Saint-Étienne vs Troyes, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1St Etienne edge out Troyes to keep European hopes alive
St Etienne edge out Troyes to keep European hopes alive
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Corentin Jean (Troyes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne).
- 5': Offside, St Etienne. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Kévin Monnet-Paquet is caught offside.
- 7': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Matthieu Saunier.
- 7': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
- 7': Thiago Xavier (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Deniz Hummet (Troyes).
- 10': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a cross.
- 11': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Jessy Pi (Troyes).
- 12': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Thiago Xavier (Troyes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Mavinga.
- 14': Offside, St Etienne. Moustapha Bayal Sall tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Renaud Cohade.
- 15': Substitution, St Etienne. Oussama Tannane replaces Jean-Christophe Bahebeck because of an injury.
- 16': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Alois Confais.
- 17': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Rincon.
- 18': Attempt missed. Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Alois Confais (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 19': Foul by Jessy Pi (Troyes).
- 19': Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Jessy Pi (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Foul by Chris Mavinga (Troyes).
- 20': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Matthieu Saunier.
- 24': Attempt saved. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross.
- 25': Benjamin Nivet (Troyes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 26': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 26': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Chris Mavinga (Troyes).
- 31': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Lossemy Karaboue (Troyes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Deniz Hummet.
- 34': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabien Lemoine.
- 35': Foul by Deniz Hummet (Troyes).
- 35': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corentin Jean (Troyes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne).
- 37': Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Delay in match Corentin Jean (Troyes) because of an injury.
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Lossemy Karaboue (Troyes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
- 38': Foul by Thiago Xavier (Troyes).
- 38': Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
- 39': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Matthieu Dreyer.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Corentin Jean (Troyes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rincon.
- 40': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Jérémy Clément.
- 45'+2': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Alois Confais.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Troyes 0.
- 0': Match ends, St Etienne 1, Troyes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Troyes 0.
- 45': Substitution, Troyes. Fabien Camus replaces Deniz Hummet.
- 46': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 46': Thiago Xavier (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Alois Confais (Troyes).
- 52': Attempt saved. Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
- 53': Thiago Xavier (Troyes) is shown the yellow card.
- 53': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
- 54': Foul by Chris Mavinga (Troyes).
- 54': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Benjamin Nivet (Troyes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
- 58': Attempt missed. Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, St Etienne. Valentin Eysseric replaces Renaud Cohade.
- 60': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
- 60': Rincon (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jessy Pi (Troyes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fabien Camus.
- 63': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 63': Rincon (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Alois Confais (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne).
- 65': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Chris Mavinga.
- 68': Chris Mavinga (Troyes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne).
- 69': Attempt missed. Alois Confais (Troyes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 70': Foul by Thiago Xavier (Troyes).
- 70': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, St Etienne. Neal Maupay replaces Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
- 72': Attempt saved. Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 73': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Benjamin Nivet.
- 74': Foul by Benjamin Nivet (Troyes).
- 74': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Thiago Xavier.
- 75': Goal! St Etienne 1, Troyes 0. Neal Maupay (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross following a corner.
- 77': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
- 77': Matthieu Saunier (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Troyes. Karim Azamoum replaces Lossemy Karaboue.
- 79': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Fabien Camus (Troyes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rincon.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
- 82': Substitution, Troyes. Stéphane Darbion replaces Benjamin Nivet.
- 85': Foul by Thiago Xavier (Troyes).
- 85': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 89': Attempt saved. Corentin Jean (Troyes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fabien Camus.
- 89': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
- 90': Attempt missed. Fabien Camus (Troyes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
- 90'+2': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
- 90'+2': Rincon (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, St Etienne 1, Troyes 0.
Statistics
 TRY |
ASSE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.8 | Possession | 59.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 248 | Accurate Passes | 400 |
| 348 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 14 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 25 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 25 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 29,824
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 29,824
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Lyon | 4 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 24 | Loïc Perrin |
| 26 | Moustapha Sall  |
| 32 | Benoît Assou-Ekotto |
| 2 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine |
| 6 | Jérémy Clément |
| 10 | Renaud Cohade |
| 18 | Fabien Lemoine |
| 9 | Nolan Roux |
| 7 | Jean-Christophe Bahebeck |
| 22 | Kévin Monnet-Paquet |
Troyes (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu Dreyer (GK) |
| 5 | Matthieu Saunier |
| 11 | Rincón |
| 14 | Thiago Xavier |
| 3 | Chris Mavinga |
| 33 | Alois Confais |
| 25 | Jessy Pi |
| 10 | Benjamin Nivet |
| 27 | Corentin Jean |
| 24 | Loosémy Karaboué |
| 26 | Deniz Hümmet |
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