Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     BastiaBastia
Shaun ReganShaun Regan David Connor David Connor
Jan LinkeJ. Linke85
G
1
G
81Emilio LópezE. López
Tomek DudekT. Dudek69
D
2
D
77Bjorn-Tore KvarmeB. Kvarme
Kevin SchröderK. Schröder73
D
3
D
77Marinos DabizasM. Dabizas
Stephen HendryS. Hendry76
D
4
D
75Orestis NikolaidisO. Nikolaidis
Vincenzo BernardiniV. Bernardini75
D
5
M
81Hassan KippeH. Kippe
Markus DörnerM. Dörner76
M
6
M
83Albrecht HelmerA. Helmer
Nick BomersN. Bomers74
M
7
M
86Gustavo MonteroG. Montero
Craig HendryC. Hendry75
A
8captain
M
84Thomas ZinnariT. Zinnari
Mark FerranteM. Ferrante73
A
captain9
A
84Agustín LunaA. Luna
Mirco CastiglioneM. Castiglione73
A
10
A
84Abdoulaye SoroA. Soro
Hesekiel WegeliusH. Wegelius76
A
11
A
81Cliff BrugginkC. Bruggink
 
Matthew HowellsM. Howells70
D
12
D
79Sergio C. RodriguezS. Rodriguez
Ruby GovouR. Govou81
M
13
D
36Manuel MalickiM. Malicki
Morgan VarricchioM. Varricchio72
A
14
D
37Craig CollinsC. Collins

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Bastia. A crowd of 20,438 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Bastia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Micha‘l Coridon.


