Espaly vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2024-25 Coupe de France, Round of 32
· Coupe de FranceParis Saint-Germain scrape past fifth-tier Espay in French Cup
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Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the last 16 of the French Cup on Wednesday with a hard-fought 4-2 victory over fifth-tier side FC Espaly.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Espaly-Saint-Marcel. Maxence Fournel is caught offside.
- 3': Goal! Espaly-Saint-Marcel 1, Paris Saint Germain 0. Kevis Gjeçi (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 4': Hand ball by Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain).
- 11': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 11': Gabay Allaigre (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Yoram Zague (Paris Saint Germain).
- 12': Kevis Gjeçi (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Offside, Espaly-Saint-Marcel. Maxence Fournel is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 18': Attempt missed. Axel Tape (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Neves.
- 19': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Yoram Zague is caught offside.
- 21': Axel Tape (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Lucas Russo (Espaly-Saint-Marcel).
- 23': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Yoram Zague is caught offside.
- 28': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Koray Uzun.
- 28': Attempt missed. João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Désiré Doué with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Offside, Espaly-Saint-Marcel. Maxence Fournel is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 35': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain).
- 35': Kevin Portal (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Kevis Gjeçi (Espaly-Saint-Marcel).
- 36': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Goal! Espaly-Saint-Marcel 1, Paris Saint Germain 1. Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Désiré Doué.
- 39': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Mathis Mezaber.
- 41': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Joachim Ichane.
- 43': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Lilian Curt (Espaly-Saint-Marcel).
- 45': Attempt saved. Senny Mayulu (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45': Foul by Yoram Zague (Paris Saint Germain).
- 45': Kevis Gjeçi (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Espaly-Saint-Marcel 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Espaly-Saint-Marcel 1, Paris Saint Germain 1.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Senny Mayulu.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes replaces Yoram Zague.
- 45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Vitinha replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 46': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Gabay Allaigre.
- 49': Foul by João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 49': Maxence Fournel (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain).
- 50': Kevin Portal (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Maxence Fournel (Espaly-Saint-Marcel).
- 53': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Nuno Mendes is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt missed. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a through ball.
- 61': Foul by João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 61': Kevis Gjeçi (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Attempt saved. Lilian Curt (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kevin Portal with a cross.
- 63': Attempt saved. Lee Kang-In (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Vitinha.
- 66': Substitution, Espaly-Saint-Marcel. Nathan Fila replaces Kevin Portal.
- 66': Attempt missed. Maxence Fournel (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
- 67': Goal! Espaly-Saint-Marcel 1, Paris Saint Germain 2. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
- 69': Foul by Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain).
- 69': Koray Uzun (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Maxence Fournel (Espaly-Saint-Marcel).
- 69': Lucas Hernández (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Maxence Fournel (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 71': Goal! Espaly-Saint-Marcel 2, Paris Saint Germain 2. Maxence Fournel (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 72': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Willian Pacho replaces Axel Tape.
- 73': Substitution, Espaly-Saint-Marcel. Méroine El Hammiri replaces Kevis Gjeçi.
- 74': Substitution, Espaly-Saint-Marcel. Brayan Beaumont replaces Maxence Fournel.
- 77': Substitution, Espaly-Saint-Marcel. Salah Bendriss replaces Lucas Russo.
- 80': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain).
- 80': Mouad Ait Boulaalam (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Brayan Beaumont (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 86': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain).
- 86': Mathis Mezaber (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Attempt missed. Nathan Fila (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brayan Beaumont following a set piece situation.
- 88': Goal! Espaly-Saint-Marcel 2, Paris Saint Germain 3. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 90': Foul by Brayan Beaumont (Espaly-Saint-Marcel).
- 90': Warren Zaïre-Emery (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Brayan Beaumont (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by João Neves (Paris Saint Germain).
- 90': João Neves (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Espaly-Saint-Marcel. Koray Uzun is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Salah Bendriss (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': Goal! Espaly-Saint-Marcel 2, Paris Saint Germain 4. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 90'+4': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by João Neves with a cross following a fast break.
- 90'+4': Désiré Doué (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Koray Uzun (Espaly-Saint-Marcel).
- 90'+4': Koray Uzun (Espaly-Saint-Marcel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Espaly-Saint-Marcel 2, Paris Saint Germain 4.
- 0': Match ends, Espaly-Saint-Marcel 2, Paris Saint Germain 4.
Statistics
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ESPA |
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13 | Fouls | 8 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 4 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
2 | Saves | 4 |
82.7 | Possession | 17.3 |
13 | SHOTS | 6 |
8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.7 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
816 | Accurate Passes | 118 |
893 | Passes | 186 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
22 | Crosses | 5 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
34 | Long Balls | 47 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
14 | Tackles | 26 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
6 | Interceptions | 18 |
2 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
2 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Venue: Stade Marcel-Michelin
Location: Clermont-Ferrand, France
Attendance: 12,939
Line-Ups
Espaly (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jordan Etienne (GK) |
4 | Lilian Curt |
5 | Joachim Ichane |
3 | Koray Uzun ![]() |
7 | Mathis Mezaber |
2 | Gabay Allaigre |
6 | Mouad Ait Boulaalam |
10 | Lucas Russo |
8 | Kevin Portal |
11 | Kevis Gjeçi |
9 | Maxence Fournel |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Arnau Tenas (GK) |
4 | Lucas Hernández |
5 | Axel Tape |
3 | João Neves ![]() |
2 | Yoram Zague |
8 | Fabián Ruiz |
7 | Senny Mayulu |
6 | Warren Zaïre-Emery |
9 | Gonçalo Ramos |
10 | Bradley Barcola |
11 | Désiré Doué |
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