Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Parc des Princes where Paris Saint-Germain play host to FC Istres. A crowd of 19,386 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Paris Saint-Germain are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Istres appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Paris Saint-Germain kick off!
2.57
Mansour Chabbert controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guillaume Caillet. Guillaume Caillet knocks the ball forward to Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly goes all the way! Brahim Giuly takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.28
Pierre-Yves Poulard sees a break and surges forward. Pierre-Yves Poulard chips the ball to his team mate, Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly passes the ball forward but Tomas Breda is offside!
9.04
Pierre-Yves Arribagé makes a probing pass to Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda but the linesman indicates offside!
10.45
Mansour Chabbert clumsily knocks into Aloisio Bouisset. Mansour Chabbert is warned by the referee! Aloisio Bouisset hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.06
Mansour Chabbert makes a probing pass to Vincent Pelé. Vincent Pelé knocks the ball to his team mate, Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly passes the ball forward to Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.13
Damián Toro kicks a strong pass forward to Pierre-Yves Arribagé. Pierre-Yves Arribagé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez passes the ball forward to Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly shoots from just inside the box but somehow Zoltan Morisot manages to keep it out.
16.07
Vincent Pelé flicks the ball to his team mate, Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly goes all the way! Brahim Giuly shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.26
Damián Toro passes the ball forward to Vincent Pelé. What vision.Vincent Pelé chips the ball to his team mate, Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.08
Claus Petersen knocks the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Bouisset. Aloisio Bouisset knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mansour Chabbert.
26.22
Pierre-Yves Poulard flicks the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Yves Arribagé. Pierre-Yves Arribagé makes a beautiful solo run. Pierre-Yves Arribagé plays a perfect one-two with Alfredo Suarez and rushes in on goal... Pierre-Yves Arribagé rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Zoltan Morisot.
30.49
Vincent Pelé flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda plays a perfect one-two with Brahim Giuly and rushes in on goal... Tomas Breda makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Zoltan Morisot easily smothers it.
36.45
Adelmajid Valois comes in with a late challenge on Tomas Breda. Adelmajid Valois is warned by the referee! Tomas Breda runs off the knock.
38.07
Guillaume Caillet knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda whips in a cross ball towards Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.22
Samir Döring comes in with a late challenge on Brahim Giuly. The referee calls over Samir Döring and warns him to calm down! Brahim Giuly stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Damián Toro sees space and advances. Damián Toro makes a probing pass to Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Zoltan Morisot manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
FC Istres kick off and get the second half underway!
47.57
Adelmajid Valois threads the ball through to Remi Lambourde. Remi Lambourde chips the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Bouisset. Aloisio Bouisset whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Hervé. Carlos Hervé powers a header at goal. Leonardo Rodriguez easily smothers it.
48.41
Pierre-Yves Poulard chips the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Assou. Arnauld Assou controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez threads the ball through to Tomas Breda but he's offside!
57.02
Arnauld Assou kicks a strong pass forward to Brahim Giuly. Brahim Giuly makes a probing pass to Alfredo Suarez but he's offside!
63.06
Pierre-Yves Arribagé knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Suarez. Alfredo Suarez shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Zoltan Morisot easily smothers it!
65.22
Pierre-Yves Poulard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pierre-Yves Arribagé. Pierre-Yves Arribagé chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.29
Jean Francois Keller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aloisio Bouisset. Aloisio Bouisset lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Hervé. Carlos Hervé is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
71.06
Paris Saint-Germain are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Istres's defence.
77.21
Jeremie Belloso sees space and advances. Jeremie Belloso kicks a strong pass forward to Aloisio Bouisset. Aloisio Bouisset tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.55
Claus Petersen knocks the ball forward to Carlos Hervé. Carlos Hervé whips in a cross ball towards Aloisio Bouisset. Aloisio Bouisset is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.55
Arnauld Assou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda shoots from outside the area. Zoltan Morisot is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Breda of Paris Saint-Germain
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
26.6%
42.6%
30.9%

Scorers