Match Report
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to OGC Nice. A crowd of 18,302 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and OGC Nice are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and OGC Nice are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the match underway!
2.59
Hubert Carriére clumsily knocks into Garba Omolade. Hubert Carriére is given a warning by the referee! Garba Omolade stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.21
Marama Congo makes a probing pass to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.44
Oleksandr Kushnirov kicks a strong pass forward to Juan-Carlos Guerrero Lopez. Juan-Carlos Guerrero Lopez chips the ball to his team mate, Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Simon Cziommer easily smothers it!
22.27
Oleksandr Kushnirov knocks the ball forward to Gerhard Weigel. Gerhard Weigel makes a simple pass to Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc lofts in a cross ball towards Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Simon Cziommer manages to gather it comfortably.
38.10
AS Saint-Étienne are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate OGC Nice's defence.
39.12
Silvio Crosnier kicks a strong pass forward to Gerhard Weigel. Gerhard Weigel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hubert Carriére. Hubert Carriére knocks the ball forward to Nunzio Fissore but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Oleksandr Kushnirov knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerhard Weigel. Gerhard Weigel makes a probing pass to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and OGC Nice kick off!
47.29
Garba Omolade flicks the ball to his team mate, Julián Fernández. Julián Fernández makes a probing pass to Kwami Sommeil. Kwami Sommeil shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.10
Maxence Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Kubilay Abdullah. Kubilay Abdullah sees a break and surges forward. Kubilay Abdullah plays a perfect one-two with Ricardo Moutinho and rushes in on goal... Kubilay Abdullah shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
54.28
Oleksandr Kushnirov clumsily knocks into Syd Mcgreal. The referee calls over Oleksandr Kushnirov and shows him a yellow card! Syd Mcgreal runs off the knock.
69.25
Roel Lambers knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Guerrero Lopez. Juan-Carlos Guerrero Lopez threads the ball through to Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc goes all the way! Mansour Doumenc shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
73.41
Gerhard Weigel makes a simple pass to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore knocks in a cross ball towards Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
77.41
Maxence Reyes hacks Gerhard Weigel from behind! The referee calls over Maxence Reyes and shows him a yellow card! Gerhard Weigel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.26
Garba Omolade kicks a strong pass forward to Kubilay Abdullah. Kubilay Abdullah threads the ball through to Ricardo Moutinho. Ricardo Moutinho whips in a cross ball towards Syd Mcgreal. Syd Mcgreal directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Kubilay Abdullah flicks the ball to his team mate, Kwami Sommeil. Kwami Sommeil knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleksandr Kushnirov.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.3%
29.7%
Play Area
28.4%
41.9%
29.7%