Match Report


AS NancyAS Nancy     FC IstresFC Istres
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Alberto MarcosA. Marcos70
G
1
G
68Jannick ZanottiJ. Zanotti
Thijs SmitT. Smit72
D
2
D
67Jean-Marc FanniJ. Fanni
Florian GousséF. Goussé71
D
3
D
60Craig McgovernC. Mcgovern
Stuart SmithS. Smith70
D
4
D
60Sidney MaravalS. Maraval
Neil JohnstoneN. Johnstone69
D
5captain
D
49Giancarlo MazzantiniG. Mazzantini
Guido TagliaferriG. Tagliaferri74
M
6
M
69Dominique PédrosD. Pédros
Nicolas JungN. Jung72
M
7
M
67Andre AntunesA. Antunes
Jean-Luc AlicarteJ. Alicarte71
M
captain8
M
66Alexandre PostigaA. Postiga
Tomˆs KoemanT. Koeman74
A
9
A
66Mathieu RizzettoM. Rizzetto
Daniel BellosoD. Belloso70
A
10
A
64Cedric ThomertC. Thomert
John AlonzoJ. Alonzo68
A
11
A
62Emmanuel DomiE. Domi
 
Duncan SounessD. Souness69
D
12
M
64Medhi ChagotM. Chagot
Craig BurleyC. Burley69
M
13
G
61Neil BanksN. Banks
Steed CollinS. Collin66
D
14
A
59David BarbosaD. Barbosa

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stade Marcel Picot where AS Nancy play host to FC Istres. A crowd of 20,605 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AS Nancy and FC Istres are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lilian Gravelaine.


0.00
The first half starts with AS Nancy kicking off!
2.17
Daniel Belloso chips the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman shoots from distance. Solid save from Jannick Zanotti.
3.17
Nicolas Jung hits a low pass to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman makes a great pass forward. Daniel Belloso runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
6.35
Dominique Pédros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert whips in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Domi. Emmanuel Domi directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Emmanuel Domi!
10.47
Giancarlo Mazzantini surges forward with the ball. Giancarlo Mazzantini whips in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Domi. Emmanuel Domi heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alberto Marcos with no chance!! Goal for FC Istres!
15.29
Jean-Luc Alicarte darts forward. Jean-Luc Alicarte knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Mcgovern.
16.15
Guido Tagliaferri flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso cuts inside the box! Daniel Belloso shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Jannick Zanotti comfortably gets down and covers it.
20.14
Florian Goussé plays the ball forward to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman edges inside the box! Tomˆs Koeman side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
28.23
Stuart Smith hits it upfield. Nicolas Jung plays a one-two with John Alonzo and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Nicolas Jung provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
30.08
Thijs Smit knocks the ball forward to Guido Tagliaferri. Guido Tagliaferri threads a neat ball through to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.19
Daniel Belloso kicks a strong pass forward to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.10
From the throw-in, Jean-Marc Fanni picks out Craig Mcgovern. Craig Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre Antunes. Andre Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alberto Marcos!
44.34
Without breaking stride, Florian Goussé plays the ball forward to Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung hits a low pass to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guido Tagliaferri but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Nicolas Jung sees Daniel Belloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Belloso shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Nancy appear unchanged since the first half. FC Istres also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Istres players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Istres kick off!
47.02
Andre Antunes hits a low pass to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga advances inside the box! Thijs Smit hacks Alexandre Postiga from behind! Alexandre Postiga appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
48.13
Jean-Luc Alicarte hacks Dominique Pédros from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominique Pédros stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.20
Nicolas Jung takes it forward alone. Nicolas Jung knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.51
Andre Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga advances inside the box! Alexandre Postiga makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Alberto Marcos is on top of it.
54.36
Andre Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Mathieu Rizzetto who brings the ball under control. Mathieu Rizzetto cuts inside the box! Mathieu Rizzetto takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.15
Jean-Luc Alicarte flicks a high pass forward. John Alonzo collects the pass. John Alonzo knocks in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
60.49
Dominique Pédros comes in with a late challenge on Jean-Luc Alicarte. The referee warns Dominique Pédros to calm down! Jean-Luc Alicarte runs off the knock.
66.13
Giancarlo Mazzantini flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominique Pédros. Dominique Pédros flicks a high pass forward. Cedric Thomert holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cedric Thomert runs straight at the defence! Cedric Thomert muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Alberto Marcos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.44
Jean-Marc Fanni surges forward with the ball. Jean-Marc Fanni makes a probing pass to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.08
Sidney Maraval sees Andre Antunes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andre Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Emmanuel Domi. Emmanuel Domi plays a scrappy one-two with Mathieu Rizzetto and stumbles forward towards the goal... Emmanuel Domi comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.04
Stuart Smith plays the ball forward to Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung threads a neat ball through to John Alonzo. John Alonzo shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for John Alonzo!
77.04
AS Nancy have made 3 substitutions with Duncan Souness replacing Daniel Belloso, Craig Burley replacing Jean-Luc Alicarte and Steed Collin replacing Guido Tagliaferri .
81.33
Dominique Pédros makes a simple pass to Mathieu Rizzetto. Mathieu Rizzetto advances inside the box! Mathieu Rizzetto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Wonderful reactions from Alberto Marcos keeps it out!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AS Nancy

FC Istres
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.6%
46.4%
Play Area
29.8%
41.7%
28.6%

Scorers
Daniel Belloso 32
John Alonzo 75
Emmanuel Domi 6, 10
Cedric Thomert 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Emmanuel Domi of FC Istres

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

1.Jannick Zanotti (GK)
7
2.Jean-Marc Fanni (DEF)
6
3.Craig Mcgovern (DEF)
6
4.Sidney Maraval (DEF)
7
5.Giancarlo Mazzantini (DEF)
7
6.Dominique Pédros (MID)
6
7.Andre Antunes (MID)
7
8.Alexandre Postiga (MID)
7
9.Mathieu Rizzetto (ATT)
6
10.Cedric Thomert (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Emmanuel Domi (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Medhi Chagot (MID)
0
13.Neil Banks (GK)
0
14.David Barbosa (ATT)
0