Match Report
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to FC Istres. A crowd of 18,969 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Olympique Lyonnais are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Istres appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Marche.
The pitch is in good condition.
Olympique Lyonnais are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Istres appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Marche.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and FC Istres get the match underway!
9.35
0-0Anthony Rankin comes in with a late challenge on Gonzalo Murati. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gonzalo Murati stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.23
0-0Manuel Quaresma darts forward. Manuel Quaresma passes the ball forward but Marco Boinaheri is offside!
14.06
0-0Jean-No‘l Modeste flicks a high pass forward. Jose Beye collects the pass. Jose Beye knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Haller. Dennis Pearce hacks Anthony Haller from behind! Anthony Haller appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
15.19
1-0Meziane Klouchi chips the ball to his team mate, Marco Lauret. Marco Lauret flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Gil holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Gil knocks the ball to his team mate, Marco Lauret. Marco Lauret comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.37
1-0Alberto Laquait flicks a high pass forward. Luis-Clemente Ismaël controls it well on his chest. Luis-Clemente Ismaël makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
22.05
Jean-No‘l Modeste knocks the ball to his team mate, Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Haller. Anthony Haller powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
27.16
Jean-No‘l Modeste flicks a high pass forward. Jose Beye controls it well on his chest. Jose Beye whips in a cross ball towards Lilian Bastien. Lilian Bastien flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
30.50
Manuel Quaresma comes in with a late challenge on Dominique Cloarec. The referee calls over Manuel Quaresma and shows him a yellow card! Dominique Cloarec runs off the knock.
32.10
Ruben Antunes threads a neat ball through to Manuel Quaresma. Manuel Quaresma plays a scrappy one-two with Francisco Gil and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Manuel Quaresma provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Christophe Brando is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.45
Meziane Klouchi pushes mid-way up the pitch. Meziane Klouchi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Rankin. Anthony Rankin edges inside the box! Dominique Cloarec comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Rankin. Anthony Rankin appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
39.22
Anthony Rankin sees space and advances. Anthony Rankin shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Christophe Brando!
40.12
Lilian Bastien knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste whips in a cross ball towards Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Manuel Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Boinaheri. Marco Boinaheri plays a scrappy one-two with Francisco Gil and stumbles forward towards the goal... Marco Boinaheri muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais 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
Olympique Lyonnais kick off the second half!
47.09
Jean-No‘l Modeste passes the ball forward to Jose Beye. Jose Beye knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Haller. Manuel Quaresma comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Haller. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
48.58
Fadel Boucher knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Modeste. Jean-No‘l Modeste knocks in a cross ball towards Fadel Boucher. Fadel Boucher gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
51.24
Jean-No‘l Modeste advances with the ball. Jean-No‘l Modeste whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Haller. Anthony Haller beats his man to it with a header. Jaime Valente is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.02
With imagination, Micka‘l Hemdani picks a pass forward to Alberto Laquait. Alberto Laquait flicks a high pass forward. Lilian Bastien controls it well on his chest. Lilian Bastien whips in a cross ball towards Luis-Clemente Ismaël. Luis-Clemente Ismaël makes a convincing header. Solid save from Jaime Valente. What a great pair of hands!
59.11
Manuel Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Marco Boinaheri. Marco Boinaheri makes a probing pass between the defence to Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Christophe Brando. What a save!
60.08
3-3FC Istres have made 2 substitutions with Regis Cazarelli replacing Lilian Bastien and Corentin Hognon replacing Anthony Haller and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
63.15
Lilian Fischer flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Gil collects the pass. Francisco Gil shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Christophe Brando!
65.57
Regis Cazarelli runs straight at the opposition's defence. Regis Cazarelli lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Beye. Jose Beye directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
66.09
Jean-No‘l Modeste catches Anthony Rankin on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anthony Rankin stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Anthony Rankin laces a weighted ball forward to Manuel Quaresma. Manuel Quaresma runs straight at the defence! Manuel Quaresma cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
72.01
4-3Meziane Klouchi threads a neat ball through to Manuel Quaresma. Manuel Quaresma flicks a high ball forward to Lilian Fischer who takes it down. Lilian Fischer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.19
Manuel Quaresma kicks a strong pass forward to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes makes a probing pass to Marco Lauret. Marco Lauret shoots from 20 yards but Christophe Brando is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
78.20
Ruben Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Boinaheri. Marco Boinaheri skips past Alberto Laquait! Some good footwork from Marco Boinaheri provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Christophe Brando manages to keep it out.
79.28
Lilian Fischer threads the ball through to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes passes the ball forward but Lilian Fischer is offside!
81.02
Dominique Cloarec flicks a high pass forward. Luis-Clemente Ismaël controls it well on his chest. Luis-Clemente Ismaël knocks in a cross ball towards Regis Cazarelli. Regis Cazarelli finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Regis Cazarelli!
90.00
Lilian Fischer hits a low pass to Marco Lauret. Marco Lauret puts a great ball through. Francisco Gil runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
4
Shots on Target
9
9
Shots off Target
0
0
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
25.3%
45.6%
29.1%
Scorers
| Marco Lauret 15 Manuel Quaresma 32, 69 Marco Boinaheri 45 | Lilian Bastien 27 Fadel Boucher 40 Anthony Haller 51 Regis Cazarelli 81 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Quaresma of Olympique Lyonnais |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jaime Valente (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Romain Anolfo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dennis Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Meziane Klouchi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Lilian Fischer (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Manuel Quaresma (MID) |   | 9 |
| 7. | Anthony Rankin (MID) | | 7 |
| 8. | Ruben Antunes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Francisco Gil (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Marco Lauret (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Marco Boinaheri (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Simon Moore (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jean Francois Mettomo (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Karim Rahmani (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Christophe Brando (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gonzalo Murati (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dominique Cloarec (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alberto Laquait (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Micka‘l Hemdani (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Fadel Boucher (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Jean-No‘l Modeste (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Lilian Bastien (ATT) | | 7 |
| 9. | Anthony Haller (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Jose Beye (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Luis-Clemente Ismaël (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Stanislas Goussé (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Corentin Hognon (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Regis Cazarelli (MID) | | 7 |