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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Sedan-Ardennes. A crowd of 15,199 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sedan-Ardennes appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by J-David Beye.


0.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne get the match underway!
3.44
Noel Hamilton makes a probing pass to Torsten Arndt. Torsten Arndt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.58
Frederico Caballero hacks Eddie Brown from behind! The referee calls over Frederico Caballero and shows him a yellow card! Eddie Brown grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.53
Purrel Blinker threads a neat ball through to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.55
Frederico Caballero sees Fabrice Bottelin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabrice Bottelin chips the ball to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.11
Carlos Martin kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Neil Naysmith manages to gather it effortlessly.
24.08
Carlos Martin flicks the ball to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
27.29
Filipe Santos barges into Fabrice Bottelin. Filipe Santos is shown the yellow card! Fabrice Bottelin stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.37
Frederico Caballero decides to run forward with the ball. Frederico Caballero sees Warren Bastin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Warren Bastin lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz connects with a diving header. Solid save from Neil Naysmith. What a great pair of hands!
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. Sedan-Ardennes 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 Sedan-Ardennes get the second half underway!
48.02
Fabrice Bottelin makes a simple pass to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
49.57
Carlos Martin kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin whips in a cross ball towards Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Neil Naysmith punches it away to safety.
51.11
Carlos Martin makes a simple pass to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin heads the ball goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.20
AS Saint-Étienne have made a substitution with Jean-Louis Heurlié replacing Elena Ruiz .
61.25
Kader Andreani catches Frederico Caballero on the ankles. The referee brings Kader Andreani to one side and gives him a warning! Frederico Caballero carries on, but is struggling a bit.
65.37
Linus Schöll hacks Carlos Martin from behind! The referee calls over Linus Schöll and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Martin gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.25
Carlos Martin hacks Eugenio Gazzoli from behind! The referee calls over Carlos Martin and shows him a yellow card! Eugenio Gazzoli runs off the knock.
69.33
Noel Hamilton threads a neat ball through to Torsten Arndt. With great vision, Torsten Arndt plays the ball forward to Eugenio Gazzoli. Eugenio Gazzoli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.41
Leon Nicholls makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Santos. Filipe Santos passes the ball forward to Torsten Arndt. Torsten Arndt shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
77.37
Purrel Blinker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Bottelin. Fabrice Bottelin knocks in a cross ball towards Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin beats his man to it with a header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.09
Frederico Caballero kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Martin. Carlos Martin threads the ball through to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter plays a one-two with Warren Bastin and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Nicolas Walter provides some space. He shoots at goal. Leon Nicholls steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.2%
32.8%
Play Area
29.5%
44.3%
26.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Naysmith of Sedan-Ardennes

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

1.Neil Naysmith (GK)
8
2.Linus Schöll (DEF)yellow card
4
3.Noel Hamilton (DEF)
6
4.Ted Carisso (DEF)
6
5.Leon Nicholls (DEF)
8
6.Eddie Brown (MID)
6
7.Filipe Santos (MID)yellow card
6
8.Torsten Arndt (MID)
6
9.Frederico Carmona (ATT)
6
10.Kader Andreani (ATT)
5
11.Eugenio Gazzoli (ATT)
6
 
12.Dennis Blake (GK)
0
13.Eddie Jobson (ATT)
0
14.Msaddeck Marsiglia (ATT)
0