Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC
Steven ZuckermanSteven Zuckerman Computer Player Computer Player
Laurent ZahuiL. Zahui72
G
1
G
68Angelo SafanjonA. Safanjon
Vincent KalouV. Kalou70
D
2
D
71Pierre G. SulcisP. Sulcis
Ga‘l PitonG. Piton75
D
3captain
D
60Alistair InceA. Ince
Gilles MercierG. Mercier71
D
4
D
57Bertrand WarmuzB. Warmuz
Eduardo BarkeroE. Barkero75
M
5
M
70Bernard DouchezB. Douchez
Clarence VictoriaC. Victoria69
M
6
M
69Des LampardD. Lampard
Msaddeck BrognoM. Brogno78
M
captain7
M
69Robert FayolleR. Fayolle
Roberto BordoniR. Bordoni75
M
8
M
64Manuel ZoppettiM. Zoppetti
Hakan AyazH. Ayaz73
A
9
A
84Florian BellottoF. Bellotto
Arnauld ScalzoA. Scalzo71
A
10
A
71Aziz MullerA. Muller
Sebastiano SilvestriS. Silvestri71
A
11
A
68Florian MasudiF. Masudi
 
Martial ManardM. Manard78
A
12
A
68Philipe LevratP. Levrat
Steven BizaseneS. Bizasene74
M
13
M
59Martial LaurentM. Laurent
Pierre-Alain FlautoP. Flauto68
A
14
A
57Patricio DayllyP. Daylly

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 18,845 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AS Monaco and Montpellier HSC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dario De Abreu.


0.00
The first half starts with AS Monaco kicking off!
4.21
Pierre G. Sulcis flicks a high pass forward. Robert Fayolle collects the pass. Robert Fayolle threads a neat ball through to Florian Bellotto. Florian Bellotto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Laurent Zahui had no chance!! Goal for Montpellier HSC!
8.34
Gilles Mercier flicks a high pass forward. Clarence Victoria collects the pass. Clarence Victoria flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiano Silvestri who takes it down. Sebastiano Silvestri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.03
Clarence Victoria makes a simple pass to Eduardo Barkero. Eduardo Barkero shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
14.54
Alistair Ince kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Fayolle. Robert Fayolle flicks a high ball forward to Bernard Douchez who takes it down. Bernard Douchez knocks in a cross ball towards Florian Masudi. Florian Masudi connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Laurent Zahui!
15.24
Vincent Kalou chips the ball to his team mate, Msaddeck Brogno. Msaddeck Brogno hits a low pass to Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.05
Vincent Kalou passes the ball forward to Msaddeck Brogno. Msaddeck Brogno flicks a high pass forward to Arnauld Scalzo who brings the ball under control. Arnauld Scalzo makes a great pass forward. Sebastiano Silvestri runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
20.02
With some swift thinking, Gilles Mercier plays the ball forward to Arnauld Scalzo. Arnauld Scalzo plays a one-two with Sebastiano Silvestri and advances towards the goal... Arnauld Scalzo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
21.38
Ga‘l Piton breaks forward. Ga‘l Piton kicks a strong pass forward to Msaddeck Brogno. Msaddeck Brogno tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
24.51
Des Lampard threads the ball through to Florian Bellotto. Florian Bellotto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gilles Mercier.
28.48
Aziz Muller slams into Ga‘l Piton with his studs up. The referee motions to Aziz Muller to come over. It's a red card!! Ga‘l Piton runs off the knock.
30.31
Roberto Bordoni passes the ball forward to Eduardo Barkero. Eduardo Barkero shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.07
With great vision, Pierre G. Sulcis plays the ball forward to Des Lampard. Des Lampard makes a probing pass to Bernard Douchez. Bernard Douchez shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.38
Msaddeck Brogno flicks a high pass forward. Hakan Ayaz collects the pass. Hakan Ayaz lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Bordoni. Roberto Bordoni directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
34.22
Vincent Kalou catches Florian Bellotto on the ankles. The referee calls over Vincent Kalou and shows him a yellow card! Florian Bellotto runs off the knock.
38.34
Robert Fayolle darts forward. Robert Fayolle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.09
Clarence Victoria sees a break and surges forward. Clarence Victoria lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Barkero. Eduardo Barkero is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Angelo Safanjon has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.25
Des Lampard threads a neat ball through to Robert Fayolle. Robert Fayolle lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Masudi. Florian Masudi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Laurent Zahui.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco have changed their lineup with Pierre-Alain Flauto replacing Sebastiano Silvestri and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Montpellier HSC appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Monaco players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Montpellier HSC start the second half!
48.15
Gilles Mercier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Msaddeck Brogno. Msaddeck Brogno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Scalzo. Arnauld Scalzo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.27
Des Lampard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bernard Douchez. Bernard Douchez shoots from distance but is denied by Laurent Zahui. Excellent save.
51.16
Ga‘l Piton flicks the ball to his team mate, Vincent Kalou. Seeing a gap ahead, Vincent Kalou plays the ball forward to Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto whips in a cross ball towards Hakan Ayaz. Hakan Ayaz makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
53.53
Bertrand Warmuz flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Zoppetti collects the pass. Manuel Zoppetti makes a probing pass to Des Lampard. Des Lampard plays a one-two with Bernard Douchez and rushes in on goal... Des Lampard shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
54.23
Alistair Ince surges forward with the ball. Alistair Ince knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.49
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Steven Bizasene replacing Msaddeck Brogno .
61.56
Bertrand Warmuz makes a simple pass to Florian Bellotto. Florian Bellotto plays a scrappy one-two with Florian Masudi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Florian Bellotto side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Laurent Zahui!
63.45
Steven Bizasene makes a simple pass to Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Bizasene. Steven Bizasene knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
65.52
Clarence Victoria flicks a high pass forward to Steven Bizasene who brings the ball neatly under control. Steven Bizasene knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Angelo Safanjon who gathers it comfortably.
69.37
Clarence Victoria makes a simple pass to Pierre-Alain Flauto. Pierre-Alain Flauto lofts in a cross ball towards Hakan Ayaz. Hakan Ayaz flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
71.14
Pierre-Alain Flauto chips the ball to his team mate, Hakan Ayaz. Hakan Ayaz plays a scrappy one-two with Arnauld Scalzo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Hakan Ayaz rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! The new signing has certainly settled in well.
77.02
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Martial Manard replacing Arnauld Scalzo .
78.06
Des Lampard threads a neat ball through to Florian Masudi. Florian Masudi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Laurent Zahui who gathers it comfortably.
84.18
Bernard Douchez flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Zoppetti collects the pass. Manuel Zoppetti shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
85.18
Florian Bellotto catches Ga‘l Piton on the ankles. The referee calls over Florian Bellotto and warns him to calm down! Ga‘l Piton stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.48
Ga‘l Piton chips the ball to his team mate, Clarence Victoria. Clarence Victoria flicks a high pass forward. Martial Manard controls it well on his chest. Martial Manard shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Gilles Mercier takes it forward alone. Gilles Mercier makes a simple pass to Roberto Bordoni. Roberto Bordoni makes a simple pass, allowing Steven Bizasene to run into the box. Steven Bizasene cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

Montpellier HSC
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
10
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
32.6%
39.5%
27.9%

Scorers
Eduardo Barkero 39
Hakan Ayaz 71
Steven Bizasene 90
Florian Bellotto 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Clarence Victoria of AS Monaco

Match Ratings