Match Report
| FC Istres | FC Istres |  |  | FC Metz | FC Metz | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zoltan Morisot | Z. Morisot |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Guillermo Cantona | G. Cantona | |||||||||
| Luis Martel | L. Martel | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Luis-Clemente Coulot | L. Coulot | |||||||||
| Rodolphe Flauto | R. Flauto | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Msaddeck Lettieri | M. Lettieri | |||||||||
| Adelmajid Valois | A. Valois | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Graham Vernazza | G. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Samir Döring | S. Döring |  | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Vincent Fidani | V. Fidani | |||||||||
| Jean Francois Keller | J. Keller | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Jose Javier Vila | J. Vila | |||||||||
| Claus Petersen | C. Petersen |  | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Marques Pereira Cool | M. Cool | |||||||||
| Remi Lambourde | R. Lambourde | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Micka‘l Ben Askar | M. Ben Askar | |||||||||
| Fadel Larrieu | F. Larrieu | | 41 | M | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Marcel Lang | M. Lang | |||||||||
| Carlos Hervé | C. Hervé | | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Alejandro Iglesias | A. Iglesias | |||||||||
| Aloisio Bouisset | A. Bouisset | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Johan Meriem | J. Meriem | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Bernard-Bardin where FC Istres play host to FC Metz. A crowd of 17,728 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Istres and FC Metz are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FC Istres and FC Metz are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Istres kick off the first half!
4.54
0-0Remi Lambourde deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Bouisset. Aloisio Bouisset tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Guillermo Cantona manages to gather it comfortably.
8.16
0-0Marcel Lang makes a probing pass to Alejandro Iglesias. Alejandro Iglesias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.24
Jose Javier Vila kicks a strong pass forward to Johan Meriem. Johan Meriem knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.01
0-0FC Istres are easily keeping FC Metz at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
14.31
Marques Pereira Cool brings the ball forward. Marques Pereira Cool knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.41
Msaddeck Lettieri chips the ball to his team mate, Micka‘l Ben Askar. Micka‘l Ben Askar passes the ball forward to Johan Meriem. Johan Meriem goes all the way! Johan Meriem cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Zoltan Morisot is on top of it.
22.37
0-0Remi Lambourde makes a beautiful solo run. Remi Lambourde goes all the way! Remi Lambourde cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.12
Luis Martel makes a probing pass to Claus Petersen. Claus Petersen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aloisio Bouisset. Aloisio Bouisset whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Hervé. Carlos Hervé connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
34.16
Marcel Lang deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Iglesias. Alejandro Iglesias knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Zoltan Morisot who gathers it comfortably.
36.22
Jose Javier Vila controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Iglesias. Alejandro Iglesias shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Zoltan Morisot manages to gather it comfortably.
40.50
Msaddeck Lettieri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Vila. Jose Javier Vila flicks the ball to his team mate, Johan Meriem. Johan Meriem knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adelmajid Valois.
42.33
0-0Marques Pereira Cool clumsily knocks into Fadel Larrieu. The referee calls over Marques Pereira Cool and warns him to calm down! Fadel Larrieu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.56
0-0Adelmajid Valois makes a simple pass to Claus Petersen. Claus Petersen makes a beautiful solo run. Claus Petersen knocks the ball forward to Aloisio Bouisset but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with FC Metz kicking off!
51.01
Marques Pereira Cool brings the ball forward. Marques Pereira Cool shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.52
Samir Döring surges forward with the ball. Samir Döring threads the ball through to Aloisio Bouisset. Aloisio Bouisset lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Hervé. Carlos Hervé flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
66.05
Remi Lambourde makes a probing pass to Aloisio Bouisset. Aloisio Bouisset knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graham Vernazza.
72.57
Johan Meriem barges into Adelmajid Valois. The referee calls over Johan Meriem and warns him to calm down! Adelmajid Valois hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.09
Marcel Lang makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johan Meriem. Johan Meriem knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodolphe Flauto.
75.06
Claus Petersen kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Hervé. Carlos Hervé goes all the way! Carlos Hervé shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
77.58
Graham Vernazza makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Javier Vila. Jose Javier Vila takes it forward alone. Jose Javier Vila shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Zoltan Morisot easily smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle