Match Report


Le Havre ACLe Havre AC     SM CaenSM Caen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ferdinand ZaidanF. Zaidan64
G
1
G
59Marco AzzopardiM. Azzopardi
Florian MacquetF. Macquet69
D
2
D
67Giampietro FlorioG. Florio
Bertrand CazarelliB. Cazarelli68
D
3
D
67Franois CinettiF. Cinetti
Ted DoumencT. Doumenc67
D
captain4
D
60David FerronD. Ferron
Fabio CapezzutoF. Capezzuto66
D
5
D
52Jean-Marc TatarianJ. Tatarian
Ghislain ArribagéG. Arribagé65
M
6
M
73Miguael TouréM. Touré
Eric GarciaE. Garcia64
M
7
M
71Gianfranco Del PieroG. Del Piero
Juan DominguezJ. Dominguez68
A
8
M
65Demlaba CisséD. Cissé
Jean Chr. BoutoilleJ. Boutoille64
A
9
A
70Giuliano CardoneG. Cardone
Robert NewbyR. Newby63
A
10captain
A
67Luis LopesL. Lopes
David MckinlayD. Mckinlay57
A
11
A
65Frank GreeningF. Greening
 
Fadel LjubojaF. Ljuboja64
M
12
M
64Eric SammerE. Sammer
Fabio FerrereF. Ferrere62
D
13
M
56Cedric DebaetsC. Debaets
Jimmy BoutoilleJ. Boutoille62
D
14
M
51Ahmed FujenA. Fujen

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stade Océane where Le Havre AC play host to SM Caen in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Le Havre AC are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while SM Caen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Medhi Prat.


0.00
Le Havre AC start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.06
Fabio Capezzuto flicks a high pass forward. Eric Garcia collects the pass. Eric Garcia hits a low pass to Jean Chr. Boutoille. Jean Chr. Boutoille lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Newby. Robert Newby is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
3.49
Franois Cinetti runs forward with the ball. Franois Cinetti flicks a high pass forward. Frank Greening collects the pass. Frank Greening tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
6.41
Eric Garcia flicks a high ball forward to Robert Newby who takes it down. Robert Newby whips in a cross ball towards Jean Chr. Boutoille. Jean Chr. Boutoille is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jean Chr. Boutoille scores for Le Havre AC!!
9.47
Jean-Marc Tatarian hits a low pass to Miguael Touré. Miguael Touré changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Miguael Touré knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Greening. Frank Greening flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
16.34
Eric Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Juan Dominguez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Dominguez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giampietro Florio.
32.25
Gianfranco Del Piero flicks the ball to his team mate, Luis Lopes. Luis Lopes finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
33.39
Gianfranco Del Piero hits a low pass to Frank Greening. Frank Greening plays a quick one-two with Giuliano Cardone and rushes in on goal... Frank Greening comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It's there!! Ferdinand Zaidan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.34
Ghislain Arribagé receives the ball from a throw-in from Eric Garcia. Ghislain Arribagé makes a beautiful solo run. Ghislain Arribagé whips in a cross ball towards David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
40.40
Demlaba Cissé hacks Ghislain Arribagé from behind! The referee brings Demlaba Cissé to one side and gives him a warning! Ghislain Arribagé carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.39
Miguael Touré brings the ball forward. Miguael Touré controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
SM Caen kick off!
47.52
Gianfranco Del Piero runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gianfranco Del Piero flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Greening. Frank Greening muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
49.56
Franois Cinetti comes in with a late challenge on Robert Newby. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Robert Newby stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.28
Gianfranco Del Piero makes a probing pass to Luis Lopes. Luis Lopes shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
54.37
Ghislain Arribagé decides to run forward with the ball. Ghislain Arribagé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.00
David Ferron controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianfranco Del Piero. Gianfranco Del Piero kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Lopes. Luis Lopes makes a probing pass to Giuliano Cardone but he's offside!
59.39
David Mckinlay clumsily knocks into David Ferron. The referee calls over David Mckinlay and warns him to calm down! David Ferron runs off the knock.
61.14
Miguael Touré makes a simple pass to Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
63.43
Jean-Marc Tatarian flicks a high pass forward. Demlaba Cissé collects the pass. Demlaba Cissé flicks a high ball forward to Luis Lopes who takes it down. Luis Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.42
Ghislain Arribagé controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean Chr. Boutoille. Jean Chr. Boutoille lofts in a cross ball towards David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
69.24
Florian Macquet kicks a strong pass forward to Ghislain Arribagé. Ghislain Arribagé flicks a high ball forward to David Mckinlay who takes it down. David Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marco Azzopardi who gathers it comfortably.
73.33
Demlaba Cissé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
75.37
Franois Cinetti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Demlaba Cissé. Demlaba Cissé hits a low pass to Frank Greening. Frank Greening lofts in a cross ball towards Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ferdinand Zaidan with no chance!! Goal for SM Caen!
77.37
Le Havre AC have made a substitution with Fadel Ljuboja replacing Robert Newby .
78.10
Ghislain Arribagé barges into Miguael Touré. Ghislain Arribagé is shown the yellow card! Miguael Touré hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.52
Miguael Touré chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Lopes. Luis Lopes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Ferdinand Zaidan smothers it!
81.33
Gianfranco Del Piero knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Lopes. Luis Lopes advances inside the box! Luis Lopes tries a spectacular strike but Ferdinand Zaidan reads it well. Nice keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Le Havre AC

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

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
35.3%
42.6%
22.1%

Scorers
Jean Chr. Boutoille 6
Frank Greening 9, 33
Giuliano Cardone 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frank Greening of SM Caen

Match Ratings