Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     MartiguesMartigues
Cristi AnghelCristi Anghel Computer Player Computer Player
Ian GreavesI. Greaves84
G
captain1
G
70Sidney HeurtebisS. Heurtebis
Stephen HendryS. Hendry76
D
2
D
73Lucien SchouftL. Schouft
Vincenzo BernardiniV. Bernardini75
D
3
D
69Craig HuckerbyC. Huckerby
Kevin SchröderK. Schröder73
D
4
D
64Teddy HenrotT. Henrot
Ruby GovouR. Govou81
M
5
M
72Seyni WimbéeS. Wimbée
Vincenzo MaiuriV. Maiuri79
M
6
M
66Steven BoisferS. Boisfer
Markus DörnerM. Dörner76
M
7
M
66Luciano TurciL. Turci
Nick BomersN. Bomers74
M
8
M
52Martin MartinsM. Martins
Hesekiel WegeliusH. Wegelius76
A
9
A
65Ronald ChibaR. Chiba
Mark FerranteM. Ferrante73
A
10captain
A
55Francois MassonF. Masson
Mirco CastiglioneM. Castiglione73
A
11
A
55Kodjo DzodicK. Dzodic
 
Morgan VarricchioM. Varricchio73
A
12
D
60Nwankwo PallisterN. Pallister
Lucas FuentesL. Fuentes72
M
13
D
59Romarin CeldranR. Celdran
Matthew HowellsM. Howells70
D
14
G
57Steve CarriéreS. Carriére

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Martigues. A crowd of 18,378 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and Martigues are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mathieur Durix.


0.00
Martigues kick off!
3.21
Kevin Schröder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Maiuri. Vincenzo Maiuri passes the ball forward to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante runs straight at the defence! Mark Ferrante rockets a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
4.32
Teddy Henrot chips the ball to his team mate, Steven Boisfer. With vision, Steven Boisfer picks a pass forward to Francois Masson. Francois Masson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.55
Vincenzo Maiuri kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante lofts in a cross ball towards Mirco Castiglione. Mirco Castiglione gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it rises well off target!
14.53
Ruby Govou makes a beautiful solo run. Ruby Govou whips in a cross ball towards Mirco Castiglione. Mirco Castiglione jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.14
Ruby Govou controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hesekiel Wegelius. Hesekiel Wegelius plays a quick one-two with Mirco Castiglione and rushes in on goal... Hesekiel Wegelius cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Sidney Heurtebis is on top of it.
21.37
Ruby Govou controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Sidney Heurtebis keeps it out!
22.32
Stephen Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Maiuri collects the pass. Vincenzo Maiuri flicks a high pass forward to Mark Ferrante who brings the ball under control. Mark Ferrante cuts inside the box! Mark Ferrante takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sidney Heurtebis with no chance!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
26.40
With a delightful solo run, Vincenzo Maiuri stretches the opposition's defence. Vincenzo Maiuri whips in a cross ball towards Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante makes a convincing header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sidney Heurtebis with no chance!! Goal for AS Saint-Étienne!
34.15
Craig Huckerby kicks a strong pass forward to Luciano Turci. Luciano Turci chips the ball to his team mate, Francois Masson. Francois Masson finds some space and shoots from distance. Ian Greaves comfortably gets down and covers it.
36.11
Markus Dörner flicks a high pass forward to Mirco Castiglione who brings the ball under control. Mirco Castiglione makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Ferrante but he's offside!
39.42
Steven Boisfer threads a neat ball through to Kodjo Dzodic. Kodjo Dzodic plays a one-two with Francois Masson and rushes in on goal... Kodjo Dzodic comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. Martigues have changed their lineup with Romarin Celdran replacing Martin Martins and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Martigues players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the second half underway!
48.38
Vincenzo Bernardini threads the ball through to Ruby Govou. Ruby Govou threads a neat ball through to Mirco Castiglione. Mirco Castiglione controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
51.17
Markus Dörner flicks a high pass forward to Hesekiel Wegelius who brings the ball neatly under control. Hesekiel Wegelius whips in a cross ball towards Mirco Castiglione. Mirco Castiglione gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Sidney Heurtebis comfortably punches it away to safety.
53.09
Stephen Hendry knocks the ball forward to Nick Bomers. Nick Bomers passes the ball forward to Hesekiel Wegelius. Hesekiel Wegelius shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.52
Without breaking stride, Vincenzo Maiuri plays the ball forward to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Sidney Heurtebis as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
61.57
Hesekiel Wegelius takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Mirco Castiglione provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
61.57
Martigues have made a substitution with Nwankwo Pallister replacing Kodjo Dzodic .
66.02
Luciano Turci chips the ball to his team mate, Ronald Chiba. Ronald Chiba knocks the ball forward to Romarin Celdran but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.11
Markus Dörner kicks a strong pass forward to Hesekiel Wegelius. Hesekiel Wegelius knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sidney Heurtebis who gathers it comfortably.
72.18
Luciano Turci chips the ball to his team mate, Ronald Chiba. Ronald Chiba runs straight at the defence! Ronald Chiba looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.34
Teddy Henrot kicks a strong pass forward to Luciano Turci. Luciano Turci makes an attacking run forward. Luciano Turci knocks the ball forward to Ronald Chiba but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.47
Martigues have made a substitution with Steve Carriére replacing Ronald Chiba .
78.55
Luciano Turci plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Pallister. Nwankwo Pallister runs straight at the defence! Nwankwo Pallister looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Good keeping from Ian Greaves as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
80.57
Corner kick to Martigues. Luciano Turci chips it out wide. Kevin Schröder jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
85.24
Kevin Schröder controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Markus Dörner. Markus Dörner runs straight at the opposition's defence. Markus Dörner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Martigues
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
24.3%
40%
35.7%

Scorers
Mirco Castiglione 15
Mark Ferrante 22, 26
Ronald Chiba 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Ferrante of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings