Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     Angers SCOAngers SCO
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Brian RankinB. Rankin67
G
captain1captain
G
80Leonardo IrlesL. Irles
Frank StuartF. Stuart70
D
2
D
70Ghislain LimaG. Lima
Malcolm McleodM. Mcleod65
D
3
D
62Edward EhioguE. Ehiogu
Frederico CaballeroF. Caballero62
D
4
D
60Francisco BlancoF. Blanco
Quim CastroQ. Castro61
D
5
M
71Terry GowerT. Gower
Purrel BlinkerP. Blinker72
M
6
M
66Nenad FrétardN. Frétard
Fabrice BottelinF. Bottelin68
M
7
M
66Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado
Carlos MartinC. Martin65
M
8
M
61Patrice EchouafniP. Echouafni
Elena RuizE. Ruiz68
A
9
A
66Paul HuardP. Huard
Warren BastinW. Bastin68
A
10
A
62Adrian SchenardiA. Schenardi
Nicolas WalterN. Walter67
A
11
A
55Andre ValenteA. Valente
 
Luis PenaL. Pena65
A
12
G
69Roberto LorieriR. Lorieri
Dominique Van Der LuerD. Van Der Luer64
M
13
M
60Peter SabléP. Sablé
Jean-Louis HeurliéJ. Heurlié57
D
14
D
58Omar RichertO. Richert

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Angers SCO. A crowd of 14,633 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Angers SCO appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Regis Murati.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the match underway!
2.48
Carlos Martin knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Bottelin. Fabrice Bottelin hits a low pass to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
3.47
Ghislain Lima hits a low pass to Edward Ehiogu. Edward Ehiogu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Delgado. Frederico Delgado knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malcolm Mcleod.
4.41
Edward Ehiogu flicks the ball to his team mate, Terry Gower. Terry Gower knocks in a cross ball towards Nenad Frétard. Nenad Frétard directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Brian Rankin with no chance!! Goal for Angers SCO!
8.21
Ghislain Lima makes a probing pass to Nenad Frétard. Nenad Frétard makes a simple pass to Paul Huard. Paul Huard makes a probing pass to Patrice Echouafni but he's offside!
10.43
Fabrice Bottelin kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Blanco.
14.00
Ghislain Lima decides to run forward with the ball. Ghislain Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Andre Valente. Andre Valente connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
15.09
Nenad Frétard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Huard. Paul Huard lofts in a cross ball towards Nenad Frétard. Nenad Frétard finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Brian Rankin.
22.01
Terry Gower makes a simple pass to Andre Valente. Andre Valente lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Huard. Paul Huard shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.55
Nicolas Walter hacks Edward Ehiogu from behind! Nicolas Walter is warned by the referee! Edward Ehiogu runs off the knock.
26.45
Terry Gower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrice Echouafni. Patrice Echouafni lofts in a cross ball towards Nenad Frétard. Nenad Frétard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.49
Carlos Martin flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Walter holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Walter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
30.10
Nenad Frétard hacks Malcolm Mcleod from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Malcolm Mcleod stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.02
Fabrice Bottelin flicks a high pass forward to Frank Stuart who brings the ball under control. Frank Stuart flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Walter who takes it down. Nicolas Walter lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies wide!
33.56
Patrice Echouafni runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Patrice Echouafni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frank Stuart.
36.16
Ghislain Lima hits a low pass to Terry Gower. Terry Gower lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Huard. Paul Huard whips the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
38.29
Frederico Caballero kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
39.04
Ghislain Lima flicks a high pass forward to Nenad Frétard who brings the ball under control. Nenad Frétard threads the ball through to Adrian Schenardi. Adrian Schenardi whips in a cross ball towards Patrice Echouafni. Patrice Echouafni whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
40.21
Fabrice Bottelin comes in with a late challenge on Edward Ehiogu. Fabrice Bottelin is shown the yellow card! Edward Ehiogu runs off the knock.
44.57
Nenad Frétard kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Huard. Paul Huard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
From the throw-in, Carlos Martin picks out Frederico Caballero. Frederico Caballero decides to run forward with the ball. Frederico Caballero flicks a high pass forward to Elena Ruiz who brings the ball under control. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. Angers SCO 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 Angers SCO kicking off!
47.18
Patrice Echouafni makes a probing pass to Andre Valente. Andre Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Quim Castro.
55.29
Terry Gower knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre Valente. Andre Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brian Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
57.47
Frederico Caballero hacks Nenad Frétard from behind! Frederico Caballero is shown the yellow card! Nenad Frétard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.56
Angers SCO have made a substitution with Peter Sablé replacing Nenad Frétard .
65.39
Carlos Martin hacks Peter Sablé from behind! Carlos Martin is shown the yellow card! Peter Sablé hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.51
Carlos Martin knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Bottelin. Fabrice Bottelin lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's well over the bar!
72.38
Ghislain Lima flicks a high pass forward. Paul Huard controls it well on his chest. Paul Huard finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.31
Edward Ehiogu threads a neat ball through to Adrian Schenardi. Adrian Schenardi threads a neat ball through to Paul Huard. Paul Huard passes the ball forward but Andre Valente is offside!
77.50
Ghislain Lima hacks Elena Ruiz from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Elena Ruiz runs off the knock.
78.33
Purrel Blinker hits a low pass to Frederico Caballero. Frederico Caballero takes it forward alone. Frederico Caballero rushes past Edward Ehiogu! Frederico Caballero rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
79.30
Edward Ehiogu advances with the ball. Edward Ehiogu whips in a cross ball towards Paul Huard. Paul Huard flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.02
Peter Sablé sees Paul Huard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Huard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.06
Edward Ehiogu runs forward with the ball. Edward Ehiogu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Sablé. Peter Sablé edges inside the box! Peter Sablé cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
84.56
Showing composure, Peter Sablé plays the ball forward to Paul Huard. Paul Huard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Malcolm Mcleod.
87.29
Nicolas Walter hacks Peter Sablé from behind! The referee calls over Nicolas Walter and shows him a yellow card! Peter Sablé runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Angers SCO
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
4
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.7%
66.3%
Play Area
32.6%
46.1%
21.3%

Scorers
Nenad Frétard 4

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edward Ehiogu of Angers SCO

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

1.Leonardo Irles (GK)
6
2.Ghislain Lima (DEF)yellow card
7
3.Edward Ehiogu (DEF)
9
4.Francisco Blanco (DEF)
6
5.Terry Gower (MID)
8
6.Nenad Frétard (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
7.Frederico Delgado (MID)
6
8.Patrice Echouafni (MID)
7
9.Paul Huard (ATT)
6
10.Adrian Schenardi (ATT)
6
11.Andre Valente (ATT)
6
 
12.Roberto Lorieri (GK)
0
13.Peter Sablé (MID)
7
14.Omar Richert (DEF)
0