Match Report


AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio     FC IstresFC Istres
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Cedric ZebreC. Zebre68
G
1captain
G
68Jannick ZanottiJ. Zanotti
Roland BizaseneR. Bizasene72
D
2
D
67Jean-Marc FanniJ. Fanni
Dennis BurgessD. Burgess64
D
captain3
D
60Sidney MaravalS. Maraval
David PattersonD. Patterson63
D
4
D
49Giancarlo MazzantiniG. Mazzantini
Kuami DrouinK. Drouin58
D
5
D
43Marc BassilaM. Bassila
Yves-A. Ben AskarY. Ben Askar82
M
6
M
70Dominique PédrosD. Pédros
Ricardo GomesR. Gomes74
M
7
M
68Niels de BruinN. de Bruin
Willy ValoisW. Valois71
M
8
M
67Andre AntunesA. Antunes
Mariano TardioliM. Tardioli64
M
9
A
66Mathieu RizzettoM. Rizzetto
Hauke ThieleH. Thiele74
A
10
A
65Cedric ThomertC. Thomert
Romero P. IbanezR. Ibanez65
A
11
A
62Emmanuel DomiE. Domi
 
Marco BourgeaisM. Bourgeais64
G
12
M
66Alexandre PostigaA. Postiga
Damien MartiniD. Martini62
M
13
M
64Medhi ChagotM. Chagot
Djibrill TourenneD. Tourenne61
A
14
G
61Neil BanksN. Banks

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Francois-Coty where AC Ajaccio play host to FC Istres. A crowd of 18,683 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AC Ajaccio are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Istres appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Renaud.


0.00
FC Istres start the match!
10.18
Dominique Pédros threads a neat ball through to Niels de Bruin. Niels de Bruin shoots from 25 yards but Cedric Zebre is on top of it.
15.28
Willy Valois runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Willy Valois controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Jannick Zanotti effortlessly gets down and covers it.
16.47
David Patterson flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Gomes who takes it down. Ricardo Gomes sees Hauke Thiele in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hauke Thiele knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.01
David Patterson threads a neat ball through to Willy Valois. Willy Valois threads the ball through to Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Jannick Zanotti!
27.52
Willy Valois flicks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Ibanez. Romero P. Ibanez shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
28.49
Dennis Burgess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Gomes. Ricardo Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Thiele collects the pass. Hauke Thiele knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jannick Zanotti who gathers it comfortably.
30.15
Jean-Marc Fanni flicks a high pass forward to Cedric Thomert who brings the ball under control. Cedric Thomert knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cedric Zebre who gathers it comfortably.
33.36
Giancarlo Mazzantini knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre Antunes. Andre Antunes passes the ball forward to Mathieu Rizzetto. Mathieu Rizzetto shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
40.18
Ricardo Gomes flicks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Ibanez. Romero P. Ibanez knocks in a cross ball towards Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Jannick Zanotti punches it away to safety.
42.46
Marc Bassila makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre Antunes. Andre Antunes tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Ajaccio 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
AC Ajaccio kick off the second half!
47.08
Andre Antunes makes a beautiful solo run. Andre Antunes shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
48.12
Kuami Drouin kicks a strong pass forward to Dennis Burgess. Dennis Burgess chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Ibanez. Romero P. Ibanez shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.16
Mariano Tardioli sees space and advances. Mariano Tardioli finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Jannick Zanotti!
51.08
Yves-A. Ben Askar kicks a strong pass forward to Romero P. Ibanez. Romero P. Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
66.24
Seeing a gap ahead, Sidney Maraval plays the ball forward to Dominique Pédros. Dominique Pédros plays the ball forward to Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Cedric Zebre!
67.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Dominique Pédros plays the ball forward to Emmanuel Domi. Emmanuel Domi plays a one-two with Cedric Thomert and advances towards the goal... Emmanuel Domi rockets a shot on goal. Emmanuel Domi scores for FC Istres!!
71.19
Marc Bassila hits a low pass to Mathieu Rizzetto. Mathieu Rizzetto finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Cedric Zebre!
75.27
Hauke Thiele threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Ibanez. Romero P. Ibanez lofts in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Ben Askar. With a superhuman jump, Yves-A. Ben Askar connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.07
Dennis Burgess hits a low pass to Kuami Drouin. Kuami Drouin chips the ball to his team mate, Hauke Thiele. Hauke Thiele sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.54
Niels de Bruin flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Domi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Emmanuel Domi passes the ball forward but Mathieu Rizzetto is offside!
84.22
Niels de Bruin makes a probing pass to Dominique Pédros. Dominique Pédros knocks in a cross ball towards Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert makes a looping header on goal but it flies well off target!
89.24
Mariano Tardioli picks a pass forward to Romero P. Ibanez. Romero P. Ibanez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giancarlo Mazzantini.
90.00
Marc Bassila flicks a high pass forward to Andre Antunes who brings the ball under control. Andre Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Mathieu Rizzetto who brings the ball under control. Mathieu Rizzetto knocks in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Domi. Emmanuel Domi powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Ajaccio

FC Istres
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
27.1%
47.1%
25.9%

Scorers
Yves-A. Ben Askar 75
Emmanuel Domi 67, 90

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

Match Ratings