Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     ReimsReims
Gary ParsonsGary Parsons Jan Van Tegelen Jan Van Tegelen
Alcaly SilvestreA. Silvestre73
G
1
G
73Sven LindnerS. Lindner
Ledley KanuL. Kanu69
D
2
D
76Gilbert DelorgeG. Delorge
Emile GascoigneE. Gascoigne71
D
3
D
66Tobias HermannT. Hermann
Andy DickovA. Dickov66
D
4
D
72Sven KrügerS. Krüger
Paul GarciaP. Garcia75
M
5
D
74Jakob FranckeJ. Francke
Diego BolañoD. Bolaño69
M
6
M
73Torsten HerzogT. Herzog
Tobias ZiegeT. Ziege75
M
captain7captain
M
78Olaf Van Der WoerdtO. Van Der Woerdt
Martin PolheimM. Polheim73
M
8
A
77Simon TöpferS. Töpfer
Sven PrantlS. Prantl67
A
9
A
75Torsten RitzingerT. Ritzinger
Rodolphe CharlotR. Charlot71
A
10
A
78Tobias OverathT. Overath
Stefanos TaoulasS. Taoulas68
A
11
A
69Rainer LensingR. Lensing
 
Jean-Philippe DiattaJ. Diatta61
D
12
D
68Markus FrieserM. Frieser
Lomano WeaverL. Weaver35
M
13
M
72Gerhard SchönenbornG. Schönenborn
Theo EbbingeT. Ebbinge73
M
14
A
68Dominique Van LoenhoutD. Van Loenhout

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Reims. A crowd of 19,819 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reims appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Manfa Benyachou.


0.00
Reims start the match!
3.55
Diego Bolaño makes an attacking run forward. Diego Bolaño knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Prantl. Sven Prantl directs the ball goalwards with his head. Sven Krüger steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
6.39
Sven Krüger threads the ball through to Torsten Herzog. Torsten Herzog sees a break and surges forward. Torsten Herzog whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Ritzinger. Torsten Ritzinger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Alcaly Silvestre manages to gather it easily.
12.22
Paul Garcia sees a break and surges forward. Paul Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Stefanos Taoulas. Stefanos Taoulas flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.51
Torsten Herzog comes in with a late challenge on Tobias Ziege. Torsten Herzog is warned by the referee! Tobias Ziege stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.23
Tobias Ziege knocks the ball forward to Stefanos Taoulas. Stefanos Taoulas lofts in a cross ball towards Sven Prantl. Sven Prantl makes a convincing header. Jakob Francke steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
36.05
With vision, Ledley Kanu laces a weighted ball forward to Tobias Ziege. Tobias Ziege chips the ball to his team mate, Stefanos Taoulas. Stefanos Taoulas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
44.03
Olaf Van Der Woerdt threads a neat ball through to Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer plays a one-two with Torsten Ritzinger and rushes in on goal... Simon Töpfer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Solid save from Alcaly Silvestre. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
Torsten Herzog flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Ritzinger who brings the ball under control. Torsten Ritzinger whips in a cross ball towards Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer makes a convincing header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with AS Saint-Étienne kicking off!
47.48
With imagination, Emile Gascoigne plays the ball forward to Tobias Ziege. Tobias Ziege flicks a high pass forward. Stefanos Taoulas comfortably collects the pass. Stefanos Taoulas plays a scrappy one-two with Sven Prantl and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stefanos Taoulas comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out his aim is horrendously poor!
55.26
Gilbert Delorge brings the ball forward. Gilbert Delorge flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Overath controls it well on his chest. Tobias Overath knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.28
Olaf Van Der Woerdt comes in with a late challenge on Tobias Ziege. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tobias Ziege gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.41
Olaf Van Der Woerdt barges into Tobias Ziege. The referee calls over Olaf Van Der Woerdt and warns him to calm down! Tobias Ziege runs off the knock.
60.08
Reims have made 2 substitutions with Markus Frieser replacing Sven Krüger and Gerhard Schönenborn replacing Torsten Herzog .
63.09
Olaf Van Der Woerdt passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Overath. Tobias Overath makes a convincing header. Alcaly Silvestre effortlessly picks it out of the air!
66.26
Tobias Ziege kicks a strong pass forward to Sven Prantl. Sven Prantl flicks a high pass forward. Stefanos Taoulas controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Stefanos Taoulas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
69.48
Seeing a gap ahead, Markus Frieser plays the ball forward to Olaf Van Der Woerdt. Olaf Van Der Woerdt passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Rainer Lensing. Rainer Lensing knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.17
Emile Gascoigne brings the ball forward. Emile Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Sven Prantl collects the pass. Sven Prantl shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.20
Tobias Ziege kicks a strong pass forward to Sven Prantl. Sven Prantl sees Rodolphe Charlot just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Rodolphe Charlot comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Sven Lindner effortlessly gets down and covers it.
75.26
Tobias Ziege knocks the ball to his team mate, Sven Prantl. Sven Prantl plays a one-two with Stefanos Taoulas and advances towards the goal... Sven Prantl makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
77.53
Reims have made a substitution with Dominique Van Loenhout replacing Tobias Overath .
78.58
Tobias Ziege barges into Olaf Van Der Woerdt. Tobias Ziege is shown the yellow card! Olaf Van Der Woerdt hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.01
Diego Bolaño hits a low pass to Rodolphe Charlot. Rodolphe Charlot sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Sven Lindner manages to gather it comfortably.
85.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Andy Dickov plays the ball forward to Diego Bolaño. Diego Bolaño passes the ball forward to Stefanos Taoulas. Stefanos Taoulas plays a scrappy one-two with Rodolphe Charlot and advances towards the goal... Stefanos Taoulas shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Reims
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
24.3%
42.9%
32.9%

Scorers
Stefanos Taoulas 12, 66, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefanos Taoulas of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings