French Ligue 1

Grenoble vs Saint-Étienne, 2009/2010 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Grenoble
  • 41': Cedric Varrault (OG)
FT
1 - 2
Saint-Étienne
  • 31': Loïc Perrin
  • 40': Emmanuel Rivière

About

Grenoble are hosting Saint-Étienne at Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jimmy Juan.
  • 2': Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Jimmy Juan (Grenoble).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Cedric Varrault (St Etienne).
  • 6': Jimmy Juan (Grenoble) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (St Etienne).
  • 7': Attempt missed. Laurent Courtois (Grenoble) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danijel Ljuboja.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Laurent Courtois.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Juan (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Foul by Nicolas Dieuze (Grenoble).
  • 11': Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Bostjan Cesar.
  • 12': Foul by Laurent Batlles (Grenoble).
  • 12': Cedric Varrault (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 13': Foul by Sandy Paillot (Grenoble).
  • 13': Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Jimmy Juan (Grenoble).
  • 14': Cedric Varrault (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 15': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jodi Viviani.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Loic Perrin following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mouhamadou Dabo.
  • 19': Laurent Courtois (Grenoble) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Mouhamadou Dabo (St Etienne).
  • 20': Hand ball by Jimmy Juan (Grenoble).
  • 22': Attempt blocked. David Sauget (Grenoble) left footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Laurent Batlles.
  • 22': Foul by Jimmy Juan (Grenoble).
  • 22': Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Offside, Grenoble. Danijel Ljuboja tries a through ball, but Laurent Courtois is caught offside.
  • 25': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Bostjan Cesar.
  • 26': Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Pape Malikou Diakhate (St Etienne).
  • 28': Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Mouhamadou Dabo (St Etienne).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Laurent Courtois (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 29': David Sauget (Grenoble) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Cedric Varrault (St Etienne).
  • 30': Foul by Sandy Paillot (Grenoble).
  • 30': Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Goal! Grenoble 0, St Etienne 1. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Riviere with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a through ball.
  • 33': Jimmy Juan (Grenoble) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 33': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (St Etienne).
  • 33': Attempt missed. Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jean Calvé.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
  • 35': Corner, Grenoble. Conceded by Yohan Benalouane.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Dieuze (Grenoble) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daisuke Matsui with a cross.
  • 38': Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Yohan Benalouane (St Etienne).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Calvé.
  • 40': Goal! Grenoble 0, St Etienne 2. Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 41': Own Goal by Cedric Varrault, St Etienne. Grenoble 1, St Etienne 2.
  • 43': Corner, Grenoble. Conceded by Pape Malikou Diakhate.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Calvé.
  • 45': First Half ends, Grenoble 1, St Etienne 2.
  • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Bakary Sako midfielder replaces Cedric Varrault.
  • 0': Second Half begins Grenoble 1, St Etienne 2.
  • 46': Foul by David Sauget (Grenoble).
  • 46': Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Bostjan Cesar (Grenoble) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 47': Foul by Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne).
  • 50': Jean Calvé (Grenoble) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
  • 53': Pape Malikou Diakhate (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 53': Foul by Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble).
  • 54': Foul by Bakary Sako (St Etienne).
  • 54': Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 55': Foul by Guirane N'Daw (St Etienne).
  • 55': Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Guirane N'Daw (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Foul by Nicolas Dieuze (Grenoble).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loic Perrin.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Jean Calvé (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Juan.
  • 58': Foul by Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne).
  • 58': Bostjan Cesar (Grenoble) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 58': Foul by Mouhamadou Dabo (St Etienne).
  • 58': Laurent Courtois (Grenoble) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Laurent Batlles.
  • 63': Substitution, St Etienne. Boubacar Sanogo forward replaces Emmanuel Riviere.
  • 63': Substitution, Grenoble. Nassim Akrour forward replaces Jimmy Juan.
  • 63': Foul by Boubacar Sanogo (St Etienne).
  • 63': Bostjan Cesar (Grenoble) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 65': Delay in match Loic Perrin (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Boubacar Sanogo (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bakary Sako with a cross.
  • 67': Substitution, St Etienne. Yoann Andreu defender replaces Loic Perrin because of an injury.
  • 68': Offside, Grenoble. Bostjan Cesar tries a through ball, but Danijel Ljuboja is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Nicolas Dieuze (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Laurent Courtois.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Nassim Akrour (Grenoble) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Sauget with a cross.
  • 71': Foul by Boubacar Sanogo (St Etienne).
  • 71': Laurent Batlles (Grenoble) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Sandy Paillot (Grenoble) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Laurent Batlles.
  • 72': Offside, Grenoble. Sandy Paillot tries a through ball, but Nassim Akrour is caught offside.
  • 73': Foul by Yohan Benalouane (St Etienne).
  • 73': Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Boubacar Sanogo (St Etienne).
  • 74': Sandy Paillot (Grenoble) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Nicolas Dieuze (Grenoble) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Laurent Batlles with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Nicolas Dieuze (Grenoble) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 74': Corner, Grenoble. Conceded by Jérémie Janot.
  • 75': Corner, Grenoble. Conceded by Mouhamadou Dabo.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 76': Foul by Boubacar Sanogo (St Etienne).
  • 76': Nicolas Dieuze (Grenoble) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 76': Corner, Grenoble. Conceded by Guirane N'Daw.
  • 76': Jérémie Janot (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 76': Foul by Bostjan Cesar (Grenoble).
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Laurent Courtois (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 78': Corner, Grenoble. Conceded by Mouhamadou Dabo.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Nicolas Dieuze (Grenoble) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Laurent Batlles with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Attempt missed. David Sauget (Grenoble) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 79': Boubacar Sanogo (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Foul by Bostjan Cesar (Grenoble).
  • 81': Foul by Yoann Andreu (St Etienne).
  • 81': Daisuke Matsui (Grenoble) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jean Calvé.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Boubacar Sanogo (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Mirallas with a through ball.
  • 85': Substitution, Grenoble. Josip Tadic forward replaces Daisuke Matsui.
  • 85': Foul by Mouhamadou Dabo (St Etienne).
  • 85': Josip Tadic (Grenoble) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Hand ball by Jean Calvé (Grenoble).
  • 87': Boubacar Sanogo (St Etienne) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Guirane N'Daw.
  • 88': Back pass by Jérémie Janot (St Etienne).
  • 88': (Grenoble) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Pape Malikou Diakhate (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Danijel Ljuboja (Grenoble) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nassim Akrour from a direct free kick.
  • 90': Boubacar Sanogo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 90': Foul by David Sauget (Grenoble).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Josip Tadic (Grenoble) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Laurent Courtois.
  • 90': Foul by Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne).
  • 90': David Sauget (Grenoble) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Josip Tadic (Grenoble) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nassim Akrour.
  • 90': Mouhamadou Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
  • 90': Foul by Laurent Courtois (Grenoble).
  • 90': Offside, St Etienne. Bakary Sako tries a through ball, but Kevin Mirallas is caught offside.
  • 90': Second Half ends, Grenoble 1, St Etienne 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Grenoble 1, St Etienne 2.

