Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Parc municipal des sports where Dijon play host to Girondins de Bordeaux. A crowd of 18,476 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Dijon are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Girondins de Bordeaux appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
The first half starts with Dijon kicking off!
3.00
Georgios Kouris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Stacchi. Daniel Stacchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Cooney. Stephen Cooney sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
12.58
Eben Edusei sees a break and surges forward. Eben Edusei knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Penneteau. Steven Penneteau powers a header at goal. Adrian Knighton easily picks it out of the air!
14.24
Facundo Miranda makes a simple pass to Leonid Oliynyk. Leonid Oliynyk shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
24.40
Dmytro Kostiuk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonid Oliynyk. Leonid Oliynyk lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Cooney. Stephen Cooney directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.12
Dijon are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
30.03
Fernando Sanchez threads the ball through to Stephen Cooney. Stephen Cooney whips in a cross ball towards Don Caldwell. Don Caldwell is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.55
Colin Law threads the ball through to Jacques Guiblesi. Jacques Guiblesi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Sousa. Abel Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adrian Knighton who gathers it comfortably.
34.12
Eduardo Martinez chips the ball to his team mate, Eben Edusei. Eben Edusei knocks the ball forward to Abel Sousa. Abel Sousa knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Penneteau. Steven Penneteau is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Adrian Knighton easily smothers it.
36.06
Georgios Kouris flicks the ball to his team mate, Dmytro Kostiuk. Dmytro Kostiuk makes a probing pass to Leonid Oliynyk. Leonid Oliynyk shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.42
Colin Law makes a simple pass to Jacques Guiblesi. Jacques Guiblesi kicks a strong pass forward to Steven Penneteau. Steven Penneteau knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adrian Knighton who gathers it comfortably.
42.59
Facundo Miranda knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Cooney. Stephen Cooney knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Charles-Edward Laspalles.
44.22
Daniel Stacchi decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Stacchi knocks in a cross ball towards Don Caldwell. Don Caldwell powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Girondins de Bordeaux kick off the second half!
47.43
Georgios Kouris threads the ball through to Daniel Stacchi. Daniel Stacchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Caldwell. Don Caldwell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lionel Wimbée who gathers it comfortably.
51.45
Jaouad Echouafni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Sanchez. Fernando Sanchez sees a break and surges forward. Fernando Sanchez lofts in a cross ball towards Don Caldwell. Don Caldwell is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Lionel Wimbée is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.27
Dmytro Kostiuk passes the ball forward to Stephen Cooney. Stephen Cooney knocks in a cross ball towards Don Caldwell. Don Caldwell directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.06
Facundo Miranda controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonid Oliynyk. Leonid Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Cooney. Stephen Cooney powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Lionel Wimbée.
66.42
Jacques Guiblesi flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Sousa. Abel Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Riad Djoudi.
71.35
Daniel Stacchi knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Caldwell. Don Caldwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.23
Riad Djoudi knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Sanchez. Fernando Sanchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Cooney. Stephen Cooney knocks in a cross ball towards Leonid Oliynyk. Leonid Oliynyk is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.38
Georgios Kouris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dmytro Kostiuk. Dmytro Kostiuk makes a probing pass to Stephen Cooney. Stephen Cooney passes the ball forward to Don Caldwell. Don Caldwell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
79.23
Dmytro Kostiuk knocks the ball forward to Leonid Oliynyk. Leonid Oliynyk lofts in a cross ball towards Don Caldwell. Don Caldwell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.55
Jack Jansen chips the ball to his team mate, Abel Sousa. Abel Sousa knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Penneteau. Steven Penneteau heads the ball goalwards but Adrian Knighton is on top of it.
85.47
Facundo Miranda decides to run forward with the ball. Facundo Miranda plays a perfect one-two with Stephen Cooney and rushes in on goal... Facundo Miranda shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Lionel Wimbée!
89.56
Facundo Miranda chips the ball to his team mate, Don Caldwell. Don Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Cooney. Stephen Cooney directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Lionel Wimbée!
90.00
Eben Edusei knocks the ball forward to Abel Sousa. Abel Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jaouad Echouafni.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Don Caldwell of Girondins de Bordeaux
Match Statistics
Goals
0
6
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31.6%
68.4%
Play Area
36.8%
43.4%
19.7%

Scorers
Stephen Cooney 24
Don Caldwell 30, 44, 51, 57, 79