Match Report


Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC     ClermontClermont
Sandra HurleySandra Hurley Computer Player Computer Player
Stefan Del VecchioS. Del Vecchio69
G
captain1captain
G
70Wagneau TatarianW. Tatarian
Wayne VernazzaW. Vernazza71
D
2
D
77Augusto AssignonA. Assignon
Nick MilburnN. Milburn63
D
3
D
70Eduardo LoureiroE. Loureiro
Kaba CondiK. Condi76
D
4
D
69Leon MaasL. Maas
John CarnotJ. Carnot73
D
5
M
76Jacques CitonyJ. Citony
Jean Chr. LokoJ. Loko73
M
6
M
69Lamine NaftiL. Nafti
Krunoslav BobanK. Boban62
M
7
M
67Yoann BrahamiY. Brahami
Fausto GalliF. Galli62
M
8
M
65Pierre-Yves CailletP. Caillet
Yuriy SakhnevychY. Sakhnevych50
A
9
A
64Djimi Ait-OuarabD. Ait-Ouarab
Alexander SchneiderA. Schneider63
A
10
A
59Yacine MaweneY. Mawene
Markus WeigelM. Weigel69
A
11
A
56Simon GoodwinS. Goodwin
 
Torsten BöhmT. Böhm63
G
12
D
60Lauren Bisan-E. ChavrondierL. Chavrondier
Jan HeintzeJ. Heintze70
D
13
G
54Hugo MoutinhoH. Moutinho
Kelvin WrightK. Wright69
A
14
A
51Jordi ChivuJ. Chivu

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stade de la Mosson where Montpellier HSC play host to Clermont. A crowd of 20,568 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Montpellier HSC are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Clermont appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rafik Congo.


0.00
Clermont get the match underway!
3.17
Jacques Citony surges forward with the ball. Jacques Citony lofts in a cross ball towards Yacine Mawene. Yacine Mawene fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
8.32
Leon Maas chips the ball to his team mate, Yoann Brahami. Yoann Brahami flicks the ball to his team mate, Yacine Mawene. Yacine Mawene controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Stefan Del Vecchio gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
9.46
Jean Chr. Loko passes the ball forward to Yuriy Sakhnevych. Yuriy Sakhnevych shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
10.38
Lamine Nafti sees Simon Goodwin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Goodwin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.05
Jean Chr. Loko threads a neat ball through to Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Loureiro.
18.39
Kaba Condi knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean Chr. Loko. Jean Chr. Loko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuriy Sakhnevych. Yuriy Sakhnevych lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider makes a looping header on goal. Alexander Schneider scores for Montpellier HSC!!
28.19
Leon Maas plays the ball forward to Pierre-Yves Caillet. Pierre-Yves Caillet threads a neat ball through to Simon Goodwin. Simon Goodwin finds some space and shoots from distance. Stefan Del Vecchio gets down and covers it.
30.01
Fausto Galli knocks the ball forward to Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider plays a scrappy one-two with Yuriy Sakhnevych and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alexander Schneider side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
33.06
Yoann Brahami surges forward with the ball. Yoann Brahami controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Djimi Ait-Ouarab through on goal. Djimi Ait-Ouarab cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.49
Kaba Condi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean Chr. Loko. Jean Chr. Loko flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Schneider collects the pass. Alexander Schneider knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Loureiro.
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. Clermont also appear unchanged since the first half. The Clermont players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Montpellier HSC kick off!
49.29
Krunoslav Boban brings the ball forward. Krunoslav Boban edges inside the box! Krunoslav Boban side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but somehow Wagneau Tatarian manages to keep it out.
54.04
Jacques Citony controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Djimi Ait-Ouarab. Djimi Ait-Ouarab knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Del Vecchio who gathers it comfortably.
60.20
Clermont have made 3 substitutions with Jordi Chivu replacing Wagneau Tatarian, Lauren Bisan-E. Chavrondier replacing Pierre-Yves Caillet and Hugo Moutinho replacing Jacques Citony and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
65.10
Jean Chr. Loko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
71.24
Krunoslav Boban sees Yuriy Sakhnevych in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yuriy Sakhnevych knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Loureiro.
77.18
Lamine Nafti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lauren Bisan-E. Chavrondier. Lauren Bisan-E. Chavrondier knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Del Vecchio who gathers it comfortably.
78.25
Fausto Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel hits a low pass to Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
81.05
Yacine Mawene catches Kaba Condi on the ankles. Yacine Mawene is shown the yellow card! Kaba Condi stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.29
Jean Chr. Loko threads a neat ball through to Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alexander Schneider!
90.00
Krunoslav Boban deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Montpellier HSC

Clermont
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
17.5%
52.6%
29.8%

Scorers
Alexander Schneider 18, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexander Schneider of Montpellier HSC

Match Ratings