Match Report


Troyes Aube ChampagneTroyes Aube Champagne     AS MonacoAS Monaco
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arnaud DjorkaeffA. Djorkaeff57
G
1
G
64Alexandre BakariA. Bakari
Philipe SitrukP. Sitruk70
D
2
D
82Oscar DucrocqO. Ducrocq
Yannick NogueiraY. Nogueira60
D
3
D
69Mehdi BourgoisM. Bourgois
Jean-Luc FournelJ. Fournel60
D
4
D
67Alain ThuramA. Thuram
Hannes LensingH. Lensing54
D
5
M
65Edwin PiantoniE. Piantoni
Chritophe GinolaC. Ginola72
M
6
M
59Toifilou LegwinskiT. Legwinski
Rudy BattlesR. Battles71
M
7
M
58Roberto RachiniR. Rachini
Thomas FinazziT. Finazzi68
M
8
M
54Alexander DiopA. Diop
Wes CampbellW. Campbell68
M
9
A
78Luca FerraresiL. Ferraresi
Ronan PoulardR. Poulard75
A
10captain
A
66Carlton VieiraC. Vieira
Diego EckerD. Ecker58
A
captain11
A
60Thomas RichterT. Richter
 
Lionel Le GarrecL. Le Garrec58
M
12
D
64Pablo SotoP. Soto
Reynald GallasR. Gallas57
M
13
G
60Regis SommeilR. Sommeil
Dario BodmerD. Bodmer54
A
14
A
59Daniel BellosoD. Belloso

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade de lAube where Troyes Aube Champagne play host to AS Monaco. A crowd of 9,162 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Troyes Aube Champagne are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AS Monaco appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Coulibaly.


0.00
AS Monaco start the match!
4.25
Chritophe Ginola threads a neat ball through to Diego Ecker. Diego Ecker tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
6.00
Yannick Nogueira flicks the ball to his team mate, Rudy Battles. Rudy Battles plays the ball forward to Diego Ecker. Diego Ecker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.43
Oscar Ducrocq sees Edwin Piantoni in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edwin Piantoni chips the ball to his team mate, Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Luca Ferraresi. Luca Ferraresi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
18.06
Thomas Finazzi flicks a high pass forward to Ronan Poulard who brings the ball under control. Ronan Poulard knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Ecker. Diego Ecker beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but Mehdi Bourgois blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
22.39
Jean-Luc Fournel threads a neat ball through to Rudy Battles. Rudy Battles threads a neat ball through to Ronan Poulard. Ronan Poulard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alain Thuram.
26.05
Oscar Ducrocq flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Rachini controls it well on his chest. Roberto Rachini knocks the ball forward to Thomas Richter. Thomas Richter knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Ferraresi. Luca Ferraresi heads the ball goalwards but it's well over the bar!
32.36
Roberto Rachini flicks a high pass forward. Luca Ferraresi controls it well on his chest. Luca Ferraresi whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
39.27
Thomas Finazzi passes the ball forward to Ronan Poulard. Ronan Poulard shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Philipe Sitruk flicks the ball to his team mate, Rudy Battles. Rudy Battles kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Ecker. Diego Ecker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Troyes Aube Champagne appear unchanged since the first half. AS Monaco also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Monaco players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Troyes Aube Champagne kick off the second half!
48.06
Toifilou Legwinski 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 but it's a lousy effort!
49.02
Thomas Finazzi surges forward with the ball. Thomas Finazzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oscar Ducrocq.
53.12
Thomas Finazzi runs straight at the opposition's defence. Thomas Finazzi kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Ecker but the referee indicates it's offside!
55.29
Yannick Nogueira chips the ball to his team mate, Rudy Battles. Rudy Battles flicks a high pass forward. Diego Ecker controls it well on his chest. Diego Ecker knocks in a cross ball towards Ronan Poulard. Ronan Poulard makes a looping header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.46
Ronan Poulard comes in with a late challenge on Mehdi Bourgois. The referee brings Ronan Poulard to one side and gives him a warning! Mehdi Bourgois stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.06
Edwin Piantoni sees space and advances. Edwin Piantoni shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.39
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Regis Sommeil replacing Alexander Diop .
65.29
Diego Ecker catches Alain Thuram on the ankles. Diego Ecker is warned by the referee! Alain Thuram runs off the knock.
66.09
Hannes Lensing flicks a high pass forward to Rudy Battles who brings the ball under control. Rudy Battles threads a neat ball through to Diego Ecker. Diego Ecker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.25
Toifilou Legwinski threads the ball through to Luca Ferraresi. Luca Ferraresi skips past Philipe Sitruk! Luca Ferraresi tries a spectacular strike. Arnaud Djorkaeff gets down and covers it.
72.50
Mehdi Bourgois advances with the ball. Mehdi Bourgois flicks a high pass forward to Thomas Richter who brings the ball under control. Thomas Richter shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
81.54
Wes Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Ronan Poulard. Ronan Poulard shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Alexandre Bakari!
90.00
Regis Sommeil takes a quick throw-in, which Toifilou Legwinski takes on the chest. Toifilou Legwinski deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luca Ferraresi. Luca Ferraresi knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Richter. With a superhuman jump, Thomas Richter connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! That brings them back into the game!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Troyes Aube Champagne

AS Monaco
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
24.1%
45.6%
30.4%

Scorers
Ronan Poulard 39
Thomas Richter 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Finazzi of Troyes Aube Champagne

Match Ratings
1.Arnaud Djorkaeff (GK)
7
2.Philipe Sitruk (DEF)
6
3.Yannick Nogueira (DEF)
6
4.Jean-Luc Fournel (DEF)
6
5.Hannes Lensing (DEF)
6
6.Chritophe Ginola (MID)
6
7.Rudy Battles (MID)
8
8.Thomas Finazzi (MID)
9
9.Wes Campbell (MID)
6
10.Ronan Poulard (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Diego Ecker (ATT)
6
 
12.Lionel Le Garrec (MID)
0
13.Reynald Gallas (MID)
0
14.Dario Bodmer (ATT)
0

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