Match Report
| Clermont | Clermont |  |  | Sochaux-Montbéliard | Sochaux-Montbéliard | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Ephraim Matanga | Ephraim Matanga | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gregory Goma | G. Goma |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Colin Ritchie | C. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Marcel Delpierre | M. Delpierre | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Peter Cascini | P. Cascini | |||||||||
| Alberto Finney | A. Finney |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Herve Roche | H. Roche | |||||||||
| Oswaldo Morestin | O. Morestin | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 | | Raynald Jaurès | R. Jaurès | |||||||||
| Pontus Liedholm | P. Liedholm |  | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Duncan Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Leon Poschner | L. Poschner |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 |  | Tomasz Smolarek | T. Smolarek | |||||||||
| Habib Bradaia | H. Bradaia | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Callum McGrory | C. McGrory | |||||||||
| Jerome Mboma | J. Mboma | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 |  | Vincenzo Bresciano | V. Bresciano | |||||||||
| Noe Prso | N. Prso | | 60 | M | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Tomasz Bak | T. Bak | |||||||||
| Gary Cleland | G. Cleland | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Jose Marche | J. Marche | |||||||||
| Mansour Bolivard | M. Bolivard | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Jean-Christophe Ismaël | J. Ismaël | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stade Gabriel Montpied where Clermont play host to Sochaux-Montbéliard. A crowd of 19,052 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Clermont are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sochaux-Montbéliard appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Clermont are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sochaux-Montbéliard appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Sochaux-Montbéliard start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.18
0-0Peter Cascini kicks a strong pass forward to Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory threads the ball through to Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Marche. Jose Marche is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
6.26
0-0Herve Roche decides to run forward with the ball. Herve Roche passes the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.56
0-0Herve Roche makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomasz Smolarek. Tomasz Smolarek decides to run forward with the ball. Tomasz Smolarek whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Gregory Goma.
9.21
Vincenzo Bresciano chips the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Bak. Tomasz Bak whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.01
Tomasz Smolarek kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Marche. Jose Marche knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcel Delpierre.
14.13
Raynald Jaurès advances with the ball. Raynald Jaurès sees a break and surges forward. Raynald Jaurès plays a perfect one-two with Jose Marche and rushes in on goal... Raynald Jaurès takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gregory Goma easily smothers it!
16.58
0-0Noe Prso hacks Tomasz Smolarek from behind! Noe Prso is given a warning by the referee! Tomasz Smolarek hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.48
Tomasz Smolarek knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oswaldo Morestin.
20.50
Oswaldo Morestin makes a simple pass to Jerome Mboma. Jerome Mboma sees a break and surges forward. Jerome Mboma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Herve Roche.
21.14
Raynald Jaurès threads the ball through to Vincenzo Bresciano. Vincenzo Bresciano flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Marche. Jose Marche shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
22.51
Callum McGrory threads the ball through to Tomasz Bak. Tomasz Bak lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Marche. Jose Marche is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Gregory Goma easily smothers it.
26.15
Callum McGrory knocks the ball forward to Tomasz Bak. Tomasz Bak sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.14
Herve Roche makes a simple pass to Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gregory Goma who gathers it comfortably.
36.20
Oswaldo Morestin chips the ball to his team mate, Habib Bradaia. Habib Bradaia sees a break and surges forward. Habib Bradaia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Colin Ritchie manages to gather it comfortably.
38.08
Oswaldo Morestin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jerome Mboma. Jerome Mboma makes a probing pass to Mansour Bolivard. Mansour Bolivard lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.42
Marcel Delpierre flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Poschner. Leon Poschner makes a probing pass to Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Mansour Bolivard. Mansour Bolivard directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
42.20
Callum McGrory threads the ball through to Jose Marche. Jose Marche shoots from 20 yards. Gregory Goma easily smothers it.
45.00
Herve Roche flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Smolarek. Tomasz Smolarek flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Marche. Jose Marche lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Clermont kicking off!
47.50
Raynald Jaurès chips the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Smolarek. Tomasz Smolarek flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël lofts in a cross ball towards Tomasz Bak. Tomasz Bak is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Gregory Goma!
53.43
Callum McGrory makes a simple pass to Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël goes all the way! Jean-Christophe Ismaël takes a shot at goal. Gregory Goma easily smothers it.
55.15
0-1Herve Roche knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum McGrory. Callum McGrory threads the ball through to Jose Marche. Jose Marche whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.51
Herve Roche deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Smolarek. Tomasz Smolarek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomasz Bak. Tomasz Bak knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Finney.
60.36
Herve Roche knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Smolarek. Tomasz Smolarek makes a probing pass to Jose Marche. Jose Marche knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oswaldo Morestin.
61.21
Noe Prso flicks the ball to his team mate, Mansour Bolivard. Mansour Bolivard shoots from 25 yards but somehow Colin Ritchie manages to keep it out.
65.05
Tomasz Smolarek makes a probing pass to Tomasz Bak. Tomasz Bak knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.47
0-1Callum McGrory brings the ball forward. Callum McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomasz Bak but he's offside!
75.33
Tomasz Smolarek chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Finney.
78.34
Jerome Mboma flicks the ball to his team mate, Mansour Bolivard. Mansour Bolivard whips in a cross ball towards Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gary Cleland!
81.31
Tomasz Smolarek flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Marche. Jose Marche knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Ismaël. Jean-Christophe Ismaël directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.36
Raynald Jaurès makes a beautiful solo run. Raynald Jaurès passes the ball forward to Tomasz Bak. Tomasz Bak finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Callum McGrory threads the ball through to Tomasz Bak. Tomasz Bak goes all the way! Tomasz Bak rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
27.7%
72.3%
Play Area
31.9%
45.7%
22.3%
Scorers
| Gary Cleland 78 | Jean-Christophe Ismaël 55, 81 |