AJ Auxerre vs Montpellier, 2011/2012 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

AJ Auxerre

20': Olivier Kapo

FT
1 - 2

Montpellier

32': John Utaka
78': John Utaka

About

AJ Auxerre are hosting Montpellier at Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Montpellier. Marco Estrada tries a through ball, but John Utaka is caught offside.
2': Marco Estrada (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Olivier Kapo (Auxerre).
3': Attempt missed. Anthony Le Tallec (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cyriaque Rivieyran.
4': Foul by Garry Bocaly (Montpellier).
4': Cyriaque Rivieyran (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Attempt missed. Roy Contout (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Omar Kossoko with a cross following a set piece situation.
6': Attempt missed. Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
9': Foul by Jamel Saihi (Montpellier).
9': Anthony Le Tallec (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Attempt missed. Olivier Kapo (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Delvin Ndinga from a direct free kick.
10': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Cyriaque Rivieyran.
12': John Utaka (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Kossi Prince Segbefia (Auxerre).
14': Kossi Prince Segbefia (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Foul by John Utaka (Montpellier).
14': Foul by Omar Kossoko (Auxerre).
14': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Estrada.
15': Offside, Montpellier. Cyril Jeunechamp tries a through ball, but John Utaka is caught offside.
16': Foul by Anthony Le Tallec (Auxerre).
16': Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt saved. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rémy Cabella with a through ball.
17': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
18': Foul by Anthony Le Tallec (Auxerre).
18': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Offside, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
19': Offside, Montpellier. Garry Bocaly tries a through ball, but Rémy Cabella is caught offside.
19': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Garry Bocaly.
20': Goal! Auxerre 1, Montpellier 0. Olivier Kapo (Auxerre) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roy Contout with a cross following a corner.
21': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Cyriaque Rivieyran (Auxerre).
26': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Omar Kossoko.
26': Attempt saved. Marco Estrada (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
26': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Olivier Sorin.
27': Attempt missed. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Estrada with a cross.
28': Foul by Omar Kossoko (Auxerre).
28': Garry Bocaly (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Offside, Auxerre. Édouard Cissé tries a through ball, but Anthony Le Tallec is caught offside.
32': Goal! Auxerre 1, Montpellier 1. John Utaka (Montpellier) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Souleymane Camara with a cross.
36': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Stéphane Grichting.
37': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Édouard Cissé.
38': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Utaka.
39': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Cyriaque Rivieyran (Auxerre).
41': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Cyriaque Rivieyran.
42': Attempt blocked. Rémy Cabella (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
42': Attempt missed. Jamel Saihi (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
43': Attempt blocked. Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rémy Cabella.
43': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Stéphane Grichting.
44': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Willy Boly.
45': Offside, Montpellier. Jamel Saihi tries a through ball, but Souleymane Camara is caught offside.
45': First Half ends, Auxerre 1, Montpellier 1.
0': Second Half begins Auxerre 1, Montpellier 1.
46': Delay in match (Auxerre).
50': Cyriaque Rivieyran (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Garry Bocaly (Montpellier).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Delay in match (Auxerre).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Roy Contout (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Cyril Jeunechamp (Montpellier).
53': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
53': Omar Kossoko (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Roy Contout (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Marco Estrada (Montpellier).
57': Attempt saved. Anthony Le Tallec (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roy Contout.
57': Olivier Kapo (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Marco Estrada (Montpellier).
59': Foul by Cyriaque Rivieyran (Auxerre).
59': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Substitution, Montpellier. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Marco Estrada.
62': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
62': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
68': Attempt saved. Delvin Ndinga (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Le Tallec with a headed pass.
69': Substitution, Auxerre. Kamel Chafni replaces Anthony Le Tallec.
69': Substitution, Auxerre. Dennis Oliech replaces Omar Kossoko.
69': Foul by Willy Boly (Auxerre).
69': Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Substitution, Montpellier. Geoffrey Dernis replaces Rémy Cabella.
71': Stéphane Grichting (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Olivier Giroud (Montpellier).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Delay in match (Auxerre).
72': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Cyril Jeunechamp.
73': John Utaka (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Kossi Prince Segbefia (Auxerre).
73': Kossi Prince Segbefia (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
75': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Stéphane Grichting.
75': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Geoffrey Dernis with a cross following a corner.
77': Souleymane Camara (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Cyriaque Rivieyran (Auxerre).
77': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Souleymane Camara with a headed pass.
77': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Olivier Sorin.
78': Goal! Auxerre 1, Montpellier 2. John Utaka (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
80': Foul by Garry Bocaly (Montpellier).
80': Olivier Kapo (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Dennis Oliech (Auxerre).
82': Substitution, Auxerre. Christopher Missilou replaces Stéphane Grichting.
88': Benjamin Stambouli (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Christopher Missilou (Auxerre).
89': Substitution, Montpellier. Karim Aït Fana replaces John Utaka.
90': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Souleymane Camara with a cross.
90': Second Half ends, Auxerre 1, Montpellier 2.
0': Match ends, Auxerre 1, Montpellier 2.
90': Foul by Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire).
90': Foul by Kris Boyd (Portland Timbers).
90': Austin Berry (Chicago Fire) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 1.
0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 2, Chicago Fire 1.

Statistics

MON		AUX
10	Fouls	14
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
10	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	4
46.4	Possession	53.6
17	SHOTS	6
6	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
338	Accurate Passes	412
396	Passes	486
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	4
35	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.4
42	Long Balls	43
25	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.6	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	0
10	Effective Tackles	13
14	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
13	Effective Clearances	21
23	Clearances	33

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Location: Auxerre, France

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	11	+23	29
2	AS Monaco	11	+10	23
3	Marseille	11	+9	20
4	Lille	11	+7	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

AJ Auxerre (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Olivier Sorin (GK)
4	Stéphane Grichting
3	Willy Boly
42	Cyriaque Rivieyran
22	Prince Segbefia
10	Olivier Kapo
29	Delvin N'Dinga
21	Edouard Cissé
8	Anthony Tallec
25	Omar Kossoko
18	Roy Contout

AJ Auxerre Substitutes:

Donovan Léon, Christopher Missilou, Kamel Chafni, Ben Sahar, Dennis Oliech.

Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Geoffrey Jourdren (GK)
4	Hilton
3	Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa
27	Cyril Jeunechamp
2	Garry Bocaly
20	Rémy Cabella
13	Marco Estrada
23	Jamel Saihi
17	Olivier Giroud
7	John Utaka
19	Souleymane Camara

Montpellier Substitutes:

Abdelhamid El Kaoutari, Geoffrey Dernis, Karim Aït-Fana, Gregory Lacombe, Laurent Pionnier, Romain Pitau, Benjamin Stambouli.

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