Match Report


FC IstresFC Istres     GuingampGuingamp
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Neil BanksN. Banks60
G
captain1captain
G
79David GutierrezD. Gutierrez
Uwe SpenglerU. Spengler69
D
2
D
82Fabrice MercierF. Mercier
Adel SarrA. Sarr67
D
3
D
81Hugo MarquesH. Marques
Jean-Marc FanniJ. Fanni66
D
4
D
76Giorgio PoloniaG. Polonia
Sherif FrapolliS. Frapolli65
D
5
D
75Claudio VergesC. Verges
David GlassD. Glass70
M
6
M
80Joao NascimentoJ. Nascimento
Attilio ZilianiA. Ziliani67
M
7
M
79J-Clau ArmandJ. Armand
Daniele CoppingD. Copping67
M
8
M
79Oscar SaezO. Saez
Jan ReimersJ. Reimers66
A
9
A
77Marcello MacellariM. Macellari
Cedric ThomertC. Thomert63
A
10
A
74Alfredo VidalA. Vidal
Damien DistinD. Distin56
A
11
A
73Herve FanniH. Fanni
 
Linus ThieleL. Thiele66
M
12
M
79Wladimiro ScarpiW. Scarpi
Alexandre PostigaA. Postiga66
M
13
D
75Seyni VanvyncktS. Vanvynckt
Jean-No‘l KerhuielJ. Kerhuiel65
M
14
A
73Steffen RöhnerS. Röhner

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Bernard-Bardin where FC Istres play host to Guingamp. A crowd of 18,290 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Istres and Guingamp are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Renaud.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Istres kick off!
6.02
Hugo Marques knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez makes a probing pass to J-Clau Armand. J-Clau Armand knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.01
Daniele Copping flicks a high pass forward. David Glass collects the pass. David Glass shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
10.16
David Glass makes a simple pass to Damien Distin. Damien Distin plays a one-two with Jan Reimers and advances towards the goal... Damien Distin takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
14.02
Uwe Spengler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
15.01
Attilio Ziliani flicks a high pass forward to Jan Reimers who brings the ball under control. Jan Reimers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.12
David Glass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Damien Distin. Damien Distin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
20.57
Giorgio Polonia barges into Attilio Ziliani. Giorgio Polonia is shown the yellow card! Attilio Ziliani stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.05
Joao Nascimento flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcello Macellari. Marcello Macellari finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
22.30
Without breaking stride, Joao Nascimento plays the ball forward to Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.39
Jean-Marc Fanni flicks a high pass forward. Attilio Ziliani holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Attilio Ziliani hits a low pass to Damien Distin. Damien Distin tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
28.12
Oscar Saez hits a low pass to Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
36.12
Adel Sarr threads a neat ball through to Damien Distin. Damien Distin knocks the ball forward to Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert makes a great pass forward. Daniele Copping runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
38.26
Fabrice Mercier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Banks who gathers it comfortably.
39.53
Attilio Ziliani flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Reimers. Jan Reimers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Gutierrez who gathers it comfortably.
40.23
Joao Nascimento changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Joao Nascimento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Banks who gathers it comfortably.
42.19
Jean-Marc Fanni catches Herve Fanni on the ankles. Jean-Marc Fanni is warned by the referee! Herve Fanni gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.20
Attilio Ziliani flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Reimers. Jan Reimers shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by David Gutierrez.
45.00
Corner kick to FC Istres. Daniele Copping plays it to the near post. Hugo Marques reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Istres appear unchanged since the first half. Guingamp 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
Guingamp kick off and get the second half underway!
48.04
J-Clau Armand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.07
Oscar Saez hits a low pass to Marcello Macellari. Marcello Macellari knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Banks who gathers it comfortably.
60.15
Alfredo Vidal flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.39
J-Clau Armand threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
65.52
Hugo Marques flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Vidal collects the pass. Alfredo Vidal flicks a high pass forward. Herve Fanni controls it well on his chest. Herve Fanni shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.55
J-Clau Armand threads the ball through to Oscar Saez. Oscar Saez shoots from 20 yards. Neil Banks is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
72.19
Sherif Frapolli threads a neat ball through to David Glass. David Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damien Distin. Damien Distin shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.05
Claudio Verges flicks a high pass forward to Oscar Saez who brings the ball under control. Oscar Saez makes an attacking run forward. Oscar Saez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.28
Giorgio Polonia makes a probing pass to J-Clau Armand. J-Clau Armand threads the ball through to Joao Nascimento. Joao Nascimento plays a quick one-two with Herve Fanni and rushes in on goal... Joao Nascimento shoots from just inside the box but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.01
Adel Sarr chips the ball to his team mate, David Glass. David Glass threads a neat ball through to Jan Reimers. Jan Reimers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Gutierrez who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Istres

Guingamp
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
28%
47.6%
24.4%

Scorers
Alfredo Vidal 22
Oscar Saez 68

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oscar Saez of Guingamp

Match Ratings
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)
6
6.David Glass (MID)
7
7.Attilio Ziliani (MID)
6
8.Daniele Copping (MID)
6
9.Jan Reimers (ATT)
6
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

1.David Gutierrez (GK)
7
2.Fabrice Mercier (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Marques (DEF)
7
4.Giorgio Polonia (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Claudio Verges (DEF)
6
6.Joao Nascimento (MID)
7
7.J-Clau Armand (MID)
7
8.Oscar Saez (MID)goal scored
9
9.Marcello Macellari (ATT)
6
10.Alfredo Vidal (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Herve Fanni (ATT)
6
 
12.Wladimiro Scarpi (MID)
0
13.Seyni Vanvynckt (DEF)
0
14.Steffen Röhner (ATT)
0