Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Darren HicksonDarren Hickson Richy Ball Richy Ball
Fernando DelgadoF. Delgado64
G
1captain
G
85Andres CarcedoA. Carcedo
Alexander DittrichA. Dittrich61
D
2
D
59Yann SarrY. Sarr
Claudio RomeroC. Romero61
D
3
D
61Abel ValenteA. Valente
Ignacio GalàsekI. Galàsek63
D
4
D
61Samir GerlachS. Gerlach
Steve HuckerbyS. Huckerby67
D
captain5
D
58Arnauld RothenA. Rothen
Gian Paolo CerioniG. Cerioni60
M
6
M
67David HeaumetD. Heaumet
Craig GoughC. Gough67
M
7
M
45Paolo KanteP. Kante
Johan BassilaJ. Bassila61
M
8
A
65Alex BoutoilleA. Boutoille
Callum NivenC. Niven70
A
9
A
58Djibrill BoutaboutD. Boutabout
Jason LinekerJ. Lineker58
A
10
A
61Marco LavilleM. Laville
Nils SammerN. Sammer58
A
11
A
66Paulo RibeiroP. Ribeiro
 
Frederic DumasF. Dumas59
D
12
D
51Jero SuarezJ. Suarez
Erwan ThuramE. Thuram53
M
13
A
49Roberto MunozR. Munoz
Wagneau SachyW. Sachy50
A
14
A
54Jermaine PeckhamJ. Peckham

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to AS Saint-Étienne. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Olympique de Marseille 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 Gionatha Allegri.


0.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off and get the match underway!
3.51
Johan Bassila flicks a high pass forward. Nils Sammer controls it well on his chest. Nils Sammer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.29
Craig Gough clumsily knocks into Paolo Kante. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paolo Kante gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
8.10
Yann Sarr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Kante. Paolo Kante flicks a high pass forward. Marco Laville holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marco Laville shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
9.06
Gian Paolo Cerioni clumsily knocks into Arnauld Rothen. The referee calls over Gian Paolo Cerioni and shows him a yellow card! Arnauld Rothen runs off the knock.
10.52
Callum Niven threads a neat ball through to Jason Lineker. Jason Lineker whips in a cross ball towards Nils Sammer. Nils Sammer powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
12.21
Johan Bassila flicks a high pass forward. Nils Sammer controls it well on his chest. Nils Sammer knocks in a cross ball towards Callum Niven. Callum Niven heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Andres Carcedo.
14.34
Paolo Kante flicks a high ball forward to Marco Laville who gracefully takes it down. Marco Laville knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Huckerby.
15.09
Steve Huckerby knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Gough. Craig Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Callum Niven. Callum Niven whips in a cross ball towards Jason Lineker. Jason Lineker whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Olympique de Marseille are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
16.29
Paolo Kante threads the ball through to Marco Laville. Marco Laville knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claudio Romero.
18.14
Paolo Kante makes a simple pass to Djibrill Boutabout. Djibrill Boutabout threads the ball through into the box. Paolo Kante side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
27.55
Ignacio Galàsek threads the ball through to Claudio Romero. Claudio Romero passes the ball forward to Gian Paolo Cerioni. Gian Paolo Cerioni knocks in a cross ball towards Callum Niven. Callum Niven knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
34.09
Gian Paolo Cerioni makes a beautiful solo run. Gian Paolo Cerioni lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Sammer. Nils Sammer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
39.06
Johan Bassila knocks the ball forward to Callum Niven. Callum Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Valente.
40.33
Johan Bassila controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nils Sammer. Nils Sammer lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Lineker. Jason Lineker powers a header at goal but somehow Andres Carcedo manages to keep it out.
42.06
Claudio Romero clumsily knocks into David Heaumet. The referee warns Claudio Romero to calm down! David Heaumet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.33
Craig Gough threads the ball through to Callum Niven. Callum Niven shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille 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
AS Saint-Étienne start the second half!
47.28
With some swift thinking, Alex Boutoille plays the ball forward to Marco Laville. Marco Laville puts a great ball through. Paolo Kante runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
51.08
David Heaumet flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Kante collects the pass. Paolo Kante shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
53.42
Jason Lineker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Niven. Callum Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.43
Arnauld Rothen flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Boutoille. Alex Boutoille passes the ball forward to Paolo Kante. Paolo Kante knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claudio Romero.
57.36
Callum Niven catches Samir Gerlach on the ankles. Callum Niven is warned by the referee! Samir Gerlach hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.57
Craig Gough flicks a high pass forward. Johan Bassila controls it well on his chest. Johan Bassila runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Johan Bassila provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Andres Carcedo easily smothers it!
66.11
David Heaumet threads the ball through to Paulo Ribeiro. Paulo Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Alex Boutoille. Alex Boutoille heads the ball goalwards. The keeper, Fernando Delgado, sees it late!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
69.23
Steve Huckerby flicks a high ball forward to Johan Bassila who gracefully takes it down. Johan Bassila finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Andres Carcedo. Excellent save.
72.33
Johan Bassila chips the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Cerioni. Gian Paolo Cerioni finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Andres Carcedo!
77.38
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Jero Suarez replacing Arnauld Rothen, Roberto Munoz replacing Djibrill Boutabout and Jermaine Peckham replacing Marco Laville .
84.38
Nils Sammer makes a simple pass to Jason Lineker. Jason Lineker lofts in a cross ball towards Gian Paolo Cerioni. Gian Paolo Cerioni gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.47
Johan Bassila catches Abel Valente on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Abel Valente runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.8%
46.2%
Play Area
20.5%
47.4%
32.1%

Scorers
Alex Boutoille 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alex Boutoille of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings
1.Fernando Delgado (GK)
6
2.Alexander Dittrich (DEF)
6
3.Claudio Romero (DEF)
6
4.Ignacio Galàsek (DEF)
6
5.Steve Huckerby (DEF)
6
6.Gian Paolo Cerioni (MID)yellow card
7
7.Craig Gough (MID)yellow card
6
8.Johan Bassila (MID)yellow card
7
9.Callum Niven (ATT)
6
10.Jason Lineker (ATT)
7
11.Nils Sammer (ATT)
6
 
12.Frederic Dumas (DEF)
0
13.Erwan Thuram (MID)
0
14.Wagneau Sachy (ATT)
0

1.Andres Carcedo (GK)
9
2.Yann Sarr (DEF)
6
3.Abel Valente (DEF)
6
4.Samir Gerlach (DEF)
6
5.Arnauld Rothen (DEF)
6
6.David Heaumet (MID)
6
7.Paolo Kante (MID)
7
8.Alex Boutoille (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Djibrill Boutabout (ATT)
6
10.Marco Laville (ATT)
6
11.Paulo Ribeiro (ATT)
7
 
12.Jero Suarez (DEF)
6
13.Roberto Munoz (ATT)
6
14.Jermaine Peckham (ATT)
6