Match Report
| AS Monaco | AS Monaco |  |  | FC Metz | FC Metz | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Kirschner | M. Kirschner |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Willy Ferrere | W. Ferrere | |||||||||
| Phil Eadie | P. Eadie |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Danijel Barul | D. Barul | |||||||||
| Jeremy Kool | J. Kool |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 |  | Martin Memmo | M. Memmo | |||||||||
| Domenico Ngom | D. Ngom | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Pape Camadini | P. Camadini | |||||||||
| Garry Caldwell | G. Caldwell |  | 72 | M | | 5 | |  | M | 55 | | Lamine Govou | L. Govou | ||||||||
| Medhi Sikora | M. Sikora | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Anton Fromm | A. Fromm | |||||||||
| Gavin Burley | G. Burley | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Jan Kneissl | J. Kneissl | |||||||||
| Edouard Zebina | E. Zebina | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Younes Bizasene | Y. Bizasene | |||||||||
| Marcel Schöll | M. Schöll | | 70 | A | | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Cedric Macquet | C. Macquet | ||||||||
| Luca Bianco | L. Bianco | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Stanislas Savidan | S. Savidan | |||||||||
| Xavier Nafti | X. Nafti | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Youssef Rott | Y. Rott | |||||||||
| Stan Henry | S. Henry | | 64 | G | | 12 | | G | 55 | | Patrice Trévisan | P. Trévisan | |||||||||
| Soufiane Ferreira-Leite | S. Ferreira-Leite | | 57 | G | | 13 | | G | 54 | | Guillermo Mathis | G. Mathis | |||||||||
| Kaba Lama | K. Lama | | 55 | A | | 14 | | A | 54 | | Ledley Midgley | L. Midgley | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to FC Metz. A crowd of 8,903 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AS Monaco and FC Metz are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by GŽrard Banchelli.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AS Monaco and FC Metz are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by GŽrard Banchelli.
0.00
0-0FC Metz kick off the first half!
2.54
0-0Jeremy Kool chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Burley. Gavin Burley flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Schöll holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcel Schöll runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Marcel Schöll provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Willy Ferrere comfortably gets down and covers it.
4.49
0-0Garry Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Luca Bianco. Luca Bianco whips in a cross ball towards Xavier Nafti. Xavier Nafti knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
6.57
0-0Gavin Burley darts forward. Gavin Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.27
1-0Gavin Burley flicks a high ball forward to Marcel Schöll who takes it down. Marcel Schöll whips in a cross ball towards Luca Bianco. Luca Bianco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.26
Edouard Zebina knocks the ball forward to Luca Bianco. Luca Bianco shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
21.40
Anton Fromm threads the ball through to Cedric Macquet. Cedric Macquet shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.17
Showing composure, Pape Camadini picks a pass forward to Anton Fromm. Anton Fromm plays the ball forward to Stanislas Savidan. Stanislas Savidan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.53
Phil Eadie hits a low pass to Edouard Zebina. Edouard Zebina flicks a high ball forward to Marcel Schöll who takes it down. Marcel Schöll knocks in a cross ball towards Xavier Nafti. Xavier Nafti gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.50
Garry Caldwell makes an attacking run forward. Garry Caldwell shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
32.15
Younes Bizasene knocks the ball forward to Youssef Rott. Youssef Rott lofts in a cross ball towards Cedric Macquet. Cedric Macquet heads the ball goalwards. Fantastic reaction save from Marc Kirschner!
34.45
Edouard Zebina flicks a high pass forward. Luca Bianco controls it well on his chest. Luca Bianco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.39
Medhi Sikora makes a simple pass to Marcel Schöll. Marcel Schöll knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.39
Martin Memmo pushes mid-way up the pitch. Martin Memmo hits a low pass to Youssef Rott. Youssef Rott shoots from long range but it flies wide!
42.43
Anton Fromm passes the ball forward to Stanislas Savidan. Stanislas Savidan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Kirschner who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Jan Kneissl flicks a high ball forward to Stanislas Savidan who takes it down. Stanislas Savidan shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. FC Metz have changed their lineup with Guillermo Mathis replacing Youssef Rott and Ledley Midgley replacing Pape Camadini.
45.00
The whistle blows and AS Monaco kick off!
48.30
Gavin Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Schöll. Marcel Schöll whips in a cross ball towards Luca Bianco. Luca Bianco jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
49.46
Gavin Burley makes a simple pass to Xavier Nafti. Xavier Nafti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Willy Ferrere who gathers it comfortably.
55.58
Showing composure, Gavin Burley plays the ball forward to Luca Bianco. Luca Bianco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.12
Jeremy Kool makes a probing pass to Medhi Sikora. Medhi Sikora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Xavier Nafti. Xavier Nafti whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Schöll. Marcel Schöll jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
61.05
1-2Ledley Midgley catches Luca Bianco on the ankles. The referee calls over Ledley Midgley and warns him to calm down! Luca Bianco grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.11
Gavin Burley passes the ball forward to Luca Bianco. Luca Bianco finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
72.16
Medhi Sikora brings the ball forward. Medhi Sikora shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.32
Medhi Sikora makes a probing pass to Luca Bianco. Luca Bianco runs straight at the defence! Luca Bianco tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Willy Ferrere has to pick the ball from the back of the net! The crowd cheers as the Italian celebrates his hattrick!
77.32
3-2FC Metz have made a substitution with Patrice Trévisan replacing Stanislas Savidan .
81.43
Gavin Burley chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Schöll. Marcel Schöll runs straight at the defence! Marcel Schöll muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
85.15
Garry Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Schöll controls it well on his chest. Marcel Schöll knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Bianco. Luca Bianco rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.06
3-2Garry Caldwell makes a simple pass to Xavier Nafti. Xavier Nafti rushes past Ledley Midgley! Some silky footwork from Xavier Nafti provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Ledley Midgley blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
90.00
Martin Memmo threads the ball through to Jan Kneissl. Jan Kneissl flicks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Macquet. Cedric Macquet lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Mathis. Guillermo Mathis connects with a diving header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.6%
29.4%
Play Area
17.6%
44.1%
38.2%
Scorers
| Luca Bianco 8, 65, 75 | Cedric Macquet 21 Stanislas Savidan 45 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Luca Bianco of AS Monaco |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Marc Kirschner (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Phil Eadie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jeremy Kool (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Domenico Ngom (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Garry Caldwell (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Medhi Sikora (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Gavin Burley (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Edouard Zebina (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Marcel Schöll (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Luca Bianco (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Xavier Nafti (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Stan Henry (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Soufiane Ferreira-Leite (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kaba Lama (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Willy Ferrere (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Danijel Barul (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Memmo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Pape Camadini (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Lamine Govou (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Anton Fromm (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jan Kneissl (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Younes Bizasene (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Cedric Macquet (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Stanislas Savidan (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Youssef Rott (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Patrice Trévisan (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Guillermo Mathis (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ledley Midgley (ATT) | 6 | |