Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     FC IstresFC Istres
Richy BallRichy Ball Elwyn Cope Elwyn Cope
Mustapha ValéryM. Valéry83
G
1captain
G
80Christophe BrandoC. Brando
Dado SarrD. Sarr76
D
2
D
69Gonzalo MuratiG. Murati
Xavier FlucklingerX. Flucklinger71
D
3
D
69Dominique CloarecD. Cloarec
Sabri GuyotS. Guyot79
D
4
D
75Alberto LaquaitA. Laquait
Edwin DiasalmeidaE. Diasalmeida76
D
5
D
73Micka‘l HemdaniM. Hemdani
Ulrich BlondeauU. Blondeau79
M
6
M
77Fadel BoucherF. Boucher
Vincent El IdrisiV. El Idrisi92
M
7
M
77Jean-No‘l ModesteJ. Modeste
Oswaldo GourvennecO. Gourvennec75
A
8
A
73Lilian BastienL. Bastien
Gabriel SalaunG. Salaun80
A
captain9
A
74Corentin HognonC. Hognon
Zoumana TamazoutZ. Tamazout73
A
10
A
79Jose BeyeJ. Beye
Rolf VoitlR. Voitl81
A
11
A
80Luis-Clemente IsmaëlL. Ismaël
 
Jo‘l GrégoriniJ. Grégorini67
D
12
M
74Stanislas GousséS. Goussé
Jean-Christophe JouaultJ. Jouault73
A
13
A
73Anthony HallerA. Haller
Leonardo FayolleL. Fayolle73
A
14
M
73Regis CazarelliR. Cazarelli

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to FC Istres. A crowd of 15,551 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and FC Istres are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Djimi Assati.


0.00
FC Istres kick off and get the match underway!
2.18
Dominique Cloarec flicks the ball to his team mate, Micka‘l Hemdani. Micka‘l Hemdani makes a beautiful solo run. Micka‘l Hemdani whips in a cross ball towards Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher powers a header at goal. Mustapha Valéry easily punches it away to safety.
6.52
Jean-No‘l Modeste plays the ball forward to Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher whips in a cross ball towards Corentin Hognon. Corentin Hognon gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Fantastic reaction save from Mustapha Valéry!
8.36
Sabri Guyot flicks the ball to his team mate, Dado Sarr. Dado Sarr flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun makes a probing pass between the defence to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
12.57
Jean-No‘l Modeste flicks a high pass forward. Fadel Boucher collects the pass. Fadel Boucher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
16.31
Sabri Guyot threads a neat ball through to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau takes it forward alone. Ulrich Blondeau shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
18.57
Vincent El Idrisi knocks the ball forward to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau knocks the ball forward to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Laquait.
20.06
Vincent El Idrisi threads a neat ball through to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.05
Micka‘l Hemdani surges forward with the ball. With great vision, Micka‘l Hemdani plays the ball forward to Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
24.10
Jean-No‘l Modeste passes the ball forward to Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher whips in a cross ball towards Lilian Bastien. Lilian Bastien makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Mustapha Valéry had no chance!! Goal for FC Istres!
28.38
Vincent El Idrisi makes a simple pass to Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl passes the ball forward but Vincent El Idrisi is offside!
32.29
Vincent El Idrisi clumsily knocks into Jean-No‘l Modeste. The referee warns Vincent El Idrisi to calm down! Jean-No‘l Modeste grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.30
Edwin Diasalmeida threads a neat ball through to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.36
Jean-No‘l Modeste knocks the ball forward to Jose Beye. Jose Beye whips in a cross ball towards Corentin Hognon. Corentin Hognon beats his man to it with a header. Mustapha Valéry gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
42.43
Lilian Bastien threads the ball through to Corentin Hognon. Corentin Hognon whips in a cross ball towards Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
45.00
Jean-No‘l Modeste threads a neat ball through to Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher whips in a cross ball towards Corentin Hognon. Corentin Hognon flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. FC Istres also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Istres players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne kick off!
51.35
Jean-No‘l Modeste threads a neat ball through to Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher knocks in a cross ball towards Corentin Hognon. Corentin Hognon makes a deft header but slams it into the crowd!
53.53
Alberto Laquait catches Rolf Voitl on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rolf Voitl runs off the knock.
54.38
Fadel Boucher comes in with a late challenge on Edwin Diasalmeida. Fadel Boucher is shown the yellow card! Edwin Diasalmeida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.21
Jean-No‘l Modeste passes the ball forward to Jose Beye. Jose Beye knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mustapha Valéry who gathers it comfortably.
57.41
Gonzalo Murati threads a neat ball through to Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste passes the ball forward to Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.56
Sabri Guyot sees space and advances. With a delightful solo run, Sabri Guyot stretches the opposition's defence. Sabri Guyot whips in a cross ball towards Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl makes a deft header. Christophe Brando didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
60.58
FC Istres have made 2 substitutions with Regis Cazarelli replacing Lilian Bastien and Anthony Haller replacing Corentin Hognon and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
63.36
Dominique Cloarec takes it forward alone. Dominique Cloarec sees Jose Beye in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Beye lofts in a cross ball towards Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent block by Dado Sarr!
66.18
Ulrich Blondeau knocks the ball forward to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout deftly passes the ball to Oswaldo Gourvennec, releasing him through on goal. Oswaldo Gourvennec takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
71.12
Jean-No‘l Modeste flicks a high ball forward to Jose Beye who takes it down. Jose Beye knocks in a cross ball towards Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Mustapha Valéry. Excellent save.
72.30
Anthony Haller sees Jose Beye in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Beye knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mustapha Valéry who gathers it comfortably.
77.16
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Jo‘l Grégorini replacing Xavier Flucklinger, Jean-Christophe Jouault replacing Oswaldo Gourvennec and Leonardo Fayolle replacing Zoumana Tamazout .
78.24
Alberto Laquait makes a probing pass to Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher advances with the ball. Fadel Boucher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.54
Alberto Laquait kicks a strong pass forward to Gonzalo Murati. Gonzalo Murati flicks a high pass forward. Jean-No‘l Modeste controls it well on his chest. Jean-No‘l Modeste knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.50
Vincent El Idrisi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
84.36
Regis Cazarelli threads a neat ball through to Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Mustapha Valéry!
85.24
Alberto Laquait knocks the ball forward to Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste hits a low pass to Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sabri Guyot.
90.00
Ulrich Blondeau knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

FC Istres
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.1%
53.9%
Play Area
36%
41.6%
22.5%

Scorers
Rolf Voitl 8
Oswaldo Gourvennec 66
Lilian Bastien 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mustapha Valéry of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings