Match Report


ClermontClermont     Sochaux-MontbéliardSochaux-Montbéliard
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Giulio BonfantiG. Bonfanti60
G
1
G
62Phil BeagrieP. Beagrie
William ZidaneW. Zidane66
D
2
D
63Daniel JosephD. Joseph
Luis-Clemente FoulonL. Foulon64
D
3
D
62Jean-Sebastien PierreJ. Pierre
Samir BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer62
D
4
D
54Jean Francois FlachezJ. Flachez
Geoffroy LandrinG. Landrin62
D
5
D
52Martin GourvennecM. Gourvennec
Mamadou CatherineM. Catherine70
M
6
M
71Hamed BoutoilleH. Boutoille
Dario GautierD. Gautier64
M
captain7
M
70Habib CrucetH. Crucet
Xavier ChimbondaX. Chimbonda63
M
8
M
64Dianbobo SquillaciD. Squillaci
Miguel BentoM. Bento61
M
9
M
56Ruggiero MasperoR. Maspero
Ross BastinR. Bastin83
A
10
A
66Jacques ChaneletJ. Chanelet
Guillermo ZouaouiG. Zouaoui71
A
11captain
A
64Sabri DelhommeauS. Delhommeau
 
Jean-Jacques MassaJ. Massa65
A
12
G
62Martial ShakpokeM. Shakpoke
Romain HervéR. Hervé58
M
13
A
61Alfonso TacchiniA. Tacchini
Adrien MonierA. Monier58
M
14
A
57Philipp HeiserP. Heiser

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Gabriel Montpied where Clermont play host to Sochaux-Montbéliard. A crowd of 11,829 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Clermont and Sochaux-Montbéliard are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nestor Casanova.


0.00
The whistle blows and Clermont kick off!
2.16
Jean-Sebastien Pierre barges into Guillermo Zouaoui. Jean-Sebastien Pierre is shown the yellow card! Guillermo Zouaoui runs off the knock.
4.07
Jean Francois Flachez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hamed Boutoille. Hamed Boutoille knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacques Chanelet. Jacques Chanelet tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
6.17
Martin Gourvennec hits a low pass to Jacques Chanelet. Jacques Chanelet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis-Clemente Foulon.
8.30
Ruggiero Maspero flicks the ball to his team mate, Sabri Delhommeau. Sabri Delhommeau whips in a cross ball towards Habib Crucet. Habib Crucet outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
9.11
Ruggiero Maspero knocks the ball to his team mate, Sabri Delhommeau. Sabri Delhommeau shoots from long range but Giulio Bonfanti reads it well. Good keeping!
10.15
Dianbobo Squillaci makes a probing pass to Jacques Chanelet. Jacques Chanelet shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Giulio Bonfanti.
11.41
Dianbobo Squillaci takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Habib Crucet rockets a shot on goal but is denied by William Zidane. Excellent block.
14.27
Habib Crucet threads the ball through to Jacques Chanelet. Jacques Chanelet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.45
Habib Crucet flicks a high pass forward. Jean Francois Flachez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean Francois Flachez kicks a strong pass forward to Jacques Chanelet. Jacques Chanelet threads the ball through to Sabri Delhommeau but he's offside!
22.25
Jean-Sebastien Pierre deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Habib Crucet. Habib Crucet flicks a high ball forward to Sabri Delhommeau who takes it down. Sabri Delhommeau lofts in a cross ball towards Jacques Chanelet. Jacques Chanelet makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.33
Mamadou Catherine chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Bento. Miguel Bento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
30.24
Dianbobo Squillaci barges into Geoffroy Landrin. The referee warns Dianbobo Squillaci to calm down! Geoffroy Landrin runs off the knock.
32.27
Dario Gautier flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Zouaoui holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Zouaoui advances inside the box! Guillermo Zouaoui takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
34.52
Ross Bastin flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Zouaoui collects the pass. Guillermo Zouaoui cuts inside the box! Guillermo Zouaoui shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
36.37
Dianbobo Squillaci controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Habib Crucet. Habib Crucet lofts in a cross ball towards Jacques Chanelet. Jacques Chanelet makes a looping header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.12
Xavier Chimbonda flicks a high pass forward. Dario Gautier holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dario Gautier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.53
Without breaking stride, William Zidane plays the ball forward to Ross Bastin. Ross Bastin flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Zouaoui holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Zouaoui plays a scrappy one-two with Xavier Chimbonda and stumbles forward towards the goal... Guillermo Zouaoui strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.24
Dianbobo Squillaci makes an attacking run forward. Dianbobo Squillaci knocks in a cross ball towards Sabri Delhommeau. Sabri Delhommeau finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
42.56
William Zidane makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Bastin. Ross Bastin finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Clermont appear unchanged since the first half. Sochaux-Montbéliard also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sochaux-Montbéliard kick off the second half!
47.20
Ruggiero Maspero makes a simple pass to Sabri Delhommeau. Sabri Delhommeau sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Giulio Bonfanti is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
48.19
With imagination, Samir Beckenbauer picks a pass forward to Dario Gautier. Dario Gautier runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dario Gautier lofts in a cross ball towards Mamadou Catherine. Mamadou Catherine whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
53.15
Jacques Chanelet threads the ball through to Sabri Delhommeau. Sabri Delhommeau makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jacques Chanelet. Jacques Chanelet comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper, Giulio Bonfanti, sees it late!! Goal for Sochaux-Montbéliard!
57.28
Sabri Delhommeau catches William Zidane on the ankles. Sabri Delhommeau is shown the yellow card! William Zidane stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.58
Miguel Bento runs straight at the opposition's defence. Miguel Bento plays a scrappy one-two with Guillermo Zouaoui and advances towards the goal... Miguel Bento takes a shot at goal. Solid save from Phil Beagrie. What a great pair of hands!
63.51
Dario Gautier chips the ball to his team mate, Xavier Chimbonda. Xavier Chimbonda knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Joseph.
65.14
William Zidane controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillermo Zouaoui. Guillermo Zouaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Phil Beagrie who gathers it comfortably.
66.27
Jean-Sebastien Pierre flicks a high ball forward to Habib Crucet who takes it down. Habib Crucet flicks a high pass forward. Dianbobo Squillaci controls it well on his chest. Dianbobo Squillaci advances inside the box! Dianbobo Squillaci shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.54
Dario Gautier flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Zouaoui. Guillermo Zouaoui whips in a cross ball towards Ross Bastin. With a superhuman jump, Ross Bastin connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.24
Hamed Boutoille barges into Samir Beckenbauer. The referee calls over Hamed Boutoille and warns him to calm down! Samir Beckenbauer runs off the knock.
79.55
Ruggiero Maspero flicks a high pass forward. Jacques Chanelet controls it well on his chest. Jacques Chanelet shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
81.38
Samir Beckenbauer flicks a high pass forward. Xavier Chimbonda controls it well on his chest. Xavier Chimbonda makes a probing pass to Guillermo Zouaoui. Guillermo Zouaoui cuts inside the box! Guillermo Zouaoui makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Clermont

Sochaux-Montbéliard
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
29.9%
42.5%
27.6%

Scorers
Ross Bastin 43, 73
Guillermo Zouaoui 81
Jacques Chanelet 22, 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ross Bastin of Clermont

Match Ratings