Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Three late goals earn European hopefuls St Etienne victory over Montpellier
Three late goals earn European hopefuls St Etienne victory over Montpellier
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, St Etienne. Florentin Pogba tries a through ball, but Alexander Søderlund is caught offside.
- 2': Offside, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund tries a through ball, but Kévin Monnet-Paquet is caught offside.
- 3': Hand ball by Jonas Martin (Montpellier).
- 6': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
- 6': Attempt missed. Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Hand ball by Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne).
- 8': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne).
- 8': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Bryan Dabo (Montpellier).
- 13': Foul by Jonas Martin (Montpellier).
- 13': Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
- 14': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
- 16': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
- 19': Foul by Bryan Dabo (Montpellier).
- 19': Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Fabien Lemoine.
- 23': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
- 25': Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
- 26': Attempt blocked. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a cross.
- 26': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Mathieu Deplagne.
- 27': Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne).
- 29': Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabien Lemoine.
- 33': Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Foul by Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne).
- 36': Foul by Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier).
- 36': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne).
- 40': Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 45': Florentin Pogba (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier).
- 45': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Offside, St Etienne. Valentin Eysseric tries a through ball, but Florentin Pogba is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 45'+1': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Offside, St Etienne. Fabien Lemoine tries a through ball, but Kévin Monnet-Paquet is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Montpellier 0.
- 0': Match ends, St Etienne 3, Montpellier 0.
- 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Montpellier 0.
- 47': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
- 48': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 48': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Substitution, Montpellier. Ramy Bensebaini replaces Jérôme Roussillon because of an injury.
- 49': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Kévin Berigaud.
- 50': Attempt missed. Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 51': Jonas Martin (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 52': Substitution, St Etienne. Nolan Roux replaces Alexander Søderlund.
- 56': Offside, Montpellier. Ryad Boudebouz tries a through ball, but Souleymane Camara is caught offside.
- 58': Offside, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet tries a through ball, but Jean-Christophe Bahebeck is caught offside.
- 60': Offside, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
- 62': Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto (St Etienne).
- 62': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
- 62': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Daniel Congré.
- 64': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Mathieu Deplagne.
- 65': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a cross.
- 65': Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 66': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Hand ball by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 68': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Deplagne.
- 68': Substitution, Montpellier. Morgan Sanson replaces Ryad Boudebouz.
- 69': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
- 70': Offside, St Etienne. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck tries a through ball, but Kévin Monnet-Paquet is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
- 71': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 74': Goal! St Etienne 1, Montpellier 0. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) header from very close range to the top right corner.
- 78': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
- 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Mustapha Yatabaré replaces Ellyes Skhiri.
- 79': Attempt missed. Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Substitution, St Etienne. Oussama Tannane replaces Jean-Christophe Bahebeck.
- 80': Foul by Ramy Bensebaini (Montpellier).
- 80': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Goal! St Etienne 2, Montpellier 0. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nolan Roux following a set piece situation.
- 80': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Bryan Dabo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
- 83': Offside, Montpellier. Laurent Pionnier tries a through ball, but Kévin Berigaud is caught offside.
- 84': Goal! St Etienne 3, Montpellier 0. Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 86': Offside, St Etienne. Valentin Eysseric tries a through ball, but Oussama Tannane is caught offside.
- 87': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
- 89': Offside, St Etienne. Valentin Eysseric tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, St Etienne. Vincent Pajot replaces Fabien Lemoine.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Mustapha Yatabaré (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Berigaud.
- 90'+1': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Ramy Bensebaini (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Offside, Montpellier. Kévin Berigaud tries a through ball, but Morgan Sanson is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
- 90'+3': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, St Etienne 3, Montpellier 0.
Statistics
 MON |
ASSE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 9 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 58.3 | Possession | 41.7 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 362 | Accurate Passes | 228 |
| 474 | Passes | 336 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 22 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 19 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 28,037
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 28,037
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
Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 19 | Florentin Pogba |
| 26 | Moustapha Sall |
| 32 | Benoît Assou-Ekotto |
| 2 | Kévin Théophile-Catherine |
| 11 | Valentin Eysseric |
| 18 | Fabien Lemoine  |
| 6 | Jérémy Clément |
| 23 | Alexander Söderlund |
| 7 | Jean-Christophe Bahebeck |
| 22 | Kévin Monnet-Paquet |
Montpellier (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Laurent Pionnier (GK) |
| 3 | Daniel Congré |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 24 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 25 | Mathieu Deplange |
| 13 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 8 | Jonas Martin |
| 14 | Bryan Dabo |
| 10 | Ryad Boudebouz |
| 26 | Kévin Berigaud |
| 19 | Souleymane Camara |
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