Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     AmiensAmiens
Richy BallRichy Ball Computer Player Computer Player
Mustapha ValéryM. Valéry87
G
1
G
72Tommy GerrardT. Gerrard
Dado SarrD. Sarr81
D
2
D
72Cliff MonteiroC. Monteiro
Antoine FontaineA. Fontaine78
D
3
D
70Frederico GomesF. Gomes
Alcaly BaldeA. Balde81
D
4
D
64Johny GuyaderJ. Guyader
David ArmandD. Armand74
D
5captain
D
61Torsten StreichT. Streich
Pascal KingP. King84
M
6
M
75Mohammed AmoahM. Amoah
Vincent El IdrisiV. El Idrisi98
M
7
M
73Alfredo SotoA. Soto
Hannes SeifertH. Seifert74
A
8
A
73Francisco Hacembruch RomeroF. Romero
Leonardo FayolleL. Fayolle78
A
captain9
A
72Jose RubioJ. Rubio
Zoumana TamazoutZ. Tamazout77
A
10
A
71Mahfoud AidoudM. Aidoud
Giuseppe CantonaG. Cantona74
A
11
A
65Guillaume AzzopardiG. Azzopardi
 
Jo‘l GrégoriniJ. Grégorini73
D
12
G
72Kaci ClementK. Clement
Graham TilerG. Tiler84
M
13
M
66Alex MasonA. Mason
Benoit OuédecB. Ouédec74
A
14
M
64Daniel CalvoD. Calvo

