Saint-Étienne vs Montpellier, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
St Etienne 3-1 Montpellier
St Etienne 3-1 Montpellier
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ryad Boudebouz.
- 1': Attempt missed. Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nolan Roux with a headed pass following a corner.
- 2': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
- 2': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 9': Offside, St Etienne. Fabien Lemoine tries a through ball, but Kévin Monnet-Paquet is caught offside.
- 12': Benjamin Karamoko (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Steve Mounie (Montpellier).
- 15': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 15': Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a cross.
- 17': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Clément.
- 20': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier).
- 20': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Attempt missed. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 23': Attempt saved. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Vanden Borre.
- 23': Goal! St Etienne 0, Montpellier 1. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 24': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 24': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Hand ball by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
- 26': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 28': Florentin Pogba (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Dylan Saint-Louis (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
- 34': Offside, Montpellier. Anthony Vanden Borre tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. William Remy (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
- 39': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Clément.
- 41': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 43': Foul by Benjamin Karamoko (St Etienne).
- 43': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Montpellier 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, St Etienne 3, Montpellier 1.
- 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Montpellier 1.
- 47': Goal! St Etienne 1, Montpellier 1. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nolan Roux with a headed pass.
- 50': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
- 50': Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Goal! St Etienne 2, Montpellier 1. Dylan Saint-Louis (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oussama Tannane with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 53': Substitution, Montpellier. Jamel Saihi replaces William Remy.
- 54': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florentin Pogba with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Benjamin Karamoko (St Etienne).
- 56': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Benjamin Karamoko (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Hand ball by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 58': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Nolan Roux.
- 59': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Dylan Saint-Louis.
- 60': Offside, St Etienne. Oussama Tannane tries a through ball, but Kévin Monnet-Paquet is caught offside.
- 60': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Benjamin Karamoko.
- 60': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamel Saihi with a headed pass following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Théophile-Catherine replaces Benjamin Karamoko.
- 63': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
- 64': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt saved. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 65': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Geoffrey Jourdren.
- 65': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Florentin Pogba with a headed pass.
- 65': Hand ball by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
- 66': Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
- 69': Attempt blocked. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 69': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
- 71': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Montpellier. Casimir Ninga replaces Steve Mounie.
- 73': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabien Lemoine.
- 75': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 75': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
- 77': Substitution, St Etienne. Robert Beric replaces Oussama Tannane because of an injury.
- 78': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
- 79': Attempt missed. Jamel Saihi (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
- 79': Stéphane Ruffier (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier).
- 80': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Substitution, St Etienne. Ronael Pierre Gabriel replaces Dylan Saint-Louis.
- 85': Goal! St Etienne 3, Montpellier 1. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a through ball.
- 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Kévin Berigaud replaces Souleymane Camara.
- 88': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
- 88': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Florentin Pogba.
- 90': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Florentin Pogba.
- 90': Attempt saved. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jamel Saihi.
- 90'+3': Offside, St Etienne. Ronael Pierre Gabriel tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
- 90'+3': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, St Etienne 3, Montpellier 1.
Statistics
 MON |
ASSE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.5 | Possession | 57.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 240 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
| 349 | Passes | 469 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 20 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 20 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 23,622
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 23,622
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 (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 24 | Loïc Perrin |
| 19 | Florentin Pogba |
| 32 | Benjamin Karamoko  |
| 6 | Jérémy Clément |
| 18 | Fabien Lemoine |
| 31 | Dylan Saint-Louis |
| 25 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 9 | Nolan Roux |
| 22 | Kévin Monnet-Paquet |
| 10 | Oussama Tannane |
Montpellier (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Geoffrey Jourdren (GK) |
| 3 | Daniel Congré |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 24 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 20 | Anthony Vanden Borre |
| 21 | William Rémy |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 13 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 19 | Souleymane Camara |
| 15 | Steve Mounié |
| 10 | Ryad Boudebouz |
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