Match Report


Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC     Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain
Computer Player Computer Player Rick Mottershead Rick Mottershead
Olivier FournierO. Fournier68
G
1captain
G
69Luke GalliL. Galli
Philippe GinolaP. Ginola73
D
2
D
62Hannes KaiserH. Kaiser
Sven RiemannS. Riemann66
D
3
D
60Paolo CharltonP. Charlton
Jean-Luc LandreauJ. Landreau65
D
4
D
65Rodrigo QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Carlo ZerbiniC. Zerbini65
D
5
M
65Jean-Claude DeflandreJ. Deflandre
Daniel FariaD. Faria61
M
6
M
60Craig HaynesC. Haynes
Devanir BaudetD. Baudet60
M
7
M
57Abel SoaresA. Soares
Martial FlorentinM. Florentin59
M
8
M
57Gavin JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Neil DalglishN. Dalglish58
M
captain9
A
69Nigel SmithN. Smith
Leonardo BradaiaL. Bradaia67
A
10
A
73Martin MicoudM. Micoud
Lennart BrehmeL. Brehme65
A
11
A
66Edouard WolskyE. Wolsky
 
Mathias FoéM. Foé62
D
12
D
59Daniel CorreaD. Correa
Felipe CarcedoF. Carcedo61
D
13
M
52Andy GemmillA. Gemmill
Daguyl BrocardD. Brocard59
G
14
A
56Tomasz StrgeonT. Strgeon

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stade de la Mosson where Montpellier HSC play host to Paris Saint-Germain. A crowd of 17,407 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Montpellier HSC are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Paris Saint-Germain appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Maryn Bonnard.


0.00
Montpellier HSC kick off and get the match underway!
4.17
Neil Dalglish sees Lennart Brehme in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lennart Brehme knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.49
Hannes Kaiser controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Haynes. Seeing a gap ahead, Craig Haynes plays the ball forward to Edouard Wolsky. Edouard Wolsky plays a scrappy one-two with Nigel Smith and stumbles forward towards the goal... Edouard Wolsky tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
10.27
Sven Riemann sees Devanir Baudet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Devanir Baudet flicks a high pass forward to Leonardo Bradaia who brings the ball under control. Leonardo Bradaia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.22
Abel Soares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edouard Wolsky. Edouard Wolsky chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Smith. Nigel Smith takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Olivier Fournier smothers it!
15.27
Jean-Claude Deflandre hacks Leonardo Bradaia from behind! Jean-Claude Deflandre is given a warning by the referee! Leonardo Bradaia runs off the knock.
16.55
Nigel Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Edouard Wolsky. Edouard Wolsky whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Smith. Sven Riemann clumsily knocks into Nigel Smith. Nigel Smith appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
18.52
Sven Riemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Dalglish. Neil Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Bradaia. Leonardo Bradaia whips in a cross ball towards Lennart Brehme. Lennart Brehme is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
21.16
Craig Haynes makes an attacking run forward. Craig Haynes whips in a cross ball towards Martin Micoud. Martin Micoud outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.49
Martial Florentin knocks the ball to his team mate, Lennart Brehme. Lennart Brehme shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
30.29
Devanir Baudet chips the ball to his team mate, Martial Florentin. Martial Florentin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hannes Kaiser.
33.21
Abel Soares comes in with a late challenge on Philippe Ginola. The referee brings Abel Soares to one side and gives him a warning! Philippe Ginola runs off the knock.
34.28
Martin Micoud threads a neat ball through to Edouard Wolsky. Edouard Wolsky knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Smith. Nigel Smith flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
38.41
Neil Dalglish sees space and advances. Neil Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Brehme. Lennart Brehme connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Luke Galli.
39.46
It's a corner kick. Neil Dalglish loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Abel Soares jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Montpellier HSC appear unchanged since the first half. Paris Saint-Germain also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Paris Saint-Germain kicking off!
49.40
Rodrigo Quaresma sees space and advances. Rodrigo Quaresma sees Nigel Smith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Smith lofts in a cross ball towards Edouard Wolsky. Edouard Wolsky finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
54.13
Rodrigo Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Jean-Claude Deflandre. Jean-Claude Deflandre takes it forward alone. Jean-Claude Deflandre lofts in a cross ball towards Edouard Wolsky. Edouard Wolsky connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
57.56
Neil Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Bradaia. Leonardo Bradaia lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Brehme. Lennart Brehme fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Luke Galli!
59.26
Abel Soares barges into Daniel Faria. Abel Soares is given another warning by the referee! Daniel Faria stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.33
Daniel Faria makes a probing pass to Lennart Brehme. Lennart Brehme finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.45
Philippe Ginola passes the ball forward to Daniel Faria. With imagination, Daniel Faria picks a pass forward to Lennart Brehme. Lennart Brehme whips in a cross ball towards Leonardo Bradaia. Leonardo Bradaia outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.00
Abel Soares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Micoud. Martin Micoud tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
71.15
Martial Florentin surges forward with the ball. Martial Florentin cuts inside the box! Martial Florentin muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
72.40
Devanir Baudet takes a quick throw-in, which Neil Dalglish takes on the chest. Neil Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Faria. Daniel Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodrigo Quaresma.
73.47
Sven Riemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Martial Florentin. Martial Florentin makes a probing pass to Lennart Brehme. Lennart Brehme knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Johnstone.
75.26
With intelligent imagination, Jean-Claude Deflandre plays the ball forward to Martin Micoud. Martin Micoud controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
81.06
Rodrigo Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Micoud. Martin Micoud sees Nigel Smith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Smith lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Micoud. With a superhuman jump, Martin Micoud connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Martin Micoud!
85.55
Neil Dalglish hits a low pass to Lennart Brehme. Lennart Brehme knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodrigo Quaresma.
87.30
Martial Florentin makes a simple pass to Leonardo Bradaia. Leonardo Bradaia 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
 

Montpellier HSC

Paris Saint-Germain
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.2%
37.8%
Play Area
25.7%
45.9%
28.4%

Scorers
Leonardo Bradaia 66
Martin Micoud 21, 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Micoud of Paris Saint-Germain

Match Ratings
1.Olivier Fournier (GK)
7
2.Philippe Ginola (DEF)
6
3.Sven Riemann (DEF)
6
4.Jean-Luc Landreau (DEF)
6
5.Carlo Zerbini (DEF)
6
6.Daniel Faria (MID)
6
7.Devanir Baudet (MID)
6
8.Martial Florentin (MID)
7
9.Neil Dalglish (MID)
7
10.Leonardo Bradaia (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Lennart Brehme (ATT)
7
 
12.Mathias Foé (DEF)
0
13.Felipe Carcedo (DEF)
0
14.Daguyl Brocard (GK)
0

1.Luke Galli (GK)
6
2.Hannes Kaiser (DEF)
6
3.Paolo Charlton (DEF)
6
4.Rodrigo Quaresma (DEF)
7
5.Jean-Claude Deflandre (MID)
6
6.Craig Haynes (MID)
7
7.Abel Soares (MID)
6
8.Gavin Johnstone (MID)
6
9.Nigel Smith (ATT)
7
10.Martin Micoud (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Edouard Wolsky (ATT)
7
 
12.Daniel Correa (DEF)
0
13.Andy Gemmill (MID)
0
14.Tomasz Strgeon (ATT)
0