Match Report


Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC     AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Computer Player Computer Player Richy Ball Richy Ball
Samir BabbelS. Babbel67
G
1
G
85Mustapha ValéryM. Valéry
Valerien JambayV. Jambay70
D
2
D
75Xavier FlucklingerX. Flucklinger
Eddy EssolaE. Essola68
D
3
D
84Sabri GuyotS. Guyot
Maryn DayllyM. Daylly64
D
4
D
78Antoine FontaineA. Fontaine
Mauricio GuardiolaM. Guardiola68
M
5
D
72David ArmandD. Armand
Callum MorrisonC. Morrison68
M
6
M
88Ulrich BlondeauU. Blondeau
Alfredo MurgitaA. Murgita64
M
7
M
95Vincent El IdrisiV. El Idrisi
Vincenzo DittmannV. Dittmann61
M
captain8
A
80Oswaldo GourvennecO. Gourvennec
Angelo LuccaA. Lucca68
A
9captain
A
83Gabriel SalaunG. Salaun
Paul MoullecP. Moullec68
A
10
A
77Jean-Christophe JouaultJ. Jouault
Don GemmellD. Gemmell65
A
11
A
88Rolf VoitlR. Voitl
 
Jean Chr. ZidaneJ. Zidane64
A
12
D
78Alcaly BaldeA. Balde
Michel ZouaouiM. Zouaoui64
A
13
M
80Graham TilerG. Tiler
Albrecht ZiegenhagenA. Ziegenhagen59
M
14
A
76Zoumana TamazoutZ. Tamazout

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stade de la Mosson where Montpellier HSC play host to AS Saint-Étienne. A crowd of 19,790 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Montpellier HSC are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AS Saint-Étienne appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Ronald David.


0.00
Montpellier HSC kick off the first half!
2.21
Alfredo Murgita passes the ball forward to Angelo Lucca. Angelo Lucca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.18
Without breaking stride, Vincent El Idrisi plays the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault shoots from 25 yards. Samir Babbel gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
21.09
Antoine Fontaine lofts the ball long. Gabriel Salaun knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Samir Babbel easily punches it away to safety.
27.57
Vincent El Idrisi flicks a high pass forward to Oswaldo Gourvennec who brings the ball under control. Oswaldo Gourvennec knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Valerien Jambay.
28.33
Ulrich Blondeau chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun plays a one-two with Vincent El Idrisi and advances towards the goal... Gabriel Salaun cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Samir Babbel. Excellent save.
30.43
Antoine Fontaine deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi knocks the ball forward to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
32.25
Vincenzo Dittmann sees Paul Moullec in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Moullec sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Mustapha Valéry.
34.20
Maryn Daylly hacks Oswaldo Gourvennec from behind! Maryn Daylly is warned by the referee! Oswaldo Gourvennec runs off the knock.
36.21
Rolf Voitl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault whips in a cross ball towards Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau makes a looping header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
38.22
David Armand makes a strong solo run forward. David Armand sees Rolf Voitl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rolf Voitl edges inside the box! Rolf Voitl tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.29
David Armand takes it forward alone. David Armand surges forward with the ball. David Armand lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Samir Babbel!
45.00
Callum Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Angelo Lucca collects the pass. Angelo Lucca lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Dittmann. Vincenzo Dittmann makes a looping header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
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. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half. The Montpellier HSC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne get the second half underway!
47.05
Callum Morrison advances with the ball. Callum Morrison shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
48.42
Antoine Fontaine makes a simple pass to Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault whips in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.40
Xavier Flucklinger kicks a strong pass forward to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi flicks a high pass forward to Ulrich Blondeau who brings the ball under control. Ulrich Blondeau shoots from 25 yards. Samir Babbel gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
59.39
Xavier Flucklinger advances with the ball. Xavier Flucklinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault heads the ball goalwards but Maryn Daylly is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
66.22
Alfredo Murgita sees Vincenzo Dittmann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincenzo Dittmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
67.39
Sabri Guyot flicks a high ball forward to Vincent El Idrisi who takes it down. Vincent El Idrisi knocks the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Samir Babbel comfortably picks it out of the air!
73.17
Sabri Guyot kicks a strong pass forward to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl sees space and advances. Rolf Voitl whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Samir Babbel is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.43
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Alcaly Balde replacing Antoine Fontaine, Graham Tiler replacing Ulrich Blondeau and Zoumana Tamazout replacing Gabriel Salaun .
78.48
Valerien Jambay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Murgita. Alfredo Murgita threads the ball through to Callum Morrison. Callum Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Paul Moullec. Paul Moullec shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
81.47
Vincent El Idrisi knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Tiler. Graham Tiler whips in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Montpellier HSC

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
4
11
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.7%
65.3%
Play Area
28%
44%
28%

Scorers
Paul Moullec 78
Rolf Voitl 38
Vincent El Idrisi 48, 81
Jean-Christophe Jouault 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vincent El Idrisi of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings