2012 Trophée des Champions

2012 Trophée des Champions
Event Trophée des champions
Montpellier Lyon
Ligue 1 Ligue 1
2 2
Lyon won 4–2 on penalties
Date 28 July 2012
Venue Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, US
Referee Jorge Gonzalez (United States)
Attendance 15,166
Weather Mostly cloudy
26 °C (79 °F)[1]

The 2012 Trophée des champions (English: 2012 Champions Trophy) was the 17th edition of the French supercup. 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

Montpellier 2–2 Lyon
Utaka  27'
Herrera  56' (pen.)		 Report Gomis  44'
Briand  77'
Penalties
Charbonnier
Camara
Bedimo
Yanga-Mbiwa 		2–4 Fofana
Cissokho
Koné
Benzia
Briand
Attendance: 15,166
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez (United States)
Montpellier
Lyon
MONTPELLIER:
GK16France Geoffrey Jourdren
RB12France Daniel Congré
CB3France Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa (c)Yellow card 60'
CB4Brazil Hilton
LB5Cameroon Henri BedimoYellow card 79'
CM13Chile Marco EstradaRed card 78'
CM23Tunisia Jamel Saihi
AM20France Rémy Cabella 64'
RW7Nigeria John Utaka
LW8France Anthony Mounier 80'
FW11Argentina Emanuel Herrera 74'
Substitutes:
GK1France Laurent Pionnier
DF27France Cyril Jeunechamp
MF6France Joris Marveaux
MF18Morocco Karim Aït-Fana
MF22France Benjamin Stambouli 80'
FW9France Gaëtan Charbonnier 74'
FW19Senegal Souleymane Camara 64'
Manager:
René Girard
LYON:
GK1France Hugo Lloris
RB14France Mouhamadou Dabo 81'
CB3Brazil Cris
CB4Burkina Faso Bakary Koné
LB20France Aly Cissokho
CM21France Maxime Gonalons (c)
CM15France Gueïda Fofana
AM8France Yoann Gourcuff
RW10France Alexandre LacazetteYellow card 29'
LW19France Jimmy Briand
FW18France Bafétimbi Gomis 65'
Substitutes:
GK30France Rémy Vercoutre
DF13France Anthony Réveillère 81'
DF23France Samuel Umtiti
MF7France Clément Grenier
MF12France Jordan Ferri
MF24France Jérémy Pied
FW25Algeria Yassine Benzia 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. ↑ http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KEWR/2012/7/28/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA
  2. ↑ "Le calendrier général 2012/2013 adopté". Ligue de Football Professionnel (in French). 5 April 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.
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