Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Rick BarlowRick Barlow Richy Ball Richy Ball
Gerard LandaisG. Landais87
G
1
G
87Mustapha ValéryM. Valéry
Luc KiekensL. Kiekens78
D
2
D
81Dado SarrD. Sarr
Abdelmalek CiechelsiA. Ciechelsi83
D
3
D
84Sabri GuyotS. Guyot
Simon JanesS. Janes78
D
4
D
81Alcaly BaldeA. Balde
Dianboto VilatteD. Vilatte81
M
5
D
78Edwin DiasalmeidaE. Diasalmeida
Marc HeurliéM. Heurlié84
M
6
M
89Ulrich BlondeauU. Blondeau
Carl DanicC. Danic83
M
7
M
98Vincent El IdrisiV. El Idrisi
Pedro QuaresmaP. Quaresma83
M
8
A
80Oswaldo GourvennecO. Gourvennec
Kwami PoratoK. Porato81
A
9captain
A
85Gabriel SalaunG. Salaun
Carlos DaillyC. Dailly85
A
10
A
79Jean-Christophe JouaultJ. Jouault
Nordin FertoutN. Fertout91
A
captain11
A
91Rolf VoitlR. Voitl
 
Daniel Del SolD. Del Sol79
D
12
D
78Antoine FontaineA. Fontaine
Steffen LaudrupS. Laudrup80
M
13
M
84Pascal KingP. King
Jerome BarckayJ. Barckay76
A
14
A
77Zoumana TamazoutZ. Tamazout

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to AS Saint-Étienne. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Monaco 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 Adrien Hutteau.


0.00
The whistle blows and AS Monaco kick off!
3.49
Abdelmalek Ciechelsi flicks the ball to his team mate, Kwami Porato. Kwami Porato controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
6.30
Alcaly Balde hits a low pass to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Salaun collects the pass. Gabriel Salaun skips past Abdelmalek Ciechelsi! Gabriel Salaun looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Gerard Landais!
9.49
Vincent El Idrisi makes a beautiful solo run. Vincent El Idrisi whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
12.18
Alcaly Balde flicks a high pass forward to Ulrich Blondeau who brings the ball under control. Ulrich Blondeau flicks a high pass forward to Gabriel Salaun who brings the ball under control. Gabriel Salaun lofts in a cross ball towards Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Simon Janes is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
13.13
Corner kick to AS Saint-Étienne. Ulrich Blondeau plays it out to the edge of the box. Luc Kiekens reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
15.46
Marc Heurlié hacks Ulrich Blondeau from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ulrich Blondeau stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.44
Vincent El Idrisi hacks Carlos Dailly from behind! Vincent El Idrisi is shown the yellow card! Carlos Dailly runs off the knock.
20.28
Simon Janes hacks Vincent El Idrisi from behind! The referee brings Simon Janes to one side and gives him a warning! Vincent El Idrisi runs off the knock.
22.08
Vincent El Idrisi makes a probing pass to Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun sees Oswaldo Gourvennec just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Oswaldo Gourvennec rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Gerard Landais. Excellent save.
24.16
Vincent El Idrisi barges into Carlos Dailly. Vincent El Idrisi is warned by the referee! Carlos Dailly runs off the knock.
24.16
Free kick to AS Monaco just outside the area...
25.42
Carlos Dailly takes a slow run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
30.26
Ulrich Blondeau makes a beautiful solo run. Ulrich Blondeau sees space and advances. Ulrich Blondeau lofts in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Gerard Landais!
38.38
Carl Danic flicks a high pass forward. Nordin Fertout collects the pass. Nordin Fertout knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alcaly Balde.
39.40
Simon Janes flicks a high ball forward to Nordin Fertout who takes it down. Nordin Fertout flicks a high pass forward. Kwami Porato holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kwami Porato lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Danic. Carl Danic outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.59
Dado Sarr threads a neat ball through to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi knocks the ball forward to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Gerard Landais manages to gather it.
45.00
Carl Danic flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Quaresma who brings the ball under control. Pedro Quaresma lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Danic. Carl Danic is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Mustapha Valéry manages to gather it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off the second half!
47.34
Alcaly Balde runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alcaly Balde shoots from long range but Gerard Landais reads it well. Great save!
51.22
Carl Danic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Heurlié. Marc Heurlié threads a neat ball through to Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
54.17
Marc Heurlié advances with the ball. Marc Heurlié tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
55.11
Pedro Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Janes. Simon Janes chips the ball to his team mate, Nordin Fertout. Nordin Fertout lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Danic. Carl Danic knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Carl Danic scores for AS Monaco!!
59.44
Vincent El Idrisi threads a neat ball through to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
61.13
Sabri Guyot threads a neat ball through to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau flicks a high pass forward. Vincent El Idrisi controls it well on his chest. Vincent El Idrisi threads a neat, attacking ball through to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl takes a shot at goal but somehow Gerard Landais manages to keep it out.
63.16
Rolf Voitl catches Luc Kiekens on the ankles. Rolf Voitl is shown the yellow card! Luc Kiekens hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.55
Alcaly Balde launches a long ball forward. Gabriel Salaun lofts in a cross ball towards Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau finds space and glances 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!!
77.43
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Steffen Laudrup replacing Dianboto Vilatte .AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Antoine Fontaine replacing Alcaly Balde, Pascal King replacing Ulrich Blondeau and Zoumana Tamazout replacing Jean-Christophe Jouault .
79.35
Antoine Fontaine makes a simple pass to Vincent El Idrisi. With great vision, Vincent El Idrisi plays the ball forward to Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun rushes past Abdelmalek Ciechelsi! Gabriel Salaun rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.08
Carl Danic hacks Vincent El Idrisi from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vincent El Idrisi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.28
Simon Janes flicks a high pass forward. Luc Kiekens collects the pass. Luc Kiekens makes a probing pass to Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly whips in a cross ball towards Nordin Fertout. Nordin Fertout gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.59
Sabri Guyot threads a neat ball through to Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun flicks a high ball forward to Oswaldo Gourvennec who takes it down. Oswaldo Gourvennec knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Heurlié.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
11
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
25.9%
40%
34.1%

Scorers
Carl Danic 55
Nordin Fertout 84
Ulrich Blondeau 72
Gabriel Salaun 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gabriel Salaun of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings
1.Gerard Landais (GK)
8
2.Luc Kiekens (DEF)
6
3.Abdelmalek Ciechelsi (DEF)
6
4.Simon Janes (DEF)
6
5.Dianboto Vilatte (MID)
6
6.Marc Heurlié (MID)yellow card
6
7.Carl Danic (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Pedro Quaresma (MID)
6
9.Kwami Porato (ATT)
6
10.Carlos Dailly (ATT)
6
11.Nordin Fertout (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Daniel Del Sol (DEF)
0
13.Steffen Laudrup (MID)
6
14.Jerome Barckay (ATT)
0

1.Mustapha Valéry (GK)
6
2.Dado Sarr (DEF)
6
3.Sabri Guyot (DEF)
6
4.Alcaly Balde (DEF)
6
5.Edwin Diasalmeida (DEF)
6
6.Ulrich Blondeau (MID)goal scored
8
7.Vincent El Idrisi (MID)yellow card
7
8.Oswaldo Gourvennec (ATT)
6
9.Gabriel Salaun (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Jean-Christophe Jouault (ATT)
6
11.Rolf Voitl (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Antoine Fontaine (DEF)
6
13.Pascal King (MID)
6
14.Zoumana Tamazout (ATT)
6