Match Report


Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC     RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg
Sandra HurleySandra Hurley Computer Player Computer Player
Stefan Del VecchioS. Del Vecchio69
G
captain1
G
67George GascoigneG. Gascoigne
Herve CordonnierH. Cordonnier66
D
2
D
68Philippe VeldemanP. Veldeman
Nick MilburnN. Milburn63
D
3
D
66Eric DanicE. Danic
Davide PetrachiD. Petrachi64
D
4
D
65Guy ColucciG. Colucci
John CarnotJ. Carnot73
D
5
D
62Alex GreigA. Greig
Simo ForssellS. Forssell74
M
6
D
58Christian WatierC. Watier
Jean Chr. LokoJ. Loko73
M
7
M
76Pascal NgomP. Ngom
Marin BelodediciM. Belodedici69
M
8
M
68Gaspar LopesG. Lopes
Christina LoussouarnC. Loussouarn59
M
9
A
78Jean-Christophe PromentJ. Proment
Markus WeigelM. Weigel69
A
10
A
75Jose ColucciJ. Colucci
Alexander SchneiderA. Schneider63
A
11captain
A
64Zinedine JosephZ. Joseph
 
Arto MalmbergA. Malmberg62
D
12
M
67Tobias FrieserT. Frieser
Fausto GalliF. Galli62
M
13
G
67Stuart CollinsS. Collins
Ian TapiaI. Tapia55
A
14
A
59Florian RitzingerF. Ritzinger

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade de la Mosson where Montpellier HSC play host to RC Strasbourg. A crowd of 20,560 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Montpellier HSC are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RC Strasbourg appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Fanni.


0.00
Montpellier HSC kick off and get the first half underway!
2.17
Gaspar Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Zinedine Joseph. Zinedine Joseph lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Proment. Jean-Christophe Proment is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Stefan Del Vecchio.
3.02
Christian Watier takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Pascal Ngom comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.21
Jean Chr. Loko sees Alexander Schneider in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexander Schneider knocks in a cross ball towards Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
8.16
Gaspar Lopes catches Jean Chr. Loko on the ankles. Gaspar Lopes is given a warning by the referee! Jean Chr. Loko grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.39
With some swift thinking, Marin Belodedici plays the ball forward to Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Weigel. With a superhuman jump, Markus Weigel connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from George Gascoigne.
14.33
John Carnot clumsily knocks into Gaspar Lopes. The referee calls over John Carnot and warns him to calm down! Gaspar Lopes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.46
Jean Chr. Loko surges forward with the ball. Jean Chr. Loko sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
24.42
Christina Loussouarn flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Schneider collects the pass. Alexander Schneider knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to George Gascoigne who gathers it comfortably.
30.57
Gaspar Lopes flicks a high ball forward to Jose Colucci who takes it down. Jose Colucci shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Stefan Del Vecchio.
33.18
Gaspar Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Jean-Christophe Proment. Jean-Christophe Proment knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Del Vecchio who gathers it comfortably.
34.33
Marin Belodedici knocks the ball to his team mate, Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Christian Watier.
35.21
Markus Weigel takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Jean Chr. Loko takes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Marin Belodedici flicks a high pass forward. Markus Weigel collects the pass. Markus Weigel shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
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. RC Strasbourg also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RC Strasbourg start the second half!
55.02
Pascal Ngom hits a low pass to Jose Colucci. Jose Colucci finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Stefan Del Vecchio manages to keep it out.
57.02
Jean Chr. Loko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.11
Pascal Ngom sees Zinedine Joseph in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zinedine Joseph tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.46
RC Strasbourg have made a substitution with Tobias Frieser replacing Zinedine Joseph .
61.49
John Carnot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean Chr. Loko. Jean Chr. Loko knocks the ball forward to Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.08
Davide Petrachi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simo Forssell. Simo Forssell flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Schneider controls it well on his chest. Alexander Schneider shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
65.08
Marin Belodedici kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider whips in a cross ball towards Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! George Gascoigne has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.11
Jean Chr. Loko hits a low pass to Markus Weigel. Markus Weigel shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
77.57
RC Strasbourg have made 2 substitutions with Stuart Collins replacing Eric Danic and Florian Ritzinger replacing Pascal Ngom .
79.43
Guy Colucci barges into Alexander Schneider. The referee warns Guy Colucci to calm down! Alexander Schneider hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.36
Christina Loussouarn catches Gaspar Lopes on the ankles. The referee calls over Christina Loussouarn and shows him a yellow card! Gaspar Lopes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.39
Jean Chr. Loko threads a neat ball through to Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Collins.
90.00
Marin Belodedici makes a simple pass to Alexander Schneider. Alexander Schneider shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Montpellier HSC

RC Strasbourg
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72.2%
27.8%
Play Area
22.2%
48.6%
29.2%

Scorers
Markus Weigel 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Markus Weigel of Montpellier HSC

Match Ratings