Match Report


AS MonacoAS Monaco     ToulouseToulouse
Shaun ReganShaun Regan Dave Murray Dave Murray
Matthew AppiahM. Appiah73
G
1
G
77David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Jack Van Der MeydeJ. Van Der Meyde71
D
2
D
76Gary NivenG. Niven
Saidu A. GarbaS. Garba76
D
3captain
D
77Samuel NjankaS. Njanka
Romero P. RamosR. Ramos68
D
4
D
78Hannes BehrensH. Behrens
Morgan Del PieroM. Del Piero71
D
5
M
82Luis RegoL. Rego
Kevin SammerK. Sammer72
M
6
M
80Jean Francois RodriguezJ. Rodriguez
Stjepan JavorcicS. Javorcic71
M
captain7
M
84Darren ParkerD. Parker
Chris InceC. Ince79
M
8
M
82Alessandro NavarroA. Navarro
Bjorn-Tore HolmB. Holm75
A
9
A
73Jose ValenteJ. Valente
Hoalid LamouchiH. Lamouchi71
A
10
A
79Roberto MoreiraR. Moreira
Ismael AyazI. Ayaz73
A
11
A
74Carl VosahloC. Vosahlo
 
Yohan NeveuY. Neveu61
A
12
D
68Cesar BarrosC. Barros
Alejandro QuintanillaA. Quintanilla74
M
13
M
77Dennis SericD. Seric
Johnny GuiniaJ. Guinia64
A
14
A
82Trond Egil BratsethT. Bratseth

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stade Louis II where AS Monaco play host to Toulouse. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
AS Monaco are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Toulouse appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sabri Guyader.


0.00
Toulouse kick off and get the first half underway!
2.37
Morgan Del Piero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Sammer. Kevin Sammer flicks a high pass forward. Hoalid Lamouchi controls it well on his chest. Hoalid Lamouchi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Meiklejohn who gathers it comfortably.
12.23
Gary Niven flicks a high pass forward. Alessandro Navarro collects the pass. Alessandro Navarro threads a neat ball through to Carl Vosahlo. Carl Vosahlo shoots from distance. Solid save from Matthew Appiah.
14.24
Darren Parker threads the ball through to Carl Vosahlo. Carl Vosahlo edges inside the box! Carl Vosahlo comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
16.53
Chris Ince receives the ball from a throw-in from Kevin Sammer. Seeing a gap ahead, Chris Ince plays the ball forward to Hoalid Lamouchi. Hoalid Lamouchi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Behrens.
20.12
Saidu A. Garba advances with the ball. Saidu A. Garba darts forward. Saidu A. Garba lofts in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm knocks the ball goalwards with his head but David Meiklejohn is on top of it.
21.27
Chris Ince threads a neat ball through to Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm whips in a cross ball towards Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz makes a convincing header. Hannes Behrens clears it off the line with his head!
22.29
Without breaking stride, Hannes Behrens plays the ball forward to Alessandro Navarro. Alessandro Navarro makes a simple pass to Roberto Moreira. Seeing a gap ahead, Roberto Moreira plays the ball forward to Jose Valente who has made a great run into the box. Jose Valente shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Matthew Appiah!
24.48
Stjepan Javorcic threads a neat ball through to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
26.44
Gary Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Parker. Darren Parker knocks the ball forward to Carl Vosahlo. Carl Vosahlo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Moreira but he's offside!
28.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Saidu A. Garba plays the ball forward to Kevin Sammer. Kevin Sammer makes a simple pass to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz skips past Gary Niven! Ismael Ayaz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.42
Luis Rego threads the ball through to Jose Valente. Jose Valente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
34.17
Chris Ince decides to run forward with the ball. Chris Ince whips in a cross ball towards Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.35
Luis Rego flicks a high pass forward to Roberto Moreira who brings the ball under control. Roberto Moreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.28
With some swift thinking, Stjepan Javorcic plays the ball forward to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz plays a scrappy one-two with Hoalid Lamouchi and advances towards the goal... Ismael Ayaz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow David Meiklejohn manages to keep it out.
42.27
Luis Rego makes a simple pass to Carl Vosahlo. Carl Vosahlo knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Roberto Moreira scores for Toulouse!!
45.00
Hannes Behrens plays the ball forward to Alessandro Navarro. Alessandro Navarro sees Carl Vosahlo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carl Vosahlo plays a one-two with Roberto Moreira and advances towards the goal... Carl Vosahlo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Monaco appear unchanged since the first half. Toulouse also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AS Monaco start the second half!
51.15
Gary Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alessandro Navarro. Alessandro Navarro flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Moreira collects the pass. Roberto Moreira makes a great pass forward. Jose Valente runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
53.38
Luis Rego flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Vosahlo. Carl Vosahlo skips past Morgan Del Piero! Carl Vosahlo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
59.21
Morgan Del Piero hacks Carl Vosahlo from behind! The referee warns Morgan Del Piero to calm down! Carl Vosahlo stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.09
Samuel Njanka flicks a high ball forward to Darren Parker who takes it down. Darren Parker flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.12
Romero P. Ramos runs forward with the ball. Romero P. Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz lofts in a cross ball towards Bjorn-Tore Holm. Bjorn-Tore Holm outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving David Meiklejohn with no chance!! Goal for AS Monaco!
72.23
Ismael Ayaz catches Gary Niven on the ankles. The referee warns Ismael Ayaz to calm down! Gary Niven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.40
Chris Ince hacks Jean Francois Rodriguez from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jean Francois Rodriguez carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.56
Gary Niven comes in with a late challenge on Bjorn-Tore Holm. Gary Niven is warned by the referee! Bjorn-Tore Holm runs off the knock.
77.51
AS Monaco have made a substitution with Yohan Neveu replacing Hoalid Lamouchi .
84.29
Romero P. Ramos sees Stjepan Javorcic in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stjepan Javorcic deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Samuel Njanka clumsily knocks into Yohan Neveu. Samuel Njanka is shown the yellow card! Yohan Neveu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

AS Monaco

Toulouse
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
28.6%
42.9%
28.6%

Scorers
Ismael Ayaz 28, 34
Bjorn-Tore Holm 66
Roberto Moreira 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ismael Ayaz of AS Monaco

Match Ratings