French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain vs SC Amiens, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
  • 42': Edinson Cavani
  • 80': Javier Pastore
FT
2 - 0
SC Amiens

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a through ball.
    • 10': Hand ball by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Guessouma Fofana (Amiens) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Bodmer.
    • 11': Bachibou Koita (Amiens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 13': Foul by Khaled Adénon (Amiens).
    • 13': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
    • 14': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Adrien Rabiot tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 14': Issa Cissokho (Amiens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Issa Cissokho.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Di María.
    • 18': Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box following a corner.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Motta.
    • 22': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Prince.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
    • 24': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Prince.
    • 28': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 28': Thomas Monconduit (Amiens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Issa Cissokho (Amiens) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Guessouma Fofana with a cross.
    • 32': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Javier Pastore is caught offside.
    • 33': Corner, Amiens. Conceded by Dani Alves.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 36': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Harrison Manzala.
    • 37': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Khaled Adénon.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Hand ball by Thomas Monconduit (Amiens).
    • 39': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 39': Issa Cissokho (Amiens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Amiens 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
    • 44': Bachibou Koita (Amiens) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Amiens 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 1, Amiens 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Presnel Kimpembe replaces Thiago Silva because of an injury.
    • 46': Foul by Thomas Monconduit (Amiens).
    • 46': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 50': Guessouma Fofana (Amiens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Khaled Adénon.
    • 54': Foul by Oualid El Hajjam (Amiens).
    • 54': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a through ball.
    • 55': Foul by Thiago Motta (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 55': Tanguy NDombele (Amiens) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Substitution, Amiens. Charly Charrier replaces Tanguy NDombele.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edinson Cavani with a through ball.
    • 60': Foul by Khaled Adénon (Amiens).
    • 60': Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Delay in match Ángel Di María (Paris Saint Germain) because of an injury.
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Prince.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Bachibou Koita (Amiens) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charly Charrier.
    • 67': Foul by Prince (Amiens).
    • 67': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi replaces Thiago Motta.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Charly Charrier (Amiens) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Manzala.
    • 68': Foul by Harrison Manzala (Amiens).
    • 68': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Substitution, Amiens. Emmanuel Bourgaud replaces Harrison Manzala.
    • 69': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Foul by Guessouma Fofana (Amiens).
    • 69': Guessouma Fofana (Amiens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Blaise Matuidi is caught offside.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
    • 77': Substitution, Amiens. Brighton Labeau replaces Bachibou Koita.
    • 77': Foul by Emmanuel Bourgaud (Amiens).
    • 77': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Guessouma Fofana (Amiens).
    • 78': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Amiens 0. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
    • 85': Foul by Brighton Labeau (Amiens).
    • 85': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Edinson Cavani.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Thomas Monconduit (Amiens) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Bourgaud.
    • 89': Foul by Brighton Labeau (Amiens).
    • 89': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Corner, Amiens. Conceded by Dani Alves.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Prince (Amiens) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Bourgaud with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Amiens. Conceded by Marquinhos.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Oualid El Hajjam (Amiens) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Prince.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Dani Alves (Paris Saint Germain).
    • 90'+4': Issa Cissokho (Amiens) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Amiens 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Amiens 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 1
    32.2 Possession 67.8
    7 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    254 Accurate Passes 655
    338 Passes 730
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 35
    21 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    17 Effective Tackles 10
    18 Tackles 20
    0.9 Tackle % 0.5
    0 Interceptions 0
    25 Effective Clearances 8
    25 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Parc des Princes
    Location: Paris, France
    Attendance: 46,989

    Line-Ups

    PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Alphonse Areola (GK)
    2 Thiago Silva
    5 Marquinhos
    20 Layvin Kurzawa
    32 Dani Alves
    8 Thiago Motta
    25 Adrien Rabiot
    6 Marco Verratti
    9 Edinson Cavani
    27 Javier Pastore
    11 Ángel Di María
    Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:
    Yuri Berchiche, Blaise Matuidi, Christopher Nkunku, Gonçalo Guedes, Kevin Trapp, Giovani Lo Celso, Presnel Kimpembe.

    AMI SC Amiens (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Régis Gurtner (GK)
    24 Mathieu Bodmer
    3 Khaled Adénon
    2 Prince Gouano
    25 Issa Cissokho
    19 Oualid El Hajjam
    6 Thomas Monconduit
    22 Tanguy Ndombele
    7 Harisson Manzala Tusumgama
    8 Guessouma Fofana Yellow Card
    29 Seybou Koita
    SC Amiens Substitutes:
    Guy N'Gosso, Jean-Luc Dompé, Charly Charrier, Brighton Labeau, Jean-Christophe Bouet, Julien Ielsch, Emmanuel Bourgaud.

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