Match Report


Sochaux-MontbéliardSochaux-Montbéliard     Grenoble Foot 38Grenoble Foot 38
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Julien SekliJ. Sekli64
G
1
G
67Madjid CollotM. Collot
Ahmed De AbreuA. De Abreu68
D
2
D
65Shaun GeorgeS. George
Edwin BilaudelleE. Bilaudelle51
D
3
D
64Aaron BlackA. Black
Frank KerrF. Kerr51
D
4
D
63Walter LanzaroW. Lanzaro
JŸrgen VierklauJ. Vierklau44
D
5
D
62Paul CollinsP. Collins
Pierre-Emmanuel OuédecP. Ouédec77
M
6captain
M
68Yves-A. ValenconiY. Valenconi
David DaboD. Dabo70
M
7
M
66Rafael SuarezR. Suarez
Guillermo MermetG. Mermet60
M
8
M
60Ighli LucchiniI. Lucchini
Daniel BenonD. Benon56
M
9
A
64David FuscoD. Fusco
Carlos PostigaC. Postiga72
A
10
A
64Rui NascimentoR. Nascimento
Tchiressoua PierreT. Pierre68
A
captain11
A
63Neil TelferN. Telfer
 
Sylvain BoinaheriS. Boinaheri61
A
12
A
61Nicolas DufresneN. Dufresne
Brahim BossisB. Bossis61
G
13
A
59Marco StephanM. Stephan
Gerald CassardG. Cassard59
A
14
A
58Helder FernandesH. Fernandes

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Auguste-Bonal where Sochaux-Montbéliard play host to Grenoble Foot 38. A crowd of 8,953 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sochaux-Montbéliard are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Grenoble Foot 38 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Camille Malm.


0.00
The whistle blows and Grenoble Foot 38 kick off!
3.40
Daniel Benon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.48
Ahmed De Abreu flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Postiga collects the pass. Carlos Postiga shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Madjid Collot.
10.02
Walter Lanzaro surges forward with the ball. Walter Lanzaro kicks a strong pass forward to Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento passes the ball forward but Yves-A. Valenconi is offside!
12.54
Walter Lanzaro changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Walter Lanzaro lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Telfer. Neil Telfer rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Neil Telfer scores for Grenoble Foot 38!!
16.48
Yves-A. Valenconi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Yves-A. Valenconi shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
18.39
Aaron Black flicks a high pass forward to Walter Lanzaro who brings the ball under control. Walter Lanzaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Telfer. Neil Telfer tries a spectacular long range effort but Julien Sekli reads it well. Nice keeping!
24.26
Guillermo Mermet flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Postiga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Postiga finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.33
Guillermo Mermet threads the ball through to David Dabo. David Dabo knocks in a cross ball towards Tchiressoua Pierre. Tchiressoua Pierre is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Madjid Collot gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
39.09
Daniel Benon makes a probing pass to Guillermo Mermet. Guillermo Mermet lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
Aaron Black makes a simple pass to Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi makes an attacking run forward. Yves-A. Valenconi threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from David Fusco provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Julien Sekli. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sochaux-Montbéliard appear unchanged since the first half. Grenoble Foot 38 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sochaux-Montbéliard kick off!
47.27
Ighli Lucchini hits a low pass to David Fusco. David Fusco shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.40
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
53.07
Aaron Black threads the ball through to Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi sees space and advances. Yves-A. Valenconi knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Telfer. With a superhuman jump, Neil Telfer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.17
Ighli Lucchini threads a neat ball through to Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento plays a one-two with David Fusco and rushes in on goal... JŸrgen Vierklau comes in with a late challenge on Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
55.22
Neil Telfer catches Frank Kerr on the ankles. The referee calls over Neil Telfer and shows him a yellow card! Frank Kerr runs off the knock.
59.38
Walter Lanzaro makes a simple pass to Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi knocks the ball forward to Neil Telfer. Neil Telfer plays a one-two with Rui Nascimento and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Neil Telfer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
60.10
Grenoble Foot 38 have made a substitution with Marco Stephan replacing Rafael Suarez .
61.17
Daniel Benon makes a probing pass to Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.28
Ighli Lucchini flicks a high ball forward to Rui Nascimento who takes it down. Rui Nascimento sees David Fusco just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. David Fusco comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's miles wide!
67.33
Shaun George decides to run forward with the ball. Shaun George makes a simple pass to David Fusco. David Fusco makes a probing pass to Neil Telfer but he's offside!
69.30
Edwin Bilaudelle decides to run forward with the ball. Edwin Bilaudelle flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Postiga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Postiga shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
72.53
David Dabo flicks the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Emmanuel Ouédec. Pierre-Emmanuel Ouédec knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.32
Grenoble Foot 38 have made 2 substitutions with Nicolas Dufresne replacing Rui Nascimento and Helder Fernandes replacing Ighli Lucchini .
79.03
Frank Kerr knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Mermet. With great vision, Guillermo Mermet plays the ball forward to Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Walter Lanzaro.
83.43
Pierre-Emmanuel Ouédec makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Dabo. David Dabo lofts in a cross ball towards Tchiressoua Pierre. Tchiressoua Pierre makes a deft header. Tchiressoua Pierre scores for Sochaux-Montbéliard!!
87.22
Helder Fernandes surges forward with the ball. Helder Fernandes shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sochaux-Montbéliard

Grenoble Foot 38
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
31.2%
41.6%
27.3%

Scorers
Carlos Postiga 24, 39
Tchiressoua Pierre 83
Neil Telfer 13

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Postiga of Sochaux-Montbéliard

Match Ratings
1.Julien Sekli (GK)
6
2.Ahmed De Abreu (DEF)
6
3.Edwin Bilaudelle (DEF)
6
4.Frank Kerr (DEF)
6
5.JŸrgen Vierklau (DEF)
6
6.Pierre-Emmanuel Ouédec (MID)
6
7.David Dabo (MID)
7
8.Guillermo Mermet (MID)
8
9.Daniel Benon (MID)
6
10.Carlos Postiga (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Tchiressoua Pierre (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Sylvain Boinaheri (ATT)
0
13.Brahim Bossis (GK)
0
14.Gerald Cassard (ATT)
0

1.Madjid Collot (GK)
7
2.Shaun George (DEF)
6
3.Aaron Black (DEF)
6
4.Walter Lanzaro (DEF)
8
5.Paul Collins (DEF)
6
6.Yves-A. Valenconi (MID)
7
7.Rafael Suarez (MID)
6
8.Ighli Lucchini (MID)
6
9.David Fusco (ATT)
6
10.Rui Nascimento (ATT)
6
11.Neil Telfer (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Nicolas Dufresne (ATT)
6
13.Marco Stephan (ATT)
6
14.Helder Fernandes (ATT)
6