Match Report


Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain     ClermontClermont
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Computer Player Computer Player
Adilson BoutaharA. Boutahar68
G
1captain
G
70Wagneau TatarianW. Tatarian
Florian SchnoorF. Schnoor69
D
2
D
78Augusto AssignonA. Assignon
Mario VarelaM. Varela70
D
captain3
D
70Eduardo LoureiroE. Loureiro
Dietmar HeiserD. Heiser69
D
4
D
69Leon MaasL. Maas
Fernando PinheiroF. Pinheiro74
D
5
M
76Jacques CitonyJ. Citony
Simon WilcoxS. Wilcox72
M
6
M
67Yoann BrahamiY. Brahami
Stephen PerryS. Perry72
M
7
M
51Nicolas PédronN. Pédron
Rui NunesR. Nunes66
M
8
M
47Jean-Philippe RoudetJ. Roudet
Stuart YoungS. Young68
A
9
A
64Djimi Ait-OuarabD. Ait-Ouarab
Danny VenusD. Venus79
A
10
A
59Yacine MaweneY. Mawene
Romero P. GarciaR. Garcia75
A
11
A
56Simon GoodwinS. Goodwin
 
Ledley BowyerL. Bowyer63
A
12
D
60Lauren Bisan-E. ChavrondierL. Chavrondier
Diego BirindelliD. Birindelli61
D
13
G
54Hugo MoutinhoH. Moutinho
Anthony BanchelliA. Banchelli57
A
14
A
51Jordi ChivuJ. Chivu

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Parc des Princes where Paris Saint-Germain play host to Clermont. A crowd of 20,235 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Paris Saint-Germain are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Clermont appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcos  Bravo.


0.00
Paris Saint-Germain start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.18
Nicolas Pédron sees Djimi Ait-Ouarab in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Djimi Ait-Ouarab shoots from 20 yards. Superb reactions from Adilson Boutahar. What a save!
8.21
Seeing a gap ahead, Stephen Perry plays the ball forward to Danny Venus. Danny Venus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
9.36
Dietmar Heiser passes the ball forward to Rui Nunes. Rui Nunes plays the ball forward to Danny Venus. Danny Venus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Loureiro.
14.34
With imagination, Augusto Assignon plays the ball forward to Yoann Brahami. Yoann Brahami sees space and advances. Yoann Brahami controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.50
Eduardo Loureiro threads the ball through to Nicolas Pédron. Nicolas Pédron deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Goodwin. Simon Goodwin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
16.04
Simon Wilcox clumsily knocks into Jean-Philippe Roudet. Simon Wilcox is shown the yellow card! Jean-Philippe Roudet stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.33
Florian Schnoor catches Jean-Philippe Roudet on the ankles. Florian Schnoor is shown the yellow card! Jean-Philippe Roudet gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.45
Simon Wilcox kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Venus. Danny Venus plays a one-two with Stuart Young and rushes in on goal... Danny Venus makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Wagneau Tatarian has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
28.18
Simon Wilcox deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Garcia. Romero P. Garcia advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Romero P. Garcia provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Wagneau Tatarian!
33.25
Yoann Brahami hits a low pass to Yacine Mawene. Yacine Mawene sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.09
Simon Wilcox flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Young makes a probing pass to Danny Venus but he's offside!
44.56
Rui Nunes catches Jacques Citony on the ankles. Rui Nunes is given a warning by the referee! Jacques Citony stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Paris Saint-Germain 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 Clermont get the second half underway!
54.39
Stephen Perry flicks a high pass forward. Danny Venus controls it well on his chest. Danny Venus rushes past Leon Maas! Danny Venus shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
55.15
Mario Varela takes it forward alone. Mario Varela passes the ball forward to Romero P. Garcia. Romero P. Garcia lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Venus. With a superhuman jump, Danny Venus connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Wagneau Tatarian gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
57.08
Jean-Philippe Roudet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Djimi Ait-Ouarab. Djimi Ait-Ouarab shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.50
Yoann Brahami makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yacine Mawene. Yacine Mawene knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Florian Schnoor.
60.17
Clermont have made 3 substitutions with Jordi Chivu replacing Wagneau Tatarian, Lauren Bisan-E. Chavrondier replacing Jean-Philippe Roudet and Hugo Moutinho replacing Jacques Citony and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
65.27
Mario Varela hits a low pass to Stephen Perry. Stephen Perry passes the ball forward to Romero P. Garcia. Romero P. Garcia sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.52
Eduardo Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Pédron. Nicolas Pédron darts forward. Nicolas Pédron tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
79.44
Fernando Pinheiro flicks a high ball forward to Stephen Perry who takes it down. Stephen Perry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Young. Stuart Young lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Venus. Danny Venus gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball strikes Hugo Moutinho's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
80.24
It's a corner kick which Rui Nunes takes quickly, playing the ball short to Stephen Perry. Stephen Perry flicks the ball on with his first touch. Mario Varela strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
85.08
Yoann Brahami makes a simple pass to Djimi Ait-Ouarab. Djimi Ait-Ouarab whips in a cross ball towards Lauren Bisan-E. Chavrondier. Lauren Bisan-E. Chavrondier beats his man to it with a header but Adilson Boutahar is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Paris Saint-Germain

Clermont
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.2%
48.6%
22.2%

Scorers
Danny Venus 21

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

Match Ratings