French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Saint-Étienne, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
    FT
    0 - 1
    Saint-Étienne
    • 10': Romain Hamouma

    Montpellier 0-1 Saint-Etienne

    Montpellier 0-1 Saint-Etienne

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 5': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
    • 5': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
    • 7': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 10': Goal! Montpellier 0, St Etienne 1. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 20': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Montpellier).
    • 20': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 22': Facundo Píriz (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Robert Beric (St Etienne).
    • 24': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Montpellier).
    • 24': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Delay in match Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) because of an injury.
    • 24': Delay in match Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) because of an injury.
    • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Facundo Píriz (Montpellier) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Lasne with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Facundo Píriz (Montpellier).
    • 31': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Offside, Montpellier. Giovanni Sio tries a through ball, but Casimir Ninga is caught offside.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hilton.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 40': Stéphane Ruffier (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolas Cozza.
    • 45'+2': Penalty Montpellier. Nicolas Cozza draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 45'+2': Penalty saved! Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, St Etienne 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, St Etienne 1.
    • 46': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
    • 46': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Facundo Píriz.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
    • 55': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Gabriel Silva.
    • 55': Substitution, Montpellier. Keagan Dolly replaces Nicolas Cozza.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Daniel Congré (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
    • 56': Substitution, St Etienne. Jonathan Bamba replaces Robert Beric.
    • 57': Hand ball by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Lasne with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Facundo Píriz (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ole Selnaes.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 60': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
    • 60': Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Keagan Dolly (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
    • 61': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keagan Dolly.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
    • 62': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
    • 65': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Keagan Dolly with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Delay in match Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) because of an injury.
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
    • 70': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Delay in match Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) because of an injury.
    • 71': Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Nordi Mukiele because of an injury.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ole Selnaes.
    • 75': Substitution, St Etienne. Paul-Georges Ntep replaces Romain Hamouma.
    • 75': Substitution, Montpellier. Isaac Mbenza replaces Casimir Ninga.
    • 76': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
    • 76': Paul-Georges Ntep (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
    • 77': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Junior Sambia with a cross.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann M'Vila with a through ball.
    • 80': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
    • 80': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Sambia.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Facundo Píriz.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
    • 85': Offside, Montpellier. Isaac Mbenza tries a through ball, but Giovanni Sio is caught offside.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Lasne.
    • 86': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ole Selnaes.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90': Substitution, St Etienne. Assane Dioussé replaces Rémy Cabella.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
    • 90'+2': Paul-Georges Ntep (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Paul-Georges Ntep (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
    • 90'+3': Paul-Georges Ntep (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Montpellier 0, St Etienne 1.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Montpellier 0, St Etienne 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 4
    40.8 Possession 59.2
    7 SHOTS 25
    5 ON GOAL 5
    0.7 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    283 Accurate Passes 445
    402 Passes 541
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 11
    3 Crosses 49
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    82 Long Balls 78
    24 Accurate Long Balls 47
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 7
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    19 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    44 Effective Clearances 6
    44 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade de la Mosson
    Location: Montpellier, France
    Attendance: 15,814

    Line-Ups

    MON Montpellier (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    4 Hilton
    3 Daniel Congré
    5 Pedro Mendes
    7 Paul Lasne
    27 Facundo Píriz
    13 Ellyes Skhiri
    31 Nicolas Cozza
    23 Nordi Mukiele
    29 Casimir Ninga
    14 Giovanni Sio
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Laurent Pionnier, Jonathan Ikoné, Isaac Mbenza, Jérémie Porsan-Clemente, Keagan Dolly, Souleymane Camara, Junior Sambia.

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK) Yellow Card
    28 Neven Subotic
    2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
    11 Gabriel Silva
    26 Mathieu Debuchy
    10 Rémy Cabella
    6 Yann M'vila
    17 Ole Selnaes
    27 Robert Beric
    22 Kévin Monnet-Paquet
    21 Romain Hamouma
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Saidy Janko, Hernani, Paul-Georges Ntep, Cheikh M'Bengue, Jonathan Bamba, Anthony Maisonnial, Assane Dioussé.

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