Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     BastiaBastia
Richy BallRichy Ball Computer Player Computer Player
Mustapha ValéryM. Valéry83
G
1
G
69Victor LozanoV. Lozano
Dado SarrD. Sarr76
D
2
D
75Nordin AmzineN. Amzine
Xavier FlucklingerX. Flucklinger71
D
3
D
73Nico ArendtN. Arendt
Sabri GuyotS. Guyot79
D
4
D
68Mohammed AkinbiyiM. Akinbiyi
Edwin DiasalmeidaE. Diasalmeida76
D
5
D
67Gill MatzuzziG. Matzuzzi
Ulrich BlondeauU. Blondeau79
M
6captain
M
76Paolo MezzanottiP. Mezzanotti
Vincent El IdrisiV. El Idrisi92
M
7
M
76Franck SibilleF. Sibille
Oswaldo GourvennecO. Gourvennec75
A
8
M
74Gabriel GalindoG. Galindo
Gabriel SalaunG. Salaun80
A
captain9
M
50Khaliloul PericardK. Pericard
Zoumana TamazoutZ. Tamazout73
A
10
A
73Eric SchraderE. Schrader
Rolf VoitlR. Voitl81
A
11
A
49Hamada DauryH. Daury
 
Jo‘l GrégoriniJ. Grégorini67
D
12
D
62Jesper BrouwersJ. Brouwers
Jean-Christophe JouaultJ. Jouault73
A
13
M
47Hauke WeigelH. Weigel
Leonardo FayolleL. Fayolle73
A
14
M
41Gavin GreigG. Greig

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Bastia. A crowd of 16,682 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Bastia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Marche.


0.00
Bastia kick off!
8.10
Vincent El Idrisi flicks a high ball forward to Oswaldo Gourvennec who takes it down. Oswaldo Gourvennec hits a low pass to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi edges inside the box! Vincent El Idrisi takes a shot at goal but Victor Lozano is on top of it.
9.02
Dado Sarr controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi threads a neat ball through to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau whips in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.10
Edwin Diasalmeida knocks the ball forward to Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun knocks in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.15
Vincent El Idrisi flicks a high pass forward. Ulrich Blondeau holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ulrich Blondeau whips in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.56
With some swift thinking, Sabri Guyot plays the ball forward to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec hits a low pass to Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Victor Lozano. Excellent save.
32.38
Sabri Guyot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ulrich Blondeau. Ulrich Blondeau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl whips in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.10
Xavier Flucklinger hits a low pass to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec sees Rolf Voitl in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rolf Voitl shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
44.41
Ulrich Blondeau flicks a high ball forward to Vincent El Idrisi who takes it down. Vincent El Idrisi flicks a high pass forward. Zoumana Tamazout controls it well on his chest. Zoumana Tamazout knocks in a cross ball towards Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Victor Lozano. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. Bastia also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bastia players seem much more motivated whilst the AS Saint-Étienne players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the second half underway!
47.46
Rolf Voitl makes a simple pass to Zoumana Tamazout. Zoumana Tamazout whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gabriel Salaun!
53.38
Paolo Mezzanotti barges into Sabri Guyot. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sabri Guyot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.36
Edwin Diasalmeida makes a probing pass to Vincent El Idrisi. Vincent El Idrisi threads a neat ball through to Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec knocks the ball forward to Zoumana Tamazout but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
55.20
Dado Sarr flicks a high pass forward to Vincent El Idrisi who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Vincent El Idrisi stretches the opposition's defence. Vincent El Idrisi shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.43
Nico Arendt flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Galindo controls it well on his chest. Gabriel Galindo passes the ball forward to Eric Schrader. Eric Schrader shoots from long range but is denied by Mustapha Valéry. Excellent save.
61.33
Vincent El Idrisi makes a simple pass to Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun knocks in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec makes a looping header on goal but it flies well off target!
66.06
Oswaldo Gourvennec deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Salaun. Gabriel Salaun knocks in a cross ball towards Rolf Voitl. Rolf Voitl whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.51
Sabri Guyot runs forward with the ball. Sabri Guyot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oswaldo Gourvennec. Oswaldo Gourvennec knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Zoumana Tamazout is offside!
77.25
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 .Bastia appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.28
Vincent El Idrisi chips the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Fayolle. Leonardo Fayolle knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Jouault. Jean-Christophe Jouault beats his man to it with a header. The shot is on target but blocked by Mohammed Akinbiyi. That should have been a goal!
87.45
Mohammed Akinbiyi clumsily knocks into Ulrich Blondeau. Mohammed Akinbiyi is given a warning by the referee! Ulrich Blondeau runs off the knock.
89.10
With vision, Mohammed Akinbiyi plays the ball forward to Franck Sibille. Franck Sibille makes a probing pass to Khaliloul Pericard. Khaliloul Pericard plays a quick one-two with Franck Sibille and rushes in on goal... Khaliloul Pericard comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Bastia
Goals
6
0
Shots on Target
11
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
75.4%
24.6%
Play Area
24.6%
44.6%
30.8%

Scorers
Oswaldo Gourvennec 9, 21
Vincent El Idrisi 12, 32
Gabriel Salaun 47
Rolf Voitl 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vincent El Idrisi of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings