Montpellier vs Angers, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Ryad Boudebouz strikes early to hand Montpellier win over Angers
Ryad Boudebouz strikes early to hand Montpellier win over Angers
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierrick Capelle.
- 3': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
- 3': Yoann Andreu (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Montpellier).
- 5': Gilles Sunu (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Goal! Montpellier 1, Angers 0. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
- 12': Foul by Famara Diedhiou (Angers).
- 12': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
- 15': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Baptiste Santamaria.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Gilles Sunu (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Famara Diedhiou with a headed pass.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Pierrick Capelle (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 18': Attempt saved. Pierrick Capelle (Angers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a through ball.
- 18': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Geoffrey Jourdren.
- 20': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
- 20': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Romain Thomas (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Baptiste Santamaria (Angers).
- 22': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Vincent Manceau.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 29': Hand ball by Famara Diedhiou (Angers).
- 30': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 30': Attempt missed. Hilton (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
- 32': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Yoann Andreu.
- 34': Offside, Angers. Cheikh Ndoye tries a through ball, but Gilles Sunu is caught offside.
- 35': Offside, Montpellier. Anthony Vanden Borre tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Famara Diedhiou.
- 38': Foul by Pierrick Capelle (Angers).
- 38': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Pierrick Capelle (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Foul by Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier).
- 45': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jérôme Roussillon.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Montpellier 1, Angers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Angers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 1, Angers 0.
- 47': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 47': Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Souleymane Camara.
- 53': Foul by Baptiste Santamaria (Angers).
- 53': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt saved. Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a through ball.
- 55': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 55': Attempt missed. Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steve Mounie.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Pierrick Capelle (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Substitution, Angers. Billy Ketkeophomphone replaces Pierrick Capelle.
- 60': Foul by Yoann Andreu (Angers).
- 60': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Substitution, Montpellier. William Remy replaces Casimir Ninga.
- 61': Attempt missed. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 61': Foul by Baptiste Santamaria (Angers).
- 61': Ryad Boudebouz (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers).
- 62': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Substitution, Angers. Nicolas Pepe replaces Gilles Sunu.
- 66': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Romain Thomas.
- 66': Delay in match Romain Thomas (Angers) because of an injury.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Attempt saved. Steve Mounie (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Vanden Borre.
- 68': Foul by Nicolas Pepe (Angers).
- 68': Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Famara Diedhiou.
- 70': Attempt missed. Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Angers. Dickson Nwakaeme replaces Famara Diedhiou.
- 73': Offside, Montpellier. Jérôme Roussillon tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
- 74': Foul by Anthony Vanden Borre (Montpellier).
- 74': Yoann Andreu (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Steve Mounie (Montpellier).
- 76': Romain Thomas (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Vincent Manceau (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Ketkeophomphone with a headed pass.
- 78': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Vincent Manceau.
- 79': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ismael Traoré.
- 80': Substitution, Montpellier. Kévin Berigaud replaces Morgan Sanson.
- 80': Daniel Congré (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers).
- 81': Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by William Remy (Montpellier).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Ketkeophomphone.
- 86': Substitution, Montpellier. Mathieu Deplagne replaces Anthony Vanden Borre.
- 88': Foul by Ismael Traoré (Angers).
- 88': Steve Mounie (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Daniel Congré (Montpellier).
- 89': Nicolas Pepe (Angers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. William Remy (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romain Thomas.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Angers 0.
Statistics
 ANG |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.9 | Possession | 53.1 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 294 | Accurate Passes | 351 |
| 393 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 76 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 21 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 34 |
| 21 | Clearances | 38 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 10,389
Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 10,389
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
Montpellier (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Geoffrey Jourdren (GK) |
| 3 | Daniel Congré |
| 4 | Hilton |
| 24 | Jérôme Roussillon |
| 20 | Anthony Vanden Borre |
| 10 | Ryad Boudebouz |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 13 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 15 | Steve Mounié  |
| 29 | Casimir Ninga |
| 19 | Souleymane Camara |
Angers (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Petric (GK) |
| 24 | Romain Thomas |
| 8 | Ismaël Traoré |
| 3 | Yoann Andreu |
| 29 | Vincent Manceau |
| 18 | Baptiste Santamaria |
| 15 | Pierrick Capelle |
| 17 | Cheikh N'Doye |
| 9 | Famara Diédhiou |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 10 | Gilles Sunu |
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