Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Marcel Picot where AS Nancy play host to AS Saint-Étienne. A crowd of 8,692 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Nancy are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AS Saint-Étienne appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jannick Fenillat.


0.00
AS Nancy get the match underway!
12.51
Steed Agathe flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Viana controls it well on his chest. Rafael Viana chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Verges.
16.23
Martin Hamed flicks a high pass forward. Matthieu Grégorini collects the pass. Matthieu Grégorini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Sebastiao Mendes reads it well. Fabulous stop!
18.06
Gilles Baghdad hits a low pass to Kwami Ghanhouan. Kwami Ghanhouan knocks the ball forward to Mathieur Levrat. Mathieur Levrat tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
21.19
Duncan Ritchie passes the ball forward to Orlando Carnot. Orlando Carnot makes a simple pass to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.35
Shabani Laspalles makes a simple pass to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley whips in a cross ball towards Chritophe Sommeil. Chritophe Sommeil gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Fadel Ntumpa Nsafu.
29.25
It's a corner kick. Luis Lauret kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Nicholas Paisley muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
33.10
Orlando Carnot flicks a high ball forward to Chritophe Sommeil who takes it down. Chritophe Sommeil knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Verges.
42.13
Yves Grégoire hits a low pass to Didier Joseph. Didier Joseph knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.35
With vision, Kwami Ghanhouan plays the ball forward to Matthieu Grégorini. Matthieu Grégorini makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Mathieur Levrat. Mathieur Levrat muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for AS Nancy!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Nancy appear unchanged since the first half. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off the second half!
47.51
Orlando Carnot threads the ball through to Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
61.22
John Dodd makes a probing pass to Orlando Carnot. Orlando Carnot flicks a high pass forward to Chritophe Sommeil who brings the ball under control. Chritophe Sommeil sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
65.04
Rafael Viana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chritophe Sommeil. Chritophe Sommeil knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.25
Hugo Verges knocks the ball to his team mate, Dagui Prat. Dagui Prat makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Didier Joseph. Didier Joseph chips the ball to his team mate, Matthieu Grégorini. Some silky footwork from Matthieu Grégorini provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Sebastiao Mendes easily smothers it!
67.18
Hugo Verges flicks a high pass forward. Yves Grégoire holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yves Grégoire flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthieu Grégorini. Matthieu Grégorini plays a scrappy one-two with Didier Joseph and stumbles forward towards the goal... Matthieu Grégorini muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.23
Shabani Laspalles controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
72.34
Dagui Prat chips the ball to his team mate, Matthieu Grégorini. Matthieu Grégorini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.01
John Dodd comes in with a late challenge on Matthieu Grégorini. John Dodd is shown the yellow card! Matthieu Grégorini grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.28
AS Saint-Étienne have made a substitution with Camel Bayle replacing Rafael Viana and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
78.31
Shabani Laspalles flicks a high ball forward to Chritophe Sommeil who takes it down. Chritophe Sommeil shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.41
Didier Joseph catches John Dodd on the ankles. The referee calls over Didier Joseph and shows him a yellow card! John Dodd stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.45
Duncan Ritchie brings the ball forward. Duncan Ritchie hits a low pass to Camel Bayle. Camel Bayle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.56
Komian Vilda flicks a high pass forward. Orlando Carnot collects the pass. Orlando Carnot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Paisley. Nicholas Paisley shoots from outside the area but Fadel Ntumpa Nsafu is on top of it.
84.47
Kwami Ghanhouan flicks a high pass forward. Didier Joseph controls it well on his chest. Didier Joseph shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. AS Nancy are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
89.18
Shabani Laspalles flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Paisley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicholas Paisley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
29.8%
44%
26.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mathieur Levrat of AS Nancy

Match Ratings