Paris Saint-Germain vs GFC Ajaccio, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Matuidi, Silva help PSG cruise by Ajaccio, ascend to top of Ligue 1 table
Ligue 1 champions Paris St. Germain struck twice early on to see off promoted Gazelec Ajaccio 2-0 on Sunday evening at the Parc des Princes.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio).
- 1': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Hand ball by David Ducourtioux (GFC Ajaccio).
- 2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Kevin Augustin.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 5': Foul by Amos Youga (GFC Ajaccio).
- 5': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
- 11': Goal! Paris Saint-Germain 1, GFC Ajaccio 0. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner.
- 12': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 12': Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio).
- 15': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Grégory Pujol (GFC Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Damjan Djokovic.
- 20': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Amos Youga.
- 21': Goal! Paris Saint-Germain 2, GFC Ajaccio 0. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Motta with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt missed. Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amos Youga.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerome Le Moigne.
- 26': Delay in match Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) because of an injury.
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Dangerous play by Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 29': Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jean-Kevin Augustin (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxwell with a cross.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 33': Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Offside, GFC Ajaccio. Amos Youga tries a through ball, but Jacques Zoua is caught offside.
- 36': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Maxwell tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 38': Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Amos Youga (GFC Ajaccio).
- 39': Foul by Amos Youga (GFC Ajaccio).
- 39': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt saved. David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 40': Attempt missed. Grégory Pujol (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 45': Foul by Amos Youga (GFC Ajaccio).
- 45': Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Jerome Le Moigne (GFC Ajaccio).
- 45': Thiago Motta (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Paris Saint-Germain 2, GFC Ajaccio 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Paris Saint-Germain 2, GFC Ajaccio 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint-Germain 2, GFC Ajaccio 0.
- 49': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. David Luiz tries a through ball, but Jean-Kevin Augustin is caught offside.
- 49': David Ducourtioux (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Maxwell (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 50': Delay in match David Ducourtioux (GFC Ajaccio) because of an injury.
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 54': Grégory Pujol (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Grégory Pujol (GFC Ajaccio).
- 56': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Jerome Le Moigne (GFC Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card.
- 59': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Serge Aurier.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Roderic Filippi (GFC Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Damjan Djokovic with a cross.
- 60': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Pablo Martinez.
- 62': Foul by Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio).
- 62': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Moura following a set piece situation.
- 63': Substitution, GFC Ajaccio. John Tshibumbu Lungeny replaces Grégory Pujol.
- 65': Attempt missed. Jean-Kevin Augustin (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a through ball.
- 65': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Amos Youga (GFC Ajaccio).
- 66': Foul by Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio).
- 66': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt saved. David Ducourtioux (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Pablo Martinez.
- 69': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Javier Pastore replaces Jean-Kevin Augustin.
- 70': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Ezequiel Lavezzi replaces Blaise Matuidi.
- 70': Attempt blocked. David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain. Conceded by Alexandre Coeff.
- 71': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Ezequiel Lavezzi is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 74': Issiaga Sylla (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Foul by Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 75': Roderic Filippi (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, GFC Ajaccio. Kévin Mayi replaces Damjan Djokovic.
- 76': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Thiago Motta.
- 76': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain).
- 76': Jacques Zoua (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Ezequiel Lavezzi (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Pablo Martinez (GFC Ajaccio).
- 80': Attempt missed. Serge Aurier (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Moura following a set piece situation.
- 84': Foul by Roderic Filippi (GFC Ajaccio).
- 84': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Roderic Filippi (GFC Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt saved. David Luiz (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
- 85': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Luiz with a cross.
- 86': Attempt saved. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
- 87': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt saved. Kévin Mayi (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+2': Substitution, GFC Ajaccio. Khalid Boutaib replaces Jacques Zoua.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint-Germain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Clément Maury.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint-Germain 2, GFC Ajaccio 0.
Statistics
 GFC |
PSG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 29.9 | Possession | 70.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 708 |
| 330 | Passes | 768 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 8 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 18 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 15 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,524
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 46,524
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 |
Line-Ups
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Kevin Trapp (GK) |
| 32 | David Luiz |
| 2 | Thiago Silva |
| 17 | Maxwell |
| 19 | Sèrge Aurier  |
| 8 | Thiago Motta |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 6 | Marco Verratti |
| 9 | Edinson Cavani |
| 7 | Lucas Moura |
| 29 | Jean-Kévin Augustin |
GFC Ajaccio (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Clément Maury (GK) |
| 21 | Pablo Martinez |
| 4 | Rodéric Filippi |
| 3 | Issiaga Sylla |
| 29 | Alexandre Coeff |
| 18 | Amos Youga |
| 8 | Jérôme Le Moigne |
| 23 | Damjan Djokovic |
| 6 | David Ducourtioux |
| 19 | Jacques Zoua |
| 28 | Grégory Pujol |
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