Match Report


ClermontClermont     Grenoble Foot 38Grenoble Foot 38
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dominique De NeffD. De Neff59
G
captain1
G
67Madjid CollotM. Collot
Thomas KarembeuT. Karembeu65
D
2
D
65Shaun GeorgeS. George
Numo MontanierN. Montanier62
D
3
D
64Aaron BlackA. Black
Denis ZeitounD. Zeitoun61
D
4
D
63Walter LanzaroW. Lanzaro
Roland RabuelR. Rabuel69
M
5
D
62Paul CollinsP. Collins
Guillermo OrtizG. Ortiz66
M
6captain
M
68Yves-A. ValenconiY. Valenconi
Fritz GarciaF. Garcia66
M
7
M
67Rafael SuarezR. Suarez
Ali Joseph-AugustinA. Joseph-Augustin64
M
8
M
60Ighli LucchiniI. Lucchini
Benoit GastienB. Gastien58
A
9
A
64David FuscoD. Fusco
Yohan BoisferY. Boisfer58
A
10
A
64Neil TelferN. Telfer
Mickael BérenguerM. Bérenguer57
A
11
A
64Rui NascimentoR. Nascimento
 
Nwankwo NevilleN. Neville58
D
12
A
61Nicolas DufresneN. Dufresne
Don McallisterD. Mcallister57
A
13
A
59Marco StephanM. Stephan
Martial CasagrandeM. Casagrande57
G
14
A
58Helder FernandesH. Fernandes

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade Gabriel Montpied where Clermont play host to Grenoble Foot 38. A crowd of 8,041 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Clermont are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Grenoble Foot 38 appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sylvain Mayer.


0.00
Clermont kick off!
6.18
Thomas Karembeu knocks the ball to his team mate, Ali Joseph-Augustin. Ali Joseph-Augustin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Madjid Collot who gathers it comfortably.
8.09
Numo Montanier flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Ortiz holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Ortiz runs straight at the opposition's defence. Guillermo Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.06
Denis Zeitoun deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roland Rabuel. Roland Rabuel threads a neat ball through to Yohan Boisfer. Yohan Boisfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.05
Rafael Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Suarez. Rafael Suarez directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Dominique De Neff. Excellent save.
27.26
Rafael Suarez clumsily knocks into Benoit Gastien. The referee calls over Rafael Suarez and shows him a yellow card! Benoit Gastien runs off the knock.
30.55
Neil Telfer clumsily knocks into Denis Zeitoun. The referee calls over Neil Telfer and shows him a yellow card! Denis Zeitoun gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
32.58
Rui Nascimento passes the ball forward to Rafael Suarez. Rafael Suarez makes a probing pass to Rui Nascimento but he's offside!
33.24
Aaron Black knocks the ball to his team mate, David Fusco. David Fusco knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Neil Telfer is offside!
34.21
Yohan Boisfer comes in with a late challenge on Yves-A. Valenconi. Yohan Boisfer is warned by the referee! Yves-A. Valenconi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.36
Guillermo Ortiz threads a neat ball through to Fritz Garcia. Fritz Garcia shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
38.35
Walter Lanzaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ighli Lucchini. Ighli Lucchini threads the ball through to Rui Nascimento. Rui Nascimento passes the ball forward to Yves-A. Valenconi. Yves-A. Valenconi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.49
Ighli Lucchini threads a neat ball through to David Fusco. David Fusco plays a scrappy one-two with Neil Telfer and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Fusco side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Dominique De Neff with no chance!! Goal for Grenoble Foot 38!
42.53
Shaun George flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Suarez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Suarez makes a defence splitting pass to David Fusco. David Fusco makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Grenoble Foot 38 start the second half!
47.51
Guillermo Ortiz hits a low pass to Fritz Garcia. Fritz Garcia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Walter Lanzaro.
49.17
Numo Montanier plays the ball forward to Guillermo Ortiz. Guillermo Ortiz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Benoit Gastien. Benoit Gastien shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Madjid Collot!
53.14
Guillermo Ortiz makes a simple pass to Ali Joseph-Augustin. Ali Joseph-Augustin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.51
Guillermo Ortiz flicks the ball to his team mate, Fritz Garcia. Fritz Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Benoit Gastien. Benoit Gastien heads the ball goalwards. Madjid Collot gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
63.36
Ali Joseph-Augustin clumsily knocks into Yves-A. Valenconi. The referee calls over Ali Joseph-Augustin and shows him a yellow card! Yves-A. Valenconi is taking some rough treatment out there!
73.03
Aaron Black brings the ball forward. Aaron Black shoots from distance but it is miles over!
81.30
Aaron Black plays a long ball forward. David Fusco plays a quick one-two with Rui Nascimento and rushes in on goal... David Fusco muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.02
Walter Lanzaro decides to run forward with the ball. Walter Lanzaro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Clermont

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

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
27.5%
46.4%
26.1%

Scorers
David Fusco 39, 43

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Fusco of Grenoble Foot 38

Match Ratings