Match Report


ReimsReims     Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain
Computer Player Computer Player Rick Mottershead Rick Mottershead
Antonino GiacominA. Giacomin65
G
1
G
76Mathew SippolaM. Sippola
Maxence RoyM. Roy70
D
2captain
D
73Christian NeudeckerC. Neudecker
Marcus RobertsM. Roberts62
D
3
D
75Anton Van DalenA. Van Dalen
Lennart HässlerL. Hässler56
D
4
D
69Tobias KurthT. Kurth
Pedro JardimP. Jardim72
M
5
M
73Juan-Carlos CabreraJ. Cabrera
Jean-Jacques PrunierJ. Prunier71
M
captain6
M
75Frank SteijnF. Steijn
Don HendersonD. Henderson67
M
7
M
74Paul FalkP. Falk
Orlando EspateroO. Espatero66
M
8
M
70Alec LawA. Law
Gareth KahnG. Kahn69
A
9
A
77Felipe VidalF. Vidal
Yohann IsabeyY. Isabey68
A
10
A
77Bruno RuizB. Ruiz
Lars TöpferL. Töpfer65
A
11
A
78Pedro SuarezP. Suarez
 
Piero CastellazziP. Castellazzi63
M
12
D
59Maxence CherradM. Cherrad
Domenico ChavrondierD. Chavrondier57
A
13
M
71Ben LeeB. Lee
Marc-Vivien BoutaboutM. Boutabout56
M
14
A
69Anthony JacksonA. Jackson

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stade Auguste Delaune where Reims play host to Paris Saint-Germain. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Reims and Paris Saint-Germain are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steven Traore.


