Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille
Steven ZuckermanSteven Zuckerman Michael Hunter Michael Hunter
Laurent ZahuiL. Zahui72
G
1captain
G
73Fabio BakariF. Bakari
Vincent KalouV. Kalou70
D
2
D
60Jonathan FrancoisJ. Francois
Ga‘l PitonG. Piton75
D
3
D
57Benoit LouironB. Louiron
Paul LindnerP. Lindner70
D
4
D
69Devanir DiasalmeidaD. Diasalmeida
Steven BizaseneS. Bizasene74
M
5
D
72Alan SalmonA. Salmon
Clarence VictoriaC. Victoria69
M
6
M
76Francis CroftF. Croft
Msaddeck BrognoM. Brogno78
M
7
M
82Rui ZicoR. Zico
Roberto BordoniR. Bordoni75
M
captain8
A
68Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher
Martial ManardM. Manard78
A
9
A
59Mohammed KanuM. Kanu
Arnauld ScalzoA. Scalzo70
A
10
M
68Hubert CasagrandeH. Casagrande
Sebastiano SilvestriS. Silvestri71
A
11
A
74Christian AddoC. Addo
 
Gilles MercierG. Mercier71
D
12
G
30Silvio AndradeS. Andrade
Eduardo BarkeroE. Barkero74
M
13
D
61Wahid LeclercW. Leclerc
Pierre-Alain FlautoP. Flauto68
A
14
A
79John DavidsonJ. Davidson

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to Olympique de Marseille. A crowd of 20,804 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Olympique de Marseille appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Mohammed Domoraud.


0.00
Olympique de Marseille get the match underway!
2.26
Msaddeck Brogno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Scalzo. Arnauld Scalzo tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Fabio Bakari. What a great pair of hands!
6.43
Benoit Louiron flicks a high pass forward. Francis Croft controls it well on his chest. Francis Croft passes the ball forward to Christian Addo. Christian Addo threads a neat ball through to Hubert Casagrande. Hubert Casagrande rockets a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
10.07
Martial Manard hacks Benoit Louiron from behind! The referee brings Martial Manard to one side and gives him a warning! Benoit Louiron stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Lindner plays the ball forward to Martial Manard. Martial Manard knocks in a cross ball towards Arnauld Scalzo. Arnauld Scalzo makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
21.53
Ga‘l Piton flicks a high pass forward. Clarence Victoria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Clarence Victoria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martial Manard. Martial Manard lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Bordoni. Roberto Bordoni rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
24.04
Jonathan Francois controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rui Zico. Rui Zico flicks a high pass forward. Mohammed Kanu controls it well on his chest. Mohammed Kanu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.20
Clarence Victoria makes a probing pass to Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Devanir Diasalmeida.
27.24
Steven Bizasene knocks the ball to his team mate, Msaddeck Brogno. Msaddeck Brogno shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.30
Devanir Diasalmeida chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Addo. Christian Addo whips in a cross ball towards Francis Croft. Francis Croft outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Laurent Zahui manages to gather it comfortably.
30.37
Devanir Diasalmeida hits a low pass to Francis Croft. Francis Croft flicks a high pass forward. Christian Addo collects the pass. Christian Addo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Msaddeck Brogno.
36.54
Paul Lindner clumsily knocks into Christian Addo. The referee calls over Paul Lindner and shows him a yellow card! Christian Addo stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.54
Free kick to Olympique de Marseille just outside the area...
38.31
Mohammed Kanu takes a stuttering run up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
42.09
Devanir Diasalmeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Alan Salmon. Alan Salmon brings the ball forward. Alan Salmon shoots from 20 yards. Laurent Zahui effortlessly gets down and covers it.
44.15
Ga‘l Piton plays the ball forward to Msaddeck Brogno. Msaddeck Brogno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Fabio Bakari is on top of it.
45.00
Paul Lindner brings the ball forward. Paul Lindner shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Olympique de Marseille appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
AS Monaco kick off and get the second half underway!
48.21
Rui Zico makes a probing pass to Mohammed Kanu. Mohammed Kanu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
49.29
Devanir Diasalmeida threads a neat ball through to Hubert Casagrande. Hubert Casagrande flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Gavin Gallacher provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
55.34
Rui Zico knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Croft. Francis Croft knocks the ball forward to Hubert Casagrande but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.47
Ga‘l Piton catches Francis Croft on the ankles. The referee calls over Ga‘l Piton and shows him a yellow card! Francis Croft stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.40
AS Monaco have made 3 substitutions with Gilles Mercier replacing Paul Lindner, Eduardo Barkero replacing Msaddeck Brogno and Pierre-Alain Flauto replacing Martial Manard .
63.17
Eduardo Barkero changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eduardo Barkero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabio Bakari who gathers it comfortably.
65.35
Jonathan Francois knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Zico. Rui Zico controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hubert Casagrande. Hubert Casagrande knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.36
Alan Salmon sweeps the ball long. Hubert Casagrande whips in a cross ball towards Rui Zico. Vincent Kalou catches Rui Zico on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
71.46
Eduardo Barkero flicks a high pass forward. Pierre-Alain Flauto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pierre-Alain Flauto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.57
Eduardo Barkero kicks a strong pass forward to Clarence Victoria. Clarence Victoria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Benoit Louiron.
77.33
Eduardo Barkero sees Clarence Victoria in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Clarence Victoria flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiano Silvestri who takes it down. Sebastiano Silvestri lofts in a cross ball towards Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Fabio Bakari reads it well. He makes it look easy!
81.33
Eduardo Barkero flicks a high pass forward. Clarence Victoria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Clarence Victoria whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Barkero. Eduardo Barkero beats his man to it with a header but it's drastically wayward!
83.05
Arnauld Scalzo hacks Devanir Diasalmeida from behind! The referee brings Arnauld Scalzo to one side and gives him a warning! Devanir Diasalmeida stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.46
Gavin Gallacher passes the ball forward to Christian Addo. Christian Addo edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Christian Addo provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Steven Bizasene's outstretched leg.
87.29
With great vision, Steven Bizasene plays the ball forward to Eduardo Barkero. Eduardo Barkero flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Bordoni who takes it down. Roberto Bordoni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.28
Benoit Louiron passes the ball forward to Jonathan Francois. Jonathan Francois flicks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Kanu. Mohammed Kanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vincent Kalou.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

Olympique de Marseille
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.7%
57.3%
Play Area
25.6%
37.8%
36.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabio Bakari of Olympique de Marseille

Match Ratings