Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     Nimes OlympiqueNimes Olympique
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alexandre BakariA. Bakari64
G
1
G
70Fritz ChagotF. Chagot
Oscar DucrocqO. Ducrocq82
D
2
D
69Steve BertinS. Bertin
Mehdi BourgoisM. Bourgois69
D
3
D
63Toni PavonT. Pavon
Alain ThuramA. Thuram67
D
4
D
62Patrick BaillyP. Bailly
Edwin PiantoniE. Piantoni65
M
5
D
52Giuseppe BayleG. Bayle
Toifilou LegwinskiT. Legwinski59
M
6
D
48Marco PiquionneM. Piquionne
Roberto RachiniR. Rachini58
M
7captain
M
68Ottavio AccursiO. Accursi
Alexander DiopA. Diop54
M
8
M
67Ronnie CarrickR. Carrick
Luca FerraresiL. Ferraresi78
A
9
M
62Ga‘l GrossmannG. Grossmann
Carlton VieiraC. Vieira66
A
captain10
A
64Paulo GomesP. Gomes
Thomas RichterT. Richter59
A
11
A
56Ghislain BaillsG. Baills
 
Pablo SotoP. Soto64
D
12
G
60Kevin WhiteK. White
Regis SommeilR. Sommeil60
G
13
M
59Bart ClaesB. Claes
Daniel BellosoD. Belloso59
A
14
M
57Thibault LarrieuT. Larrieu

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to Nimes Olympique. A crowd of 9,920 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nimes Olympique appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Debeve.


0.00
AS Monaco kick off and get the match underway!
2.10
Toifilou Legwinski comes in with a late challenge on Ga‘l Grossmann. The referee calls over Toifilou Legwinski and shows him a yellow card! Ga‘l Grossmann runs off the knock.
4.36
Alain Thuram flicks the ball to his team mate, Edwin Piantoni. Edwin Piantoni flicks a high pass forward to Carlton Vieira who brings the ball under control. Carlton Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Ferraresi. Luca Ferraresi whips the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Fritz Chagot keeps it out!
6.12
Ronnie Carrick passes the ball forward to Paulo Gomes. Paulo Gomes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.16
Alain Thuram flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Rachini controls it well on his chest. Roberto Rachini threads a neat ball through to Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira plays a quick one-two with Thomas Richter and rushes in on goal... Carlton Vieira shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
10.13
Alain Thuram flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Rachini. Roberto Rachini flicks a high pass forward. Luca Ferraresi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luca Ferraresi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Fritz Chagot manages to gather it easily.
15.03
Steve Bertin clumsily knocks into Carlton Vieira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carlton Vieira runs off the knock.
18.08
Roberto Rachini hits a low pass to Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
26.26
Roberto Rachini chips the ball to his team mate, Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Fritz Chagot!
28.07
Marco Piquionne darts forward. Marco Piquionne passes the ball forward to Paulo Gomes. Paulo Gomes rushes past Mehdi Bourgois! Some silky footwork from Paulo Gomes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.44
Ronnie Carrick chips the ball to his team mate, Ghislain Baills. Ghislain Baills controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. Nimes Olympique also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Monaco players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Nimes Olympique kick off the second half!
49.49
Mehdi Bourgois flicks a high pass forward to Toifilou Legwinski who brings the ball under control. Toifilou Legwinski chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Richter. Thomas Richter puts a great ball through. Carlton Vieira runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
51.06
Oscar Ducrocq makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Diop. Alexander Diop sees Luca Ferraresi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luca Ferraresi shoots from long range but somehow Fritz Chagot manages to keep it out.
54.08
Ga‘l Grossmann threads a neat ball through to Paulo Gomes. Paulo Gomes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.02
Ottavio Accursi kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Gomes. Paulo Gomes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
60.55
Nimes Olympique have made a substitution with Bart Claes replacing Steve Bertin .
63.24
Mehdi Bourgois flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Rachini. Roberto Rachini sees Thomas Richter in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thomas Richter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
67.27
Roberto Rachini passes the ball forward to Thomas Richter. Thomas Richter shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.55
With great vision, Alexander Diop plays the ball forward to Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.45
Oscar Ducrocq flicks a high pass forward. Toifilou Legwinski controls it well on his chest. Toifilou Legwinski flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Richter who brings the ball under control. Thomas Richter shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
84.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
87.19
Paulo Gomes comes in with a late challenge on Mehdi Bourgois. Paulo Gomes is shown the yellow card! Mehdi Bourgois hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.10
Giuseppe Bayle chips the ball to his team mate, Ga‘l Grossmann. Ga‘l Grossmann threads a neat ball through to Ghislain Baills. Ghislain Baills tries a spectacular long range effort. Alexandre Bakari gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
90.00
Alexander Diop flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Richter who takes it down. Thomas Richter lofts in a cross ball towards Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira whips the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

Nimes Olympique
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
28.3%
47.8%
23.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fritz Chagot of Nimes Olympique

Match Ratings
1.Alexandre Bakari (GK)
7
2.Oscar Ducrocq (DEF)
7
3.Mehdi Bourgois (DEF)
6
4.Alain Thuram (DEF)
7
5.Edwin Piantoni (MID)
6
6.Toifilou Legwinski (MID)yellow card
6
7.Roberto Rachini (MID)
8
8.Alexander Diop (MID)
7
9.Luca Ferraresi (ATT)
7
10.Carlton Vieira (ATT)
7
11.Thomas Richter (ATT)
6
 
12.Pablo Soto (DEF)
0
13.Regis Sommeil (GK)
0
14.Daniel Belloso (ATT)
0

1.Fritz Chagot (GK)
9
2.Steve Bertin (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Toni Pavon (DEF)
6
4.Patrick Bailly (DEF)
6
5.Giuseppe Bayle (DEF)
6
6.Marco Piquionne (DEF)
6
7.Ottavio Accursi (MID)
6
8.Ronnie Carrick (MID)
6
9.Ga‘l Grossmann (MID)
7
10.Paulo Gomes (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Ghislain Baills (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin White (GK)
0
13.Bart Claes (MID)
6
14.Thibault Larrieu (MID)
0