Match Report


ClermontClermont     AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Computer Player Computer Player Richy Ball Richy Ball
Guillermo HeurliéG. Heurlié72
G
1
G
87Mustapha ValéryM. Valéry
William ZidaneW. Zidane66
D
2
D
77Xavier FlucklingerX. Flucklinger
Luis-Clemente FoulonL. Foulon64
D
3
D
78Antoine FontaineA. Fontaine
Samir BeckenbauerS. Beckenbauer64
D
4
D
81Alcaly BaldeA. Balde
Lilian BouchardL. Bouchard58
D
5
D
78Edwin DiasalmeidaE. Diasalmeida
Xavier ChimbondaX. Chimbonda63
M
6
M
84Pascal KingP. King
Edward AdamsE. Adams61
M
captain7
M
98Vincent El IdrisiV. El Idrisi
Romain HervéR. Hervé59
M
8
A
80Oswaldo GourvennecO. Gourvennec
Haoulid JauH. Jau55
M
9captain
A
85Gabriel SalaunG. Salaun
Ross BastinR. Bastin84
A
10
A
77Zoumana TamazoutZ. Tamazout
Farid ChartonF. Charton74
A
11
A
74Giuseppe CantonaG. Cantona
 
Guillermo ZouaouiG. Zouaoui71
A
12
D
74David ArmandD. Armand
Hubert RegnaultH. Regnault61
A
13
M
84Graham TilerG. Tiler
Armin RiemannA. Riemann60
G
14
A
78Leonardo FayolleL. Fayolle

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Gabriel Montpied where Clermont play host to AS Saint-Étienne. A crowd of 20,994 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Clermont are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AS Saint-Étienne appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Ronald David.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne start the match!
2.06
Antoine Fontaine catches Edward Adams on the ankles. The referee calls over Antoine Fontaine and shows him a yellow card! Edward Adams stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.09
Edward Adams threads the ball through to Romain Hervé. Romain Hervé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Bastin. Ross Bastin runs straight at the defence! Ross Bastin side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Ross Bastin scores for Clermont!!
10.34
Luis-Clemente Foulon threads the ball through to Haoulid Jau. Haoulid Jau flicks a high pass forward. Romain Hervé collects the pass. Romain Hervé passes the ball forward but Ross Bastin is offside!
12.07
Lilian Bouchard flicks a high pass forward. Luis-Clemente Foulon collects the pass. Luis-Clemente Foulon flicks a high pass forward to Ross Bastin who brings the ball under control. Ross Bastin tries a spectacular long range effort. Mustapha Valéry gets down and covers it.
15.55
Showing composure, Vincent El Idrisi picks a pass forward to Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun whips in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
16.43
Pascal King threads a neat ball through to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout plays a one-two with Vincent El Idrisi and rushes in on goal... Zoumana Tamazout tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
18.18
Vincent El Idrisi takes a short throw-in bringing Pascal King into play. With great vision, Pascal King plays the ball forward to Giuseppe Cantona. Giuseppe Cantona shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
20.15
Alcaly Balde runs forward with the ball. Alcaly Balde knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal King. Pascal King advances inside the box! Pascal King makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Guillermo Heurlié has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.09
Xavier Flucklinger brings the ball forward. Xavier Flucklinger flicks the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
27.15
Vincent El Idrisi barges into Edward Adams. The referee calls over Vincent El Idrisi and shows him a yellow card! Edward Adams runs off the knock.
28.47
Romain Hervé barges into Pascal King. Romain Hervé is given a warning by the referee! Pascal King grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.32
Vincent El Idrisi chips the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec plays a scrappy one-two with Giuseppe Cantona and stumbles forward towards the goal... Oswaldo Gourvennec cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow William Zidane happens to be in the right place to block it.
32.38
Xavier Flucklinger threads the ball through to Pascal King. Pascal King flicks a high pass forward. Vincent El Idrisi controls it well on his chest. Vincent El Idrisi knocks in a cross ball towards Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.15
Oswaldo Gourvennec barges into Luis-Clemente Foulon. The referee calls over Oswaldo Gourvennec and shows him a yellow card! Luis-Clemente Foulon runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Clermont appear unchanged since the first half. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Clermont kick off and get the second half underway!
48.06
Edward Adams flicks a high pass forward. Farid Charton controls it well on his chest. Farid Charton rushes past Xavier Flucklinger! Farid Charton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! That brings them back into the game!
51.23
Pascal King flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Salaun collects the pass. Gabriel Salaun controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Guillermo Heurlié is on top of it.
55.45
Xavier Flucklinger flicks a high pass forward. Antoine Fontaine collects the pass. Antoine Fontaine hits a low pass to Giuseppe Cantona. Giuseppe Cantona lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
59.22
Vincent El Idrisi decides to run forward with the ball. Vincent El Idrisi plays a scrappy one-two with Oswaldo Gourvennec and advances towards the goal... Vincent El Idrisi strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
65.11
Pascal King makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun knocks in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Guillermo Heurlié.
66.08
Pascal King takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Antoine Fontaine tries a spectacular strike. Antoine Fontaine scores for AS Saint-Étienne!!
67.35
Xavier Flucklinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi makes a probing pass to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.02
Vincent El Idrisi clumsily knocks into Haoulid Jau. The referee calls over Vincent El Idrisi and warns him to calm down! Haoulid Jau hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.02
Pascal King receives the ball from a throw-in from Vincent El Idrisi. Pascal King controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giuseppe Cantona. Giuseppe Cantona deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Salaun but the linesman indicates offside!
77.35
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with David Armand replacing Edwin Diasalmeida, Graham Tiler replacing Pascal King and Leonardo Fayolle replacing Gabriel Salaun .
78.42
Leonardo Fayolle catches Luis-Clemente Foulon on the ankles. The referee calls over Leonardo Fayolle and shows him a yellow card! Luis-Clemente Foulon grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.27
Graham Tiler picks a pass forward to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.55
Vincent El Idrisi flicks a high pass forward to Zoumana Tamazout who brings the ball under control. Zoumana Tamazout shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.11
Farid Charton sees space and advances. Farid Charton knocks in a cross ball towards Ross Bastin. Xavier Flucklinger hacks Ross Bastin from behind! Penalty not given!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Clermont

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.4%
57.6%
Play Area
36.4%
43.9%
19.7%

Scorers
Ross Bastin 6
Farid Charton 48
Pascal King 20
Zoumana Tamazout 32
Vincent El Idrisi 59
Antoine Fontaine 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pascal King of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings