Evian Thonon Gaillard vs Saint-Étienne, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Evian Thonon Gaillard

42': Mathieu Duhamel
90'+4': Kassim Abdallah

FT
1 - 2

Saint-Étienne

12': Max Gradel
82': Max Gradel (P)

Gradel brace sends Evian down

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Foul by Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
1': Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt missed. Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
5': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
5': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
5': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Duhamel following a corner.
6': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesper Juelsgaard.
7': Foul by Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
7': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
10': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Benjamin Corgnet.
10': Foul by Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
10': Jonathan Brison (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
11': Milos Ninkovic (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Goal! Evian Thonon Gaillard 0, St Etienne 1. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
15': Foul by Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
15': Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
17': Offside, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Jesper Juelsgaard tries a through ball, but Mathieu Duhamel is caught offside.
17': Offside, St Etienne. Kévin Théophile-Catherine tries a through ball, but Ricky van Wolfswinkel is caught offside.
18': Offside, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Yeltsin Tejeda tries a through ball, but Mathieu Duhamel is caught offside.
19': Attempt missed. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabien Lemoine.
21': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
21': Foul by Max Gradel (St Etienne).
21': Jesper Juelsgaard (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
22': Milos Ninkovic (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Jonathan Brison (St Etienne).
26': Jonathan Brison (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Delay in match Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) because of an injury.
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Substitution, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Olivier Sorlin replaces Djakaridja Koné because of an injury.
29': Foul by Jonathan Brison (St Etienne).
29': Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
32': Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Foul by Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne).
34': Attempt missed. Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
34': Foul by Jesper Juelsgaard (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
34': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Jesper Juelsgaard (Evian Thonon Gaillard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a cross.
36': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Fabien Lemoine.
38': Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne).
39': Foul by Milos Ninkovic (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
39': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Max Gradel with a cross.
41': Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Olivier Sorlin (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
41': Olivier Sorlin (Evian Thonon Gaillard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Goal! Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, St Etienne 1. Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross following a fast break.
44': Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
45'+1': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
45'+1': Jonathan Brison (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson following a set piece situation.
45'+3': First Half ends, Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, St Etienne 1.
0': Match ends, Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, St Etienne 2.
45': Second Half begins Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, St Etienne 1.
46': Attempt missed. Milos Ninkovic (Evian Thonon Gaillard) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Clarck N'Sikulu with a cross.
48': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
49': Attempt missed. Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a headed pass.
50': Attempt saved. Ricky van Wolfswinkel (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Corgnet.
51': Offside, St Etienne. Max Gradel tries a through ball, but Ricky van Wolfswinkel is caught offside.
52': Attempt missed. Yeltsin Tejeda (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
52': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Milos Ninkovic.
53': Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
55': Offside, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Adrien Thomasson tries a through ball, but Clarck N'Sikulu is caught offside.
56': Cédric Cambon (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Ricky van Wolfswinkel (St Etienne).
57': Attempt saved. Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milos Ninkovic.
58': Attempt missed. Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
61': Substitution, St Etienne. Yohan Mollo replaces Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
63': Attempt missed. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
63': Attempt missed. Benjamin Corgnet (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Max Gradel.
64': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
64': Olivier Sorlin (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt missed. Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesper Juelsgaard with a cross.
65': Delay in match Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) because of an injury.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Substitution, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Gilles Sunu replaces Milos Ninkovic.
68': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Corgnet.
70': Substitution, St Etienne. Florentin Pogba replaces Benjamin Corgnet.
71': Attempt saved. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Gradel.
71': Attempt blocked. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jesper Juelsgaard.
71': Attempt missed. Max Gradel (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
73': Foul by Jesper Juelsgaard (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
73': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Attempt blocked. Yohan Mollo (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
74': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Cédric Mongongu.
75': Attempt missed. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yohan Mollo with a cross following a corner.
76': Foul by Cédric Mongongu (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
76': Max Gradel (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Cédric Mongongu (Evian Thonon Gaillard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Attempt blocked. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Attempt missed. Jonathan Brison (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
80': Penalty St Etienne. Max Gradel draws a foul in the penalty area.
80': Penalty conceded by Cédric Cambon (Evian Thonon Gaillard) after a foul in the penalty area.
81': Cédric Cambon (Evian Thonon Gaillard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Goal! Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, St Etienne 2. Max Gradel (St Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
83': Substitution, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Nicolás Blandi replaces Clarck N'Sikulu.
83': Substitution, St Etienne. Ismael Diomande replaces Fabien Lemoine.
86': Foul by Nicolás Blandi (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
86': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Kassim Abdallah (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
88': Yohan Mollo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Kassim Abdallah (Evian Thonon Gaillard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Foul by Ismael Diomande (St Etienne).
90'+1': Olivier Sorlin (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cédric Cambon following a corner.
90'+2': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Juelsgaard with a cross.
90'+3': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Yeltsin Tejeda (Evian Thonon Gaillard) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Juelsgaard with a cross.
90'+3': Foul by Kassim Abdallah (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
90'+3': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Kassim Abdallah (Evian Thonon Gaillard) is shown the red card.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Max Gradel (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, St Etienne 2.

Statistics

ASSE		EVN
14	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	2
55	Possession	45
19	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
322	Accurate Passes	216
432	Passes	330
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	9
15	Crosses	29
0.2	Cross %	0.3
72	Long Balls	75
27	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	12
17	Tackles	15
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
50	Effective Clearances	20
50	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Sports
Location: Annecy, France
Attendance: 14,382

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AS Monaco	5	+5	13
2	Lyon	5	+8	11
3	Paris FC	5	+5	11
4	Lille	5	+4	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Evian Thonon Gaillard (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
40	Benjamin Leroy (GK)
21	Cédric Mongongu
22	Cédric Cambon
26	Jesper Juelsgard
2	Kassim Abdallah
5	Milos Ninkovic
8	Yeltsin Tejeda
6	Djakaridja Koné
10	Mathieu Duhamel
27	Clarck Nsikulu
7	Adrien Thomasson

Evian Thonon Gaillard Substitutes:

Gilles Sunu, David Ramírez, Olivier Sorlin, Aldo Angoula, Nicolás Blandi, Nickie Nielsen, Jesper Hansen.

Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24	Loïc Perrin
26	Moustapha Sall
20	Jonathan Brison
2	Kévin Théophile-Catherine
8	Benjamin Corgnet
6	Jérémy Clément
18	Fabien Lemoine
13	Ricky van Wolfswinkel
7	Max Gradel
22	Kévin Monnet-Paquet

Saint-Étienne Substitutes:

Florentin Pogba, Ismael Diomandé, Landry N'Guemo, Yohan Mollo, Jessy Moulin, Jonathan Bamba, Paul Baysse.

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