Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Stade Lavallois. A crowd of 18,946 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and Stade Lavallois are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and Stade Lavallois are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Stade Lavallois start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.57
0-0Gerhard Weigel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Clayton Besler.
15.34
0-0Roel Lambers chips the ball to his team mate, Marama Congo. Marama Congo threads the ball through to Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc lofts in a cross ball towards Hubert Carriére. Hubert Carriére directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.14
0-0Alberto Galante hacks Marama Congo from behind! The referee calls over Alberto Galante and shows him a yellow card! Marama Congo runs off the knock.
32.22
1-0Silvio Crosnier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robin Fortes. Robin Fortes makes a simple pass to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore knocks in a cross ball towards Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mansour Doumenc!
42.45
Elbekay Boukhari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Birkwald. Nicolas Birkwald knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleksandr Kushnirov.
44.47
Clayton Besler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Boukhari. Elbekay Boukhari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mile Sterjovski. Mile Sterjovski shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
1-0Clayton Besler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Philippe Fernandes. Jean-Philippe Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Birkwald. Nicolas Birkwald sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Nunzio Schwoch manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off the second half!
47.21
Elbekay Boukhari makes a beautiful solo run. Elbekay Boukhari lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Birkwald. Nicolas Birkwald connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.28
Robin Fortes passes the ball forward to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ishak Aidoud!
53.45
Marama Congo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc threads the ball through to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.51
Robin Fortes knocks the ball forward to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore kicks a strong pass forward to Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.58
1-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
60.53
Gerhard Weigel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hubert Carriére. Hubert Carriére goes all the way! Hubert Carriére takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.03
Alberto Galante surges forward with the ball. Alberto Galante lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Birkwald. Nicolas Birkwald connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.19
Robin Fortes makes a probing pass to Hubert Carriére. Hubert Carriére controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.35
Marama Congo flicks the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore shoots from distance but it flies wide!
79.53
1-1Gerhard Weigel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hubert Carriére. Hubert Carriére kicks a strong pass forward to Mansour Doumenc but the referee indicates it's offside!
83.27
Moussa Chavrondier comes in with a late challenge on Nunzio Fissore. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nunzio Fissore hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.46
1-1Moussa Chavrondier barges into Mansour Doumenc. The referee calls over Moussa Chavrondier and warns him to calm down! Mansour Doumenc carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.36
Stade Lavallois are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate AS Saint-Étienne's defence.
90.00
Roel Lambers knocks the ball forward to Robin Fortes. Robin Fortes knocks the ball to his team mate, Hubert Carriére. Hubert Carriére plays a perfect one-two with Mansour Doumenc and rushes in on goal... Hubert Carriére shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
21.8%
47.4%
30.8%
Scorers