2012 Trophée des Champions

2012 Trophée des Champions
Red Bull Arena, in Harrison, New Jersey, hosted the match.
EventTrophée des Champions
Montpellier Lyon
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
2 2
Lyon won 4–2 on penalties
Date28 July 2012
VenueRed Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, US
RefereeJorge Gonzalez (United States)
Attendance15,166
WeatherMostly cloudy
79 °F (26 °C)[1]
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The 2012 Trophée des Champions (English: 2012 Champions Trophy) was the 17th edition of the French super cup. The match was contested by Montpellier, the 2011–12 Ligue 1 champions and Lyon, the winners of the 2011–12 edition of the Coupe de France. The match was played at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.[2][3] This was the fourth consecutive time the competition had taken place on international soil. The defending champions were Marseille who defeated Lille in the 2011 edition, which was played in Morocco.

Lyon captured its eighth Trophée des Champions and its first since 2007 after defeating Montpellier 4–2 on penalties. The match ended 2–2 in regular time with John Utaka and Emanuel Herrera scoring goals for Montpellier and Bafétimbi Gomis and Jimmy Briand converting for Lyon.

Match

Details

Montpellier2–2Lyon
Utaka 27'
Herrera 56' (pen.)		 Report Gomis 44'
Briand 77'
Penalties
Charbonnier soccer ball with red X
Camara soccer ball with check mark
Bedimo soccer ball with red X
Yanga-Mbiwa soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 soccer ball with red X Fofana
soccer ball with check mark Cissokho
soccer ball with check mark Koné
soccer ball with check mark Benzia
soccer ball with check mark Briand
Attendance: 15,166
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (United States)
Montpellier
Lyon
MONTPELLIER:
GK 16 France Geoffrey Jourdren
RB 12 France Daniel Congré
CB 3 France Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (c) Yellow card 60'
CB 4 Brazil Hilton
LB 5 Cameroon Henri Bedimo Yellow card 79'
CM 13 Chile Marco Estrada Red card 78'
CM 23 Tunisia Jamel Saihi
AM 20 France Rémy Cabella downward-facing red arrow 64'
RW 7 Nigeria John Utaka
LW 8 France Anthony Mounier downward-facing red arrow 80'
FW 11 Argentina Emanuel Herrera downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutes:
GK 1 France Laurent Pionnier
DF 27 France Cyril Jeunechamp
MF 6 France Joris Marveaux
MF 18 Morocco Karim Aït-Fana
MF 22 France Benjamin Stambouli upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 9 France Gaëtan Charbonnier upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 19 Senegal Souleymane Camara upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
René Girard
LYON:
GK 1 France Hugo Lloris
RB 14 France Mouhamadou Dabo downward-facing red arrow 81'
CB 3 Brazil Cris
CB 4 Burkina Faso Bakary Koné
LB 20 France Aly Cissokho
CM 21 France Maxime Gonalons (c)
CM 15 France Gueïda Fofana
AM 8 France Yoann Gourcuff
RW 10 France Alexandre Lacazette Yellow card 29'
LW 19 France Jimmy Briand
FW 18 France Bafétimbi Gomis downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
GK 30 France Rémy Vercoutre
DF 13 France Anthony Réveillère upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 23 France Samuel Umtiti
MF 7 France Clément Grenier
MF 12 France Jordan Ferri
MF 24 France Jérémy Pied
FW 25 Algeria Yassine Benzia upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Rémi Garde

MATCH OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of six substitutions.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
  2. ^ "Le calendrier général 2012/2013 adopté". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  3. ^ "French soccer will open season with game at Red Bull Arena". Sports Business Journal. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.