Match Report


FC IstresFC Istres     DijonDijon
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Aboubacar LecourA. Lecour67
G
1
G
62Ali BaticleA. Baticle
Soufiane GinolaS. Ginola68
D
2
D
69Lauren Bisan-E. El KhanchafL. El Khanchaf
Gerald ColucciG. Colucci63
D
captain3
D
62Ruben MendesR. Mendes
Yannick Ben AskarY. Ben Askar58
D
4captain
D
62Jacques Le GarrecJ. Le Garrec
Wahid SarrW. Sarr72
M
5
D
57Ronan EscudéR. Escudé
Luuk FortesL. Fortes68
M
6
D
54Raouf BoghossianR. Boghossian
Marc-Vivien RouxM. Roux62
M
7
M
70Micha‘l MüllerM. Müller
Mustapha MacéM. Macé57
M
8
M
68Youssef KorstenY. Korsten
Abassi BoutoilleA. Boutoille60
A
9
A
66Ricardo HerreraR. Herrera
Geoffroy GiublesiG. Giublesi57
A
10
A
65Franck FoéF. Foé
Rodolphe MadarR. Madar43
A
11
A
60Fabrice MazureF. Mazure
 
Cyrille BonnalC. Bonnal62
G
12
M
64Yazid FernandezY. Fernandez
Karim AsuarK. Asuar56
D
13
G
59Abdoullaye GueguenA. Gueguen
Steven MarquetS. Marquet55
G
14
M
57Yoann MassaY. Massa

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Bernard-Bardin where FC Istres play host to Dijon. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Istres are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dijon appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Demetrius Di Rocco.


0.00
The whistle blows and Dijon kick off!
6.52
Ruben Mendes passes the ball forward to Fabrice Mazure. Fabrice Mazure kicks a strong pass forward to Franck Foé. Franck Foé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Mazure but the linesman indicates offside!
27.09
Franck Foé comes back to take the throw-in. Youssef Korsten deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Herrera. Ricardo Herrera rushes past Mustapha Macé! Ricardo Herrera cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Ricardo Herrera scores for Dijon!!
30.29
Marc-Vivien Roux brings the ball forward. Marc-Vivien Roux flicks a high pass forward. Luuk Fortes controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Luuk Fortes strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
33.50
Youssef Korsten flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Herrera controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Herrera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.45
Lauren Bisan-E. El Khanchaf kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Herrera. Ricardo Herrera plays a sublime one-two with Micha‘l Müller and races in on goal... Ricardo Herrera cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Aboubacar Lecour is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.39
Marc-Vivien Roux clumsily knocks into Ruben Mendes. Marc-Vivien Roux is shown the yellow card! Ruben Mendes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Youssef Korsten knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Mazure. Fabrice Mazure flicks the ball to his team mate, Franck Foé. Franck Foé knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aboubacar Lecour who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Istres appear unchanged since the first half. Dijon also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Istres players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Istres kicking off!
51.36
Micha‘l Müller flicks a high pass forward. Franck Foé collects the pass. Franck Foé whips in a cross ball towards Fabrice Mazure. Fabrice Mazure gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Aboubacar Lecour is on top of it.
54.03
Youssef Korsten threads a neat ball through to Franck Foé. Franck Foé shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Aboubacar Lecour.
55.01
Ricardo Herrera takes a quick corner, playing it short to Ronan Escudé. Ronan Escudé knocks the ball into the box. Youssef Korsten comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
57.23
Micha‘l Müller flicks a high pass forward to Fabrice Mazure who brings the ball under control. Fabrice Mazure puts a great ball through. Franck Foé runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
60.43
FC Istres have made a substitution with Steven Marquet replacing Rodolphe Madar .
61.44
Luuk Fortes clumsily knocks into Youssef Korsten. Luuk Fortes is shown the yellow card! Youssef Korsten hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.27
Jacques Le Garrec threads a neat ball through to Franck Foé. Without breaking stride, Franck Foé plays the ball forward to Fabrice Mazure. Fabrice Mazure lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Herrera. Ricardo Herrera is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
66.34
Youssef Korsten flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Herrera. Ricardo Herrera plays a quick one-two with Franck Foé and rushes in on goal... Ricardo Herrera tries a spectacular strike. Ricardo Herrera scores for Dijon!! That's his third!
72.55
Luuk Fortes clumsily knocks into Youssef Korsten. The referee warns Luuk Fortes to calm down! Youssef Korsten runs off the knock.
73.22
Youssef Korsten sees Fabrice Mazure in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabrice Mazure shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
75.38
Gerald Colucci threads a neat ball through to Steven Marquet. Steven Marquet threads a neat ball through to Luuk Fortes. Luuk Fortes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.03
Dijon have made a substitution with Yazid Fernandez replacing Youssef Korsten and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
79.47
Micha‘l Müller flicks a high pass forward to Fabrice Mazure who brings the ball under control. Fabrice Mazure whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Herrera. Ricardo Herrera powers a header at goal but somehow Aboubacar Lecour manages to keep it out.
87.10
Marc-Vivien Roux flicks a high pass forward. Abassi Boutoille holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Abassi Boutoille shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
With a delightful solo run, Marc-Vivien Roux stretches the opposition's defence. Marc-Vivien Roux plays a one-two with Steven Marquet and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Marc-Vivien Roux provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Istres

Dijon
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.3%
58.7%
Play Area
30.7%
48%
21.3%

Scorers
Luuk Fortes 30
Ricardo Herrera 27, 36, 66
Youssef Korsten 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Herrera of Dijon

Match Ratings