Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     FC IstresFC Istres
Richy BallRichy Ball Computer Player Computer Player
Mustapha ValéryM. Valéry87
G
1captain
G
80Khalid KachloulK. Kachloul
Dado SarrD. Sarr81
D
2
D
86Didier CoulibalyD. Coulibaly
Sabri GuyotS. Guyot84
D
3
D
81Doru MirceaD. Mircea
Alcaly BaldeA. Balde81
D
4
D
81Daizo IharaD. Ihara
Edwin DiasalmeidaE. Diasalmeida78
D
5
D
77Alberto LaquaitA. Laquait
Ulrich BlondeauU. Blondeau89
M
6
M
92Thomas DegnT. Degn
Vincent El IdrisiV. El Idrisi98
M
7
M
89Fouad El-KarkouriF. El-Karkouri
Oswaldo GourvennecO. Gourvennec80
A
8
A
86Kenichi KobayashiK. Kobayashi
Gabriel SalaunG. Salaun85
A
captain9
A
85Morris MarrM. Marr
Jean-Christophe JouaultJ. Jouault79
A
10
A
85Jordi CasJ. Cas
Rolf VoitlR. Voitl91
A
11
A
83Luis-Clemente IsmaëlL. Ismaël
 
Antoine FontaineA. Fontaine78
D
12
M
87Stanislas GousséS. Goussé
Pascal KingP. King84
M
13
M
83Malte ZieglerM. Ziegler
Zoumana TamazoutZ. Tamazout77
A
14
A
83Georg HuberG. Huber

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to FC Istres. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and FC Istres are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Bruno Savigny.


0.00
FC Istres start the match!
6.52
Ulrich Blondeau sees Jean-Christophe Jouault in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Christophe Jouault rushes past Didier Coulibaly! Jean-Christophe Jouault makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Khalid Kachloul smothers it!
9.47
Doru Mircea flicks a high pass forward. Fouad El-Karkouri holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fouad El-Karkouri sees Thomas Degn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Degn whips in a cross ball towards Morris Marr. Morris Marr directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.21
Fouad El-Karkouri takes it forward alone. Fouad El-Karkouri makes a defence splitting pass to Morris Marr. Some good footwork from Morris Marr provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
12.21
Vincent El Idrisi takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau flicks a high ball forward to Rolf Voitl who takes it down. Rolf Voitl controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Jean-Christophe Jouault through on goal. Jean-Christophe Jouault side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
14.22
Edwin Diasalmeida darts forward. Edwin Diasalmeida flicks a high pass forward. Oswaldo Gourvennec controls it well on his chest. Oswaldo Gourvennec lofts in a cross ball towards Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.28
Daizo Ihara threads a neat ball through to Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Degn knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Marr. Morris Marr gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Mustapha Valéry manages to keep it out.
20.04
Didier Coulibaly chips the ball to his team mate, Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël flicks a high ball forward to Jordi Cas who takes it down. Jordi Cas knocks in a cross ball towards Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.06
Fouad El-Karkouri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Degn. Thomas Degn shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
27.51
Gabriel Salaun sees Rolf Voitl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rolf Voitl advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Rolf Voitl provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Khalid Kachloul with no chance!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
30.31
Vincent El Idrisi makes a simple pass to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Jouault. With a superhuman jump, Jean-Christophe Jouault connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
38.24
Sabri Guyot comes in with a late challenge on Daizo Ihara. Sabri Guyot is shown the yellow card! Daizo Ihara hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.05
Alberto Laquait makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri passes the ball forward to Jordi Cas. Jordi Cas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. FC Istres have changed their lineup with Malte Ziegler replacing Thomas Degn and Georg Huber replacing Jordi Cas.

45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off!
47.22
Fouad El-Karkouri runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fouad El-Karkouri tries a spectacular long range effort. Mustapha Valéry gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
49.44
Fouad El-Karkouri threads a neat ball through to Georg Huber. Georg Huber knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sabri Guyot.
51.25
Vincent El Idrisi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Vincent El Idrisi shoots from 25 yards. Khalid Kachloul gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
55.50
Doru Mircea flicks a high pass forward. Malte Ziegler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With some swift thinking, Malte Ziegler plays the ball forward to Georg Huber. Georg Huber rushes past Sabri Guyot! Georg Huber side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.20
FC Istres appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
60.20
With a delightful solo run, Vincent El Idrisi stretches the opposition's defence. Vincent El Idrisi whips in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Khalid Kachloul had no chance!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
63.23
Alcaly Balde knocks the ball forward to Dado Sarr. Dado Sarr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun makes a looping header on goal. Khalid Kachloul didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
66.26
Kenichi Kobayashi hacks Sabri Guyot from behind! The referee calls over Kenichi Kobayashi and shows him a yellow card! Sabri Guyot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.44
Fouad El-Karkouri clumsily knocks into Vincent El Idrisi. Fouad El-Karkouri is shown the yellow card! Vincent El Idrisi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.02
Vincent El Idrisi takes a short throw-in bringing Ulrich Blondeau into play. Ulrich Blondeau flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Christophe Jouault who brings the ball under control. Jean-Christophe Jouault finds some space and shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Khalid Kachloul keeps it out!
72.14
Sabri Guyot passes the ball forward to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.17
Oswaldo Gourvennec catches Doru Mircea on the ankles. The referee calls over Oswaldo Gourvennec and shows him a yellow card! Doru Mircea stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.08
Vincent El Idrisi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun connects with a diving header but Khalid Kachloul is on top of it.
77.02
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 .
78.07
Antoine Fontaine hacks Kenichi Kobayashi from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kenichi Kobayashi runs off the knock.
81.51
Alberto Laquait hits a low pass to Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri flicks a high pass forward. Georg Huber holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Georg Huber plays a quick one-two with Fouad El-Karkouri and rushes in on goal... Georg Huber cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Mustapha Valéry reads it well. Great save!
84.05
Alberto Laquait flicks a high pass forward. Malte Ziegler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malte Ziegler knocks in a cross ball towards Georg Huber. Georg Huber makes a deft header but somehow Dado Sarr happens to be in the right place to block it.
87.14
Vincent El Idrisi kicks a strong pass forward to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec lofts in a cross ball towards Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.36
From the throw-in, Malte Ziegler picks out Fouad El-Karkouri. Fouad El-Karkouri hits a low pass to Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Mustapha Valéry.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

FC Istres
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
10
8
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
25.3%
44%
30.7%

Scorers
Rolf Voitl 14, 28
Jean-Christophe Jouault 30
Oswaldo Gourvennec 60
Luis-Clemente Ismaël 20
Georg Huber 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rolf Voitl of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings