Match Report
| AS Monaco | AS Monaco |  |  | Bastia | Bastia | ||||||||||||||||
| Steven Zuckerman | Steven Zuckerman | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laurent Zahui | L. Zahui |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Robert Mary | R. Mary | |||||||||
| Vincent Kalou | V. Kalou | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 | | Hoalid Karembeu | H. Karembeu | |||||||||
| Ga‘l Piton | G. Piton | | 76 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Khaliloul Bourgois | K. Bourgois | |||||||||
| Gilles Mercier | G. Mercier | | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Jonas Engels | J. Engels | |||||||||
| Dustin Elcock | D. Elcock |  | 72 | M |  | | 5 | | | D | 54 |  | Ralph Greaves | R. Greaves | |||||||
| Eduardo Barkero | E. Barkero |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 |  | Frederico Alves | F. Alves | |||||||||
| Msaddeck Brogno | M. Brogno | | 78 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 |  | John Braat | J. Braat | |||||||||
| Roberto Bordoni | R. Bordoni |  | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 |  | Scott Morton | S. Morton | |||||||||
| Martial Manard | M. Manard | | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 78 | | Wout Quansah | W. Quansah | |||||||||
| Sebastiano Silvestri | S. Silvestri | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Nenad Assati | N. Assati | |||||||||
| Nordin Abdellaoui | N. Abdellaoui |  | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Marc-Vivien Trévisan | M. Trévisan | |||||||||
| Rainer Ritzinger | R. Ritzinger | | 71 | D | | 12 | | M | 69 | | Xavier Hiroux | X. Hiroux | |||||||||
| Colin Delaney | C. Delaney | | 74 | M | | 13 | | G | 62 | | Marc Prat | M. Prat | |||||||||
| Hakan Ayaz | H. Ayaz |  | 74 | A | | 14 | | M | 61 | | Didier Mboma | D. Mboma | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to Bastia. A crowd of 19,335 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bastia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Samba Thuram.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bastia appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Samba Thuram.
0.00
0-0AS Monaco kick off and get the match underway!
2.53
0-0John Braat kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves passes the ball forward to Nenad Assati. Nenad Assati shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Laurent Zahui.
4.21
0-0It's a corner kick. Scott Morton kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Marc-Vivien Trévisan provides some space. He shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
10.52
0-0Ralph Greaves threads a neat ball through to Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves sees space and advances. Frederico Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.46
0-1Scott Morton threads a neat ball through to Marc-Vivien Trévisan. Marc-Vivien Trévisan knocks in a cross ball towards Wout Quansah. Wout Quansah gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
18.19
0-1Roberto Bordoni controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nordin Abdellaoui. Nordin Abdellaoui tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.57
Msaddeck Brogno chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri lofts in a cross ball towards Martial Manard. Martial Manard rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Robert Mary didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
22.48
Msaddeck Brogno passes the ball forward to Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robert Mary who gathers it comfortably.
26.36
Msaddeck Brogno threads a neat ball through to Roberto Bordoni. Roberto Bordoni knocks in a cross ball towards Nordin Abdellaoui. Nordin Abdellaoui beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.35
1-1Sebastiano Silvestri barges into Jonas Engels. The referee calls over Sebastiano Silvestri and warns him to calm down! Jonas Engels hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.56
Nenad Assati knocks the ball to his team mate, Wout Quansah. Wout Quansah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gilles Mercier.
39.08
Hoalid Karembeu sees John Braat in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Braat deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Alves. Frederico Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.36
Jonas Engels flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Morton. Scott Morton flicks a high pass forward. Nenad Assati holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nenad Assati knocks in a cross ball towards John Braat. John Braat connects with a diving header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
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 Rainer Ritzinger replacing Vincent Kalou and Colin Delaney replacing Eduardo Barkero. Bastia 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 Bastia get the second half underway!
47.00
Colin Delaney passes the ball forward to Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robert Mary who gathers it comfortably.
51.50
Roberto Bordoni flicks a high ball forward to Nordin Abdellaoui who takes it down. Nordin Abdellaoui shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
53.14
Rainer Ritzinger chips the ball to his team mate, Dustin Elcock. Dustin Elcock flicks a high pass forward. Martial Manard controls it well on his chest. Martial Manard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hoalid Karembeu.
59.41
Ga‘l Piton makes a probing pass to Colin Delaney. Colin Delaney sees Sebastiano Silvestri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastiano Silvestri knocks in a cross ball towards Martial Manard. Martial Manard connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
61.41
2-1AS Monaco have made a substitution with Hakan Ayaz replacing Martial Manard .
65.19
John Braat controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Morton. Scott Morton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rainer Ritzinger.
67.05
Msaddeck Brogno decides to run forward with the ball. Msaddeck Brogno sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.46
Gilles Mercier sees a break and surges forward. Gilles Mercier knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri lofts in a cross ball towards Hakan Ayaz. Hakan Ayaz finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.21
Rainer Ritzinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Delaney. Colin Delaney knocks the ball forward to Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri lofts in a cross ball towards Nordin Abdellaoui. Nordin Abdellaoui connects with a diving header. Robert Mary manages to gather it.
77.17
Bastia have made 3 substitutions with Xavier Hiroux replacing Nenad Assati, Marc Prat replacing John Braat and Didier Mboma replacing Hoalid Karembeu .
78.17
Msaddeck Brogno flicks a high ball forward to Nordin Abdellaoui who takes it down. Nordin Abdellaoui lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Robert Mary.
79.27
Dustin Elcock takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Hakan Ayaz comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
81.27
Msaddeck Brogno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastiano Silvestri. Sebastiano Silvestri knocks in a cross ball towards Hakan Ayaz. Hakan Ayaz flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.32
Dustin Elcock barges into Jonas Engels. The referee brings Dustin Elcock to one side and gives him a warning! Jonas Engels hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.43
3-1Jonas Engels barges into Colin Delaney. The referee calls over Jonas Engels and shows him a yellow card! Colin Delaney runs off the knock.
90.00
Dustin Elcock knocks the ball forward to Nordin Abdellaoui. Nordin Abdellaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Robert Mary who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
18.3%
46.5%
35.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Sebastiano Silvestri of AS Monaco |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Laurent Zahui (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Vincent Kalou (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ga‘l Piton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gilles Mercier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Dustin Elcock (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eduardo Barkero (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Msaddeck Brogno (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Roberto Bordoni (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Martial Manard (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Sebastiano Silvestri (ATT) | 9 | |
| 11. | Nordin Abdellaoui (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Rainer Ritzinger (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Colin Delaney (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Hakan Ayaz (ATT) | | 8 |
| 1. | Robert Mary (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Hoalid Karembeu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Khaliloul Bourgois (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jonas Engels (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Ralph Greaves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Frederico Alves (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | John Braat (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Scott Morton (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Wout Quansah (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Nenad Assati (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marc-Vivien Trévisan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Xavier Hiroux (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Marc Prat (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Didier Mboma (MID) | 6 | |