Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade de lAube where Troyes Aube Champagne play host to Olympique de Marseille. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Troyes Aube Champagne are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Olympique de Marseille appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Dominique Nonda.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Troyes Aube Champagne are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Olympique de Marseille appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Dominique Nonda.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Olympique de Marseille kicking off!
4.23
0-0Alcaly Leboeuf makes a probing pass to Tchiressoua Coulibaly. Tchiressoua Coulibaly flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Costa collects the pass. Tiago Costa advances inside the box! Tiago Costa comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
6.25
1-0Tchiressoua Coulibaly makes a probing pass to Micha‘l Samson. Micha‘l Samson knocks in a cross ball towards David Sullivan. David Sullivan fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
9.57
Rui Zico flicks a high pass forward. Jochem Sedouki collects the pass. Jochem Sedouki plays a one-two with Rui Zico and advances towards the goal... Jochem Sedouki tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Ross Wainwright.
12.03
Francis Croft flicks a high pass forward. John Davidson controls it well on his chest. John Davidson shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
16.15
Rui Zico brings the ball forward. Rui Zico plays a sublime one-two with Jochem Sedouki and races in on goal... Rui Zico muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ross Wainwright with no chance!! Goal for Olympique de Marseille!
22.50
1-1Rui Zico plays the ball forward to Leon Tiler. Leon Tiler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.18
1-1Tchiressoua Coulibaly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franck Petereyns. Franck Petereyns shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
30.28
Micha‘l Samson makes a simple pass to Tiago Costa. Tiago Costa skips past Wahid Leclerc! Tiago Costa tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
32.19
Francis Croft makes a simple pass to John Davidson. John Davidson plays a quick one-two with Hubert Casagrande and rushes in on goal... John Davidson strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Ross Wainwright is on top of it.
33.19
Wahid Leclerc decides to run forward with the ball. Wahid Leclerc flicks a high pass forward. Rui Zico collects the pass. Rui Zico controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
34.33
Micha‘l Samson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tchiressoua Coulibaly. Tchiressoua Coulibaly lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Pirri. Jose Pirri is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Fabio Bakari easily picks it out of the air!
36.28
1-1Benoit Louiron hacks David Sullivan from behind! The referee calls over Benoit Louiron and warns him to calm down! David Sullivan grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.43
Wahid Leclerc knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Zico. Rui Zico sees Francis Croft in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francis Croft tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Ross Wainwright manages to gather it easily.
42.51
1-1Steffen Schramm hacks Francis Croft from behind! The referee warns Steffen Schramm to calm down! Francis Croft hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Rui Zico kicks a strong pass forward to Jochem Sedouki. Jochem Sedouki shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Troyes Aube Champagne appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique de Marseille also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
Troyes Aube Champagne start the second half!
49.39
1-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
57.39
Tchiressoua Coulibaly deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Pirri. Jose Pirri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabio Bakari who gathers it comfortably.
59.43
Garcia Duque Capezzuto sweeps the ball long. David Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
69.04
Tchiressoua Coulibaly surges forward with the ball. Tchiressoua Coulibaly finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
72.02
Steffen Schramm makes a simple pass to Micha‘l Samson. Micha‘l Samson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Pirri. Jose Pirri lofts in a cross ball towards Tiago Costa. Tiago Costa rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's there!! Fabio Bakari has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.39
Francis Croft flicks the ball to his team mate, Jochem Sedouki. Jochem Sedouki knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.35
Francis Croft makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hubert Casagrande. Without breaking stride, Hubert Casagrande plays the ball forward to Rui Zico who has made a great run into the box. Rui Zico shoots from just inside the box. Ross Wainwright gets down and covers it.
79.48
Alcaly Leboeuf flicks a high pass forward. Micha‘l Samson collects the pass. Micha‘l Samson sees Franck Petereyns in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Franck Petereyns knocks the ball forward, putting David Sullivan through on goal. David Sullivan looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.11
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
26.8%
46.5%
26.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Rui Zico of Olympique de Marseille |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ross Wainwright (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Sven Wilke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alcaly Leboeuf (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garcia Duque Capezzuto (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Steffen Schramm (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Micha‘l Samson (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Tchiressoua Coulibaly (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Tiago Costa (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 9. | David Sullivan (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Franck Petereyns (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jose Pirri (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Willy Fernandez (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Rodrigue Deflandre (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fabrice Ginola (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Fabio Bakari (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Atam Hosé (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Benoit Louiron (DEF) | 5 | |
| 4. | Wahid Leclerc (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alan Salmon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Francis Croft (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Rui Zico (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Jochem Sedouki (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | John Davidson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Hubert Casagrande (MID) | 6 | |
| 11. | Leon Tiler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Silvio Andrade (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Devanir Diasalmeida (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Mohammed Kanu (ATT) | 0 | |