Match Report


FC IstresFC Istres     Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais
Elwyn CopeElwyn Cope Jamie Comery Jamie Comery
Christophe BrandoC. Brando81
G
captain1
G
80Mika SchmidtM. Schmidt
Kemal BrookingK. Brooking74
D
2
D
78Mohamed ZouaouiM. Zouaoui
Didier CoulibalyD. Coulibaly82
D
3
D
78Dennis PearceD. Pearce
Laurent AnolfoL. Anolfo76
D
4
D
80Meziane KlouchiM. Klouchi
Doru MirceaD. Mircea80
D
5
M
85Lilian FischerL. Fischer
Fouad El-KarkouriF. El-Karkouri85
M
6
M
81Manuel QuaresmaM. Quaresma
Thomas DegnT. Degn85
M
7
M
80Anthony RankinA. Rankin
Kenichi KobayashiK. Kobayashi86
A
8
M
84Nenad MeyrieuN. Meyrieu
Jordi CasJ. Cas85
A
9
A
79Jean Francois MettomoJ. Mettomo
Marc SoetaersM. Soetaers80
A
10
A
81Paul BreyerP. Breyer
Luis-Clemente IsmaëlL. Ismaël81
A
11captain
A
72Guilherme SemedoG. Semedo
 
Dominique CloarecD. Cloarec71
D
12
A
93Regi VredeR. Vrede
Stanislas GousséS. Goussé85
M
13
M
80Ruben AntunesR. Antunes
Corentin HognonC. Hognon75
A
14
M
78Christian NyarkoC. Nyarko

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Bernard-Bardin where FC Istres play host to Olympique Lyonnais. A crowd of 19,614 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Istres are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Olympique Lyonnais appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Medhi Deblock.


0.00
FC Istres get the match underway!
3.33
Fouad El-Karkouri makes a probing pass to Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël knocks in a cross ball towards Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
6.19
Fouad El-Karkouri flicks a high pass forward. Luis-Clemente Ismaël controls it well on his chest. Luis-Clemente Ismaël shoots from long range. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
24.24
With a delightful solo run, Nenad Meyrieu stretches the opposition's defence. Nenad Meyrieu knocks in a cross ball towards Guilherme Semedo. Guilherme Semedo makes a deft header. It's miles wide!
27.18
Without breaking stride, Thomas Degn plays the ball forward to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri plays a one-two with Thomas Degn and rushes in on goal... Fouad El-Karkouri shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
30.47
Didier Coulibaly knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn knocks the ball forward to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri plays a scrappy one-two with Luis-Clemente Ismaël and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Fouad El-Karkouri provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Mika Schmidt is on top of it.
34.01
Thomas Degn knocks the ball forward to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Quaresma.
40.05
With imagination, Doru Mircea picks a pass forward to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Degn who takes it down. Thomas Degn knocks in a cross ball towards Jordi Cas. With a superhuman jump, Jordi Cas connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Mika Schmidt reads it well. Excellent keeping!
42.25
Kemal Brooking flicks a high pass forward. Didier Coulibaly controls it well on his chest. Didier Coulibaly kicks a strong pass forward to Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Mika Schmidt.
43.23
It's a corner kick which Thomas Degn takes quickly, playing the ball short to Laurent Anolfo. Laurent Anolfo knocks the ball into the box. Kemal Brooking makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
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. Olympique Lyonnais also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Olympique Lyonnais kick off the second half!
49.06
Thomas Degn flicks a high pass forward. Fouad El-Karkouri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fouad El-Karkouri knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Soetaers. Marc Soetaers connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Mika Schmidt is on top of it.
51.16
Thomas Degn threads the ball through to Jordi Cas. Jordi Cas whips in a cross ball towards Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
55.27
Doru Mircea laces a weighted ball forward to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri makes a simple pass to Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mohamed Zouaoui.
59.51
Didier Coulibaly catches Paul Breyer on the ankles. Didier Coulibaly is given a warning by the referee! Paul Breyer runs off the knock.
60.37
FC Istres appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Olympique Lyonnais have made a substitution with Regi Vrede replacing Jean Francois Mettomo .
61.42
Marc Soetaers hacks Meziane Klouchi from behind! Marc Soetaers is warned by the referee! Meziane Klouchi runs off the knock.
66.03
Marc Soetaers makes a beautiful solo run. Marc Soetaers lofts in a cross ball towards Jordi Cas. Jordi Cas flicks the ball with his head. Nenad Meyrieu clears it off the line with his head!
67.19
Laurent Anolfo makes a probing pass to Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri plays a scrappy one-two with Marc Soetaers and advances towards the goal... Fouad El-Karkouri comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Solid save from Mika Schmidt. What a great pair of hands!
71.58
Fouad El-Karkouri threads a neat ball through to Jordi Cas. Jordi Cas makes a defence splitting pass to Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but Mika Schmidt manages to gather it.
72.02
Thomas Degn flicks the ball to his team mate, Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Meziane Klouchi.
75.40
Anthony Rankin chips the ball to his team mate, Lilian Fischer. Lilian Fischer threads a neat ball through to Anthony Rankin. Anthony Rankin passes the ball forward to Manuel Quaresma. Some world-class footwork from Manuel Quaresma provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Christophe Brando. Excellent save.
77.25
Doru Mircea takes it forward alone. Doru Mircea knocks the ball forward to Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jordi Cas but he's offside!
79.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Mohamed Zouaoui plays the ball forward to Lilian Fischer. Lilian Fischer sees Paul Breyer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Breyer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
83.35
Doru Mircea receives the ball from a throw-in from Kemal Brooking. Doru Mircea flicks a high pass forward. Fouad El-Karkouri collects the pass. Fouad El-Karkouri hits a low pass to Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi lofts in a cross ball towards Jordi Cas. Jordi Cas gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Good keeping from Mika Schmidt as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
84.56
Corner kick to FC Istres. Thomas Degn plays it to the near post. Marc Soetaers tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but is blocked by Mohamed Zouaoui.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Istres

Olympique Lyonnais
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
13
2
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
20%
41.3%
38.7%

Scorers
Fouad El-Karkouri 3, 51
Luis-Clemente Ismaël 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fouad El-Karkouri of FC Istres

Match Ratings