Match Report


BastiaBastia     FC IstresFC Istres
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Cedric BayleC. Bayle76
G
1
G
60Neil BanksN. Banks
Nils PalumboN. Palumbo76
D
2
D
69Uwe SpenglerU. Spengler
Jean-Louis AbrielJ. Abriel74
D
3
D
67Adel SarrA. Sarr
Juan-Carlos VazquezJ. Vazquez72
D
4
D
66Jean-Marc FanniJ. Fanni
Guilherme PostigaG. Postiga71
D
5captain
D
65Sherif FrapolliS. Frapolli
Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer83
M
captain6
M
70David GlassD. Glass
Damir ChelleD. Chelle77
M
7
M
67Attilio ZilianiA. Ziliani
Torsten TöpferT. Töpfer77
M
8
M
67Daniele CoppingD. Copping
Yves-A. RibeiroY. Ribeiro75
A
9
A
66Jan ReimersJ. Reimers
Rodolfo VergesR. Verges73
A
10
A
63Cedric ThomertC. Thomert
Malcolm EvansM. Evans71
A
11
A
46Rudy Le FrapperR. Le Frapper
 
Edmundo GuerreroE. Guerrero73
M
12
M
66Linus ThieleL. Thiele
Rodolfo AndresR. Andres73
M
13
M
66Alexandre PostigaA. Postiga
Romero P. CamineroR. Caminero71
A
14
M
65Jean-No‘l KerhuielJ. Kerhuiel

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Stade Armand Cesari where Bastia play host to FC Istres. A crowd of 17,103 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bastia and FC Istres are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by J-David Beye.


0.00
Bastia kick off and get the first half underway!
3.53
Jean-Louis Abriel decides to run forward with the ball. Jean-Louis Abriel makes a simple pass to Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
4.28
Damir Chelle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malcolm Evans. Malcolm Evans knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Töpfer. Torsten Töpfer beats his man to it with a header but Uwe Spengler is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
8.13
Juan-Carlos Vazquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Töpfer. Torsten Töpfer kicks a strong pass forward to Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.52
Daniele Copping barges into Emmanuel Llacer. Daniele Copping is given a warning by the referee! Emmanuel Llacer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.24
Jean-Louis Abriel threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Malcolm Evans. Malcolm Evans knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
15.18
David Glass flicks a high pass forward. Jan Reimers easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jan Reimers cuts inside the box! Jan Reimers makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.33
Attilio Ziliani flicks a high ball forward to Rudy Le Frapper who takes it down. Rudy Le Frapper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.58
Emmanuel Llacer flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Evans. Malcolm Evans whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Töpfer. Torsten Töpfer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Uwe Spengler plays the ball forward to Daniele Copping. Daniele Copping chips the ball to his team mate, Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert whips in a cross ball towards Rudy Le Frapper. Rudy Le Frapper is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
24.22
David Glass knocks the ball to his team mate, Attilio Ziliani. Attilio Ziliani makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of David Glass. Guilherme Postiga clumsily knocks into David Glass. David Glass appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
27.32
Daniele Copping kicks a strong pass forward to David Glass. David Glass knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Reimers. Jan Reimers whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
30.38
Sherif Frapolli clumsily knocks into Emmanuel Llacer. Sherif Frapolli is shown the yellow card! Emmanuel Llacer runs off the knock.
32.17
Torsten Töpfer flicks a high pass forward. Yves-A. Ribeiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yves-A. Ribeiro threads a neat, attacking ball through to Malcolm Evans. Malcolm Evans shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.25
Daniele Copping threads the ball through to Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert threads a neat ball through to Jan Reimers. Jan Reimers comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Cedric Bayle with no chance!! Goal for FC Istres!
45.00
Daniele Copping flicks a high pass forward to David Glass who brings the ball under control. David Glass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bastia 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 FC Istres get the second half underway!
47.54
David Glass flicks a high pass forward to Cedric Thomert who brings the ball under control. Cedric Thomert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.15
Damir Chelle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Evans. Malcolm Evans lofts in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Neil Banks effortlessly punches it away to safety.
49.19
Without breaking stride, Juan-Carlos Vazquez plays the ball forward to Damir Chelle. Damir Chelle knocks the ball forward to Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.57
Adel Sarr changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Adel Sarr finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.44
Torsten Töpfer clumsily knocks into David Glass. The referee calls over Torsten Töpfer and warns him to calm down! David Glass runs off the knock.
69.48
Adel Sarr laces a weighted ball forward to Daniele Copping. Daniele Copping flicks a high pass forward to Attilio Ziliani who brings the ball under control. Attilio Ziliani whips in a cross ball towards Rudy Le Frapper. Rudy Le Frapper connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jean-Louis Abriel clears it off the line with his head!
71.52
Jean-Louis Abriel flicks a high ball forward to Emmanuel Llacer who takes it down. Emmanuel Llacer knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Töpfer. Torsten Töpfer lofts in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro powers a header at goal. Neil Banks manages to gather it effortlessly.
73.05
Juan-Carlos Vazquez flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Llacer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emmanuel Llacer knocks in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
77.56
Bastia have made 3 substitutions with Edmundo Guerrero replacing Rodolfo Verges, Rodolfo Andres replacing Emmanuel Llacer and Romero P. Caminero replacing Guilherme Postiga .
79.54
Attilio Ziliani runs straight at the opposition's defence. Attilio Ziliani shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.26
Rodolfo Andres changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rodolfo Andres knocks in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
84.21
Romero P. Caminero makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres flicks a high ball forward to Malcolm Evans who takes it down. Malcolm Evans lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Guerrero. Edmundo Guerrero whips the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.48
Jean-Louis Abriel makes a probing pass to Edmundo Guerrero. Edmundo Guerrero makes a simple pass to Torsten Töpfer. Torsten Töpfer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Uwe Spengler.
89.43
Torsten Töpfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres lofts in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro flicks the ball with his head. Neil Banks didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Bastia

FC Istres
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
27.4%
48.8%
23.8%

Scorers
Torsten Töpfer 19
Malcolm Evans 32
Yves-A. Ribeiro 81
Jan Reimers 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yves-A. Ribeiro of Bastia

Match Ratings