Match Report


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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Gaston Petit where Chateauroux play host to US Créteil-Lusitanos . A crowd of 9,374 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Chateauroux and US Créteil-Lusitanos are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sylvain Mayer.


0.00
The whistle blows and Chateauroux get the match underway!
6.41
Daniel Sanz surges forward with the ball. Daniel Sanz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Inglis.
8.27
Alexandre Le Garrec flicks a high pass forward. Geoffrey Frapolli collects the pass. Geoffrey Frapolli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.40
Jeremie Jager passes the ball forward to John Dalglish. John Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felice Bonacina. Felice Bonacina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.17
Geoffrey Frapolli decides to run forward with the ball. Geoffrey Frapolli whips in a cross ball towards Olivier El Khanchaf. Olivier El Khanchaf powers a header at goal but Mamar Delaroche is on top of it.
21.56
Fernando Cruz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Dalglish. John Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Steven Marlet. Steven Marlet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felice Bonacina but he's offside!
22.31
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
24.29
Guillermo Schenning flicks the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Frapolli. Geoffrey Frapolli lofts in a cross ball towards Olivier El Khanchaf. Olivier El Khanchaf connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
28.18
Gavin Riggott threads a neat ball through to Angelo Chabbert. Angelo Chabbert lofts in a cross ball towards Steven Marlet. Steven Marlet outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Daniel Sanz plays the ball forward to Olivier El Khanchaf. Olivier El Khanchaf shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
34.40
Colin Inglis hits a low pass to Gavin Riggott. Gavin Riggott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felice Bonacina. Felice Bonacina tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.50
Guillermo Schenning makes a probing pass to Olivier El Khanchaf. Olivier El Khanchaf knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Inglis.
39.49
Alexandre Le Garrec knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Sanz. Daniel Sanz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Geoffrey Frapolli. Geoffrey Frapolli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonas Dittrich.
40.46
Arno Birnbaum flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Riggott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Riggott whips in a cross ball towards Felice Bonacina. Felice Bonacina makes a deft header but Damian Friio is on top of his game. Good save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chateauroux have changed their lineup with Kwami Lucca replacing Damir Collet. US Créteil-Lusitanos appear unchanged since the first half. The Chateauroux players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and US Créteil-Lusitanos kick off!
54.53
Arno Birnbaum hits a long diagonal ball forward. Arno Birnbaum finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
59.43
Fernando Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Riggott collects the pass. Gavin Riggott makes a beautiful solo run. Gavin Riggott shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
66.10
Steven Marlet passes the ball forward to Felice Bonacina. Felice Bonacina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.15
John Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Felice Bonacina. Felice Bonacina knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Marlet. Steven Marlet outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.14
Dennis Gray brings the ball forward. Dennis Gray knocks the ball to his team mate, Geoffrey Frapolli. Geoffrey Frapolli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.29
Kwami Lucca makes a simple pass to Olivier El Khanchaf. Olivier El Khanchaf sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
79.31
John Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Angelo Chabbert. Angelo Chabbert flicks a high ball forward to Felice Bonacina who takes it down. Felice Bonacina shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
81.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
84.39
With fabulous vision, Geoffrey Frapolli plays the ball forward to Olivier El Khanchaf. Olivier El Khanchaf finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.52
Steven Marlet chips the ball to his team mate, Felice Bonacina. Felice Bonacina knocks in a cross ball towards John Dalglish. John Dalglish connects with a diving header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Guillermo Schenning makes a probing pass to Geoffrey Frapolli. Geoffrey Frapolli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonas Dittrich.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
26.7%
46.5%
26.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Riggott of US Créteil-Lusitanos

Match Ratings