Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Lille OSC. A crowd of 19,443 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and Lille OSC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Lille OSC kick off and get the first half underway!
2.59
Franck Carotti passes the ball forward to Kevin Telfer. Kevin Telfer kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Law. Gary Law whips in a cross ball towards Fadel Clement. Fadel Clement heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
3.22
Lille OSC are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
6.27
Charles-Edward Espartero chips the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Carlier. Aloisio Carlier whips in a cross ball towards Florian Mirri. Florian Mirri heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Florian Mirri!
10.10
Oscar Dailly comes in with a late challenge on Pape Mey. The referee calls over Oscar Dailly and warns him to calm down! Pape Mey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.10
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
16.55
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
21.54
Alexander Celestini knocks the ball forward to Aloisio Carlier. Aloisio Carlier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pape Mey.
22.36
Hoalid Trévisan knocks the ball forward to Marques Pereira Bouisset. Marques Pereira Bouisset knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Law. Gary Law shoots from distance but it flies wide!
24.31
Charles-Edward Espartero sees space and advances. Charles-Edward Espartero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Mirri. Florian Mirri rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Florian Mirri!
27.56
Dion Laycock knocks the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Carlier. Aloisio Carlier goes all the way! Aloisio Carlier takes a shot at goal but Alec Strachan is on top of it.
28.19
Aloisio Carlier clumsily knocks into Kofi Stroeve. The referee calls over Aloisio Carlier and warns him to calm down! Kofi Stroeve stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.31
Kevin Telfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Law. Gary Law knocks in a cross ball towards Fadel Clement. Fadel Clement flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Fadel Clement!
44.18
Craig Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Law. Gary Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ted-Kelton Toyes who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Charles-Edward Espartero flicks the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Carlier. Aloisio Carlier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off the second half!
49.33
Jean Fichaux sees space and advances. Jean Fichaux threads the ball through to Florian Mirri. Florian Mirri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Franck Carotti.
51.27
Romain Dufournet knocks the ball to his team mate, Charles-Edward Espartero. Charles-Edward Espartero chips the ball to his team mate, Aloisio Carlier. Aloisio Carlier sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alec Strachan easily smothers it!
57.37
Craig Mason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Law. Gary Law shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.03
AS Saint-Étienne are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Lille OSC's defence.
67.13
Jean Fichaux comes in with a late challenge on Fadel Clement. The referee calls over Jean Fichaux and warns him to calm down! Fadel Clement stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.29
Craig Mason makes a probing pass to Fadel Clement. Fadel Clement knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.17
Franck Carotti brings the ball forward. Franck Carotti brings the ball forward. Franck Carotti plays a perfect one-two with Fadel Clement and rushes in on goal... Franck Carotti tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Ted-Kelton Toyes!
77.39
Jean Fichaux threads the ball through to Alexander Celestini. Alexander Celestini threads the ball through to Florian Mirri. Florian Mirri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.48
Kofi Stroeve passes the ball forward to Marques Pereira Bouisset. Marques Pereira Bouisset sees space and advances. Marques Pereira Bouisset shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.18
Charles-Edward Espartero brings the ball forward. Charles-Edward Espartero whips in a cross ball towards Aloisio Carlier. Aloisio Carlier is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Florian Mirri of Lille OSC
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.2%
44.8%
Play Area
29.9%
48.3%
21.8%