Statistics

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23 Fouls 16
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 2
42 Possession 58
12 SHOTS 25
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
205 Accurate Passes 309
298 Passes 411
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 8
19 Crosses 35
0.2 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 63
20 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
20 Effective Tackles 21
23 Tackles 28
0.9 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
20 Effective Clearances 14
53 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade des Alpes
Location: Grenoble, France
Attendance: 16,100

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 AS Monaco 1 +2 3
2 Paris Saint-Germain 1 +1 3
3 Strasbourg 1 +1 3
4 Lyon 1 +1 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

GRE Grenoble (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Jodi Viviani (GK)
3 Sandy Paillot
12 Bostjan Cesar
23 David Sauget
11 Jean Calvé
21 Jimmy Juan
7 Nicolas Dieuze
10 Laurent Batlles
22 Daisuke Matsui
2 Laurent Courtois
28 Danijel Ljuboja
Grenoble Substitutes:
Nassim Akrour, Jimmy Mainfroi, Josip Tadic, Martial Robin, Zoran Rendulic, Pierre Boya, Ronan Le Crom.

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-4-2)

No. Name
16 Jeremie Janot (GK)
28 Yohan Benalouane
3 Pape Diakhate Yellow Card
21 Mouhamadou Dabo
2 Cedric Varrault
12 Blaise Matuidi
18 Guirane N'Daw
7 Dimitri Payet
24 Loïc Perrin
29 Emmanuel Rivière
10 Kevin Mirallas
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Yohan Hautcoeur, Yoann Andreu, Aruajo Ilan, Gelson Fernandes, Pape Abdoulaye Coulibaly, Boubacar Sanogo, Bakary Sako.

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