Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stade La Meinau where RC Strasbourg play host to Paris Saint-Germain. A crowd of 18,526 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both RC Strasbourg and Paris Saint-Germain are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Paris Saint-Germain kick off the first half!
2.26
Medhi Guillou surges forward with the ball. Medhi Guillou chips the ball to his team mate, Gerard Pedemas. Gerard Pedemas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.09
Miguel Faria decides to run forward with the ball. Miguel Faria plays a perfect one-two with John Winter and rushes in on goal... Miguel Faria makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.41
Adnan Diop comes in with a late challenge on Gerald Colling. Adnan Diop is given a warning by the referee! Gerald Colling carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.10
Michel Sorlin knocks the ball forward to Alex Morton. Alex Morton shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
10.54
Michel Sorlin flicks the ball to his team mate, John Winter. John Winter whips in a cross ball towards Fabrice Gaillot. Fabrice Gaillot flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.00
Eddy Vellas passes the ball forward to Gerald Colling. Gerald Colling goes all the way! Gerald Colling tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Alfred Coly had no chance!! Goal for RC Strasbourg!
18.59
Enrique Reyes passes the ball forward to Eddy Vellas. Eddy Vellas makes a probing pass to Mohamed Pallier. Mohamed Pallier sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.37
Michel Sorlin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fabrice Gaillot. Fabrice Gaillot shoots from outside the area. Alfredo Pagano is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.50
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
34.20
Adnan Diop controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michel Sorlin. Michel Sorlin knocks the ball forward to John Winter. John Winter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.14
Michel Sorlin chips the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Gaillot. Fabrice Gaillot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Morton. Alex Morton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Alfredo Pagano easily smothers it.
42.04
Miguel Faria knocks the ball forward to Alex Morton. Alex Morton shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
45.00
Miguel Faria passes the ball forward to Fabrice Gaillot. Fabrice Gaillot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
RC Strasbourg kick off the second half!
47.34
Shabani Lestin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerard Pedemas. Gerard Pedemas shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Alfred Coly easily smothers it!
48.42
Eddy Vellas flicks the ball to his team mate, Gerald Colling. Gerald Colling knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.44
Eddy Vellas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohamed Pallier. Mohamed Pallier knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfred Coly who gathers it comfortably.
57.53
Medhi Guillou passes the ball forward to Lionel Ramond. Lionel Ramond chips the ball to his team mate, Mohamed Pallier. Mohamed Pallier knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adnan Diop.
63.30
Nicolás Lagos knocks the ball forward to Soufiane Mathis. Soufiane Mathis advances with the ball. Soufiane Mathis whips in a cross ball towards Fabrice Gaillot. Fabrice Gaillot heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.18
Michel Sorlin catches Lionel Ramond on the ankles. The referee calls over Michel Sorlin and shows him a yellow card! Lionel Ramond stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.53
Fabrice Gaillot catches Medhi Guillou on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Medhi Guillou stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.53
Soufiane Mathis chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Morton. Alex Morton shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.02
Gerald Colling clumsily knocks into Adnan Diop. The referee calls over Gerald Colling and shows him a yellow card! Adnan Diop stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.04
Michel Sorlin chips the ball to his team mate, John Winter. John Winter whips in a cross ball towards Fabrice Gaillot. Fabrice Gaillot is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.41
Paris Saint-Germain are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate RC Strasbourg's defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Fabrice Gaillot of Paris Saint-Germain
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
26.6%
46.8%
26.6%

Scorers