Match Report


AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio     Grenoble Foot 38Grenoble Foot 38
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jeremie BaillsJ. Baills54
G
1
G
60Lauren Bisan-E. ChavériatL. Chavériat
Jorge TeixeiraJ. Teixeira67
D
2
D
72Marques Pereira BakariM. Bakari
Zoumana ChaveyriatZ. Chaveyriat60
D
3
D
59Jean MahouvéJ. Mahouvé
Samuel JaurèsS. Jaurès58
D
4
D
57Fernando LeonF. Leon
Gerard LindenberghG. Lindenbergh53
D
5
D
52Antoine ZebinaA. Zebina
Yann ManardY. Manard82
M
6
M
71Denis ThuramD. Thuram
Pierpaolo TambelliniP. Tambellini61
M
7
M
68Arnold Van VossenA. Van Vossen
Sabri CassardS. Cassard61
M
8
M
66Jonathan HenrotJ. Henrot
Younes MaquaY. Maqua61
M
9
M
49Alain MaravalA. Maraval
John ValenconiJ. Valenconi62
A
captain10captain
A
60Mario CastroM. Castro
Kaba CandelaK. Candela61
A
11
A
60Cataldo Del VecchioC. Del Vecchio
 
Eduardo NascimentoE. Nascimento56
A
12
G
58Jose LobeJ. Lobe
Artur BarrosA. Barros55
M
13
G
55Urvin MentinkU. Mentink
Kevin KlinsmannK. Klinsmann54
M
14
G
53Lars HelmerL. Helmer

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stade Francois-Coty where AC Ajaccio play host to Grenoble Foot 38. A crowd of 11,725 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AC Ajaccio and Grenoble Foot 38 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nicholas Ducloux.


0.00
AC Ajaccio kick off and get the first half underway!
2.53
Samuel Jaurès makes a simple pass to John Valenconi. John Valenconi lofts in a cross ball towards Pierpaolo Tambellini. Pierpaolo Tambellini flicks the ball with his head. Lauren Bisan-E. Chavériat gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
3.51
Jean Mahouvé kicks a strong pass forward to Arnold Van Vossen. Arnold Van Vossen flicks a high pass forward to Cataldo Del Vecchio who brings the ball under control. Cataldo Del Vecchio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.08
Kaba Candela flicks a high pass forward. John Valenconi controls it well on his chest. John Valenconi shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
9.28
Alain Maraval changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alain Maraval tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.54
John Valenconi barges into Alain Maraval. The referee warns John Valenconi to calm down! Alain Maraval stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.51
Younes Maqua runs straight at the opposition's defence. Younes Maqua shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
33.57
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.01
Jonathan Henrot comes in with a late challenge on Pierpaolo Tambellini. The referee warns Jonathan Henrot to calm down! Pierpaolo Tambellini runs off the knock.
40.34
Jorge Teixeira kicks a strong pass forward to Pierpaolo Tambellini. Pierpaolo Tambellini knocks the ball forward to Yann Manard. Yann Manard shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Lauren Bisan-E. Chavériat!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Ajaccio appear unchanged since the first half. Grenoble Foot 38 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Grenoble Foot 38 kicking off!
47.08
Arnold Van Vossen kicks a strong pass forward to Alain Maraval. Alain Maraval whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Henrot. Jonathan Henrot flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Gerard Lindenbergh is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
48.42
Alain Maraval takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Jorge Teixeira reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
51.14
Arnold Van Vossen makes an attacking run forward. Arnold Van Vossen threads a neat, attacking ball through to Cataldo Del Vecchio. Cataldo Del Vecchio comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's drastically wayward!
54.46
Kaba Candela makes an attacking run forward. Kaba Candela sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
61.26
Cataldo Del Vecchio hacks Zoumana Chaveyriat from behind! The referee warns Cataldo Del Vecchio to calm down! Zoumana Chaveyriat runs off the knock.
63.27
Jean Mahouvé catches John Valenconi on the ankles. Jean Mahouvé is warned by the referee! John Valenconi runs off the knock.
67.29
Gerard Lindenbergh threads the ball through to Pierpaolo Tambellini. Pierpaolo Tambellini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.02
Arnold Van Vossen knocks the ball to his team mate, Mario Castro. Mario Castro tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.24
Jean Mahouvé runs forward with the ball. Jean Mahouvé makes a simple pass to Cataldo Del Vecchio. Cataldo Del Vecchio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zoumana Chaveyriat.
77.23
John Valenconi hacks Jonathan Henrot from behind! The referee calls over John Valenconi again and warns him to calm down! Jonathan Henrot stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.01
Jonathan Henrot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cataldo Del Vecchio. Cataldo Del Vecchio whips in a cross ball towards Mario Castro. Mario Castro knocks the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.27
Fernando Leon brings the ball forward. Fernando Leon flicks a high pass forward to Arnold Van Vossen who brings the ball under control. Arnold Van Vossen shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

AC Ajaccio

Grenoble Foot 38
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
25.4%
50.7%
23.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arnold Van Vossen of Grenoble Foot 38

Match Ratings