French Ligue 1

FT Friday, October 20, 2017
Montpellier LWDDW 1
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Saint-Étienne DWDLW 0
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MON101
ASSE000
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard · 24,004 att.

Match Report

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Isaac Mbenza goal helps Montpellier upend Saint-Etienne

Isaac Mbenza's goal gave Montpellier a 1-0 win away to St Etienne in Ligue 1.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
25
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
43.6
Possession
56.4
14
SHOTS
21
5
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
276
Accurate Passes
361
350
Passes
442
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
30
0.4
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
53
36
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
6
6
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
12
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
37
Effective Clearances
13
37
Clearances
13

Head to Head

ASSE leads series 4-1

Lineups

ASSE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Stéphane RuffierG
  2. 4Léo LacroixCD-L
  3. 2Kévin Théophile-CatherineCD-R
  4. 11Gabriel SilvaLB
  5. 15Saidy JankoRB
  6. 10Rémy CabellaAM
  7. 5Vincent PajotLM
  8. 13Habib MaïgaRM
  9. 9Loïs DionyF
  10. 22Kévin Monnet-PaquetAM-L
  11. 21Romain HamoumaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Alexandros KatranisSUB
  2. 12Cheikh M'BengueSUB
  3. 17Ole SelnaesSUB
  4. 23Alexander SöderlundSUB
  5. 30Jessy MoulinSUB
  6. 8Assane DiousséSUB
  7. 20HernaniSUB

MON · 3-4-1-2

  1. 40Benjamin LecomteG
  2. 4HiltonCD
  3. 3Daniel CongréCD-L
  4. 5Pedro MendesCD-R
  5. 13Ellyes SkhiriCM-L
  6. 7Paul LasneCM-R
  7. 28Stéphane SessegnonAM
  8. 2Ruben AguilarLM
  9. 23Nordi MukieleRM
  10. 18Isaac MbenzaCF-L
  11. 14Giovanni SioCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Souleymane CamaraSUB
  2. 26Morgan PoatySUB
  3. 6Junior SambiaSUB
  4. 29Casimir NingaSUB
  5. 1Laurent PionnierSUB
  6. 27Facundo PírizSUB
  7. 9Jonathan IkonéSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! St Etienne 0, Montpellier 1. Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 36' Substitution, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund replaces Lois Diony because of an injury.
  3. 53' Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 62' Substitution, Montpellier. Casimir Ninga replaces Isaac Mbenza.
  5. 68' Daniel Congré (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 70' Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Giovanni Sio.
  7. 74' Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 74' Substitution, St Etienne. Hernani replaces Saidy Janko.
  9. 81' Substitution, Montpellier. Junior Sambia replaces Pedro Mendes because of an injury.
  10. 85' Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90' Paul Lasne (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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