Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     FC NantesFC Nantes
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Gerard LandaisG. Landais78
G
1
G
70Albert OrtizA. Ortiz
Claude LeclercqC. Leclercq76
D
2
D
62Dominic MorrisonD. Morrison
Abdelmalek CiechelsiA. Ciechelsi78
D
3
D
62Kelvin GascoigneK. Gascoigne
Barket KarembeuB. Karembeu70
D
4
D
57Wayne RankinW. Rankin
Dianboto VilatteD. Vilatte76
M
captain5
D
56Edwin RobinE. Robin
Marc HeurliéM. Heurlié78
M
6
M
68Don WhiteD. White
Steffen LaudrupS. Laudrup74
M
7
M
66Daniel DominguezD. Dominguez
Matthieu MalickiM. Malicki71
M
8
A
67Gianpaolo MarangonG. Marangon
Jerome BarckayJ. Barckay72
A
9
A
67Gary ClelandG. Cleland
Carlos DaillyC. Dailly78
A
10
A
61Teddy Pierre-FanfanT. Pierre-Fanfan
Muzzy IzzetM. Izzet77
A
11captain
A
56Adel NéeA. Née
 
Markus KlinsmannM. Klinsmann69
D
12
M
61Noel BrandN. Brand
Eric HerzogE. Herzog71
M
13
M
56J-David CloarecJ. Cloarec
Victor BelbeyV. Belbey67
A
14
A
56Oswaldo CatherineO. Catherine

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to FC Nantes. A crowd of 18,717 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Nantes appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Ronald David.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Nantes get the match underway!
2.19
Wayne Rankin brings the ball forward. Wayne Rankin flicks a high ball forward to Don White who takes it down. Don White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Gerard Landais smothers it!
4.15
Claude Leclercq plays the ball forward to Marc Heurlié. Marc Heurlié edges inside the box! Marc Heurlié strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
9.13
Steffen Laudrup controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jerome Barckay. Jerome Barckay whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Laudrup. Steffen Laudrup jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
15.57
Marc Heurlié flicks a high pass forward. Matthieu Malicki collects the pass. Matthieu Malicki whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.59
Kelvin Gascoigne launches a long ball forward. Adel Née lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Dominguez. Daniel Dominguez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.23
Carlos Dailly threads a neat ball through to Muzzy Izzet. Muzzy Izzet knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
24.08
Daniel Dominguez kicks a strong pass forward to Gianpaolo Marangon. Gianpaolo Marangon whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Dominguez. Daniel Dominguez makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.38
Don White receives the ball from a throw-in from Daniel Dominguez. Don White flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Dominguez who brings the ball under control. Daniel Dominguez whips in a cross ball towards Gianpaolo Marangon. Gianpaolo Marangon knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Gerard Landais punches it away to safety.
28.37
Marc Heurlié threads a neat ball through to Dianboto Vilatte. Dianboto Vilatte whips in a cross ball towards Jerome Barckay. Jerome Barckay directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.21
Daniel Dominguez flicks a high pass forward to Adel Née who brings the ball under control. Adel Née lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.18
Dianboto Vilatte hits a low pass to Matthieu Malicki. Matthieu Malicki whips in a cross ball towards Dianboto Vilatte. Dianboto Vilatte connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent block by Kelvin Gascoigne!
40.07
With vision, Dianboto Vilatte laces a weighted ball forward to Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly lofts in a cross ball towards Jerome Barckay. Jerome Barckay makes a deft header. Albert Ortiz gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
42.12
Daniel Dominguez sees Teddy Pierre-Fanfan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Teddy Pierre-Fanfan knocks the ball forward to Adel Née but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.16
Daniel Dominguez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Claude Leclercq.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nantes also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and AS Monaco get the second half underway!
49.22
Wayne Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Dominguez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Dominguez surges forward with the ball. Daniel Dominguez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Abdelmalek Ciechelsi.
51.14
Steffen Laudrup decides to run forward with the ball. Steffen Laudrup shoots from long range but is denied by Albert Ortiz. Excellent save.
53.06
Barket Karembeu launches a long ball forward into the other half. Marc Heurlié knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Albert Ortiz. Excellent save.
54.59
Barket Karembeu chips the ball to his team mate, Abdelmalek Ciechelsi. Abdelmalek Ciechelsi plays the ball forward to Jerome Barckay. Jerome Barckay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Ortiz who gathers it comfortably.
55.53
Marc Heurlié makes a probing pass to Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Laudrup. Steffen Laudrup rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.44
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Victor Belbey replacing Muzzy Izzet .
63.47
Claude Leclercq threads the ball through to Jerome Barckay. Jerome Barckay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
65.52
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
67.38
Barket Karembeu passes the ball forward to Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly threads the ball through to Jerome Barckay but he's offside!
69.37
Daniel Dominguez barges into Abdelmalek Ciechelsi. The referee calls over Daniel Dominguez and shows him a yellow card! Abdelmalek Ciechelsi runs off the knock.
71.13
Matthieu Malicki makes a probing pass to Victor Belbey. Victor Belbey whips in a cross ball towards Jerome Barckay. Jerome Barckay knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Albert Ortiz!
73.15
Steffen Laudrup decides to run forward with the ball. Steffen Laudrup advances inside the box! Steffen Laudrup makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Albert Ortiz!
75.10
Claude Leclercq controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Dailly. Carlos Dailly knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edwin Robin.
77.14
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Eric Herzog replacing Dianboto Vilatte .
78.21
Eric Herzog threads a neat ball through to Steffen Laudrup. Steffen Laudrup plays a one-two with Marc Heurlié and advances towards the goal... Steffen Laudrup tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
80.21
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Markus Klinsmann replacing Abdelmalek Ciechelsi .
81.48
Daniel Dominguez plays the ball forward to Don White. Don White chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland plays a one-two with Teddy Pierre-Fanfan and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Gary Cleland provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
85.19
Steffen Laudrup knocks the ball forward to Victor Belbey. Victor Belbey knocks in a cross ball towards Matthieu Malicki. Matthieu Malicki gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.00
Markus Klinsmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steffen Laudrup. Steffen Laudrup sees Carlos Dailly in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Dailly whips in a cross ball towards Marc Heurlié. Marc Heurlié gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Albert Ortiz didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
Marc Heurlié chips the ball to his team mate, Jerome Barckay. Jerome Barckay runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Jerome Barckay provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Albert Ortiz manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

