Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     Sochaux-MontbéliardSochaux-Montbéliard
Ed DaviesEd Davies Computer Player Computer Player
Phil DraperP. Draper66
G
1
G
70Paul BoudarèneP. Boudarène
Malcolm McleodM. Mcleod65
D
2captain
D
75Trevor UpsonT. Upson
Quim CastroQ. Castro61
D
3
D
68Ahmed De AbreuA. De Abreu
Jean-Louis HeurliéJ. Heurlié55
D
4
D
54Felipe FarinosF. Farinos
Ross DelaneyR. Delaney69
M
5
D
51Frank KerrF. Kerr
Carlos MartinC. Martin63
M
6
M
76Pierre-Emmanuel OuédecP. Ouédec
Dominique Van Der LuerD. Van Der Luer64
M
7
M
60Guillermo MermetG. Mermet
Purrel BlinkerP. Blinker71
M
captain8
M
56Jason BuzareJ. Buzare
Elena RuizE. Ruiz68
A
9
M
56Daniel BenonD. Benon
Nicolas WalterN. Walter63
A
10
A
59Sylvain BoinaheriS. Boinaheri
Steven DrakeS. Drake67
A
11
A
57Gerald CassardG. Cassard
 
Frederico CaballeroF. Caballero61
D
12
G
66Amdy CoolA. Cool
Alcaly ForgeA. Forge57
M
13
G
63Julien SekliJ. Sekli
Dominique ZerdouxD. Zerdoux41
A
14
G
61Brahim BossisB. Bossis

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Sochaux-Montbéliard. A crowd of 8,470 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sochaux-Montbéliard appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Camille Malm.


0.00
Sochaux-Montbéliard kick off and get the first half underway!
2.47
Sylvain Boinaheri threads the ball through to Gerald Cassard. Gerald Cassard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.52
Ross Delaney changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ross Delaney lofts in a cross ball towards Steven Drake. Steven Drake rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.20
Carlos Martin flicks a high ball forward to Dominique Van Der Luer who takes it down. Dominique Van Der Luer hits a low pass to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz tries a spectacular long range effort. Paul Boudarène gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
14.50
Quim Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steven Drake. Steven Drake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.56
Dominique Van Der Luer flicks a high pass forward. Steven Drake collects the pass. Steven Drake whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter directs the ball goalwards with his head. Paul Boudarène is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
20.32
Daniel Benon sees Jason Buzare in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jason Buzare knocks in a cross ball towards Sylvain Boinaheri. Sylvain Boinaheri beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but Quim Castro blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
26.15
With fabulous vision, Dominique Van Der Luer picks a pass forward to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter connects with a diving header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.06
Ahmed De Abreu comes in with a late challenge on Dominique Van Der Luer. Ahmed De Abreu is warned by the referee! Dominique Van Der Luer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.36
Carlos Martin flicks a high ball forward to Dominique Van Der Luer who gracefully takes it down. Dominique Van Der Luer shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Paul Boudarène manages to gather it effortlessly.
30.35
Jason Buzare darts forward. Jason Buzare knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malcolm Mcleod.
33.31
Steven Drake kicks a strong pass forward to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.18
Sylvain Boinaheri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerald Cassard. Gerald Cassard lofts in a cross ball towards Sylvain Boinaheri. Sylvain Boinaheri is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Phil Draper manages to gather it comfortably.
38.26
Jean-Louis Heurlié flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Martin who takes it down. Carlos Martin flicks a high pass forward. Purrel Blinker controls it well on his chest. Purrel Blinker knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
39.26
Jason Buzare flicks a high pass forward. Gerald Cassard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gerald Cassard shoots from outside the area. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
42.35
Gerald Cassard threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Boinaheri. Sylvain Boinaheri shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.41
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. Sochaux-Montbéliard also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Saint-Étienne players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne get the second half underway!
48.28
Dominique Van Der Luer passes the ball forward to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ahmed De Abreu.
51.11
Jean-Louis Heurlié makes a probing pass to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter makes a beautiful solo run. Nicolas Walter shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.07
Daniel Benon laces a through ball forward to Gerald Cassard. Gerald Cassard finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
60.04
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Frederico Caballero replacing Malcolm Mcleod, Alcaly Forge replacing Dominique Van Der Luer and Dominique Zerdoux replacing Steven Drake .
63.09
Frank Kerr hits a low pass to Jason Buzare. Jason Buzare kicks a strong pass forward to Pierre-Emmanuel Ouédec. Pierre-Emmanuel Ouédec makes a pass forward but Gerald Cassard makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
65.41
Alcaly Forge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominique Zerdoux. Dominique Zerdoux knocks in a cross ball towards Alcaly Forge. Alcaly Forge finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
69.09
Ahmed De Abreu makes a probing pass to Gerald Cassard. Gerald Cassard shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
72.03
Purrel Blinker advances with the ball. Purrel Blinker sees Elena Ruiz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Elena Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Alcaly Forge. Alcaly Forge jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Paul Boudarène picks it out of the air!
77.46
Jean-Louis Heurlié knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Delaney. Ross Delaney makes a beautiful solo run. Ross Delaney whips in a cross ball towards Dominique Zerdoux. Dominique Zerdoux gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.20
Carlos Martin clumsily knocks into Ahmed De Abreu. The referee calls over Carlos Martin and warns him to calm down! Ahmed De Abreu carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.58
Purrel Blinker flicks a high pass forward. Ross Delaney holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Delaney controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Martin. Carlos Martin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frank Kerr.
89.06
Dominique Zerdoux makes a beautiful solo run. Dominique Zerdoux knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frank Kerr.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Sochaux-Montbéliard
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
25.8%
47.2%
27%

Scorers
Steven Drake 7
Nicolas Walter 17
Dominique Zerdoux 77
Gerald Cassard 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steven Drake of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings