Match Report


US Créteil-Lusitanos US Créteil-Lusitanos      AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Computer Player Computer Player Richy Ball Richy Ball
Orlando MullerO. Muller77
G
1
G
87Mustapha ValéryM. Valéry
Jan Overbeek-BloemJ. Overbeek-Bloem72
D
2
D
77Xavier FlucklingerX. Flucklinger
Eddie MontagueE. Montague68
D
3
D
78Antoine FontaineA. Fontaine
Jaime MarquesJ. Marques66
D
4
D
81Alcaly BaldeA. Balde
Thomas VöllerT. Völler60
D
5
D
74David ArmandD. Armand
Claude MauricioC. Mauricio72
M
6
M
84Pascal KingP. King
Sebastiano SbagliaS. Sbaglia67
M
7
M
89Ulrich BlondeauU. Blondeau
Anton HoséA. Hosé65
M
captain8
A
80Oswaldo GourvennecO. Gourvennec
Luis VelosoL. Veloso68
A
9captain
A
78Leonardo FayolleL. Fayolle
Neil RitchieN. Ritchie67
A
10
A
79Jean-Christophe JouaultJ. Jouault
Fabrice AuriolF. Auriol64
A
11
A
91Rolf VoitlR. Voitl
 
Christian HernandezC. Hernandez67
G
12
D
73Jo‘l GrégoriniJ. Grégorini
Cyrille CiechelsiC. Ciechelsi64
G
13
M
84Graham TilerG. Tiler
Demetrius CarriéreD. Carriére63
A
14
A
77Zoumana TamazoutZ. Tamazout

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Dominique Duvauchelle where US Créteil-Lusitanos play host to AS Saint-Étienne. A crowd of 20,666 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
US Créteil-Lusitanos are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AS Saint-Étienne appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Julien Gomis.


0.00
The first half starts with US Créteil-Lusitanos kicking off!
3.18
Ulrich Blondeau passes the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault whips in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.21
Pascal King chips the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau whips in a cross ball towards Leonardo Fayolle. Leonardo Fayolle connects with a diving header. Orlando Muller didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
12.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Ulrich Blondeau plays the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
15.09
Claude Mauricio catches Ulrich Blondeau on the ankles. The referee calls over Claude Mauricio and warns him to calm down! Ulrich Blondeau stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.18
Anton Hosé passes the ball forward to Fabrice Auriol. Fabrice Auriol finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.26
Anton Hosé flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiano Sbaglia who takes it down. Sebastiano Sbaglia lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Veloso. Luis Veloso is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Mustapha Valéry had no chance!! Goal for US Créteil-Lusitanos !
21.04
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
22.39
Anton Hosé flicks a high pass forward. Fabrice Auriol controls it well on his chest. Fabrice Auriol shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
28.37
Luis Veloso catches Alcaly Balde on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alcaly Balde runs off the knock.
32.40
Pascal King flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Orlando Muller!
36.36
Alcaly Balde kicks a strong pass forward to Pascal King. Pascal King picks a pass forward to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau whips in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
39.12
Seeing a gap ahead, Claude Mauricio picks a pass forward to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Mustapha Valéry manages to gather it.
42.46
Anton Hosé sees Neil Ritchie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Ritchie shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Mustapha Valéry.
44.50
Alcaly Balde controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ulrich Blondeau plays a quick one-two with Rolf Voitl and rushes in on goal... Some superb footwork from Ulrich Blondeau provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Orlando Muller reads it well. Well saved!
45.00
Neil Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Anton Hosé. Anton Hosé shoots from long range. Mustapha Valéry gets down and covers it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. US Créteil-Lusitanos appear unchanged since the first half. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Saint-Étienne players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne get the second half underway!
51.50
Xavier Flucklinger sees a break and surges forward. Xavier Flucklinger lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Fayolle. Leonardo Fayolle whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
54.20
David Armand breaks forward. David Armand flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Fayolle. Leonardo Fayolle chips the ball to his team mate, Rolf Voitl. Some world-class footwork from Rolf Voitl provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Orlando Muller had no chance!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
57.43
Eddie Montague threads a neat ball through to Sebastiano Sbaglia. Sebastiano Sbaglia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.51
Ulrich Blondeau comes in with a late challenge on Anton Hosé. The referee calls over Ulrich Blondeau and shows him a yellow card! Anton Hosé hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.08
Claude Mauricio sees Neil Ritchie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Ritchie shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.37
Jaime Marques passes the ball forward to Sebastiano Sbaglia. Sebastiano Sbaglia sees a break and surges forward. Sebastiano Sbaglia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antoine Fontaine.
65.25
Anton Hosé catches Rolf Voitl on the ankles. The referee calls over Anton Hosé and shows him a yellow card! Rolf Voitl hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.41
Ulrich Blondeau flicks a high ball forward to Leonardo Fayolle who takes it down. Leonardo Fayolle knocks in a cross ball towards Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Jaime Marques happens to be in the right place to block it.
69.40
Eddie Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Auriol. Fabrice Auriol makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.24
Fabrice Auriol catches Alcaly Balde on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alcaly Balde hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.59
Jaime Marques flicks a high pass forward. Claude Mauricio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claude Mauricio threads the ball through to Luis Veloso. Luis Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. With a superhuman jump, Neil Ritchie connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.49
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Jo‘l Grégorini replacing Alcaly Balde, Graham Tiler replacing Pascal King and Zoumana Tamazout replacing Jean-Christophe Jouault .
81.24
With vision, Ulrich Blondeau laces a through ball forward to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Fayolle. With a superhuman jump, Leonardo Fayolle connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Leonardo Fayolle scores for AS Saint-Étienne!!
85.28
Ulrich Blondeau sees Rolf Voitl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rolf Voitl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

US Créteil-Lusitanos

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
22.8%
48.1%
29.1%

Scorers
Luis Veloso 18
Rolf Voitl 54
Leonardo Fayolle 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Leonardo Fayolle of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings