Match Report


Chamois NiortaisChamois Niortais     AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dambou KopaD. Kopa59
G
1
G
68Cedric ZebreC. Zebre
Devanir BedrossianD. Bedrossian66
D
2
D
69Kemal StoneK. Stone
Carlos PlanteC. Plante59
D
3
D
62David PattersonD. Patterson
Giampiero CalifanoG. Califano59
D
4
D
62Dennis BurgessD. Burgess
Damian ArphexadD. Arphexad59
D
5
D
58Kuami DrouinK. Drouin
Samuel RegoS. Rego60
M
6
M
81Yves-A. Ben AskarY. Ben Askar
Pedro CarrascoP. Carrasco57
M
7
M
76Adolfo ZamoraA. Zamora
Daniel EdwardsD. Edwards57
M
8
M
63Mariano TardioliM. Tardioli
Paul WhiteP. White50
M
9captain
M
60Olivier PierreO. Pierre
Cyril KarembeuC. Karembeu67
A
captain10
A
72Louis LandaisL. Landais
Thibault ZanottiT. Zanotti63
A
11
A
70Nuno CarvalhoN. Carvalho
 
Younes MermetY. Mermet62
A
12
G
64Marco BourgeaisM. Bourgeais
Alexander LefèvreA. Lefèvre58
A
13
D
56Scott RodgersS. Rodgers
Zoumana RodriguesZ. Rodrigues58
D
14
M
55Oliver NahrstedtO. Nahrstedt

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stade Rene Gaillard where Chamois Niortais play host to AC Ajaccio. A crowd of 8,809 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Chamois Niortais and AC Ajaccio are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Bedrossian.


0.00
AC Ajaccio get the match underway!
4.30
Yves-A. Ben Askar threads a neat ball through to Olivier Pierre. Olivier Pierre lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Carvalho. Nuno Carvalho jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
9.43
Daniel Edwards flicks a high pass forward. Cyril Karembeu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cyril Karembeu shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.53
Pedro Carrasco threads a neat ball through to Paul White. Paul White flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Edwards controls it well on his chest. Daniel Edwards knocks in a cross ball towards Cyril Karembeu. Cyril Karembeu rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Cedric Zebre is on top of it.
16.38
Yves-A. Ben Askar knocks the ball to his team mate, Louis Landais. Louis Landais knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damian Arphexad.
22.54
Olivier Pierre passes the ball forward to Nuno Carvalho. Nuno Carvalho lofts in a cross ball towards Louis Landais. Louis Landais rises majestically and gets a header on goal but somehow Dambou Kopa manages to keep it out.
32.46
Yves-A. Ben Askar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Olivier Pierre. Olivier Pierre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Carvalho. Nuno Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damian Arphexad.
40.27
Mariano Tardioli advances with the ball. Mariano Tardioli runs straight at the defence! Mariano Tardioli muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper, Dambou Kopa, sees it late!! Goal for AC Ajaccio!
44.53
Devanir Bedrossian pushes mid-way up the pitch. Devanir Bedrossian flicks a high pass forward. Thibault Zanotti controls it well on his chest. Thibault Zanotti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chamois Niortais appear unchanged since the first half. AC Ajaccio also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Chamois Niortais kick off the second half!
49.30
Giampiero Califano catches Louis Landais on the ankles. Giampiero Califano is warned by the referee! Louis Landais runs off the knock.
63.53
Louis Landais knocks the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Zamora. Adolfo Zamora shoots from 20 yards but Dambou Kopa reads it well. Nice save!
65.40
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
67.56
Daniel Edwards makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cyril Karembeu. Cyril Karembeu edges inside the box! Cyril Karembeu tries a spectacular strike. The ball strikes Dennis Burgess's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
69.34
Paul White takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Damian Arphexad tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.02
Samuel Rego threads a neat ball through to Thibault Zanotti. Thibault Zanotti finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.43
Louis Landais threads the ball through to Nuno Carvalho. Nuno Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Landais. With a superhuman jump, Louis Landais connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies well off target!
75.46
Cyril Karembeu sees Thibault Zanotti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thibault Zanotti plays a one-two with Cyril Karembeu and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Thibault Zanotti provides some space. He shoots at goal but Adolfo Zamora is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Chamois Niortais

AC Ajaccio
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
26.9%
52.2%
20.9%

Scorers
Mariano Tardioli 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mariano Tardioli of AC Ajaccio

Match Ratings