Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     AuxerreAuxerre
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Brian RankinB. Rankin67
G
captain1
G
64Louis GrégoireL. Grégoire
Frank StuartF. Stuart70
D
2
D
79Kai KohlerK. Kohler
Malcolm McleodM. Mcleod65
D
3captain
D
77Jesper ThernJ. Thern
Quim CastroQ. Castro61
D
4
D
69Jean-Christophe BoutaboutJ. Boutabout
Jean-Louis HeurliéJ. Heurlié57
D
5
M
71Egbert VosE. Vos
Purrel BlinkerP. Blinker72
M
6
M
63Alberto AlvarezA. Alvarez
Fabrice BottelinF. Bottelin68
M
7
M
56Alassan DelpierreA. Delpierre
Carlos MartinC. Martin65
M
8
M
55Malte RohrschneiderM. Rohrschneider
Elena RuizE. Ruiz68
A
9
A
78Thomas GohelT. Gohel
Warren BastinW. Bastin68
A
10
A
70Cyrille LecceseC. Leccese
Nicolas WalterN. Walter67
A
11
A
66Cesar MarquesC. Marques
 
Luis PenaL. Pena65
A
12
A
62Corentin TrévisanC. Trévisan
Dominique Van Der LuerD. Van Der Luer64
M
13
G
62Jason FlucklingerJ. Flucklinger
Dominique ZerdouxD. Zerdoux43
A
14
D
59Francisco FuentesF. Fuentes

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Auxerre. A crowd of 19,846 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Auxerre appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Renaud.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.03
With vision, Malcolm Mcleod plays the ball forward to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Christophe Boutabout.
4.09
Alberto Alvarez sees space and advances. Alberto Alvarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Brian Rankin gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
8.26
Malte Rohrschneider clumsily knocks into Purrel Blinker. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Purrel Blinker stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.44
Malte Rohrschneider sees Cyrille Leccese in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cyrille Leccese knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Quim Castro.
14.57
Purrel Blinker knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
18.34
Kai Kohler clumsily knocks into Elena Ruiz. Kai Kohler is warned by the referee! Elena Ruiz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.04
Frank Stuart hits a low pass to Carlos Martin. Carlos Martin sees Warren Bastin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Warren Bastin cuts inside the box! Warren Bastin shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Louis Grégoire manages to gather it effortlessly.
24.37
Purrel Blinker surges forward with the ball. Purrel Blinker shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
26.42
Jean-Christophe Boutabout passes the ball forward to Alassan Delpierre. Alassan Delpierre flicks a high pass forward. Malte Rohrschneider collects the pass. Malte Rohrschneider whips in a cross ball towards Alassan Delpierre. Alassan Delpierre directs the ball goalwards with his head. Brian Rankin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.23
Alberto Alvarez makes a beautiful solo run. Alberto Alvarez lofts in a cross ball towards Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Frank Stuart happens to be in the right place to block it.
34.48
Malte Rohrschneider deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Alvarez. Alberto Alvarez lofts in a cross ball towards Egbert Vos. Egbert Vos makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Jesper Thern plays the ball forward to Alberto Alvarez. Alberto Alvarez sees Cyrille Leccese in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cyrille Leccese knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.49
Carlos Martin makes a simple pass to Purrel Blinker. Purrel Blinker whips in a cross ball towards Warren Bastin. With a superhuman jump, Warren Bastin connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. Auxerre 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 second half starts with Auxerre kicking off!
59.04
Carlos Martin catches Alberto Alvarez on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alberto Alvarez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
67.06
Jean-Louis Heurlié knocks the ball forward to Carlos Martin. Carlos Martin flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Walter controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Walter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kai Kohler.
69.21
Purrel Blinker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.43
Purrel Blinker flicks a high pass forward. Elena Ruiz controls it well on his chest. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.26
Quim Castro makes a probing pass to Fabrice Bottelin. Fabrice Bottelin threads the ball through to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.16
Kai Kohler surges forward with the ball. Kai Kohler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Egbert Vos. Egbert Vos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.04
Auxerre have made a substitution with Jason Flucklinger replacing Egbert Vos .
79.19
With a delightful solo run, Alassan Delpierre stretches the opposition's defence. Alassan Delpierre knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.29
Malcolm Mcleod threads a neat ball through to Warren Bastin. With great vision, Warren Bastin plays the ball forward to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter plays a quick one-two with Warren Bastin and rushes in on goal... Kai Kohler catches Nicolas Walter on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
89.13
Alassan Delpierre chips the ball to his team mate, Malte Rohrschneider. Malte Rohrschneider whips in a cross ball towards Alassan Delpierre. Alassan Delpierre rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Auxerre
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.7%
46.3%
Play Area
28.4%
43.3%
28.4%

Scorers
Warren Bastin 42
Alassan Delpierre 26, 89
Egbert Vos 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alassan Delpierre of Auxerre

Match Ratings