French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Troyes, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 68': Robert Beric
  • 74': Robert Beric
FT
2 - 1
Troyes
  • 8': Adama Niané

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy with a cross.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Adama Niane (Troyes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 8': Goal! St Etienne 0, Troyes 1. Adama Niane (Troyes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Nivet.
  • 11': Hand ball by Karim Azamoum (Troyes).
  • 14': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Stéphane Darbion.
  • 14': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
  • 15': Erwin Zelazny (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 19': Offside, St Etienne. Rémy Cabella tries a through ball, but Paul-Georges Ntep is caught offside.
  • 21': Foul by Adama Niane (Troyes).
  • 21': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Delay in match (St Etienne).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Paul-Georges Ntep (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 29': Offside, St Etienne. Jonathan Bamba tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
  • 30': Offside, St Etienne. Yann M'Vila tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 33': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérémy Cordoval.
  • 34': Foul by Benjamin Nivet (Troyes).
  • 34': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Paul-Georges Ntep (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 37': Foul by Adama Niane (Troyes).
  • 37': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Karim Azamoum (Troyes).
  • 39': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Assane Dioussé (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Adama Niane (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Assane Dioussé (St Etienne).
  • 44': Foul by Stéphane Darbion (Troyes).
  • 44': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (Troyes).
  • 45'+1': Paul-Georges Ntep (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Troyes 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Troyes 1.
  • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet replaces Paul-Georges Ntep.
  • 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Robert Beric replaces Assane Dioussé.
  • 48': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Samuel Grandsir.
  • 49': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) with an attempt from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 52': Foul by Adama Niane (Troyes).
  • 52': Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Hand ball by Stéphane Darbion (Troyes).
  • 53': Foul by Benjamin Nivet (Troyes).
  • 53': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (Troyes).
  • 54': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Foul by Jérémy Cordoval (Troyes).
  • 57': Gabriel Silva (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Christophe Herelle (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 58': Delay in match Christophe Herelle (Troyes) because of an injury.
  • 58': Delay in match Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne) because of an injury.
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 62': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Gabriel Silva.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Adama Niane (Troyes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Foul by Karim Azamoum (Troyes).
  • 63': Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Francois Bellugou (Troyes).
  • 63': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Francois Bellugou (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Foul by Gabriel Silva (St Etienne).
  • 64': Stéphane Darbion (Troyes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Substitution, Troyes. Johann Obiang replaces Adama Niane.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Johann Obiang (Troyes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
  • 66': Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Charles Traoré (Troyes).
  • 68': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (Troyes).
  • 68': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Goal! St Etienne 1, Troyes 1. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
  • 70': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Erwin Zelazny.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Samuel Grandsir (Troyes) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Karim Azamoum following a fast break.
  • 73': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (Troyes).
  • 73': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Goal! St Etienne 2, Troyes 1. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Hamouma following a fast break.
  • 75': Substitution, Troyes. Chaouki Ben Saada replaces Benjamin Nivet.
  • 76': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 76': Johann Obiang (Troyes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Delay in match Stéphane Darbion (Troyes) because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, St Etienne. Hernani replaces Romain Hamouma.
  • 78': Substitution, Troyes. Suk Hyun-Jun replaces Stéphane Darbion.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Foul by Charles Traoré (Troyes).
  • 80': Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Charles Traoré (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérémy Cordoval.
  • 82': Foul by Francois Bellugou (Troyes).
  • 82': Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 86': Offside, St Etienne. Jonathan Bamba tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hernani.
  • 88': Foul by Jérémy Cordoval (Troyes).
  • 88': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Samuel Grandsir (Troyes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Suk Hyun-Jun.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hernani.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Johann Obiang (Troyes).
  • 90'+2': Rémy Cabella (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, St Etienne 2, Troyes 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, St Etienne 2, Troyes 1.

Statistics

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21 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
2 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 2
33.5 Possession 66.5
6 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
215 Accurate Passes 513
297 Passes 586
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 30
0.3 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 69
22 Accurate Long Balls 51
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 14
16 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
38 Effective Clearances 14
38 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 31,692

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
28 Neven Subotic
2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
11 Gabriel Silva
26 Mathieu Debuchy
10 Rémy Cabella
6 Yann M'vila
8 Assane Dioussé
21 Romain Hamouma
7 Paul-Georges Ntep
14 Jonathan Bamba
Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
Jessy Moulin, Hernani, Oussama Tannane, Kévin Monnet-Paquet, Saidy Janko, Cheikh M'Bengue, Robert Beric.

TRY Troyes (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Edwin Zelazny (GK)
22 Christophe Hérelle
24 Jimmy Giraudon
23 Charles Traoré Yellow Card
2 Jérémy Cordoval
10 Benjamin Nivet
6 Karim Azamoum
14 François Bellugou Yellow Card
26 Adama Niané
8 Stéphane Darbion
29 Samuel Grandsir
Troyes Substitutes:
Rémi Walter, Bryan Mbeumo, Suk Hyun-Jun, Chaouki Ben Saada, Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, Yehvann Diouf, Johann Obiang.

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