Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Computer Player Computer Player
Jan LinkeJ. Linke85
G
1captain
G
72Nwankwo DrakeN. Drake
Tomek DudekT. Dudek69
D
2
D
59Rafik ZugnaR. Zugna
Kevin SchröderK. Schröder73
D
3
D
59Florian GleisensteinF. Gleisenstein
Stephen HendryS. Hendry76
D
4
D
58Greg CharltonG. Charlton
Vincenzo BernardiniV. Bernardini75
D
5
D
56Antoine LecocqA. Lecocq
Markus DörnerM. Dörner76
M
6
M
74Wahid BrahamiW. Brahami
Nick BomersN. Bomers74
M
7
M
74Mario VieiraM. Vieira
Craig HendryC. Hendry75
A
8
A
79Sherif BattlesS. Battles
Mark FerranteM. Ferrante73
A
captain9
A
76Dietmar SammerD. Sammer
Mirco CastiglioneM. Castiglione73
A
10
A
69Abassi DacourtA. Dacourt
Hesekiel WegeliusH. Wegelius76
A
11
A
53Kaba MoustaïdK. Moustaïd
 
Matthew HowellsM. Howells70
D
12
M
71Paul NivenP. Niven
Ruby GovouR. Govou81
M
13
G
70Marcel MonteroM. Montero
Morgan VarricchioM. Varricchio72
A
14
M
68Manuele MorettiM. Moretti

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to RC Strasbourg. A crowd of 16,518 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 RC Strasbourg appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Olivier Guyader.


0.00
The first half starts with AS Saint-Étienne kicking off!
2.51
Markus Dörner brings the ball forward. Markus Dörner lofts in a cross ball towards Mirco Castiglione. Mirco Castiglione makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.13
Antoine Lecocq kicks a strong pass forward to Wahid Brahami. Wahid Brahami flicks a high ball forward to Abassi Dacourt who takes it down. Abassi Dacourt knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Kaba Moustaïd is offside!
9.29
Nick Bomers sees Mirco Castiglione in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mirco Castiglione lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante heads the ball goalwards. Nwankwo Drake gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
12.49
Markus Dörner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hesekiel Wegelius. Hesekiel Wegelius shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
15.47
Florian Gleisenstein flicks a high ball forward to Mario Vieira who takes it down. Mario Vieira threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer tries a spectacular long range effort. Wonderful reactions from Jan Linke keeps it out!
20.59
Vincenzo Bernardini sees a break and surges forward. With vision, Vincenzo Bernardini picks a pass forward to Mirco Castiglione. Mirco Castiglione shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
26.49
Antoine Lecocq threads a neat ball through to Mario Vieira. Mario Vieira threads a neat ball through to Sherif Battles. Sherif Battles makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Kaba Moustaïd. Some good footwork from Kaba Moustaïd provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
28.53
Nick Bomers kicks a strong pass forward to Mirco Castiglione. Mirco Castiglione finds some space and shoots from distance. It's there!! Nwankwo Drake has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.09
Antoine Lecocq threads the ball through to Mario Vieira. Mario Vieira flicks a high ball forward to Abassi Dacourt who takes it down. Abassi Dacourt chips the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Jan Linke reads it well. Well saved!
40.40
Markus Dörner hacks Wahid Brahami from behind! Markus Dörner is given a warning by the referee! Wahid Brahami hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne have changed their lineup with Morgan Varricchio replacing Hesekiel Wegelius. RC Strasbourg appear unchanged since the first half. The RC Strasbourg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and RC Strasbourg get the second half underway!
51.31
Mario Vieira makes a beautiful solo run. Mario Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Kaba Moustaïd. Kaba Moustaïd jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.32
Tomek Dudek brings the ball forward. Tomek Dudek flicks a high pass forward. Mirco Castiglione collects the pass. Mirco Castiglione lofts in a cross ball towards Morgan Varricchio. Morgan Varricchio flicks the ball with his head. Nwankwo Drake didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
55.05
Florian Gleisenstein makes a simple pass to Mario Vieira. Mario Vieira makes a simple pass to Kaba Moustaïd. Kaba Moustaïd shoots from 25 yards. Jan Linke gets down and covers it.
57.26
Florian Gleisenstein hits a low pass to Mario Vieira. Mario Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sherif Battles. Sherif Battles knocks in a cross ball towards Abassi Dacourt. Abassi Dacourt directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.47
AS Saint-Étienne have made 2 substitutions with Matthew Howells replacing Stephen Hendry and Ruby Govou replacing Nick Bomers .
66.35
Vincenzo Bernardini takes a quick throw-in, which Matthew Howells takes on the chest. Matthew Howells flicks a high pass forward. Ruby Govou holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruby Govou threads the ball through to Morgan Varricchio. Morgan Varricchio lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry makes a deft header but is denied by Antoine Lecocq. Excellent block.
67.54
Wahid Brahami hits a low pass to Kaba Moustaïd. Kaba Moustaïd skips past Kevin Schröder! Some good footwork from Kaba Moustaïd provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.58
Greg Charlton threads a neat ball through to Mario Vieira. Mario Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthew Howells.
73.46
Mario Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Sammer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dietmar Sammer kicks a strong pass forward to Kaba Moustaïd but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.08
Wahid Brahami knocks the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer shoots from distance. Solid save from Jan Linke.
79.24
Markus Dörner threads a neat ball through to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante lofts in a cross ball towards Morgan Varricchio. Morgan Varricchio jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's a lousy effort!
83.50
Florian Gleisenstein knocks the ball to his team mate, Mario Vieira. Mario Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Sherif Battles holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sherif Battles shoots from long range. Sherif Battles scores for RC Strasbourg!!
87.48
Matthew Howells flicks the ball to his team mate, Markus Dörner. Markus Dörner threads the ball through to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante whips in a cross ball towards Mirco Castiglione. Mirco Castiglione jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Mario Vieira flicks a high pass forward to Dietmar Sammer who brings the ball under control. Dietmar Sammer makes a simple pass, allowing Kaba Moustaïd to run into the box. Kaba Moustaïd shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

RC Strasbourg
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40%
60%
Play Area
30.7%
42.7%
26.7%

Scorers
Mirco Castiglione 3, 29
Sherif Battles 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mirco Castiglione of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings
1.Jan Linke (GK)
8
2.Tomek Dudek (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Schröder (DEF)
6
4.Stephen Hendry (DEF)
6
5.Vincenzo Bernardini (DEF)
6
6.Markus Dörner (MID)
7
7.Nick Bomers (MID)
7
8.Craig Hendry (ATT)
6
9.Mark Ferrante (ATT)
6
10.Mirco Castiglione (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Hesekiel Wegelius (ATT)
6
 
12.Matthew Howells (DEF)
6
13.Ruby Govou (MID)
6
14.Morgan Varricchio (ATT)
6

1.Nwankwo Drake (GK)
7
2.Rafik Zugna (DEF)
6
3.Florian Gleisenstein (DEF)
6
4.Greg Charlton (DEF)
6
5.Antoine Lecocq (DEF)
6
6.Wahid Brahami (MID)
6
7.Mario Vieira (MID)
9
8.Sherif Battles (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Dietmar Sammer (ATT)
7
10.Abassi Dacourt (ATT)
6
11.Kaba Moustaïd (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Niven (MID)
0
13.Marcel Montero (GK)
0
14.Manuele Moretti (MID)
0