Match Report


RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg     AS NancyAS Nancy
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
George GascoigneG. Gascoigne67
G
1
G
67Aaron van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel
Philippe VeldemanP. Veldeman68
D
2
D
73Yuji ItoY. Ito
Eric DanicE. Danic66
D
3
D
69Marcello KelbanM. Kelban
Guy ColucciG. Colucci65
D
4
D
69Marcello AnelkaM. Anelka
Alex GreigA. Greig62
D
5
M
66Pedro MarquesP. Marques
Christian WatierC. Watier58
D
6
M
62Jimmy DoumencJ. Doumenc
Pascal NgomP. Ngom76
M
7
M
62Gary ThirlwellG. Thirlwell
Gaspar LopesG. Lopes68
M
8captain
M
61Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison
Jean-Christophe PromentJ. Proment77
A
9
A
70Gary BoothG. Booth
Jose ColucciJ. Colucci75
A
10
A
69Yoann MendyY. Mendy
Zinedine JosephZ. Joseph64
A
captain11
A
67Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes
 
Tobias FrieserT. Frieser67
M
12
D
68Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell
Stuart CollinsS. Collins67
G
13
D
67Camel VrielynckC. Vrielynck
Florian RitzingerF. Ritzinger59
A
14
A
65Jean-Michel DeflandreJ. Deflandre

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Stade La Meinau where RC Strasbourg play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 18,795 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
RC Strasbourg are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while AS Nancy appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tarik Monterrubio.


0.00
RC Strasbourg kick off the first half!
4.19
Pascal Ngom threads a neat ball through to Zinedine Joseph. Zinedine Joseph knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron van den Heuvel who gathers it comfortably.
6.30
Jimmy Doumenc runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jimmy Doumenc makes a probing pass to Andy Mcinnes but he's offside!
12.03
Alex Greig makes a simple pass to Gaspar Lopes. Gaspar Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Christophe Proment. Jean-Christophe Proment lofts in a cross ball towards Zinedine Joseph. Zinedine Joseph finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Aaron van den Heuvel had no chance!! Goal for RC Strasbourg!
16.29
Pedro Marques chips the ball to his team mate, Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy whips in a cross ball towards Gary Booth. Gary Booth outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
24.31
Gaspar Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Zinedine Joseph collects the pass. Zinedine Joseph sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
26.26
Gary Thirlwell clumsily knocks into Pascal Ngom. Gary Thirlwell is given a warning by the referee! Pascal Ngom runs off the knock.
27.38
Jimmy Doumenc surges forward with the ball. Jimmy Doumenc lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by George Gascoigne. Excellent save.
28.55
RC Strasbourg are in full control of this game.
30.29
Gary Thirlwell sees space and advances. Gary Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.25
Gaspar Lopes catches Gary Thirlwell on the ankles. The referee calls over Gaspar Lopes and shows him a yellow card! Gary Thirlwell stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.45
Gaspar Lopes passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jose Colucci. Jose Colucci knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron van den Heuvel who gathers it comfortably.
34.08
Marcello Kelban deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Doumenc. Jimmy Doumenc passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Gary Booth. Gary Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to George Gascoigne who gathers it comfortably.
36.45
Philippe Veldeman laces a weighted ball forward to Pascal Ngom. Pascal Ngom flicks a high pass forward. Zinedine Joseph controls it well on his chest. Zinedine Joseph knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yuji Ito.
38.37
RC Strasbourg's packed defence is making it hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
45.00
Gaspar Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Zinedine Joseph collects the pass. Zinedine Joseph plays a one-two with Jean-Christophe Proment and advances towards the goal... Zinedine Joseph cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Zinedine Joseph scores for RC Strasbourg!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Strasbourg appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy have changed their lineup with Jean-Michel Deflandre replacing Andy Mcinnes. The AS Nancy players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
AS Nancy kick off the second half!
47.29
Alex Greig passes the ball forward to Gaspar Lopes. Gaspar Lopes sees Zinedine Joseph in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zinedine Joseph shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
49.54
Stuart Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Booth. Gary Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.57
Gaspar Lopes threads a neat ball through to Jean-Christophe Proment. Jean-Christophe Proment knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Colucci. Jose Colucci jumps high and flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
54.40
Yuji Ito surges forward with the ball. With a delightful solo run, Yuji Ito stretches the opposition's defence. Yuji Ito tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
55.49
Gaspar Lopes threads the ball through to Jose Colucci. Jose Colucci shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.06
AS Nancy have made 2 substitutions with Matt Caldwell replacing Marcello Kelban and Camel Vrielynck replacing Stuart Morrison and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
65.40
Marcello Anelka makes a probing pass to Gary Thirlwell. Gary Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward. Camel Vrielynck collects the pass. Camel Vrielynck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.07
Gaspar Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Zinedine Joseph holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Zinedine Joseph whips in a cross ball towards Jose Colucci. Jose Colucci directs the ball goalwards with his head. Aaron van den Heuvel gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
67.20
Yuji Ito knocks the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Doumenc. Jimmy Doumenc flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Michel Deflandre who brings the ball under control. Jean-Michel Deflandre plays a one-two with Gary Booth and rushes in on goal... Jean-Michel Deflandre takes a shot at goal. Jean-Michel Deflandre scores for AS Nancy!!
78.40
Alex Greig clumsily knocks into Camel Vrielynck. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Camel Vrielynck stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.37
Gaspar Lopes makes a simple pass to Zinedine Joseph. Zinedine Joseph lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Proment. With a superhuman jump, Jean-Christophe Proment connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Gaspar Lopes passes the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Proment. Jean-Christophe Proment whips in a cross ball towards Jose Colucci. Jose Colucci powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RC Strasbourg

AS Nancy
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
32.1%
43.2%
24.7%

Scorers
Zinedine Joseph 12, 45
Jose Colucci 52, 90
Jean-Michel Deflandre 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Zinedine Joseph of RC Strasbourg

Match Ratings
1.George Gascoigne (GK)
6
2.Philippe Veldeman (DEF)
6
3.Eric Danic (DEF)
6
4.Guy Colucci (DEF)
6
5.Alex Greig (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Christian Watier (DEF)
6
7.Pascal Ngom (MID)
6
8.Gaspar Lopes (MID)yellow card
7
9.Jean-Christophe Proment (ATT)
8
10.Jose Colucci (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Zinedine Joseph (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Tobias Frieser (MID)
0
13.Stuart Collins (GK)
0
14.Florian Ritzinger (ATT)
0

1.Aaron van den Heuvel (GK)
6
2.Yuji Ito (DEF)
6
3.Marcello Kelban (DEF)
6
4.Marcello Anelka (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Marques (MID)
6
6.Jimmy Doumenc (MID)
7
7.Gary Thirlwell (MID)
6
8.Stuart Morrison (MID)
6
9.Gary Booth (ATT)
6
10.Yoann Mendy (ATT)
6
11.Andy Mcinnes (ATT)
6
 
12.Matt Caldwell (DEF)
6
13.Camel Vrielynck (DEF)
6
14.Jean-Michel Deflandre (ATT)goal scored
7