Match Report


RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg     ClermontClermont
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Carl BaretC. Baret59
G
1captain
G
59Dominique De NeffD. De Neff
Leonardo GrossmannL. Grossmann63
D
2
D
65Thomas KarembeuT. Karembeu
Cosimo RampullaC. Rampulla58
D
3
D
62Numo MontanierN. Montanier
Muller PedrosM. Pedros51
D
4
D
61Denis ZeitounD. Zeitoun
Arnaud RevellesA. Revelles51
D
5
M
69Roland RabuelR. Rabuel
Francesco VeroneseF. Veronese70
M
6
M
66Guillermo OrtizG. Ortiz
Danny CraddockD. Craddock61
M
captain7
M
65Fritz GarciaF. Garcia
Mario CarteronM. Carteron61
M
8
M
64Ali Joseph-AugustinA. Joseph-Augustin
Geoffrey De JongG. De Jong54
M
9
A
58Benoit GastienB. Gastien
Oswaldo EyraudO. Eyraud63
A
10
A
58Yohan BoisferY. Boisfer
Mathieu BardonM. Bardon58
A
11
A
57Mickael BérenguerM. Bérenguer
 
Youl DucrocqY. Ducrocq55
G
12
D
58Nwankwo NevilleN. Neville
Hamed TebilyH. Tebily52
A
13
A
57Don McallisterD. Mcallister
Amdy AgassonA. Agasson52
A
14
G
57Martial CasagrandeM. Casagrande

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade La Meinau where RC Strasbourg play host to Clermont. A crowd of 7,844 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Strasbourg are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Clermont appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mansour Petit.


0.00
Clermont start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.35
Danny Craddock threads a neat ball through to Oswaldo Eyraud. Oswaldo Eyraud knocks the ball forward to Mathieu Bardon but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.08
Benoit Gastien barges into Muller Pedros. Benoit Gastien is warned by the referee! Muller Pedros stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.34
Leonardo Grossmann flicks a high pass forward. Danny Craddock holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danny Craddock flicks a high pass forward. Oswaldo Eyraud controls it well on his chest. Oswaldo Eyraud sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
18.37
Oswaldo Eyraud comes in with a late challenge on Guillermo Ortiz. The referee calls over Oswaldo Eyraud and shows him a yellow card! Guillermo Ortiz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.02
Leonardo Grossmann chips the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Bardon. Mathieu Bardon passes the ball forward to Oswaldo Eyraud. Oswaldo Eyraud runs straight at the defence! Oswaldo Eyraud muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.39
Guillermo Ortiz threads a neat ball through to Benoit Gastien. Benoit Gastien knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leonardo Grossmann.
26.17
Fritz Garcia hacks Mathieu Bardon from behind! The referee brings Fritz Garcia to one side and gives him a warning! Mathieu Bardon stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.58
Muller Pedros flicks a high pass forward. Mario Carteron collects the pass. Mario Carteron knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thomas Karembeu.
28.54
Mario Carteron takes it forward alone. Mario Carteron knocks in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Eyraud. Oswaldo Eyraud fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.23
Cosimo Rampulla threads the ball through to Danny Craddock. Danny Craddock chips the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Eyraud. Oswaldo Eyraud shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
40.37
Danny Craddock makes an attacking run forward. Danny Craddock whips in a cross ball towards Francesco Veronese. Francesco Veronese makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Dominique De Neff with no chance!! Goal for RC Strasbourg!
44.18
Thomas Karembeu chips the ball to his team mate, Fritz Garcia. Fritz Garcia sees Guillermo Ortiz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Ortiz shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Clermont are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
Denis Zeitoun hacks Danny Craddock from behind! Denis Zeitoun is shown the yellow card! Danny Craddock runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Strasbourg appear unchanged since the first half. Clermont also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with RC Strasbourg kicking off!
47.31
Denis Zeitoun darts forward. Denis Zeitoun flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Ortiz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Ortiz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Baret who gathers it comfortably.
48.41
Denis Zeitoun clumsily knocks into Danny Craddock. The referee calls over Denis Zeitoun and warns him to calm down! Danny Craddock runs off the knock.
49.53
Francesco Veronese controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oswaldo Eyraud. Oswaldo Eyraud knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominique De Neff who gathers it comfortably.
53.06
Francesco Veronese flicks the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Eyraud. Oswaldo Eyraud knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Denis Zeitoun.
54.00
Cosimo Rampulla changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Cosimo Rampulla knocks in a cross ball towards Mathieu Bardon. Mathieu Bardon beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
55.18
Cosimo Rampulla laces a weighted ball forward to Geoffrey De Jong. Geoffrey De Jong flicks a high pass forward. Mathieu Bardon controls it well on his chest. Mathieu Bardon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominique De Neff who gathers it comfortably.
60.30
Denis Zeitoun sees Guillermo Ortiz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guillermo Ortiz finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
67.53
Numo Montanier threads a neat ball through to Fritz Garcia. Fritz Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.35
Arnaud Revelles lofts the ball long. Oswaldo Eyraud cuts inside the box! Oswaldo Eyraud looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.50
Oswaldo Eyraud barges into Numo Montanier. Oswaldo Eyraud is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Numo Montanier stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.01
Geoffrey De Jong sees Mathieu Bardon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mathieu Bardon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.09
Mario Carteron makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Craddock. Danny Craddock sees space and advances. Danny Craddock shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Strasbourg

Clermont
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
70.1%
29.9%
Play Area
28.7%
43.7%
27.6%

Scorers
Oswaldo Eyraud 29
Francesco Veronese 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Danny Craddock of RC Strasbourg

Match Ratings