0.00
The whistle blows and Reims get the match underway!
2.44
Bruno Ruiz makes a simple pass to Paul Falk. Paul Falk plays a one-two with Felipe Vidal and advances towards the goal... Maxence Roy clumsily knocks into Paul Falk. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
4.10
Tobias Kurth flicks a high pass forward to Paul Falk who brings the ball under control. Paul Falk flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Suarez collects the pass. Pedro Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Antonino Giacomin had no chance!! Goal for Paris Saint-Germain!
8.58
Frank Steijn clumsily knocks into Lennart Hässler. Frank Steijn is shown the yellow card! Lennart Hässler stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.14
With imagination, Christian Neudecker picks a pass forward to Juan-Carlos Cabrera. Juan-Carlos Cabrera sees Pedro Suarez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Suarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felipe Vidal but the linesman indicates offside!
12.31
Anton Van Dalen flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez knocks the ball forward to Paul Falk but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.00
Frank Steijn threads a neat ball through to Bruno Ruiz. Bruno Ruiz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Suarez but the linesman indicates offside!
28.49
Don Henderson flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Kahn collects the pass. Gareth Kahn knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Töpfer. Lars Töpfer makes a deft header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.44
Frank Steijn clumsily knocks into Don Henderson. The referee calls over Frank Steijn and warns him to calm down! Don Henderson runs off the knock.
36.02
Don Henderson comes in with a late challenge on Frank Steijn. Don Henderson is warned by the referee! Frank Steijn runs off the knock.
39.19
Alec Law catches Jean-Jacques Prunier on the ankles. The referee calls over Alec Law and warns him to calm down! Jean-Jacques Prunier hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.01
Paul Falk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Law. Alec Law flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Ruiz. Some good footwork from Bruno Ruiz provides some space. He shoots at goal. Antonino Giacomin gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
45.00
Tobias Kurth flicks a high pass forward. Christian Neudecker controls it well on his chest. Christian Neudecker flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Suarez who takes it down. Pedro Suarez shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Paris Saint-Germain kick off the second half!
48.03
Don Henderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Töpfer. Lars Töpfer shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
51.50
Gareth Kahn threads the ball through to Jean-Jacques Prunier. Jean-Jacques Prunier knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Falk.
53.07
Paul Falk flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Ruiz controls it well on his chest. Bruno Ruiz shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
54.48
Paul Falk makes a probing pass to Frank Steijn. Frank Steijn edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Frank Steijn provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Frank Steijn!
57.22
Anton Van Dalen threads the ball through to Bruno Ruiz. Bruno Ruiz sees Pedro Suarez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Suarez plays a scrappy one-two with Felipe Vidal and stumbles forward towards the goal... Pedro Suarez tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Antonino Giacomin had no chance!! Goal for Paris Saint-Germain!
61.41
With imagination, Paul Falk plays the ball forward to Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.01
Don Henderson passes the ball forward to Lars Töpfer. Lars Töpfer shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
65.41
Anton Van Dalen kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Cabrera. Juan-Carlos Cabrera sees Bruno Ruiz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bruno Ruiz plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Suarez and advances towards the goal... Bruno Ruiz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Pedro Jardim. Excellent block.
66.41
Marcus Roberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Orlando Espatero. Orlando Espatero darts forward. Orlando Espatero whips in a cross ball towards Lars Töpfer. Lars Töpfer heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.59
Christian Neudecker picks a pass forward to Alec Law. Seeing a gap ahead, Alec Law laces a weighted ball forward to Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
73.25
Tobias Kurth brings the ball forward. Tobias Kurth hits a low pass to Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal edges inside the box! Felipe Vidal cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Antonino Giacomin is on top of it.
77.41
Paris Saint-Germain have made a substitution with Anthony Jackson replacing Bruno Ruiz .
79.01
Don Henderson makes a simple pass to Jean-Jacques Prunier. Jean-Jacques Prunier plays a sublime one-two with Yohann Isabey and races in on goal... Jean-Jacques Prunier rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
81.41
Anton Van Dalen chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Jackson. Anthony Jackson directs the ball goalwards with his head. Antonino Giacomin didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
83.30
With some swift thinking, Orlando Espatero plays the ball forward to Jean-Jacques Prunier. Jean-Jacques Prunier shoots from distance but Mathew Sippola is on top of it.
84.31
Paul Falk flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal runs straight at the defence! Felipe Vidal makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Maxence Roy is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
85.50
Anton Van Dalen passes the ball forward to Felipe Vidal. Felipe Vidal flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Steijn. Frank Steijn lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Suarez. Pedro Suarez fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Anton Van Dalen clumsily knocks into Gareth Kahn. The referee calls over Anton Van Dalen and shows him a yellow card! Gareth Kahn stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Reims

Paris Saint-Germain
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40%
60%
Play Area
32.5%
45%
22.5%

Scorers
Alec Law 4
Frank Steijn 54
Pedro Suarez 57, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Suarez of Paris Saint-Germain

Match Ratings
1.Antonino Giacomin (GK)
7
2.Maxence Roy (DEF)
6
3.Marcus Roberts (DEF)
6
4.Lennart Hässler (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Jardim (MID)
6
6.Jean-Jacques Prunier (MID)
6
7.Don Henderson (MID)
6
8.Orlando Espatero (MID)
6
9.Gareth Kahn (ATT)
6
10.Yohann Isabey (ATT)
6
11.Lars Töpfer (ATT)
6
 
12.Piero Castellazzi (MID)
0
13.Domenico Chavrondier (ATT)
0
14.Marc-Vivien Boutabout (MID)
0

1.Mathew Sippola (GK)
6
2.Christian Neudecker (DEF)
6
3.Anton Van Dalen (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Tobias Kurth (DEF)
6
5.Juan-Carlos Cabrera (MID)
6
6.Frank Steijn (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
7.Paul Falk (MID)
7
8.Alec Law (MID)goal scored
8
9.Felipe Vidal (ATT)
7
10.Bruno Ruiz (ATT)
6
11.Pedro Suarez (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Maxence Cherrad (DEF)
0
13.Ben Lee (MID)
0
14.Anthony Jackson (ATT)
6