Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain
Steven ZuckermanSteven Zuckerman Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Laurent ZahuiL. Zahui72
G
1
G
78Diego Hector PeraltaD. Peralta
Vincent KalouV. Kalou70
D
2
D
78Victor RamirezV. Ramirez
Gilles MercierG. Mercier71
D
3
D
81Gonçalo MadridG. Madrid
Paul LindnerP. Lindner70
D
4
D
76Spencer MossS. Moss
Eduardo BarkeroE. Barkero75
M
5
M
85Fabian N. TroiseF. Troise
Steven BizaseneS. Bizasene74
M
6captain
M
90Joost HamersJ. Hamers
Msaddeck BrognoM. Brogno78
M
captain7
M
86Joost CalesJ. Cales
Roberto BordoniR. Bordoni75
M
8
M
88Lionel ZidaneL. Zidane
Martial ManardM. Manard78
A
9
A
88Muzzy ÖzalanM. Özalan
Pierre-Alain FlautoP. Flauto68
A
10
A
80Pedro QuaresmaP. Quaresma
Arnauld ScalzoA. Scalzo70
A
11
A
81Duarte RegoD. Rego
 
Kostyantyn TerekhinK. Terekhin34
D
12
A
66Richard DurandR. Durand
Clarence VictoriaC. Victoria69
M
13
M
72Edern CapiauxE. Capiaux
Sebastiano SilvestriS. Silvestri71
A
14
D
75Darren ThompsonD. Thompson

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to Paris Saint-Germain. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AS Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jean-Michel Sanz.


0.00
Paris Saint-Germain start the match!
3.16
Lionel Zidane changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Lionel Zidane shoots from outside the area but Laurent Zahui is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
4.51
Victor Ramirez threads the ball through to Fabian N. Troise. Fabian N. Troise plays the ball forward to Duarte Rego. Duarte Rego flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Quaresma controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Gilles Mercier hacks Pedro Quaresma from behind! That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
4.51
The referee points to the spot..
6.36
Duarte Rego takes a long run up. Duarte Rego slots the ball into the top left corner with the inside of his foot. Textbook penalty!
10.27
Spencer Moss flicks a high ball forward to Lionel Zidane who takes it down. Lionel Zidane makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joost Cales. Joost Cales deftly passes the ball to Lionel Zidane, releasing him through on goal. Lionel Zidane comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's a woeful effort!
14.29
Steven Bizasene makes a simple pass to Arnauld Scalzo. Arnauld Scalzo lofts in a cross ball towards Martial Manard. Martial Manard makes a convincing header. Gonçalo Madrid steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
15.50
Joost Cales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Muzzy Özalan. Muzzy Özalan makes a probing pass to Duarte Rego but he's offside!
16.04
Martial Manard flicks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Scalzo. Arnauld Scalzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.47
Pierre-Alain Flauto comes in with a late challenge on Victor Ramirez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Victor Ramirez runs off the knock.
21.43
With great vision, Roberto Bordoni plays the ball forward to Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto plays a scrappy one-two with Eduardo Barkero and stumbles forward towards the goal... Pierre-Alain Flauto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.28
Joost Cales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Troise. Fabian N. Troise edges inside the box! Fabian N. Troise tries a spectacular strike but Laurent Zahui is on top of it.
26.49
Vincent Kalou clumsily knocks into Joost Cales. The referee calls over Vincent Kalou and shows him a yellow card! Joost Cales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.42
Vincent Kalou knocks the ball forward to Paul Lindner. Paul Lindner kicks a strong pass forward to Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diego Hector Peralta who gathers it comfortably.
32.34
Steven Bizasene kicks a strong pass forward to Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diego Hector Peralta who gathers it comfortably.
33.57
Gilles Mercier makes a probing pass to Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto whips in a cross ball towards Arnauld Scalzo. Arnauld Scalzo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
36.16
Gonçalo Madrid threads a neat ball through to Joost Hamers. Joost Hamers kicks a strong pass forward to Duarte Rego. Duarte Rego plays a one-two with Joost Hamers and rushes in on goal... Duarte Rego cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Laurent Zahui reads it well. Great save!
42.56
Joost Hamers chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Quaresma. Pedro Quaresma plays a one-two with Muzzy Özalan and rushes in on goal... Pedro Quaresma looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Laurent Zahui gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco have changed their lineup with Clarence Victoria replacing Steven Bizasene. Paris Saint-Germain appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Monaco kick off!
49.25
Gilles Mercier hits a low pass to Roberto Bordoni. Roberto Bordoni threads the ball through to Martial Manard. Martial Manard whips in a cross ball towards Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.48
Fabian N. Troise flicks a high ball forward to Lionel Zidane who takes it down. Lionel Zidane shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
53.13
Joost Cales catches Vincent Kalou on the ankles. The referee calls over Joost Cales and shows him a yellow card! Vincent Kalou carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.41
Msaddeck Brogno flicks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Scalzo. Arnauld Scalzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
55.37
Martial Manard threads the ball through to Eduardo Barkero. Eduardo Barkero lofts in a cross ball towards Arnauld Scalzo. Arnauld Scalzo beats his man to it with a header but somehow Diego Hector Peralta manages to keep it out.
59.06
Clarence Victoria clumsily knocks into Gonçalo Madrid. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gonçalo Madrid stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.55
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Sebastiano Silvestri replacing Martial Manard .
61.60
Gonçalo Madrid threads a neat ball through to Joost Cales. Joost Cales threads the ball through to Muzzy Özalan. Muzzy Özalan tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
63.10
Joost Hamers plays the ball forward to Joost Cales. Joost Cales puts a great ball through. Pedro Quaresma runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
66.10
Eduardo Barkero flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri lofts in a cross ball towards Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto connects with a diving header. Diego Hector Peralta effortlessly punches it away to safety.
73.25
Muzzy Özalan chips the ball to his team mate, Lionel Zidane. Lionel Zidane skips past Gilles Mercier! Lionel Zidane cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Laurent Zahui. Excellent save.
77.08
Victor Ramirez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joost Hamers. Joost Hamers makes a probing pass to Duarte Rego. Duarte Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Quaresma. Pedro Quaresma knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Laurent Zahui. What a great pair of hands!
78.09
Lionel Zidane flicks a high pass forward to Duarte Rego who brings the ball under control. Duarte Rego makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Pedro Quaresma. Pedro Quaresma side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
89.11
Eduardo Barkero kicks a strong pass forward to Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Diego Hector Peralta smothers it!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

Paris Saint-Germain
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
9
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
29.2%
43.1%
27.8%

Scorers
Pierre-Alain Flauto 21
Arnauld Scalzo 34
Duarte Rego 6 (p)
Pedro Quaresma 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Laurent Zahui of AS Monaco

Match Ratings