bradley Cooney barges into Kamal Samson. Bradley Cooney is shown the yellow card! Kamal Samson runs off the knock.
59.37
Denis Hiroux clumsily knocks into Callum Niven. The referee brings Denis Hiroux to one side and gives him a warning! Callum Niven grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.00
Bradley Cooney catches Pegguy Duarte on the ankles. Bradley Cooney is warned by the referee! Pegguy Duarte grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.53
Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Niven. Callum Niven runs straight at the defence! Callum Niven rockets a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.35
Gonzalo Squillaci threads a neat ball through to Hugo Medina. With a delightful solo run, Hugo Medina stretches the opposition's defence. Hugo Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.27
Tobias Kurth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Reimers. David Reimers flicks a high pass forward. Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson controls it well on his chest. Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kamal Samson.
71.04
Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson threads the ball through to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.35
Tobias Kurth knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Niven. Callum Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Gerlach. Oliver Gerlach whips in a cross ball towards David Reimers. David Reimers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Carlos Mayer. Excellent save.
77.13
Paris Saint-Germain have made a substitution with Jaouad Eloi replacing Bradley Cooney .
78.15
Florian Boniface takes a quick throw-in, which Pegguy Duarte takes on the chest. Pegguy Duarte flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Medina collects the pass. Hugo Medina knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fouzi Bouchiba who gathers it comfortably.
79.54
Callum Niven threads a neat ball through to Jaouad Eloi. Jaouad Eloi knocks in a cross ball towards David Reimers. David Reimers rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.27
Pegguy Duarte passes the ball forward to Pablo Segarra. Pablo Segarra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.12
Maxence Cherrad threads the ball through to Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson. Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson. Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson makes a deft header but it flies well off target!
87.35
Johny Gauvin hits a low pass to Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson. Tryggvi Adalbjarnarson knocks the ball forward to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Denis Hiroux threads the ball through to Pegguy Duarte. Pegguy Duarte shoots from distance but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
26%
46.6%
27.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Reimers of Paris Saint-Germain

Match Ratings
1.Carlos Mayer (GK)
7
2.Marc Mendonca (DEF)
6
3.Kamal Samson (DEF)
6
4.Stanley Swift (DEF)
6
5.Gonzalo Squillaci (DEF)
7
6.Florian Boniface (MID)
6
7.Pegguy Duarte (MID)
7
8.Denis Hiroux (MID)
6
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