FC Nantes
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
15
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.9%
32.1%
Play Area
19%
44%
36.9%

Scorers
Carlos Dailly 20
Jerome Barckay 28
Steffen Laudrup 56, 78
Matthieu Malicki 85
Gary Cleland 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steffen Laudrup of AS Monaco

Match Ratings
1.Gerard Landais (GK)
6
2.Claude Leclercq (DEF)
6
3.Abdelmalek Ciechelsi (DEF)
6
4.Barket Karembeu (DEF)
6
5.Dianboto Vilatte (MID)
6
6.Marc Heurlié (MID)
7
7.Steffen Laudrup (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Matthieu Malicki (MID)goal scored
7
9.Jerome Barckay (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Carlos Dailly (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Muzzy Izzet (ATT)
6
 
12.Markus Klinsmann (DEF)
6
13.Eric Herzog (MID)
6
14.Victor Belbey (ATT)
6

1.Albert Ortiz (GK)
8
2.Dominic Morrison (DEF)
6
3.Kelvin Gascoigne (DEF)
6
4.Wayne Rankin (DEF)
6
5.Edwin Robin (DEF)
6
6.Don White (MID)
6
7.Daniel Dominguez (MID)yellow card
6
8.Gianpaolo Marangon (ATT)
6
9.Gary Cleland (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Teddy Pierre-Fanfan (ATT)
6
11.Adel Née (ATT)
6
 
12.Noel Brand (MID)
0
13.J-David Cloarec (MID)
0
14.Oswaldo Catherine (ATT)
0