0.00
Bastia kick off!
2.00
Nick Bomers makes an attacking run forward. Nick Bomers knocks in a cross ball towards Hesekiel Wegelius. Hesekiel Wegelius directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Bjorn-Tore Kvarme and the loose ball is cleared up field.
4.35
Nick Bomers knocks the ball forward to Mirco Castiglione. Mirco Castiglione knocks in a cross ball towards Hesekiel Wegelius. Hesekiel Wegelius shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Orestis Nikolaidis happens to be in the right place to block it.
6.09
Kevin Schröder threads the ball through to Nick Bomers. Nick Bomers plays the ball forward to Hesekiel Wegelius. Hesekiel Wegelius knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.36
Thomas Zinnari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Agustín Luna. Agustín Luna lofts in a cross ball towards Abdoulaye Soro. Abdoulaye Soro heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
15.48
Tomek Dudek comes in with a late challenge on Abdoulaye Soro. The referee calls over Tomek Dudek and shows him a yellow card! Abdoulaye Soro runs off the knock.
16.55
Markus Dörner flicks the ball to his team mate, Hesekiel Wegelius. Hesekiel Wegelius whips in a cross ball towards Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Emilio López.
18.42
It's a corner kick. Mirco Castiglione loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Abdoulaye Soro chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
22.21
Albrecht Helmer plays the ball forward to Abdoulaye Soro. Abdoulaye Soro runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Abdoulaye Soro provides some space. He shoots at goal but Jan Linke is on top of his game. Good keeping!
24.48
Nick Bomers comes in with a late challenge on Gustavo Montero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gustavo Montero carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.42
Nick Bomers flicks a high ball forward to Hesekiel Wegelius who takes it down. Hesekiel Wegelius knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.55
Gustavo Montero threads the ball through to Abdoulaye Soro. Abdoulaye Soro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.56
Bjorn-Tore Kvarme knocks the ball forward to Albrecht Helmer. Albrecht Helmer hits a low pass to Abdoulaye Soro. Abdoulaye Soro knocks in a cross ball towards Cliff Bruggink. Cliff Bruggink makes a looping header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.06
Bjorn-Tore Kvarme flicks a high pass forward. Hassan Kippe controls it well on his chest. Hassan Kippe flicks the ball to his team mate, Cliff Bruggink. Cliff Bruggink plays a scrappy one-two with Agustín Luna and stumbles forward towards the goal... Cliff Bruggink side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Jan Linke manages to gather it easily.
33.36
Marinos Dabizas flicks a high pass forward to Gustavo Montero who brings the ball under control. Gustavo Montero knocks the ball forward to Abdoulaye Soro. Abdoulaye Soro knocks in a cross ball towards Cliff Bruggink. Cliff Bruggink whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jan Linke with no chance!! Goal for Bastia!
38.49
Gustavo Montero changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gustavo Montero flicks the ball to his team mate, Cliff Bruggink. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Cliff Bruggink provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. Jan Linke gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
39.51
Stephen Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nick Bomers. Nick Bomers flicks a high pass forward. Craig Hendry collects the pass. Craig Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Emilio López. What a save!
40.40
Markus Dörner decides to run forward with the ball. Markus Dörner lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
44.03
Gustavo Montero flicks a high pass forward. Agustín Luna controls it well on his chest. Agustín Luna makes a simple pass, allowing Abdoulaye Soro to run into the box. Abdoulaye Soro side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Vincenzo Bernardini.
45.00
Markus Dörner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hesekiel Wegelius. Hesekiel Wegelius threads the ball through to Mirco Castiglione but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne have changed their lineup with Ruby Govou replacing Markus Dörner and Morgan Varricchio replacing Craig Hendry. Bastia appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Saint-Étienne players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off the second half!
47.50
Nick Bomers makes an attacking run forward. Nick Bomers shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
48.03
Gustavo Montero flicks a high pass forward to Abdoulaye Soro who brings the ball under control. Abdoulaye Soro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan Linke who gathers it comfortably.
54.02
Nick Bomers barges into Albrecht Helmer. The referee warns Nick Bomers to calm down! Albrecht Helmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.43
Nick Bomers comes in with a late challenge on Albrecht Helmer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Nick Bomers!! Albrecht Helmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.41
Hassan Kippe plays the ball forward to Agustín Luna. Agustín Luna shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
63.18
Hesekiel Wegelius comes in with a late challenge on Gustavo Montero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gustavo Montero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.09
Hassan Kippe flicks the ball to his team mate, Cliff Bruggink. Cliff Bruggink shoots from outside the area but somehow Jan Linke manages to keep it out.
66.12
Albrecht Helmer passes the ball forward to Agustín Luna. Agustín Luna edges inside the box! Agustín Luna looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
69.22
Hesekiel Wegelius flicks the ball to his team mate, Morgan Varricchio. Morgan Varricchio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emilio López who gathers it comfortably.
75.37
Bjorn-Tore Kvarme flicks a high pass forward. Thomas Zinnari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thomas Zinnari makes a simple pass to Agustín Luna. Agustín Luna knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.28
Marinos Dabizas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hassan Kippe. Hassan Kippe kicks a strong pass forward to Abdoulaye Soro. Abdoulaye Soro lofts in a cross ball towards Cliff Bruggink. Cliff Bruggink beats his man to it with a header but Jan Linke is on top of his game. Good keeping!
83.36
Thomas Zinnari plays the ball forward to Cliff Bruggink. Cliff Bruggink knocks in a cross ball towards Agustín Luna. Stephen Hendry hacks Agustín Luna from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
84.58
Mirco Castiglione clumsily knocks into Marinos Dabizas. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marinos Dabizas gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.15
Bjorn-Tore Kvarme threads a neat ball through to Hassan Kippe. Hassan Kippe knocks the ball to his team mate, Abdoulaye Soro. Abdoulaye Soro knocks the ball to his team mate, Cliff Bruggink. Cliff Bruggink makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Jan Linke reads it well. Excellent save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Bastia
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
6
10
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
30.1%
69.9%
Play Area
28%
45.2%
26.9%

Scorers
Cliff Bruggink 33
Agustín Luna 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cliff Bruggink of Bastia

Match Ratings