Match Report


AS NancyAS Nancy     FC IstresFC Istres
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Alberto MarcosA. Marcos70
G
1
G
60Neil BanksN. Banks
Florian GousséF. Goussé70
D
2
D
68Uwe SpenglerU. Spengler
Colin McGroryC. McGrory81
D
captain3
D
67Adel SarrA. Sarr
Neil JohnstoneN. Johnstone68
D
4
D
66Jean-Marc FanniJ. Fanni
Duncan SounessD. Souness69
D
5captain
D
65Sherif FrapolliS. Frapolli
Ivan GaladamesI. Galadames73
M
6
M
70David GlassD. Glass
Nicolas JungN. Jung72
M
7
M
67Attilio ZilianiA. Ziliani
Jean-Luc AlicarteJ. Alicarte70
M
8
M
67Daniele CoppingD. Copping
Daniel BellosoD. Belloso70
A
9
A
66Jan ReimersJ. Reimers
Neil RitchieN. Ritchie70
A
10
A
63Cedric ThomertC. Thomert
Tomˆs KoemanT. Koeman74
A
11
A
56Damien DistinD. Distin
 
Rodrigo AlvesR. Alves61
D
12
M
66Linus ThieleL. Thiele
Craig BurleyC. Burley69
M
13
M
66Alexandre PostigaA. Postiga
John AlonzoJ. Alonzo67
A
14
M
65Jean-No‘l KerhuielJ. Kerhuiel

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stade Marcel Picot where AS Nancy play host to FC Istres. A crowd of 17,855 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both AS Nancy and FC Istres are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Cool.


0.00
FC Istres kick off the first half!
2.27
Uwe Spengler gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Cedric Thomert tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
3.54
With vision, Colin McGrory plays the ball forward to Florian Goussé. Florian Goussé passes the ball forward to Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
10.18
Daniele Copping barges into Ivan Galadames. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Galadames hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.48
Jean-Marc Fanni flicks a high pass forward. Attilio Ziliani controls it well on his chest. Attilio Ziliani flicks a high ball forward to David Glass who takes it down. David Glass plays a quick one-two with Jan Reimers and rushes in on goal... Neil Johnstone comes in with a late challenge on David Glass. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
18.44
Jean-Luc Alicarte passes the ball forward to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just wide!
20.14
David Glass takes it forward alone. David Glass knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean-Luc Alicarte.
21.21
Nicolas Jung threads a neat ball through to Ivan Galadames. Ivan Galadames shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
24.03
Tomˆs Koeman catches Jean-Marc Fanni on the ankles. The referee brings Tomˆs Koeman to one side and gives him a warning! Jean-Marc Fanni hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.08
Attilio Ziliani barges into Nicolas Jung. Attilio Ziliani is warned by the referee! Nicolas Jung hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.53
Jean-Luc Alicarte flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Belloso controls it well on his chest. Daniel Belloso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniele Copping.
28.33
Nicolas Jung barges into Damien Distin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Damien Distin runs off the knock.
30.58
Daniele Copping knocks the ball to his team mate, Attilio Ziliani. Attilio Ziliani makes a probing pass to Jan Reimers but he's offside!
33.28
Duncan Souness makes a simple pass to Jean-Luc Alicarte. Jean-Luc Alicarte plays the ball forward to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.12
Jean-Luc Alicarte chips the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Neil Banks with no chance!! Goal for AS Nancy!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Nancy appear unchanged since the first half. FC Istres also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Istres players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Nancy kick off!
48.15
Attilio Ziliani runs straight at the opposition's defence. Attilio Ziliani shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
51.34
Jean-Luc Alicarte sees a break and surges forward. Jean-Luc Alicarte flicks a high pass forward. Neil Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Neil Ritchie plays a scrappy one-two with Jean-Luc Alicarte and advances towards the goal... Adel Sarr barges into Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
60.24
Jean-Marc Fanni passes the ball forward to Adel Sarr. Adel Sarr plays the ball forward to Damien Distin. Damien Distin whips in a cross ball towards Jan Reimers. Jan Reimers outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Alberto Marcos. Excellent save.
65.06
Attilio Ziliani makes a probing pass to Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Galadames.
67.14
Sherif Frapolli makes a strong solo run forward. Sherif Frapolli knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Copping. Daniele Copping shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
71.29
With great vision, Daniele Copping plays the ball forward to David Glass. David Glass shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.54
AS Nancy appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
81.28
Nicolas Jung flicks a high pass forward. Tomˆs Koeman collects the pass. Tomˆs Koeman knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.37
Jan Reimers takes it forward alone. Jan Reimers tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
84.33
Colin McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AS Nancy

FC Istres
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
30.7%
46.7%
22.7%

Scorers
Neil Ritchie 4
Nicolas Jung 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicolas Jung of AS Nancy

Match Ratings
1.Alberto Marcos (GK)
7
2.Florian Goussé (DEF)
6
3.Colin McGrory (DEF)
6
4.Neil Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Souness (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Galadames (MID)
6
7.Nicolas Jung (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.Jean-Luc Alicarte (MID)
8
9.Daniel Belloso (ATT)
6
10.Neil Ritchie (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Tomˆs Koeman (ATT)
7
 
12.Rodrigo Alves (DEF)
0
13.Craig Burley (MID)
0
14.John Alonzo (ATT)
0

1.Neil Banks (GK)
6
2.Uwe Spengler (DEF)
6
3.Adel Sarr (DEF)
6
4.Jean-Marc Fanni (DEF)
6
5.Sherif Frapolli (DEF)
7
6.David Glass (MID)
7
7.Attilio Ziliani (MID)
7
8.Daniele Copping (MID)yellow card
6
9.Jan Reimers (ATT)
7
10.Cedric Thomert (ATT)
6
11.Damien Distin (ATT)
6
 
12.Linus Thiele (MID)
0
13.Alexandre Postiga (MID)
0
14.Jean-No‘l Kerhuiel (MID)
0