Match Report


US Créteil-Lusitanos US Créteil-Lusitanos      ReimsReims
Paul Mc cainPaul Mc cain Jan Van Tegelen Jan Van Tegelen
John BosnichJ. Bosnich78
G
captain1
G
73Sven LindnerS. Lindner
Farid DayllyF. Daylly64
D
2
D
69Delano KortlandD. Kortland
Purrel GrotP. Grot64
D
3
D
74Jakob FranckeJ. Francke
Luis CortesL. Cortes68
D
4
D
72Sven KrügerS. Krüger
Peter ColeP. Cole77
M
5
D
74Nick MaasN. Maas
Eddie GilchristE. Gilchrist73
M
6
M
72Gerhard SchönenbornG. Schönenborn
Yurtcan SükürY. Sükür68
M
7captain
M
64Dietmar SzepanD. Szepan
Miguel GomesM. Gomes67
M
8
A
77Simon TöpferS. Töpfer
Eduardo CalvoE. Calvo73
A
9
A
68Dominique Van LoenhoutD. Van Loenhout
Eric BirnbaumE. Birnbaum67
A
10
A
48Sin'ichi ItoS. Ito
Pierpaolo SalvatoriP. Salvatori81
A
11
A
69Rainer LensingR. Lensing
 
Gharib ElhamdaouiG. Elhamdaoui70
D
12
D
66Tobias HermannT. Hermann
Simon DehmS. Dehm68
M
13
M
73Torsten HerzogT. Herzog
Dado CantonaD. Cantona66
A
14
A
75Torsten RitzingerT. Ritzinger

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stade Dominique Duvauchelle where US Créteil-Lusitanos play host to Reims. A crowd of 18,452 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
US Créteil-Lusitanos are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reims appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Rafik Congo.


