Match Report


AC CannesAC Cannes     SM CaenSM Caen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sean SuperbiS. Superbi67
G
1
G
59Marco AzzopardiM. Azzopardi
Marvin BaileyM. Bailey74
D
2
D
67Giampietro FlorioG. Florio
Said PavonS. Pavon70
D
3
D
67Franois CinettiF. Cinetti
Filipe NevesF. Neves69
D
4
D
66Del HackworthD. Hackworth
Andre RamoraA. Ramora71
M
5
D
64Pierre TanguyP. Tanguy
Kevin NivenK. Niven69
M
6
M
71Gianfranco Del PieroG. Del Piero
Erwan JambayE. Jambay56
M
7
M
63Eric SammerE. Sammer
Louis BertinL. Bertin44
M
8
M
56Cedric DebaetsC. Debaets
Dominic GemmellD. Gemmell71
A
captain9
A
70Giuliano CardoneG. Cardone
Tchiressoua LopezT. Lopez68
A
10captain
A
68Aboubacar EggimannA. Eggimann
Patrice ValenconiP. Valenconi61
A
11
A
65Frank GreeningF. Greening
 
Roland Van RijswijkR. Van Rijswijk69
D
12
D
60Alexei PeyrladeA. Peyrlade
Youssouf MacéY. Macé68
D
13
D
52Jean-Marc TatarianJ. Tatarian
Seth CopeS. Cope65
G
14
M
51Christophe FayolleC. Fayolle

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Pierre de Coubertin where AC Cannes play host to SM Caen. A crowd of 18,590 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Cannes are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SM Caen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Micha‘l Coridon.


0.00
The whistle blows and SM Caen kick off!
2.44
Eric Sammer sees Frank Greening in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frank Greening knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.54
Eric Sammer hits a low pass to Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.30
Eric Sammer flicks a high pass forward. Giuliano Cardone collects the pass. Giuliano Cardone lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Greening. Frank Greening makes a deft header but it is miles over!
8.45
Erwan Jambay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrice Valenconi. Patrice Valenconi knocks in a cross ball towards Tchiressoua Lopez. Tchiressoua Lopez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.26
Andre Ramora kicks a strong pass forward to Tchiressoua Lopez. Tchiressoua Lopez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
16.07
Said Pavon knocks the ball to his team mate, Louis Bertin. With a delightful solo run, Louis Bertin stretches the opposition's defence. Louis Bertin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Marco Azzopardi gets down and covers it.
21.16
SM Caen are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
30.09
With a delightful solo run, Eric Sammer stretches the opposition's defence. Eric Sammer tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
38.07
Gianfranco Del Piero flicks a high pass forward. Aboubacar Eggimann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aboubacar Eggimann makes a defence splitting pass to Frank Greening. Some silky footwork from Frank Greening provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.21
Gianfranco Del Piero comes in with a late challenge on Erwan Jambay. The referee calls over Gianfranco Del Piero and shows him a yellow card! Erwan Jambay runs off the knock.
45.00
Pierre Tanguy knocks the ball forward to Eric Sammer. Eric Sammer threads a neat ball through to Frank Greening. Frank Greening sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Cannes appear unchanged since the first half. SM Caen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and AC Cannes get the second half underway!
47.22
Cedric Debaets flicks a high pass forward to Giuliano Cardone who brings the ball under control. Giuliano Cardone knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Greening. Frank Greening flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.31
Erwan Jambay sees space and advances. Erwan Jambay lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Gemmell. Dominic Gemmell directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.55
With intelligent imagination, Said Pavon plays the ball forward to Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven makes a high pass forward. Tchiressoua Lopez shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Tchiressoua Lopez whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Gemmell. Dominic Gemmell powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
57.55
Erwan Jambay knocks the ball forward to Patrice Valenconi. Patrice Valenconi skips past Franois Cinetti! Patrice Valenconi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Fantastic reactions from Del Hackworth blocks the shot!
59.19
Gianfranco Del Piero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Greening. Frank Greening gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Sean Superbi effortlessly punches it away to safety.
60.25
AC Cannes have made 2 substitutions with Youssouf Macé replacing Dominic Gemmell and Seth Cope replacing Andre Ramora and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
61.30
Franois Cinetti threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Del Piero. Without breaking stride, Gianfranco Del Piero plays the ball forward to Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone whips in a cross ball towards Frank Greening. Frank Greening connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! That brings them level!
63.30
AC Cannes have made a substitution with Roland Van Rijswijk replacing Erwan Jambay .
66.46
Frank Greening clumsily knocks into Said Pavon. The referee calls over Frank Greening and shows him a yellow card! Said Pavon runs off the knock.
69.51
Youssouf Macé makes a simple pass to Patrice Valenconi. Patrice Valenconi makes a defence splitting pass to Tchiressoua Lopez. Tchiressoua Lopez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Marco Azzopardi manages to keep it out.
72.04
Filipe Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Niven. Kevin Niven sees a break and surges forward. Kevin Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
75.21
Gianfranco Del Piero clumsily knocks into Louis Bertin. The referee warns Gianfranco Del Piero to calm down! Louis Bertin runs off the knock.
84.30
Pierre Tanguy kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Del Piero. Gianfranco Del Piero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aboubacar Eggimann. Aboubacar Eggimann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
87.52
Seth Cope flicks a high pass forward. Roland Van Rijswijk holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roland Van Rijswijk flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrice Valenconi. Patrice Valenconi shoots from distance. Marco Azzopardi easily gets down and covers it.
89.47
Pierre Tanguy pushes mid-way up the pitch. Pierre Tanguy knocks the ball forward to Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Cannes

SM Caen
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
29.1%
45.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Dominic Gemmell 49, 54
Frank Greening 38, 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Gemmell of AC Cannes

Match Ratings