Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     AS NancyAS Nancy
Richy BallRichy Ball Armenio Parada Armenio Parada
Andres CarcedoA. Carcedo85
G
captain1
G
62Jimmy WoltersJ. Wolters
Yann SarrY. Sarr59
D
2
D
64Camel FidaniC. Fidani
Abel ValenteA. Valente61
D
3
D
66Miguael GohelM. Gohel
Samir GerlachS. Gerlach61
D
4
D
69Patrick ErceauP. Erceau
Arnauld RothenA. Rothen58
D
5
M
68Said VairellesS. Vairelles
David HeaumetD. Heaumet67
M
6
M
55Dianbobo AbdessadkiD. Abdessadki
Paolo KanteP. Kante45
M
7captain
M
71Petri Van Der VegtP. Van Der Vegt
Alex BoutoilleA. Boutoille65
A
8
M
65Ahmed BaudoinA. Baudoin
Djibrill BoutaboutD. Boutabout58
A
9
A
66Paul KühnP. Kühn
Marco LavilleM. Laville61
A
10
A
75Cristiano JesusC. Jesus
Paulo RibeiroP. Ribeiro66
A
11
A
62Bruno LamaB. Lama
 
Jero SuarezJ. Suarez51
D
12
D
56Romain AnselminiR. Anselmini
Roberto MunozR. Munoz49
A
13
M
56Scott HopkinS. Hopkin
Jermaine PeckhamJ. Peckham54
A
14
A
57Moktar VrielynckM. Vrielynck

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 20,909 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while AS Nancy appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Caveglia.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the match underway!
2.00
David Heaumet advances with the ball. David Heaumet lofts in a cross ball towards Paulo Ribeiro. Paulo Ribeiro makes a convincing header. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. AS Saint-Étienne are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
6.58
Paolo Kante catches Patrick Erceau on the ankles. Paolo Kante is shown the yellow card! Patrick Erceau runs off the knock.
9.37
Samir Gerlach flicks a high ball forward to Djibrill Boutabout who takes it down. Djibrill Boutabout lofts in a cross ball towards David Heaumet. Camel Fidani catches David Heaumet on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
12.40
Ahmed Baudoin hits a low pass to Petri Van Der Vegt. Petri Van Der Vegt kicks a strong pass forward to Said Vairelles. Said Vairelles knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Kühn. Paul Kühn makes a looping header on goal. It's miles wide!
18.48
Miguael Gohel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dianbobo Abdessadki. Dianbobo Abdessadki controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Jesus. Cristiano Jesus shoots from distance but somehow Andres Carcedo manages to keep it out.
20.39
Patrick Erceau makes a simple pass to Dianbobo Abdessadki. Dianbobo Abdessadki makes an attacking run forward. Dianbobo Abdessadki knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.21
Camel Fidani darts forward. Camel Fidani deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Said Vairelles. Said Vairelles knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.31
Said Vairelles runs straight at the opposition's defence. Said Vairelles shoots from 20 yards. Andres Carcedo gets down and covers it.
28.21
Said Vairelles comes in with a late challenge on Samir Gerlach. Said Vairelles is shown the yellow card! Samir Gerlach stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.58
Paolo Kante makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Heaumet. David Heaumet lofts in a cross ball towards Djibrill Boutabout. Djibrill Boutabout beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.36
Said Vairelles sees a break and surges forward. Said Vairelles whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Jesus. Cristiano Jesus makes a deft header. Andres Carcedo comfortably punches it away to safety.
39.08
Dianbobo Abdessadki brings the ball forward. Dianbobo Abdessadki whips in a cross ball towards Paul Kühn. Paul Kühn makes a convincing header but is denied by Andres Carcedo. Excellent save.
42.29
Petri Van Der Vegt clumsily knocks into Paolo Kante. Petri Van Der Vegt is shown the yellow card! Paolo Kante runs off the knock.
44.16
Petri Van Der Vegt flicks a high pass forward to Cristiano Jesus who brings the ball under control. Cristiano Jesus finds some space and shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Andres Carcedo. What a save!
45.00
Dianbobo Abdessadki flicks a high ball forward to Said Vairelles who takes it down. Said Vairelles sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Andres Carcedo gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy also appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy switch their attack play to Shoot From Distance and their overall play to Attacking. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
AS Nancy start the second half!
47.52
Dianbobo Abdessadki chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Kühn. Paul Kühn skips past Abel Valente! Paul Kühn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
53.47
Camel Fidani makes a simple pass to Dianbobo Abdessadki. Dianbobo Abdessadki sees Ahmed Baudoin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ahmed Baudoin shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.29
Paolo Kante comes in with a late challenge on Petri Van Der Vegt. Paolo Kante is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Petri Van Der Vegt runs off the knock.
57.05
Miguael Gohel advances with the ball. Miguael Gohel flicks a high pass forward to Petri Van Der Vegt who brings the ball under control. Petri Van Der Vegt makes a simple pass, allowing Said Vairelles to run into the box. Said Vairelles comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Andres Carcedo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
59.33
Miguael Gohel passes the ball forward to Said Vairelles. Said Vairelles shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.51
AS Nancy have made a substitution with Moktar Vrielynck replacing Paul Kühn .
63.34
David Heaumet flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Ribeiro collects the pass. Paulo Ribeiro finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
65.33
Paulo Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to David Heaumet. David Heaumet makes a probing pass to Marco Laville. Marco Laville knocks in a cross ball towards Djibrill Boutabout. Djibrill Boutabout directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Jimmy Wolters had no chance!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
69.04
Petri Van Der Vegt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Lama. Bruno Lama knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Jesus. Cristiano Jesus makes a deft header. Fantastic reaction save from Andres Carcedo!
71.10
Samir Gerlach surges forward with the ball. Samir Gerlach controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Laville. Marco Laville knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jimmy Wolters who gathers it comfortably.
73.32
Paulo Ribeiro catches Camel Fidani on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Camel Fidani gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.57
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Jero Suarez replacing Arnauld Rothen, Roberto Munoz replacing Djibrill Boutabout and Jermaine Peckham replacing Marco Laville .
78.58
Petri Van Der Vegt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moktar Vrielynck. Moktar Vrielynck shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
81.05
Paulo Ribeiro plays the ball forward to David Heaumet. David Heaumet knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Boutoille. Alex Boutoille makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Jero Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Ribeiro. Paulo Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Boutoille. Alex Boutoille whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Munoz. Roberto Munoz finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

AS Nancy
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
9
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
35.5%
64.5%
Play Area
30.3%
48.7%
21.1%

Scorers
Djibrill Boutabout 65
Alex Boutoille 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andres Carcedo of AS Saint-Étienne

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

1.Jimmy Wolters (GK)
6
2.Camel Fidani (DEF)
6
3.Miguael Gohel (DEF)
6
4.Patrick Erceau (DEF)
6
5.Said Vairelles (MID)yellow card
6
6.Dianbobo Abdessadki (MID)
7
7.Petri Van Der Vegt (MID)yellow card
6
8.Ahmed Baudoin (MID)
6
9.Paul Kühn (ATT)
6
10.Cristiano Jesus (ATT)
6
11.Bruno Lama (ATT)
6
 
12.Romain Anselmini (DEF)
0
13.Scott Hopkin (MID)
0
14.Moktar Vrielynck (ATT)
6