Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     AS NancyAS Nancy
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Brian RankinB. Rankin67
G
captain1
G
70Alberto MarcosA. Marcos
Frank StuartF. Stuart69
D
2
D
72Thijs SmitT. Smit
Malcolm McleodM. Mcleod65
D
3
D
71Florian GousséF. Goussé
Frederico CaballeroF. Caballero62
D
4
D
70Stuart SmithS. Smith
Quim CastroQ. Castro61
D
5
D
69Neil JohnstoneN. Johnstone
Purrel BlinkerP. Blinker72
M
6
M
74Guido TagliaferriG. Tagliaferri
Fabrice BottelinF. Bottelin68
M
7
M
72Nicolas JungN. Jung
Carlos MartinC. Martin65
M
8captain
M
71Jean-Luc AlicarteJ. Alicarte
Elena RuizE. Ruiz68
A
9
A
74Tomˆs KoemanT. Koeman
Nicolas WalterN. Walter67
A
10
A
70Daniel BellosoD. Belloso
Warren BastinW. Bastin67
A
11
A
68John AlonzoJ. Alonzo
 
Luis PenaL. Pena65
A
12
D
69Duncan SounessD. Souness
Dominique Van Der LuerD. Van Der Luer64
M
13
M
69Craig BurleyC. Burley
Jean-Louis HeurliéJ. Heurlié57
D
14
D
66Steed CollinS. Collin

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 17,080 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and AS Nancy are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dado Sankharé.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off!
4.43
John Alonzo makes a simple pass to Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung deftly passes the ball to John Alonzo, releasing him through on goal. John Alonzo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.29
Tomˆs Koeman knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Luc Alicarte. Jean-Luc Alicarte controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Brian Rankin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
22.14
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
26.52
Nicolas Walter hacks Stuart Smith from behind! The referee warns Nicolas Walter to calm down! Stuart Smith runs off the knock.
30.30
Fabrice Bottelin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz shoots from distance. Alberto Marcos gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
33.32
Nicolas Walter catches Florian Goussé on the ankles. The referee calls over Nicolas Walter again and warns him to calm down! Florian Goussé runs off the knock.
38.56
Carlos Martin flicks a high pass forward. Purrel Blinker controls it well on his chest. Purrel Blinker sees Warren Bastin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Warren Bastin lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
39.53
Malcolm Mcleod brings the ball forward. With imagination, Malcolm Mcleod plays the ball forward to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.43
Nicolas Jung knocks the ball forward to Guido Tagliaferri. Guido Tagliaferri plays a one-two with Tomˆs Koeman and rushes in on goal... Guido Tagliaferri looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Brian Rankin gets down and covers it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Nancy get the second half underway!
47.35
Stuart Smith plays the ball forward to Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung threads a neat ball through to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman advances inside the box! Tomˆs Koeman comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.57
Quim Castro makes a probing pass to Malcolm Mcleod. With some swift thinking, Malcolm Mcleod plays the ball forward to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Ruiz. With a superhuman jump, Elena Ruiz connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
51.24
Thijs Smit threads a neat ball through to Guido Tagliaferri. Guido Tagliaferri shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
53.11
Frederico Caballero breaks forward. Frederico Caballero threads the ball through to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.53
Neil Johnstone plays the ball forward to Thijs Smit. Thijs Smit flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Belloso collects the pass. Daniel Belloso shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.28
Nicolas Jung plays the ball forward to John Alonzo. John Alonzo shoots from distance. Brian Rankin gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
63.28
Guido Tagliaferri flicks a high pass forward to John Alonzo who brings the ball under control. John Alonzo shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
69.05
Thijs Smit flicks a high pass forward to Tomˆs Koeman who brings the ball neatly under control. Tomˆs Koeman tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Brian Rankin!
77.56
AS Nancy appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
77.56
Florian Goussé hacks Nicolas Walter from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicolas Walter runs off the knock.
79.08
Frederico Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Walter collects the pass. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball towards Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin connects with a diving header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
81.40
Purrel Blinker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.48
Jean-Luc Alicarte flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Jung controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Jung whips in a cross ball towards John Alonzo. John Alonzo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
89.14
Stuart Smith makes a probing pass to Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso threads the ball through to John Alonzo. John Alonzo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

AS Nancy
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
37.2%
44.9%
17.9%

Scorers
Jean-Luc Alicarte 18
Daniel Belloso 55
John Alonzo 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Luc Alicarte of AS Nancy

Match Ratings
1.Brian Rankin (GK)
7
2.Frank Stuart (DEF)
6
3.Malcolm Mcleod (DEF)
6
4.Frederico Caballero (DEF)
7
5.Quim Castro (DEF)
6
6.Purrel Blinker (MID)
6
7.Fabrice Bottelin (MID)
6
8.Carlos Martin (MID)
6
9.Elena Ruiz (ATT)
6
10.Nicolas Walter (ATT)
6
11.Warren Bastin (ATT)
6
 
12.Luis Pena (ATT)
0
13.Dominique Van Der Luer (MID)
0
14.Jean-Louis Heurlié (DEF)
0

1.Alberto Marcos (GK)
7
2.Thijs Smit (DEF)
7
3.Florian Goussé (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Stuart Smith (DEF)
6
5.Neil Johnstone (DEF)
6
6.Guido Tagliaferri (MID)
7
7.Nicolas Jung (MID)
7
8.Jean-Luc Alicarte (MID)goal scored
9
9.Tomˆs Koeman (ATT)
7
10.Daniel Belloso (ATT)goal scored
8
11.John Alonzo (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Duncan Souness (DEF)
0
13.Craig Burley (MID)
0
14.Steed Collin (DEF)
0