Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to AC Ajaccio. A crowd of 20,928 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while AC Ajaccio appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Maxence Ehret.


0.00
The whistle blows and AC Ajaccio get the match underway!
2.10
Jocelyn Pires knocks the ball forward to Eddy Sopalski. Eddy Sopalski advances with the ball. Eddy Sopalski tries a spectacular long range effort. Eddy Sopalski scores for AC Ajaccio!!
6.51
Kevin Sammer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Moustapha Fertout through on goal. Moustapha Fertout shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.59
Kevin Sammer hits a low pass to Johnny Guinia. Johnny Guinia threads a neat, attacking ball through to Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
14.19
With imagination, Carlos Zamora plays the ball forward to Simon Schell. Simon Schell flicks a high pass forward. Damir Petit holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Damir Petit plays the ball forward to Delano Zuidam who has made a great run into the box. Delano Zuidam rockets a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
15.41
Arek Lato flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Sammer. Kevin Sammer kicks a strong pass forward to Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.53
Kevin Sammer sees space and advances. Kevin Sammer knocks in a cross ball towards Johnny Guinia. Johnny Guinia directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
18.25
Mehdi Van Ankeren comes in with a late challenge on Chris Ince. Mehdi Van Ankeren is given a warning by the referee! Chris Ince hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.12
Eddy Sopalski knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabien Cloarec. Fabien Cloarec knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morgan Del Piero.
22.10
Chris Ince chips the ball to his team mate, Johnny Guinia. Johnny Guinia plays a one-two with Bjorn-Tore Holm and advances towards the goal... Johnny Guinia tries a spectacular strike. Good keeping from Duarte Reis as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
26.39
Kevin Sammer makes a probing pass to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
28.45
With great vision, Eddy Sopalski plays the ball forward to Damir Petit. Damir Petit knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthew Appiah who gathers it comfortably.
32.50
Saidu A. Garba knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Sammer. Kevin Sammer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
33.33
Chris Ince changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Chris Ince knocks in a cross ball towards Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout rises majestically and gets a header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
36.40
Miguael Wiart makes a beautiful solo run. Miguael Wiart threads the ball through to Delano Zuidam but he's offside!
40.18
Eddy Sopalski sees space and advances. Eddy Sopalski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
45.00
Kevin Sammer threads a neat ball through to Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout plays a scrappy one-two with Bjorn-Tore Holm and stumbles forward towards the goal... Moustapha Fertout side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. AC Ajaccio also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AS Monaco kick off!
47.06
Kevin Sammer chips the ball to his team mate, Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout knocks in a cross ball towards Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Duarte Reis.
48.37
Johnny Guinia takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Moustapha Fertout cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Sebastiao Pinheiro.
53.45
Mehdi Van Ankeren threads the ball through to Damir Petit. Damir Petit lofts in a cross ball towards Fabien Cloarec. Fabien Cloarec flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.32
Saidu A. Garba chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Ince. Chris Ince flicks a high pass forward to Bjorn-Tore Holm who brings the ball under control. Bjorn-Tore Holm lofts in a cross ball towards Moustapha Fertout. Moustapha Fertout beats his man to it with a header but it flies just off target!
60.56
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Alejandro Quintanilla replacing Johnny Guinia .
63.22
Arek Lato threads a neat ball through to Chris Ince. Chris Ince makes a probing pass to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.43
Chris Ince darts forward. Chris Ince finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.30
Simon Schell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabien Cloarec. Fabien Cloarec knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.52
Carlos Zamora flicks a high pass forward to Miguael Wiart who brings the ball under control. Miguael Wiart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabien Cloarec. Fabien Cloarec knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Morgan Del Piero.
75.17
Saidu A. Garba flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Ince. Chris Ince controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm plays a quick one-two with Alejandro Quintanilla and rushes in on goal... Bjorn-Tore Holm looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
79.02
Eddy Sopalski runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eddy Sopalski knocks in a cross ball towards Damir Petit. Damir Petit gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is miles over!
81.51
Eddy Sopalski sees Damir Petit in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Damir Petit whips in a cross ball towards Delano Zuidam. With a superhuman jump, Delano Zuidam connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is miles over!
87.41
Jocelyn Pires plays the ball forward to Mehdi Van Ankeren. Mehdi Van Ankeren runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mehdi Van Ankeren knocks in a cross ball towards Damir Petit. Damir Petit directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Arek Lato and the loose ball is cleared up field.
89.38
With great vision, Arek Lato plays the ball forward to Chris Ince. Chris Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Quintanilla. Alejandro Quintanilla jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
27.4%
44%
28.6%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eddy Sopalski of AC Ajaccio

Match Ratings