French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Nimes, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 24': Rémy Cabella
  • 79': Robert Beric
FT
2 - 1
Nimes
  • 2': Antonin Bobichon

About

Saint-Étienne are hosting Nimes at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Goal! St Etienne 0, Nîmes 1. Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 4': Offside, St Etienne. Pierre-Yves Polomat tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 6': Faitout Maouassa (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 6': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 6': Delay in match Faitout Maouassa (Nîmes) because of an injury.
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 9': Delay in match Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes).
  • 14': Foul by Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne).
  • 14': Umut Bozok (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Offside, Nîmes. Renaud Ripart tries a through ball, but Umut Bozok is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Beric.
  • 19': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Nîmes).
  • 19': Pierre-Yves Polomat (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, Nîmes. Herve Lybohy tries a through ball, but Renaud Ripart is caught offside.
  • 24': Goal! St Etienne 1, Nîmes 1. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 24': Jordan Ferri (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 27': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Faitout Maouassa.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Youssef Aït Bennasser with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Paul Bernardoni.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetan Paquiez.
  • 30': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Romain Hamouma.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Nîmes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross.
  • 31': Offside, St Etienne. Yann M'Vila tries a through ball, but Mathieu Debuchy is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Youssef Aït Bennasser (St Etienne).
  • 32': Téji Savanier (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Delay in match Téji Savanier (Nîmes) because of an injury.
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy with a cross.
  • 35': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Gaetan Paquiez.
  • 36': Offside, St Etienne. Youssef Aït Bennasser tries a through ball, but Mathieu Debuchy is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 38': Delay in match Faitout Maouassa (Nîmes) because of an injury.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Youssef Aït Bennasser (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
  • 42': Substitution, Nîmes. Florian Miguel replaces Faitout Maouassa because of an injury.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetan Paquiez.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Miguel.
  • 45'+2': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Florian Miguel (Nîmes).
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Nîmes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
  • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yann M'Vila.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef Aït Bennasser with a headed pass.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, St Etienne 1, Nîmes 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 1, Nîmes 1.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gaetan Paquiez.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
  • 50': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Paul Bernardoni.
  • 54': Foul by Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes).
  • 54': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes).
  • 55': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Delay in match Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes) because of an injury.
  • 55': Delay in match Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 56': Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gaetan Paquiez.
  • 61': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a through ball.
  • 63': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
  • 64': Umut Bozok (Nîmes) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, St Etienne. Valentín Vada replaces Youssef Aït Bennasser.
  • 68': Offside, St Etienne. Yann M'Vila tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
  • 69': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
  • 69': Delay in match Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 69': Delay in match Umut Bozok (Nîmes) because of an injury.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Téji Savanier with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Nîmes. Baptiste Guillaume replaces Umut Bozok because of an injury.
  • 72': Foul by Robert Beric (St Etienne).
  • 72': Téji Savanier (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
  • 73': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Anthony Briancon.
  • 74': Substitution, St Etienne. Lois Diony replaces Arnaud Nordin.
  • 75': Hand ball by Lois Diony (St Etienne).
  • 76': Attempt missed. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
  • 79': Goal! St Etienne 2, Nîmes 1. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentín Vada with a cross.
  • 80': Delay in match (St Etienne). Video Review.
  • 81': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field cancelled.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Anthony Briancon (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Substitution, St Etienne. Lamine Ghezali replaces Romain Hamouma.
  • 84': Foul by Lamine Ghezali (St Etienne).
  • 84': Herve Lybohy (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Lamine Ghezali (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Delay in match Herve Lybohy (Nîmes) because of an injury.
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Substitution, Nîmes. Sada Thioub replaces Jordan Ferri.
  • 86': Foul by Herve Lybohy (Nîmes).
  • 86': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Nîmes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Miguel.
  • 90': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
  • 90'+1': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
  • 90'+1': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match Florian Miguel (Nîmes) because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match Valentín Vada (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Herve Lybohy (Nîmes).
  • 90'+4': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Nîmes).
  • 90'+4': Valentín Vada (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Pierre-Yves Polomat.
  • 90'+6': Offside, St Etienne. Lamine Ghezali tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, St Etienne 2, Nîmes 1.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, St Etienne 2, Nîmes 1.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, St Etienne 2, Nîmes 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 7
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 5
7 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 5
40 Possession 60
14 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
205 Accurate Passes 363
310 Passes 463
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 20
0.5 Cross % 0.3
76 Long Balls 61
22 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
23 Interceptions 16
22 Effective Clearances 18
22 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 22,595

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 34 +45 76
2 Lens 34 +31 70
3 Lille 34 +15 61
4 Lyon 34 +13 60
Full Table

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
5 Timothée Kolodziejczak
28 Neven Subotic
3 Pierre-Yves Polomat
26 Mathieu Debuchy Yellow Card
7 Rémy Cabella
6 Yann M'vila Yellow Card
8 Youssef Aït Bennasser
27 Robert Beric
18 Arnaud Nordin
21 Romain Hamouma
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Kenny Rocha, Valentin Vada, Makhtar Gueye, Jessy Moulin, Loïs Diony, Lamine Ghezali, William Saliba.

NIM Nimes (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Paul Bernardoni (GK)
27 Hervé Lybohy
23 Anthony Briancon Yellow Card
12 Faitout Maouassa
15 Gaëtan Paquiez Yellow Card
6 Jordan Ferri Yellow Card
11 Téji Savanier
14 Antonin Bobichon
10 Denis Bouanga
20 Renaud Ripart
19 Umut Bozok
Nimes Substitutes:
Rachid Alioui, Theo Valls, Sada Thioub, Baptiste Guillaume, Baptiste Valette, Kelyan Guessoum, Florian Miguel.

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