Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     FC IstresFC Istres
Armenio ParadaArmenio Parada Computer Player Computer Player
Samuel RamosS. Ramos78
G
1
G
68Jannick ZanottiJ. Zanotti
Karim QueirosK. Queiros73
D
2
D
67Jean-Marc FanniJ. Fanni
Alassandro RivaltaA. Rivalta88
D
3
D
60Craig McgovernC. Mcgovern
Anton BernhartA. Bernhart77
D
4
D
60Sidney MaravalS. Maraval
Harvey ShawH. Shaw78
D
5
D
49Giancarlo MazzantiniG. Mazzantini
Roy ArtsR. Arts81
M
6captain
M
70Dominique PédrosD. Pédros
Warren CoppingerW. Coppinger81
M
7
M
68Niels de BruinN. de Bruin
Samuel AlmeidaS. Almeida84
M
8
M
67Andre AntunesA. Antunes
David PintoD. Pinto80
A
captain9
A
66Mathieu RizzettoM. Rizzetto
Peter VercoutreP. Vercoutre84
A
10
A
65Cedric ThomertC. Thomert
Marek RzasaM. Rzasa80
A
11
A
62Emmanuel DomiE. Domi
 
Claudio PichichiC. Pichichi76
D
12
M
66Alexandre PostigaA. Postiga
Sebastian KoschmiederS. Koschmieder75
M
13
M
65Medhi ChagotM. Chagot
Dagui CantonaD. Cantona74
A
14
G
61Neil BanksN. Banks

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to FC Istres. A crowd of 19,243 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AS Monaco and FC Istres are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dado Sankharé.


0.00
AS Monaco kick off the first half!
6.18
Sidney Maraval sees Niels de Bruin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Niels de Bruin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Niels de Bruin whips in a cross ball towards Mathieu Rizzetto. Mathieu Rizzetto jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Samuel Ramos.
7.28
Giancarlo Mazzantini takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Craig Mcgovern looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just wide!
8.42
Samuel Almeida clumsily knocks into Dominique Pédros. Samuel Almeida is shown the yellow card! Dominique Pédros runs off the knock.
9.07
Karim Queiros knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Shaw. Harvey Shaw chips the ball to his team mate, Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre whips in a cross ball towards Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa makes a deft header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
12.40
Giancarlo Mazzantini comes in with a late challenge on Roy Arts. The referee calls over Giancarlo Mazzantini and shows him a yellow card! Roy Arts stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.38
Niels de Bruin knocks the ball forward to Emmanuel Domi. Emmanuel Domi plays a scrappy one-two with Cedric Thomert and advances towards the goal... Emmanuel Domi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
18.05
Anton Bernhart hits a low pass to Warren Coppinger. Warren Coppinger hits a low pass to Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Jannick Zanotti.
21.26
Niels de Bruin flicks a high pass forward. Mathieu Rizzetto collects the pass. Mathieu Rizzetto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.15
Warren Coppinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Vercoutre. With a superhuman jump, Peter Vercoutre connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Jannick Zanotti gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
27.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Roy Arts laces a through ball forward to David Pinto. David Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean-Marc Fanni.
30.26
Roy Arts passes the ball forward to David Pinto. David Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jannick Zanotti manages to gather it effortlessly.
36.08
Roy Arts knocks the ball forward to Warren Coppinger. Warren Coppinger flicks a high pass forward. Marek Rzasa collects the pass. Marek Rzasa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Jannick Zanotti. Excellent save.
39.18
Giancarlo Mazzantini clumsily knocks into Peter Vercoutre. The referee calls over Giancarlo Mazzantini and warns him to calm down! Peter Vercoutre stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.56
Mathieu Rizzetto clumsily knocks into Karim Queiros. Mathieu Rizzetto is given a warning by the referee! Karim Queiros hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco 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
The second half starts with FC Istres kicking off!
49.39
Dominique Pédros chips the ball to his team mate, Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert skips past Anton Bernhart! Cedric Thomert muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
51.49
Giancarlo Mazzantini plays the ball forward to Niels de Bruin. What teamwork. Seeing a gap ahead, Niels de Bruin plays the ball forward to Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
55.09
Craig Mcgovern makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niels de Bruin. Niels de Bruin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
60.18
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Dagui Cantona replacing David Pinto .
69.49
Craig Mcgovern knocks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert lofts in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Domi. Emmanuel Domi flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
71.15
Cedric Thomert flicks the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Domi. Emmanuel Domi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.21
Alassandro Rivalta barges into Andre Antunes. Alassandro Rivalta is warned by the referee! Andre Antunes runs off the knock.
77.20
AS Monaco have made 2 substitutions with Claudio Pichichi replacing Alassandro Rivalta and Sebastian Koschmieder replacing Warren Coppinger .
79.10
Sebastian Koschmieder hits a low pass to Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.55
Andre Antunes comes in with a late challenge on Marek Rzasa. Andre Antunes is given a warning by the referee! Marek Rzasa stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.43
Roy Arts hits a low pass to Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.16
Samuel Almeida sees Sebastian Koschmieder in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastian Koschmieder lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre makes a deft header but is denied by Jannick Zanotti. Excellent save.
85.56
Peter Vercoutre makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dagui Cantona. Dagui Cantona shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
87.39
Samuel Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Marek Rzasa. Marek Rzasa plays a quick one-two with Roy Arts and rushes in on goal... Marek Rzasa rockets a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
89.46
Claudio Pichichi passes the ball forward to Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida threads a neat ball through to Peter Vercoutre. Peter Vercoutre knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

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

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
28.1%
44.9%
27%

Scorers
Marek Rzasa 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marek Rzasa of AS Monaco

Match Ratings