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 19,545 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.
Paris Saint-Germain are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Istres appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with FC Istres kicking off!
2.44
0-0Teddy Tanguy clumsily knocks into Julian Velasco. Teddy Tanguy is warned by the referee! Julian Velasco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.26
0-0Jan-Willem Klein hits it upfield. Daniel Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.21
1-0Florent Fadiga chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a cross ball towards Yazid Da Rocha. Yazid Da Rocha is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
10.19
Fritz Girard kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Garcia. Francisco Garcia makes a simple pass to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a cross ball towards Ronan Grondin. Ronan Grondin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ronan Grondin!
14.14
2-0Paris Saint-Germain are easily keeping FC Istres at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
15.24
Colin Burley threads the ball through to Moreno Gissi. Moreno Gissi flicks the ball to his team mate, Yazid Da Rocha. Yazid Da Rocha knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.32
2-0Duncan Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Florent Fadiga. Florent Fadiga knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco whips in a cross ball towards Ronan Grondin. Ronan Grondin powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.40
Paris Saint-Germain are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
24.25
Jšrg Van Buskermolen passes the ball forward to Daniel Blanco. Daniel Blanco shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.20
Michel Perez clumsily knocks into Fritz Girard. The referee calls over Michel Perez and warns him to calm down! Fritz Girard runs off the knock.
30.29
Duncan Hopkin chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Garcia. Francisco Garcia flicks the ball to his team mate, Yazid Da Rocha. Yazid Da Rocha lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ben Byrne is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.54
Herve Dufresne comes in with a late challenge on Moreno Gissi. Herve Dufresne is warned by the referee! Moreno Gissi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.25
Michel Perez clumsily knocks into Fritz Girard. The referee calls over Michel Perez again and warns him to calm down! Fritz Girard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.46
Adilson Promes passes the ball forward to Daniel Blanco. Daniel Blanco shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
40.58
Lilian Touré kicks a strong pass forward to Yazid Da Rocha. Yazid Da Rocha whips in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.56
Francisco Garcia kicks a strong pass forward to Yazid Da Rocha. Yazid Da Rocha 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 Paris Saint-Germain get the second half underway!
48.12
Yazid Da Rocha clumsily knocks into Teddy Tanguy. Yazid Da Rocha is given a warning by the referee! Teddy Tanguy stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.18
4-0Lilian Touré deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yazid Da Rocha. Yazid Da Rocha flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ben Byrne easily smothers it!
61.48
Francisco Garcia knocks the ball to his team mate, Yazid Da Rocha. Yazid Da Rocha knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
65.11
Lilian Touré makes a probing pass to Yazid Da Rocha. Yazid Da Rocha knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.23
4-0Fritz Girard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moreno Gissi. Moreno Gissi kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronan Grondin but he's offside!
73.24
Herve Dufresne flicks the ball to his team mate, Corentin Shakpoke. Corentin Shakpoke makes a simple pass to Michel Perez. Michel Perez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.26
Fritz Girard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Garcia. Francisco Garcia makes a probing pass to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco whips in a cross ball towards Ronan Grondin. Ronan Grondin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.24
Florent Fadiga comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Mario Manard. Florent Fadiga is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Mario Manard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.56
Francisco Garcia flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a cross ball towards Ronan Grondin. Ronan Grondin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.54
Corentin Shakpoke chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Blanco. Daniel Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duncan Hopkin.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
0
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
22.8%
43%
34.2%
Scorers
| Yazid Da Rocha 4 Ronan Grondin 10 Julian Velasco 30, 41 |