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

· French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne

48': Wahbi Khazri (P)
65': Timothée Kolodziejczak

FT
2 - 1

Caen

31': Faycal Fajr

About

Saint-Étienne are hosting Caen 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.
1': Attempt missed. Adama Mbengue (Caen) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left.
2': Attempt blocked. Casimir Ninga (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Faycal Fajr.
6': Foul by Prince Oniangué (Caen).
6': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
8': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Frederic Guilbert (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
12': Attempt blocked. Adama Mbengue (Caen) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
13': Delay in match Romain Genevois (Caen) because of an injury.
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
15': Substitution, Caen. Ismael Diomande replaces Romain Genevois because of an injury.
16': Foul by Stef Peeters (Caen).
16': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Delay in match Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) because of an injury.
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
17': Foul by Adama Mbengue (Caen).
17': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Stef Peeters (Caen).
19': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
22': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
23': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
24': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Foul by Prince Oniangué (Caen).
24': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Attempt blocked. Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Attempt saved. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
26': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Mathieu Debuchy.
31': Attempt saved. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
31': Goal! St Etienne 0, Caen 1. Faycal Fajr (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
34': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne).
34': Ismael Diomande (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Foul by Ismael Diomande (Caen).
35': Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Ismael Diomande (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Delay in match Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) because of an injury.
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Foul by Claudio Beauvue (Caen).
38': Neven Subotic (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt saved. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannis Salibur.
41': Offside, St Etienne. Ole Selnaes tries a through ball, but Yannis Salibur is caught offside.
45'+2': Foul by Faycal Fajr (Caen).
45'+2': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Attempt saved. Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
45'+4': Hand ball by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
45'+5': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Caen 1.
45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Caen 1.
45': Substitution, Caen. Emmanuel Imorou replaces Ismael Diomande because of an injury.
46': Penalty St Etienne. Yannis Salibur draws a foul in the penalty area.
46': Penalty conceded by Adama Mbengue (Caen) after a foul in the penalty area.
46': Adama Mbengue (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Goal! St Etienne 1, Caen 1. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
49': Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
51': Foul by Adama Mbengue (Caen).
51': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Emmanuel Imorou.
51': Attempt missed. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri following a corner.
52': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Prince Oniangué.
53': Attempt missed. Casimir Ninga (Caen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adama Mbengue.
55': Offside, St Etienne. Wahbi Khazri tries a through ball, but Yannis Salibur is caught offside.
58': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy with a cross.
61': Attempt blocked. Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
63': Foul by Prince Oniangué (Caen).
63': Yannis Salibur (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, St Etienne. Lois Diony replaces Romain Hamouma.
64': Foul by Stef Peeters (Caen).
64': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Adama Mbengue.
65': Attempt missed. Neven Subotic (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rémy Cabella with a cross following a corner.
65': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy following a corner.
65': Goal! St Etienne 2, Caen 1. Timothée Kolodziejczak (St Etienne) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
68': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
68': Lois Diony (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Substitution, Caen. Malik Tchokounte replaces Stef Peeters.
72': Attempt missed. Prince Oniangué (Caen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malik Tchokounte with a headed pass.
72': Substitution, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Yannis Salibur.
73': Claudio Beauvue (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
74': Attempt missed. Paul Baysse (Caen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Faycal Fajr following a set piece situation.
74': Attempt missed. Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri with a headed pass.
74': Offside, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin tries a through ball, but Wahbi Khazri is caught offside.
75': Foul by Malik Tchokounte (Caen).
75': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Delay in match Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) because of an injury.
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Emmanuel Imorou.
78': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Timothée Kolodziejczak.
79': Attempt missed. Claudio Beauvue (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Faycal Fajr with a cross.
80': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Loic Perrin.
81': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Caen).
82': Hand ball by Malik Tchokounte (Caen).
83': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
83': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
83': Attempt blocked. Lois Diony (St Etienne) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
84': Substitution, St Etienne. Gabriel Silva replaces Mathieu Debuchy because of an injury.
85': Attempt saved. Lois Diony (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
86': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
87': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Neven Subotic.
89': Attempt blocked. Lois Diony (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
89': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
90': Foul by Adama Mbengue (Caen).
90': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Foul by Emmanuel Imorou (Caen).
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Imorou (Caen) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Frederic Guilbert.
90'+4': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
90'+4': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Casimir Ninga (Caen).
90'+5': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Adama Mbengue.
90'+6': Second Half ends, St Etienne 2, Caen 1.
90'+6': Match ends, St Etienne 2, Caen 1.

Statistics

CAN		ASSE
20	Fouls	3
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	1
45.4	Possession	54.6
9	SHOTS	23
2	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
237	Accurate Passes	323
349	Passes	425
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	26
0.2	Cross %	0.1
76	Long Balls	78
32	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	10
13	Effective Tackles	14
24	Tackles	23
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
11	Interceptions	17
25	Effective Clearances	28
25	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 23,895

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Marseille	1	+4	3
2	Lens	1	+3	3
3	Lille	1	+2	3
4	Lyon	1	+2	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
28	Neven Subotic
24	Loïc Perrin
5	Timothée Kolodziejczak
26	Mathieu Debuchy
7	Rémy Cabella
6	Yann M'vila
17	Ole Selnaes
10	Wahbi Khazri
21	Romain Hamouma
19	Yanis Salibur

Saint-Étienne Substitutes:

Makhtar Gueye, Loïs Diony, Assane Dioussé, Kévin Monnet-Paquet, Arnaud Nordin, Gabriel Silva, Jessy Moulin.

Caen (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Brice Samba (GK)
2	Paul Baysse
29	Romain Genevois
22	Adama Mbengué
21	Frédéric Guilbert
6	Prince Oniangué
8	Stef Peeters
10	Faycal Fajr
12	Claudio Beauvue
11	Casimir Ninga
18	Yacine Bammou

Caen Substitutes:

Yoel Armougom, Emmanuel Imorou, Jessy Deminguet, Ismael Diomandé, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Edwin Zelazny, Malik Tchokounte.

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