GFC Ajaccio vs Saint-Étienne, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1St Etienne win at GFC Ajaccio to stay in Champions League hunt
St Etienne win at GFC Ajaccio to stay in Champions League hunt
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Hand ball by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
- 1': Attempt saved. Amine Chermiti (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khalid Boutaib with a headed pass.
- 2': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Christophe Bahebeck.
- 2': Offside, St Etienne. Loic Perrin tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt missed. Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clément Maury.
- 7': Attempt saved. Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kader Mangane.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 7': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
- 8': Offside, GFC Ajaccio. Jeremie Bréchet tries a through ball, but Khalid Boutaib is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Jeremie Bréchet (GFC Ajaccio).
- 10': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Kader Mangane (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 13': Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
- 13': Pablo Martinez (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Goal! GFC Ajaccio 0, St Etienne 1. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a through ball.
- 22': Attempt saved. Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacques Zoua with a cross.
- 22': Attempt missed. David Ducourtioux (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Damjan Djokovic.
- 23': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne).
- 23': Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Amine Chermiti (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne).
- 24': Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card.
- 26': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Fabien Lemoine.
- 27': Foul by Kader Mangane (GFC Ajaccio).
- 27': Renaud Cohade (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
- 28': Offside, St Etienne. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
- 29': Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Renaud Cohade (St Etienne).
- 30': Offside, St Etienne. Fabien Lemoine tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kader Mangane.
- 31': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
- 34': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Roderic Filippi.
- 36': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 39': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
- 39': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Clément Maury.
- 40': Attempt missed. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Renaud Cohade with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kader Mangane.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Pablo Martinez (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
- 44': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, GFC Ajaccio 0, St Etienne 1.
- 0': Match ends, GFC Ajaccio 0, St Etienne 2.
- 45': Second Half begins GFC Ajaccio 0, St Etienne 1.
- 48': Foul by Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio).
- 48': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Amine Chermiti.
- 49': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Issiaga Sylla.
- 50': Hand ball by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 52': Roderic Filippi (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
- 52': David Ducourtioux (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 53': Foul by Roderic Filippi (GFC Ajaccio).
- 53': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 54': Foul by Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio).
- 54': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, GFC Ajaccio. Mohamed Larbi replaces Amine Chermiti.
- 56': Attempt missed. Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jacques Zoua.
- 56': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 56': Kader Mangane (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jeremie Bréchet.
- 58': Goal! GFC Ajaccio 0, St Etienne 2. Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 60': Foul by Roderic Filippi (GFC Ajaccio).
- 60': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt missed. Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 65': Foul by Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio).
- 65': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt missed. Kader Mangane (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Khalid Boutaib with a headed pass.
- 66': Attempt missed. Mohamed Larbi (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kader Mangane.
- 68': Foul by Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio).
- 68': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
- 70': Substitution, GFC Ajaccio. Kévin Mayi replaces Khalid Boutaib.
- 70': Attempt missed. Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 72': Substitution, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund replaces Jean-Christophe Bahebeck because of an injury.
- 73': Foul by Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio).
- 73': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Offside, St Etienne. Renaud Cohade tries a through ball, but Jean-Christophe Bahebeck is caught offside.
- 76': Substitution, GFC Ajaccio. Grégory Pujol replaces Jacques Zoua.
- 77': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Roderic Filippi (GFC Ajaccio).
- 81': Substitution, St Etienne. Vincent Pajot replaces Renaud Cohade.
- 81': Attempt missed. Grégory Pujol (GFC Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Martinez with a cross.
- 82': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Issiaga Sylla.
- 83': Substitution, St Etienne. Valentin Eysseric replaces Nolan Roux because of an injury.
- 84': Foul by Mohamed Larbi (GFC Ajaccio).
- 84': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Kévin Mayi (GFC Ajaccio).
- 89': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
- 90'+3': Foul by Kévin Mayi (GFC Ajaccio).
- 90'+3': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
- 90'+3': Roderic Filippi (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, GFC Ajaccio 0, St Etienne 2.
Statistics
 ASSE |
GFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 263 | Accurate Passes | 328 |
| 386 | Passes | 456 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 96 | Long Balls | 87 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 22 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Ange-Casanova
Location: Ajaccio, France
Attendance: 3,665
Venue: Stade Ange-Casanova
Location: Ajaccio, France
Attendance: 3,665
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Lille | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Lyon | 4 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
GFC Ajaccio (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Clément Maury (GK) |
| 5 | Jérémie Bréchet |
| 4 | Rodéric Filippi |
| 15 | Kader Mangane |
| 21 | Pablo Martinez |
| 3 | Issiaga Sylla |
| 27 | Amine Chermiti |
| 23 | Damjan Djokovic |
| 6 | David Ducourtioux |
| 9 | Khalid Boutaïb  |
| 19 | Jacques Zoua |
Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 24 | Loïc Perrin |
| 2 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine |
| 32 | Benoît Assou-Ekotto |
| 25 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 6 | Jérémy Clément |
| 10 | Renaud Cohade |
| 18 | Fabien Lemoine |
| 9 | Nolan Roux |
| 7 | Jean-Christophe Bahebeck |
| 22 | Kévin Monnet-Paquet |
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