Match Report


AS NancyAS Nancy     Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain
Computer Player Computer Player Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Aaron van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel67
G
1
G
68Adilson BoutaharA. Boutahar
Yuji ItoY. Ito73
D
2
D
69Florian SchnoorF. Schnoor
Marcello KelbanM. Kelban69
D
3
D
69Dietmar HeiserD. Heiser
Marcello AnelkaM. Anelka69
D
4captain
D
66Stephen BremnerS. Bremner
Pedro MarquesP. Marques66
M
5
D
74Fernando PinheiroF. Pinheiro
Jimmy DoumencJ. Doumenc62
M
6
M
72Simon WilcoxS. Wilcox
Gary ThirlwellG. Thirlwell62
M
7
M
72Stephen PerryS. Perry
Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison61
M
captain8
M
66Rui NunesR. Nunes
Gary BoothG. Booth70
A
9
A
63Ledley BowyerL. Bowyer
Yoann MendyY. Mendy69
A
10
A
79Danny VenusD. Venus
Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes67
A
11
A
75Romero P. GarciaR. Garcia
 
Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell68
D
12
M
69Cliff DenneboomC. Denneboom
Camel VrielynckC. Vrielynck67
D
13
A
68Stuart YoungS. Young
Jean-Michel DeflandreJ. Deflandre65
A
14
M
63Mansour QueudrueM. Queudrue

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Marcel Picot where AS Nancy play host to Paris Saint-Germain. A crowd of 20,101 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Nancy are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Paris Saint-Germain appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Fanni.


0.00
Paris Saint-Germain start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.43
Marcello Anelka hits a low pass to Stuart Morrison. With a delightful solo run, Stuart Morrison stretches the opposition's defence. Stuart Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.01
Simon Wilcox controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romero P. Garcia. Romero P. Garcia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Aaron van den Heuvel is on top of it.
12.15
Florian Schnoor flicks a high pass forward. Rui Nunes collects the pass. Rui Nunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Venus. Danny Venus passes the ball forward to Romero P. Garcia. Romero P. Garcia looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Aaron van den Heuvel is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
16.04
Simon Wilcox flicks the ball to his team mate, Ledley Bowyer. Ledley Bowyer knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Garcia. Romero P. Garcia heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.58
Without breaking stride, Stephen Perry plays the ball forward to Danny Venus. Danny Venus runs straight at the defence! Danny Venus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Aaron van den Heuvel with no chance!! Goal for Paris Saint-Germain!
24.19
Rui Nunes makes a simple pass to Romero P. Garcia. Romero P. Garcia lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Venus. Danny Venus makes a deft header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.48
Danny Venus clumsily knocks into Marcello Kelban. The referee warns Danny Venus to calm down! Marcello Kelban stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.45
Stephen Perry advances with the ball. Stephen Perry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
28.22
Romero P. Garcia clumsily knocks into Yuji Ito. Romero P. Garcia is given a warning by the referee! Yuji Ito stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.16
Stephen Perry runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stephen Perry controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Danny Venus through on goal. Danny Venus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Aaron van den Heuvel had no chance!! Goal for Paris Saint-Germain!
36.02
Marcello Kelban makes a simple pass to Jimmy Doumenc. Jimmy Doumenc flicks a high ball forward to Gary Booth who takes it down. Gary Booth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephen Bremner.
40.36
Without breaking stride, Dietmar Heiser plays the ball forward to Simon Wilcox. Simon Wilcox kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Venus. Danny Venus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Nancy have changed their lineup with Jean-Michel Deflandre replacing Andy Mcinnes. Paris Saint-Germain appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Nancy players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Nancy get the second half underway!
48.21
Stephen Bremner plays the ball forward to Rui Nunes. With imagination, Rui Nunes laces a through ball forward to Romero P. Garcia. Romero P. Garcia plays a scrappy one-two with Danny Venus and advances towards the goal... Romero P. Garcia makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheers as the Spaniard celebrates his hattrick!
53.52
Gary Thirlwell makes a simple pass to Gary Booth. Gary Booth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Florian Schnoor.
54.19
Showing composure, Florian Schnoor plays the ball forward to Simon Wilcox. Simon Wilcox knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Venus. Danny Venus plays a one-two with Ledley Bowyer and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Danny Venus provides some space. He shoots at goal. Danny Venus scores for Paris Saint-Germain!! That's his third!
59.13
Gary Thirlwell threads a neat ball through to Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Adilson Boutahar. What a great pair of hands!
60.22
AS Nancy have made 2 substitutions with Matt Caldwell replacing Marcello Kelban and Camel Vrielynck replacing Stuart Morrison and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Paris Saint-Germain have made a substitution with Stuart Young replacing Romero P. Garcia .
61.25
Simon Wilcox surges forward with the ball. Simon Wilcox knocks in a cross ball towards Ledley Bowyer. Ledley Bowyer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.07
Gary Thirlwell knocks the ball forward to Jean-Michel Deflandre. Jean-Michel Deflandre lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Booth. Gary Booth gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Adilson Boutahar. Excellent save.
66.16
Matt Caldwell flicks a high ball forward to Gary Thirlwell who takes it down. Gary Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Michel Deflandre collects the pass. Jean-Michel Deflandre shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
73.21
Matt Caldwell surges forward with the ball. Matt Caldwell passes the ball forward to Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Michel Deflandre. Jean-Michel Deflandre directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jean-Michel Deflandre!
77.18
Camel Vrielynck barges into Stephen Bremner. The referee calls over Camel Vrielynck and shows him a yellow card! Stephen Bremner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.57
Jimmy Doumenc sees Yoann Mendy in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yoann Mendy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adilson Boutahar who gathers it comfortably.
87.37
Matt Caldwell hacks Stuart Young from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Young runs off the knock.
89.24
Rui Nunes knocks the ball forward to Ledley Bowyer. Ledley Bowyer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AS Nancy

Paris Saint-Germain
Goals
1
7
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
32.4%
40.8%
26.8%

Scorers
Jean-Michel Deflandre 73
Romero P. Garcia 12, 16, 48
Danny Venus 22, 30, 54
Ledley Bowyer 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Danny Venus of Paris Saint-Germain

Match Ratings
1.Aaron van den Heuvel (GK)
6
2.Yuji Ito (DEF)
6
3.Marcello Kelban (DEF)
6
4.Marcello Anelka (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Marques (MID)
6
6.Jimmy Doumenc (MID)
6
7.Gary Thirlwell (MID)
6
8.Stuart Morrison (MID)
6
9.Gary Booth (ATT)
6
10.Yoann Mendy (ATT)
6
11.Andy Mcinnes (ATT)
6
 
12.Matt Caldwell (DEF)yellow card
6
13.Camel Vrielynck (DEF)yellow card
5
14.Jean-Michel Deflandre (ATT)goal scored
7

1.Adilson Boutahar (GK)
6
2.Florian Schnoor (DEF)
6
3.Dietmar Heiser (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Bremner (DEF)
6
5.Fernando Pinheiro (DEF)
6
6.Simon Wilcox (MID)
7
7.Stephen Perry (MID)
7
8.Rui Nunes (MID)
6
9.Ledley Bowyer (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Danny Venus (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Romero P. Garcia (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Cliff Denneboom (MID)
0
13.Stuart Young (ATT)
6
14.Mansour Queudrue (MID)
0