Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Parc des Princes where Paris Saint-Germain play host to Auxerre. A crowd of 19,338 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Paris Saint-Germain are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Auxerre appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.


0.00
Auxerre kick off and get the match underway!
14.43
Yoann Petereyns barges into Mansour Chabbert. Yoann Petereyns is given a warning by the referee! Mansour Chabbert runs off the knock.
18.24
Garry Van Der Woerdt threads the ball through to Ronan Ferri. Ronan Ferri lofts in a cross ball towards Wahid Guyader. Wahid Guyader powers a header at goal. Ruud Koning easily picks it out of the air!
20.34
Arnauld Assou knocks the ball to his team mate, Marco Tomei. Marco Tomei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edwin Djorkaeff. Edwin Djorkaeff cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.33
Raul Pantanelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Wahid Guyader. Wahid Guyader shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.34
Raul Pantanelli decides to run forward with the ball. Raul Pantanelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mansour Chabbert.
27.32
Guillermo Durand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincent Pelé. Vincent Pelé kicks a strong pass forward to Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Tomei. Marco Tomei heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Michael Satorra.
28.39
Stefan Negura comes in with a late challenge on Vincent Pelé. The referee calls over Stefan Negura and warns him to calm down! Vincent Pelé stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.49
Geoffroy Eloi knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincent Pelé. Vincent Pelé controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Tomei. Marco Tomei shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.31
Geoffroy Eloi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Assou. Arnauld Assou advances with the ball. Arnauld Assou goes all the way! Arnauld Assou cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.35
Arnauld Assou passes the ball forward to Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.45
Noe Smertin sees a break and surges forward. Noe Smertin shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.09
Mansour Chabbert threads the ball through to Arnauld Assou. Arnauld Assou kicks a strong pass forward to Edwin Djorkaeff. Edwin Djorkaeff knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.03
Geoffroy Eloi makes a probing pass to Terry Jobson. Terry Jobson passes the ball forward to Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly goes all the way! Brahim Giuly cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
40.11
Mansour Chabbert hacks Ronan Ferri from behind! Mansour Chabbert is given a warning by the referee! Ronan Ferri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.20
Noe Smertin threads the ball through to Wahid Guyader. Wahid Guyader shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Paris Saint-Germain kick off!
47.30
Arnauld Assou catches Modeste Song on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Modeste Song stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.12
Terry Jobson makes a beautiful solo run. Terry Jobson kicks a strong pass forward to Edwin Djorkaeff but the referee indicates it's offside!
54.44
Arnauld Assou surges forward with the ball. Arnauld Assou makes a simple pass to Edwin Djorkaeff. Edwin Djorkaeff shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Michael Satorra!
57.56
Garry Van Der Woerdt decides to run forward with the ball. Garry Van Der Woerdt shoots from distance. Garry Van Der Woerdt scores for Auxerre!!
60.30
Stefan Negura makes a beautiful solo run. Stefan Negura shoots from 25 yards. Ruud Koning easily smothers it.
61.26
Vincent Pelé flicks the ball to his team mate, Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Tomei. Marco Tomei tries a spectacular strike. Marco Tomei scores for Paris Saint-Germain!!
65.33
Terry Jobson sees a break and surges forward. Terry Jobson passes the ball forward but Brahim Giuly is offside!
69.57
Paris Saint-Germain are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
71.55
Vincent Pelé passes the ball forward to Marco Tomei. Marco Tomei plays a perfect one-two with Brahim Giuly and rushes in on goal... Marco Tomei rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marco Tomei!
77.21
Raul Pantanelli chips the ball to his team mate, Ronan Ferri. Ronan Ferri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.47
Pierre-Yves Poulard chips the ball to his team mate, Vincent Pelé. Vincent Pelé threads the ball through to Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Tomei but the linesman indicates offside!
83.48
Ludovic Durand passes the ball forward to Modeste Song. Modeste Song passes the ball forward to Ronan Ferri. Ronan Ferri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.58
Terry Jobson catches Noe Smertin on the ankles. The referee calls over Terry Jobson and warns him to calm down! Noe Smertin stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.22
Ludovic Durand hacks Marco Tomei from behind! Ludovic Durand is warned by the referee! Marco Tomei hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


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

Possession
67.8%
32.2%
Play Area
34.5%
41.4%
24.1%