Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC
Armenio ParadaArmenio Parada Computer Player Computer Player
Samuel RamosS. Ramos78
G
1
G
67Adnan AdamA. Adam
Karim QueirosK. Queiros73
D
2
D
68Xavier RascleX. Rascle
Alassandro RivaltaA. Rivalta88
D
3captain
D
68Nicolas VidalN. Vidal
Claudio PichichiC. Pichichi76
D
4
D
65Pierre-Alain BaudetP. Baudet
Roy ArtsR. Arts81
M
5
M
77Angelo PeyreladeA. Peyrelade
Warren CoppingerW. Coppinger81
M
6
M
71Arthur GordonA. Gordon
Azziz VrielynckA. Vrielynck79
M
7
M
68Gavin MooreG. Moore
Samuel AlmeidaS. Almeida83
M
8
M
61Roberto MedriR. Medri
Dagui CantonaD. Cantona74
A
captain9
A
71Mike HitchcockM. Hitchcock
Peter VercoutreP. Vercoutre84
A
10
A
68Sherif SouchardS. Souchard
Marek RzasaM. Rzasa80
A
11
A
67Hugo SuarezH. Suarez
 
Dagui MionnetD. Mionnet79
M
12
A
66Rafael MonteroR. Montero
Mauricio VegaM. Vega76
M
13
A
66Mauricio MorenoM. Moreno
David PintoD. Pinto80
A
14
D
64Allan DufresneA. Dufresne

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to Montpellier HSC. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AS Monaco and Montpellier HSC are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis-Clemente Duchesne.


0.00
AS Monaco kick off and get the first half underway!
4.08
Alassandro Rivalta flicks a high pass forward. Warren Coppinger holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Warren Coppinger knocks the ball forward to Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Nicolas Vidal clears it off the line with his head!
9.58
Xavier Rascle makes a probing pass to Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore flicks a high pass forward. Sherif Souchard collects the pass. Sherif Souchard lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
12.22
Alassandro Rivalta pushes up the pitch. Alassandro Rivalta chips the ball to his team mate, Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida makes a deft header. It's there!! Adnan Adam has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
16.04
Alassandro Rivalta flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Almeida collects the pass. Samuel Almeida passes the ball forward to Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Adnan Adam easily smothers it!
20.53
Gavin Moore hits a low pass to Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's there!! Samuel Ramos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.03
Roy Arts threads the ball through to Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre lofts in a cross ball towards Roy Arts. Roy Arts gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
27.09
Xavier Rascle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Suarez who takes it down. Hugo Suarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
28.40
Nicolas Vidal makes a simple pass to Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Sherif Souchard. Sherif Souchard powers a header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.54
Samuel Almeida sees Peter Vercoutre in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Vercoutre knocks in a cross ball towards Azziz Vrielynck. Azziz Vrielynck outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's drastically wayward!
34.45
Nicolas Vidal chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claudio Pichichi.
36.58
Karim Queiros advances with the ball. Karim Queiros flicks a high pass forward. Marek Rzasa collects the pass. Marek Rzasa whips in a cross ball towards Azziz Vrielynck. Azziz Vrielynck directs the ball goalwards with his head. Azziz Vrielynck scores for AS Monaco!!
39.37
Azziz Vrielynck flicks the ball to his team mate, Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona whips in a cross ball towards Marek Rzasa. Pierre-Alain Baudet clumsily knocks into Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
40.01
Alassandro Rivalta flicks the ball to his team mate, Roy Arts. Roy Arts threads a neat ball through to Warren Coppinger. Warren Coppinger shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
42.24
Samuel Almeida makes a simple pass to Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.11
Claudio Pichichi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roy Arts. Roy Arts threads a neat ball through to Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre lofts in a cross ball towards Dagui Cantona. With a superhuman jump, Dagui Cantona connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Adnan Adam!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. Montpellier HSC also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Montpellier HSC kick off and get the second half underway!
53.18
Gavin Moore decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Moore tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
54.49
Karim Queiros barges into Hugo Suarez. The referee calls over Karim Queiros and warns him to calm down! Hugo Suarez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.26
Arthur Gordon kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Samuel Ramos with no chance!! Goal for Montpellier HSC!
59.33
Claudio Pichichi knocks the ball to his team mate, Azziz Vrielynck. Azziz Vrielynck threads the ball through to Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre lofts in a cross ball towards Azziz Vrielynck. Azziz Vrielynck gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Adnan Adam. Excellent save.
60.20
AS Monaco have made a substitution with David Pinto replacing Marek Rzasa .
63.40
Karim Queiros threads a neat ball through to Azziz Vrielynck. Azziz Vrielynck flicks a high pass forward. Peter Vercoutre collects the pass. Peter Vercoutre whips in a cross ball towards Warren Coppinger. Warren Coppinger makes a deft header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.46
Gavin Moore sees a break and surges forward. Gavin Moore knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alassandro Rivalta.
69.13
Karim Queiros passes the ball forward to Warren Coppinger. Warren Coppinger advances with the ball. Warren Coppinger deftly passes the ball to Dagui Cantona, releasing him through on goal. Dagui Cantona tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Adnan Adam!
71.51
Peter Vercoutre threads a neat ball through to Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona whips in a cross ball towards Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Adnan Adam is on top of it.
72.40
Warren Coppinger comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Medri. The referee warns Warren Coppinger to calm down! Roberto Medri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.09
Azziz Vrielynck flicks a high pass forward. Warren Coppinger collects the pass. Warren Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Azziz Vrielynck. Azziz Vrielynck connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Adnan Adam.
76.57
Corner kick to AS Monaco. Roy Arts chips it out wide. Some silky footwork from Alassandro Rivalta provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Pierre-Alain Baudet.
79.25
Karim Queiros makes a beautiful solo run. Karim Queiros deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Adnan Adam.
80.29
Roy Arts takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Dagui Cantona comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is shockingly off target!
81.03
Arthur Gordon clumsily knocks into Samuel Almeida. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Samuel Almeida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.53
Claudio Pichichi catches Arthur Gordon on the ankles. The referee warns Claudio Pichichi to calm down! Arthur Gordon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.42
Nicolas Vidal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but Karim Queiros is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
85.45
Roberto Medri takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Azziz Vrielynck reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
87.06
Arthur Gordon barges into Azziz Vrielynck. Arthur Gordon is given a warning by the referee! Azziz Vrielynck runs off the knock.
89.25
Gavin Moore passes the ball forward to Arthur Gordon. Arthur Gordon decides to run forward with the ball. Arthur Gordon knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

Montpellier HSC
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
11
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.4%
47.6%
Play Area
27.4%
41.7%
31%

Scorers
Samuel Almeida 12
Azziz Vrielynck 37
Gavin Moore 21, 89
Mike Hitchcock 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Moore of Montpellier HSC

Match Ratings
1.Samuel Ramos (GK)
6
2.Karim Queiros (DEF)
7
3.Alassandro Rivalta (DEF)
6
4.Claudio Pichichi (DEF)
6
5.Roy Arts (MID)
6
6.Warren Coppinger (MID)
6
7.Azziz Vrielynck (MID)goal scored
8
8.Samuel Almeida (MID)goal scored
7
9.Dagui Cantona (ATT)
6
10.Peter Vercoutre (ATT)
7
11.Marek Rzasa (ATT)
7
 
12.Dagui Mionnet (MID)
0
13.Mauricio Vega (MID)
0
14.David Pinto (ATT)
6

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