0.00
US Créteil-Lusitanos kick off!
2.20
Jakob Francke passes the ball forward to Gerhard Schönenborn. Gerhard Schönenborn makes a probing pass to Sin'ichi Ito. Sin'ichi Ito whips in a cross ball towards Rainer Lensing. Rainer Lensing rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by John Bosnich.
3.01
Nick Maas takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. John Bosnich drops low and scoops up the ball.
4.39
Farid Daylly clumsily knocks into Sin'ichi Ito. The referee calls over Farid Daylly and shows him a yellow card! Sin'ichi Ito hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.56
Eddie Gilchrist sees a break and surges forward. Eddie Gilchrist shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Sven Lindner. What a great pair of hands!
8.04
Peter Cole flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Calvo controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Calvo whips in a cross ball towards Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.28
Farid Daylly sees Eddie Gilchrist in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eddie Gilchrist flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Calvo. Eduardo Calvo rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
15.14
Pierpaolo Salvatori clumsily knocks into Sven Krüger. The referee brings Pierpaolo Salvatori to one side and gives him a warning! Sven Krüger gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.36
Luis Cortes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Gilchrist. Eddie Gilchrist flicks the ball to his team mate, Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball towards Pierpaolo Salvatori. Pierpaolo Salvatori is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
18.49
Farid Daylly threads a neat ball through to Eddie Gilchrist. Eddie Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Calvo controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Calvo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.07
Peter Cole passes the ball forward to Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum shoots from outside the area. Sven Lindner gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
21.51
US Créteil-Lusitanos are in full control of this game.
26.53
Jakob Francke flicks a high pass forward. Gerhard Schönenborn collects the pass. Gerhard Schönenborn flicks a high pass forward. Dominique Van Loenhout controls it well on his chest. Dominique Van Loenhout tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.38
Yurtcan Sükür hits a low pass to Eduardo Calvo. Eduardo Calvo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
32.28
Gerhard Schönenborn makes a simple pass to Dominique Van Loenhout. Dominique Van Loenhout shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but John Bosnich comfortably smothers it!
33.09
Eddie Gilchrist comes in with a late challenge on Dietmar Szepan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dietmar Szepan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.15
Purrel Grot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Gilchrist. Eddie Gilchrist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Calvo. Eduardo Calvo shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
39.48
Eddie Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Eric Birnbaum holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eric Birnbaum shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
44.42
Eddie Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Pierpaolo Salvatori controls it well on his chest. Pierpaolo Salvatori knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Calvo. With a superhuman jump, Eduardo Calvo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Sven Lindner gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. US Créteil-Lusitanos appear unchanged since the first half. Reims also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Reims kick off!
47.18
Purrel Grot flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Gomes. Miguel Gomes makes a probing pass to Pierpaolo Salvatori. Pierpaolo Salvatori lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for US Créteil-Lusitanos !
51.53
Eddie Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Calvo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Calvo whips in a cross ball towards Pierpaolo Salvatori. Pierpaolo Salvatori outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
57.28
Eddie Gilchrist knocks the ball forward to Pierpaolo Salvatori. Pierpaolo Salvatori whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Calvo. Eduardo Calvo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.57
Reims have made 2 substitutions with Tobias Hermann replacing Sven Krüger and Torsten Herzog replacing Gerhard Schönenborn .
63.48
Yurtcan Sükür runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Yurtcan Sükür lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Calvo. Eduardo Calvo rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.02
Peter Cole flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Calvo controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Calvo shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
71.50
Farid Daylly makes a strong solo run forward. Farid Daylly passes the ball forward to Pierpaolo Salvatori. Pierpaolo Salvatori controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.49
Miguel Gomes passes the ball forward to Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jakob Francke.
75.47
Peter Cole plays the ball forward to Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Calvo. Eduardo Calvo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Sven Lindner manages to gather it.
77.35
Reims have made a substitution with Torsten Ritzinger replacing Sin'ichi Ito .
81.46
Nick Maas surges forward with the ball. Nick Maas flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominique Van Loenhout. Dominique Van Loenhout sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
84.29
Torsten Herzog surges forward with the ball. Torsten Herzog cuts inside the box! Torsten Herzog tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! John Bosnich had no chance!! Goal for Reims!
87.19
Nick Maas threads a neat ball through to Torsten Herzog. Torsten Herzog deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominique Van Loenhout. Dominique Van Loenhout knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Ritzinger. Torsten Ritzinger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. John Bosnich is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

US Créteil-Lusitanos

Reims
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.4%
34.6%
Play Area
21%
43.2%
35.8%

Scorers
Eric Birnbaum 8, 47
Pierpaolo Salvatori 52
Eduardo Calvo 63
Torsten Herzog 84
Torsten Ritzinger 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eric Birnbaum of US Créteil-Lusitanos

Match Ratings
1.John Bosnich (GK)
6
2.Farid Daylly (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Purrel Grot (DEF)
6
4.Luis Cortes (DEF)
6
5.Peter Cole (MID)
6
6.Eddie Gilchrist (MID)yellow card
7
7.Yurtcan Sükür (MID)
7
8.Miguel Gomes (MID)
6
9.Eduardo Calvo (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Eric Birnbaum (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Pierpaolo Salvatori (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Gharib Elhamdaoui (DEF)
0
13.Simon Dehm (MID)
0
14.Dado Cantona (ATT)
0

1.Sven Lindner (GK)
7
2.Delano Kortland (DEF)
6
3.Jakob Francke (DEF)
6
4.Sven Krüger (DEF)
6
5.Nick Maas (DEF)
6
6.Gerhard Schönenborn (MID)
6
7.Dietmar Szepan (MID)
6
8.Simon Töpfer (ATT)
6
9.Dominique Van Loenhout (ATT)
6
10.Sin'ichi Ito (ATT)
6
11.Rainer Lensing (ATT)
6
 
12.Tobias Hermann (DEF)
6
13.Torsten Herzog (MID)goal scored
8
14.Torsten Ritzinger (ATT)goal scored
7