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Amiens. A crowd of 17,199 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and Amiens are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Adrien Hutteau.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the first half underway!
2.20
Mahfoud Aidoud knocks the ball forward to Jose Rubio. Jose Rubio finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.25
Alfredo Soto chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Rubio. Jose Rubio knocks in a cross ball towards Mahfoud Aidoud. Mahfoud Aidoud makes a convincing header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
4.45
Pascal King comes in with a late challenge on Mohammed Amoah. The referee calls over Pascal King and warns him to calm down! Mohammed Amoah runs off the knock.
6.57
Frederico Gomes sees space and advances. Frederico Gomes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.43
Alfredo Soto kicks a strong pass forward to Mahfoud Aidoud. Mahfoud Aidoud whips in a cross ball towards Jose Rubio. Jose Rubio connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Mustapha Valéry!
9.38
Alfredo Soto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mahfoud Aidoud. Mahfoud Aidoud knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.35
Antoine Fontaine comes in with a late challenge on Mohammed Amoah. The referee warns Antoine Fontaine to calm down! Mohammed Amoah grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.54
Vincent El Idrisi threads a neat ball through to Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Tommy Gerrard manages to gather it comfortably.
14.48
Antoine Fontaine hits a low pass to Alcaly Balde. Alcaly Balde flicks a high pass forward. Hannes Seifert collects the pass. Hannes Seifert knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cliff Monteiro.
16.23
Mohammed Amoah flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Soto who brings the ball under control. Alfredo Soto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mustapha Valéry who gathers it comfortably.
18.29
Pascal King takes it forward alone. Pascal King sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Tommy Gerrard!
20.38
Hannes Seifert flicks the ball to his team mate, Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giuseppe Cantona but the linesman indicates offside!
21.48
Alfredo Soto hits a low pass to Jose Rubio. Jose Rubio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Mustapha Valéry easily smothers it!
22.45
Alcaly Balde decides to run forward with the ball. Alcaly Balde flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Cantona controls it well on his chest. Giuseppe Cantona lofts in a cross ball towards Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Hannes Seifert scores for AS Saint-Étienne!!
28.45
Alcaly Balde threads the ball through to Pascal King. Pascal King knocks the ball forward to Giuseppe Cantona. Giuseppe Cantona plays a one-two with Vincent El Idrisi and rushes in on goal... Giuseppe Cantona takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Torsten Streich is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
32.09
Dado Sarr sees Vincent El Idrisi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincent El Idrisi makes a probing pass to Giuseppe Cantona. Giuseppe Cantona tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
33.37
Frederico Gomes hacks Giuseppe Cantona from behind! Frederico Gomes is given a warning by the referee! Giuseppe Cantona hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.53
Pascal King runs straight at the opposition's defence. Pascal King knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.17
Vincent El Idrisi knocks the ball forward to Giuseppe Cantona. Giuseppe Cantona tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Amiens kick off and get the second half underway!
47.57
Mohammed Amoah sees space and advances. Mohammed Amoah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antoine Fontaine.
48.52
Giuseppe Cantona comes in with a late challenge on Alfredo Soto. Giuseppe Cantona is warned by the referee! Alfredo Soto grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.37
Mohammed Amoah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Rubio. Jose Rubio shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
51.23
Antoine Fontaine comes in with a late challenge on Guillaume Azzopardi. The referee brings Antoine Fontaine to one side and gives him another warning! Guillaume Azzopardi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.26
Alcaly Balde pushes up the pitch. Alcaly Balde threads a neat ball through to Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal King. Pascal King finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Tommy Gerrard gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
59.53
Alcaly Balde passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Pascal King. Pascal King flicks a high pass forward. Vincent El Idrisi collects the pass. Vincent El Idrisi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johny Guyader.
63.09
Alfredo Soto chips the ball to his team mate, Mahfoud Aidoud. Mahfoud Aidoud shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.38
Alfredo Soto passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Mahfoud Aidoud. Mahfoud Aidoud whips in a cross ball towards Jose Rubio. Jose Rubio gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Mustapha Valéry is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
67.56
Alcaly Balde flicks a high ball forward to Antoine Fontaine who takes it down. Antoine Fontaine flicks a high ball forward to Giuseppe Cantona who takes it down. Giuseppe Cantona flicks the ball to his team mate, Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Tommy Gerrard gets down and covers it.
69.38
Cliff Monteiro sees Mohammed Amoah in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mohammed Amoah runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mohammed Amoah shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
71.16
Mohammed Amoah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Soto. Alfredo Soto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Mustapha Valéry manages to gather it.
73.48
Vincent El Idrisi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hannes Seifert. Hannes Seifert knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cliff Monteiro.
75.24
Mohammed Amoah flicks a high pass forward. Jose Rubio collects the pass. Jose Rubio knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Hacembruch Romero. Francisco Hacembruch Romero finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Mustapha Valéry has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.24
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Jo‘l Grégorini replacing Alcaly Balde, Graham Tiler replacing Pascal King and Benoit Ouédec replacing Giuseppe Cantona .
78.09
Johny Guyader flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Soto who brings the ball under control. Alfredo Soto flicks a high pass forward. Mahfoud Aidoud holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mahfoud Aidoud knocks in a cross ball towards Guillaume Azzopardi. Guillaume Azzopardi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's well over the bar!
81.10
David Armand comes in with a late challenge on Alfredo Soto. David Armand is shown the yellow card! Alfredo Soto gets up but these knocks are taking their toll on his game.
83.52
Hannes Seifert comes in with a late challenge on Torsten Streich. The referee calls over Hannes Seifert and warns him to calm down! Torsten Streich stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.09
Jo‘l Grégorini passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Graham Tiler. With a delightful solo run, Graham Tiler stretches the opposition's defence. Graham Tiler whips in a cross ball towards Benoit Ouédec. Benoit Ouédec outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Solid save from Tommy Gerrard. What a great pair of hands!
85.52
Benoit Ouédec flicks a high pass forward to Zoumana Tamazout who brings the ball under control. Zoumana Tamazout knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tommy Gerrard who gathers it comfortably.
87.23
Mohammed Amoah barges into Vincent El Idrisi. Mohammed Amoah is shown the yellow card! Vincent El Idrisi stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Amiens
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
29.8%
44.7%
25.5%

Scorers
Hannes Seifert 22
Francisco Hacembruch Romero 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hannes Seifert of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings