Match Report
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Troyes Aube Champagne. A crowd of 9,181 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Troyes Aube Champagne appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Seyni Mansouri.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Troyes Aube Champagne appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Seyni Mansouri.
0.00
0-0AS Saint-Étienne start the match!
8.58
0-0Jose Jardim sees Paul Landrin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Landrin flicks a high ball forward to Alassan Vrielynck who takes it down. Alassan Vrielynck knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Hibbs who gathers it comfortably.
9.53
0-0Kaba Malicki threads a neat ball through to Hamada Legwinski. Hamada Legwinski finds some space and shoots from distance. Matt Hibbs gets down and covers it.
10.20
Carlos Martin sees Warren Bastin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Warren Bastin finds some space and shoots from distance. Stuart Mckinlay gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
22.29
0-0Carlos Martin threads a neat ball through to Ross Delaney. Ross Delaney finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
24.44
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.14
Purrel Blinker threads a neat ball through to Luis Pena. Luis Pena controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Stuart Mckinlay gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
30.11
Hamada Legwinski flicks a high pass forward. Alassan Vrielynck collects the pass. Alassan Vrielynck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.16
Uwe Ziege sees John Thomson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Malcolm Mcleod.
36.20
Hamada Legwinski sees Alassan Vrielynck in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alassan Vrielynck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.40
Malcolm Mcleod advances with the ball. Malcolm Mcleod flicks a high pass forward. Luis Pena holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Pena shoots from distance but it flies wide!
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. Troyes Aube Champagne also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Troyes Aube Champagne kick off the second half!
53.49
0-0Paul Landrin threads the ball through to Liam Williams. Liam Williams knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Alassan Vrielynck is offside!
54.56
With intelligent imagination, Carlos Martin laces a through ball forward to Steven Drake. Steven Drake passes the ball forward to Purrel Blinker. Purrel Blinker takes a shot at goal but Stuart Mckinlay is on top of it.
59.57
Frank Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Purrel Blinker holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Purrel Blinker makes a simple pass to Steven Drake. Steven Drake sees Warren Bastin just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Warren Bastin provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
60.53
0-0AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Jean-Louis Heurlié replacing Frederico Caballero, Dominique Van Der Luer replacing Ross Delaney and Elena Ruiz replacing Steven Drake .
61.61
Purrel Blinker flicks a high pass forward. Dominique Van Der Luer collects the pass. Dominique Van Der Luer plays a one-two with Warren Bastin and rushes in on goal... Dominique Van Der Luer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.03
0-0Dominique Van Der Luer catches Paul Landrin in the face with his elbow. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Paul Landrin is a little dazed but should be okay.
69.59
Elena Ruiz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Pena. Luis Pena makes a defence splitting pass to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.55
1-0Carlos Martin chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Luis Pena. Luis Pena gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Stuart Mckinlay is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
25.7%
45.7%
28.6%
Scorers
| Luis Pena 84 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Luis Pena of AS Saint-Étienne |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matt Hibbs (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Frank Stuart (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Malcolm Mcleod (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Quim Castro (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Frederico Caballero (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Carlos Martin (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Dominique Van Der Luer (MID) |  | 3 |
| 8. | Purrel Blinker (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Steven Drake (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Luis Pena (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Ross Delaney (MID) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jean-Louis Heurlié (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Warren Bastin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Elena Ruiz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Stuart Mckinlay (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jose Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Adel Prso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Uwe Ziege (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jean-No‘l Bodmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kaba Malicki (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Paul Landrin (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Liam Williams (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Hamada Legwinski (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | John Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alassan Vrielynck (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Oscar Caballero (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Mirko Mazzei (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ted Benyachou (GK) | 0 | |