Espaly vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2024-25 Coupe de France, Round of 32

· Coupe de France
  • 3': Kevis Gjeçi
  • 71': Maxence Fournel
FT
2 - 4
  • 37': Warren Zaïre-Emery
  • 67': Désiré Doué
  • 88': Bradley Barcola
  • 90'+2': Gonçalo Ramos (P)

Paris Saint-Germain scrape past fifth-tier Espay in French Cup

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 Commentary

  • 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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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

Competition: Coupe de France

Venue: Stade Marcel-Michelin
Location: Clermont-Ferrand, France
Attendance: 12,939

Line-Ups

ESPA Espaly (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Jordan Etienne (GK)
4 Lilian Curt
5 Joachim Ichane
3 Koray Uzun Yellow Card
7 Mathis Mezaber
2 Gabay Allaigre
6 Mouad Ait Boulaalam
10 Lucas Russo
8 Kevin Portal
11 Kevis Gjeçi
9 Maxence Fournel

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Arnau Tenas (GK)
4 Lucas Hernández
5 Axel Tape
3 João Neves Yellow Card
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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