Match Report


Paris Saint-GermainParis Saint-Germain     Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC
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Michael SimonsenM. Simonsen83
G
captain1
G
67Adnan AdamA. Adam
Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa75
D
2captain
D
68Xavier RascleX. Rascle
Alexander SanchezA. Sanchez76
D
3
D
68Nicolas VidalN. Vidal
Patricio BilaudelleP. Bilaudelle73
D
4
D
67Jan Vennegoor BergerJ. Berger
Daniel MercadoD. Mercado79
D
5
M
77Angelo PeyreladeA. Peyrelade
Andrew JohnsonA. Johnson78
M
6
M
71Arthur GordonA. Gordon
Farid TrapassoF. Trapasso78
M
7
M
68Gavin MooreG. Moore
Luis AlonsoL. Alonso79
M
8
M
61Roberto MedriR. Medri
Ian CutlerI. Cutler78
A
9
A
71Mike HitchcockM. Hitchcock
Yuri RiverolaY. Riverola78
A
10
A
67Hugo SuarezH. Suarez
Greg MortensenG. Mortensen79
A
11
A
66Mauricio MorenoM. Moreno
 
Eric AmoahE. Amoah91
M
12
D
65Pierre-Alain BaudetP. Baudet
Torsten NeuhausT. Neuhaus81
M
13
D
64Allan DufresneA. Dufresne
Pape ClaytonP. Clayton73
A
14
D
63Steven CastetsS. Castets

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Parc des Princes where Paris Saint-Germain play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 19,474 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Paris Saint-Germain are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Montpellier HSC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Regis Murati.


0.00
Montpellier HSC start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Nicolas Vidal picks a pass forward to Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno hits a low pass to Angelo Peyrelade. Angelo Peyrelade knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez whips the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Michael Simonsen.
8.52
Arthur Gordon knocks the ball forward to Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Simonsen who gathers it comfortably.
9.27
Nicolas Vidal comes in with a late challenge on Farid Trapasso. The referee warns Nicolas Vidal to calm down! Farid Trapasso stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.53
Patricio Bilaudelle flicks a high ball forward to Rodrigo Barbosa who takes it down. Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward to Farid Trapasso who brings the ball under control. Farid Trapasso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arthur Gordon.
15.51
Roberto Medri flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.23
Gavin Moore threads a neat ball through to Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
22.24
Gavin Moore makes a simple pass to Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno passes the ball forward to Hugo Suarez. Daniel Mercado hacks Hugo Suarez from behind! Hugo Suarez appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
26.37
Patricio Bilaudelle threads the ball through to Farid Trapasso. Farid Trapasso makes an attacking run forward. Farid Trapasso whips in a cross ball towards Ian Cutler. Ian Cutler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.54
Daniel Mercado flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Cutler. Ian Cutler makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Paris Saint-Germain!
39.11
Alexander Sanchez makes a probing pass to Ian Cutler. Ian Cutler flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
44.30
Alexander Sanchez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Mercado. Daniel Mercado passes the ball forward to Ian Cutler. Ian Cutler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Xavier Rascle.
45.00
Arthur Gordon clumsily knocks into Farid Trapasso. Arthur Gordon is shown the yellow card! Farid Trapasso grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Paris Saint-Germain appear unchanged since the first half. Montpellier HSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Paris Saint-Germain get the second half underway!
47.52
Mauricio Moreno hits a low pass to Arthur Gordon. Arthur Gordon lofts in a cross ball towards Angelo Peyrelade. Angelo Peyrelade knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
49.07
Luis Alonso flicks a high pass forward to Yuri Riverola who brings the ball under control. Yuri Riverola whips in a cross ball towards Andrew Johnson. Andrew Johnson makes a convincing header. Magnificent save by Adnan Adam!
51.11
Gavin Moore flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Gordon. Arthur Gordon knocks the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
53.32
Daniel Mercado chips the ball to his team mate, Farid Trapasso. Farid Trapasso kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Cutler. Ian Cutler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.57
Farid Trapasso sees Yuri Riverola in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yuri Riverola shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
60.24
Arthur Gordon kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez plays a scrappy one-two with Gavin Moore and stumbles forward towards the goal... Hugo Suarez shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
62.24
Paris Saint-Germain have made 2 substitutions with Eric Amoah replacing Luis Alonso and Torsten Neuhaus replacing Daniel Mercado and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
63.23
Mike Hitchcock comes in with a late challenge on Alexander Sanchez. The referee warns Mike Hitchcock to calm down! Alexander Sanchez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Farid Trapasso plays the ball forward to Yuri Riverola. Yuri Riverola shoots from 20 yards. Adnan Adam comfortably gets down and covers it.
72.53
With some swift thinking, Andrew Johnson plays the ball forward to Torsten Neuhaus. Torsten Neuhaus shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.39
Alexander Sanchez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Farid Trapasso. Farid Trapasso sees a break and surges forward. Farid Trapasso plays a scrappy one-two with Torsten Neuhaus and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jan Vennegoor Berger barges into Farid Trapasso. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
75.59
Farid Trapasso flicks a high pass forward to Eric Amoah who brings the ball under control. Eric Amoah shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Adnan Adam manages to gather it comfortably.
78.15
Gavin Moore comes in with a late challenge on Andrew Johnson. Gavin Moore is shown the yellow card! Andrew Johnson runs off the knock.
79.29
Showing great composure, Gavin Moore plays the ball forward to Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.42
Paris Saint-Germain are keeping most of the possession.
85.47
Hugo Suarez catches Yuri Riverola on the ankles. The referee calls over Hugo Suarez and shows him a yellow card! Yuri Riverola stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Ian Cutler advances with the ball. Ian Cutler knocks the ball to his team mate, Farid Trapasso. Some silky footwork from Farid Trapasso provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Paris Saint-Germain

Montpellier HSC
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
27.3%
44.2%
28.6%

Scorers
Ian Cutler 28
Yuri Riverola 39
Hugo Suarez 16, 60
Gavin Moore 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Suarez of Montpellier HSC

Match Ratings
1.Michael Simonsen (GK)
6
2.Rodrigo Barbosa (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Sanchez (DEF)
6
4.Patricio Bilaudelle (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Mercado (DEF)
6
6.Andrew Johnson (MID)
6
7.Farid Trapasso (MID)
7
8.Luis Alonso (MID)
6
9.Ian Cutler (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Yuri Riverola (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Greg Mortensen (ATT)
6
 
12.Eric Amoah (MID)
6
13.Torsten Neuhaus (MID)
6
14.Pape Clayton (ATT)
0

1.Adnan Adam (GK)
7
2.Xavier Rascle (DEF)
6
3.Nicolas Vidal (DEF)
6
4.Jan Vennegoor Berger (DEF)
6
5.Angelo Peyrelade (MID)
6
6.Arthur Gordon (MID)yellow card
6
7.Gavin Moore (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Roberto Medri (MID)
6
9.Mike Hitchcock (ATT)
5
10.Hugo Suarez (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
11.Mauricio Moreno (ATT)
7
 
12.Pierre-Alain Baudet (DEF)
0
13.Allan Dufresne (DEF)
0
14.Steven Castets (DEF)
0