Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     AS NancyAS Nancy
Bojan PopovicBojan Popovic Mark Richardson Mark Richardson
Malcolm MonkM. Monk78
G
1
G
70Alberto MarcosA. Marcos
Muller LécluseM. Lécluse72
D
2
D
70Florian GousséF. Goussé
Alassandro RivaltaA. Rivalta88
D
3captain
D
81Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Claudio PichichiC. Pichichi75
D
4
D
69Neil JohnstoneN. Johnstone
Roy ArtsR. Arts81
M
5
D
69Duncan SounessD. Souness
Ivan FuentesI. Fuentes80
M
6
M
73Ivan GaladamesI. Galadames
Loic ArpinonL. Arpinon80
M
7
M
72Nicolas JungN. Jung
Gonzalo EsparzaG. Esparza86
M
8
M
66Rainer HelmerR. Helmer
Adil ElkhatabiA. Elkhatabi94
A
captain9
M
70Jean-Luc AlicarteJ. Alicarte
Rodrigo BeltranR. Beltran81
A
10
M
69Craig BurleyC. Burley
David PintoD. Pinto79
A
11
A
70Daniel BellosoD. Belloso
 
Demetrius CasciniD. Cascini66
D
12
M
67Augustine NwakireA. Nwakire
Sebastian KoschmiederS. Koschmieder74
M
13
M
62Farid NogueiraF. Nogueira
Xavier KopaX. Kopa72
A
14
A
70Neil RitchieN. Ritchie

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 20,126 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AS Nancy appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Aziz Rabuel.


0.00
AS Monaco kick off!
4.01
Ivan Fuentes brings the ball forward. Ivan Fuentes hits a low pass to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Alberto Marcos manages to keep it out.
6.53
Muller Lécluse sees Claudio Pichichi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Claudio Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Beltran controls it well on his chest. Rodrigo Beltran knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.53
Ivan Fuentes sees David Pinto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Pinto plays a one-two with Adil Elkhatabi and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from David Pinto provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Alberto Marcos manages to gather it comfortably.
9.42
Daniel Belloso comes in with a late challenge on Claudio Pichichi. The referee warns Daniel Belloso to calm down! Claudio Pichichi stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.28
Muller Lécluse controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roy Arts. Roy Arts knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran sees David Pinto just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. David Pinto side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
15.34
With vision, Muller Lécluse plays the ball forward to Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon chips the ball to his team mate, David Pinto. David Pinto tries a spectacular long range effort but Alberto Marcos is on top of it.
18.44
Ivan Galadames flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Belloso collects the pass. Daniel Belloso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.30
Alassandro Rivalta flicks a high pass forward. David Pinto controls it well on his chest. David Pinto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Fuentes. Ivan Fuentes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.53
Colin McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Jung collects the pass. Nicolas Jung flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Belloso collects the pass. Daniel Belloso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Malcolm Monk keeps it out!
33.10
Rodrigo Beltran threads a neat ball through to David Pinto. David Pinto finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
36.40
Loic Arpinon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Alberto Marcos comfortably smothers it!
39.37
Ivan Fuentes threads the ball through to Adil Elkhatabi. Adil Elkhatabi whips in a cross ball towards David Pinto. David Pinto beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.16
Neil Johnstone picks a pass forward to Jean-Luc Alicarte. Jean-Luc Alicarte knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso shoots from 25 yards but Malcolm Monk reads it well. Excellent save!
45.00
Colin McGrory barges into Adil Elkhatabi. Colin McGrory is shown the yellow card! Adil Elkhatabi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AS Nancy kick off!
53.41
Colin McGrory threads a neat ball through to Ivan Galadames. Ivan Galadames surges forward with the ball. Ivan Galadames sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
59.46
Claudio Pichichi darts forward. Claudio Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. David Pinto collects the pass. David Pinto passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.46
AS Nancy have made a substitution with Neil Ritchie replacing Jean-Luc Alicarte .
66.55
Alassandro Rivalta brings the ball forward. With a delightful solo run, Alassandro Rivalta stretches the opposition's defence. Alassandro Rivalta runs straight at the defence! Alassandro Rivalta muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
67.44
Alassandro Rivalta makes a probing pass to Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran knocks the ball to his team mate, Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Good keeping from Alberto Marcos as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
68.06
It's a corner kick which Roy Arts takes quickly, playing the ball short to Loic Arpinon. Loic Arpinon is dispossessed by a tackle from Neil Johnstone.
75.07
Alassandro Rivalta passes the ball forward to David Pinto. David Pinto plays a one-two with Rodrigo Beltran and advances towards the goal... David Pinto muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Alberto Marcos manages to keep it out.
77.52
AS Monaco have made 2 substitutions with Sebastian Koschmieder replacing Loic Arpinon and Xavier Kopa replacing Adil Elkhatabi .AS Nancy have made 2 substitutions with Augustine Nwakire replacing Nicolas Jung and Farid Nogueira replacing Rainer Helmer .
79.23
Neil Ritchie flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.13
Neil Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Craig Burley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Burley makes an attacking run forward. Craig Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Muller Lécluse.
83.48
Muller Lécluse pushes mid-way up the pitch. Muller Lécluse chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran deftly passes the ball to Ivan Fuentes, releasing him through on goal. Ivan Fuentes shoots from just inside the box but Alberto Marcos reads it well. He makes it look easy!
85.09
Alassandro Rivalta makes a probing pass to Ivan Fuentes. Ivan Fuentes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Souness.
87.50
Ivan Fuentes sees Rodrigo Beltran in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodrigo Beltran sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Alberto Marcos. Excellent save.
90.00
Muller Lécluse plays the ball forward to Ivan Fuentes. Ivan Fuentes sees David Pinto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Pinto shoots from distance. Alberto Marcos gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

AS Nancy
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
13
3
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.3%
35.7%
Play Area
23.8%
47.6%
28.6%

Scorers
David Pinto 39
Rodrigo Beltran 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Pinto of AS Monaco

Match Ratings
1.Malcolm Monk (GK)
7
2.Muller Lécluse (DEF)
7
3.Alassandro Rivalta (DEF)
8
4.Claudio Pichichi (DEF)
6
5.Roy Arts (MID)
6
6.Ivan Fuentes (MID)
7
7.Loic Arpinon (MID)
6
8.Gonzalo Esparza (MID)
6
9.Adil Elkhatabi (ATT)
7
10.Rodrigo Beltran (ATT)goal scored
8
11.David Pinto (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Demetrius Cascini (DEF)
0
13.Sebastian Koschmieder (MID)
6
14.Xavier Kopa (ATT)
6

1.Alberto Marcos (GK)
9
2.Florian Goussé (DEF)
6
3.Colin McGrory (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Neil Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Souness (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Galadames (MID)
6
7.Nicolas Jung (MID)
6
8.Rainer Helmer (MID)
6
9.Jean-Luc Alicarte (MID)
6
10.Craig Burley (MID)
6
11.Daniel Belloso (ATT)
6
 
12.Augustine Nwakire (MID)
6
13.Farid Nogueira (MID)
6
14.Neil Ritchie (ATT)
6