Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     FC MetzFC Metz
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jero LeclercJ. Leclerc75
G
1
G
67Gianluca FortinG. Fortin
James BowerJ. Bower71
D
2
D
76Phil LightfootP. Lightfoot
Abdelmalek AdrianoA. Adriano63
D
3
D
76Gareth MortensenG. Mortensen
Gregorio GuardiolaG. Guardiola60
D
4
D
75Bjarki ThoroddsenB. Thoroddsen
Daguyl BouissetD. Bouisset60
D
5
M
79Simon KaiserS. Kaiser
Frederic MatingouF. Matingou64
M
captain6
M
73Don GreigD. Greig
Djamel CoridonD. Coridon63
M
7
M
66Cristiano LopesC. Lopes
Adelmajid GirardA. Girard61
M
8
M
54Julien PavonJ. Pavon
Eric VioleauE. Violeau45
M
9captain
A
76Peter ZoisP. Zois
Gill MadonnaG. Madonna72
A
10
A
71Pedro NavarroP. Navarro
Gabriel GaladamesG. Galadames69
A
11
A
64Isaac ZapataI. Zapata
 
Angelo DesaillyA. Desailly68
A
12
D
73Uwe BartschU. Bartsch
Raymond Van HaarenR. Van Haaren66
A
13
A
59Barket FrancoisB. Francois
Oscar CocoO. Coco60
A
14
D
56Mehdi AlicarteM. Alicarte

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to FC Metz. A crowd of 18,392 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Metz appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Duchemin.


0.00
FC Metz start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.19
Frederic Matingou flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Galadames. Gabriel Galadames shoots from distance but it flies wide!
6.16
Seeing a gap ahead, James Bower laces a through ball forward to Adelmajid Girard. Adelmajid Girard advances with the ball. Adelmajid Girard chips the ball to his team mate, Gill Madonna. Gill Madonna comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's well over the bar!
10.36
Gregorio Guardiola punts the ball hopefully upfield. Gabriel Galadames shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
14.36
Gregorio Guardiola makes a simple pass to Frederic Matingou. Frederic Matingou flicks the ball to his team mate, Gill Madonna. Gill Madonna knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Phil Lightfoot.
20.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Don Greig plays the ball forward to Pedro Navarro. Pedro Navarro makes a great pass forward. Peter Zois runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
24.40
Adelmajid Girard threads the ball through to Gill Madonna. Gill Madonna knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bjarki Thoroddsen.
26.41
Phil Lightfoot runs forward with the ball. Phil Lightfoot decides to run forward with the ball. Phil Lightfoot knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Peter Zois is offside!
30.06
James Bower barges into Peter Zois. The referee calls over James Bower and shows him a yellow card! Peter Zois hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.36
James Bower decides to run forward with the ball. James Bower hits a low pass to Gabriel Galadames. Gabriel Galadames whips in a cross ball towards Gill Madonna. Gill Madonna beats his man to it with a header but somehow Gianluca Fortin manages to keep it out.
36.54
Frederic Matingou makes an attacking run forward. Frederic Matingou whips in a cross ball towards Gill Madonna. Gill Madonna outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.22
Djamel Coridon makes a simple pass to Gill Madonna. Gill Madonna plays a one-two with Gabriel Galadames and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Gill Madonna provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Gianluca Fortin.
39.02
Corner kick to RC Lens. Adelmajid Girard plays it out to the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Eric Violeau provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.22
Phil Lightfoot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Lopes. Cristiano Lopes flicks a high ball forward to Peter Zois who takes it down. Peter Zois knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jero Leclerc who gathers it comfortably.
42.51
Cristiano Lopes makes a probing pass to Isaac Zapata. Isaac Zapata tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Jero Leclerc. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Lens appear unchanged since the first half. FC Metz also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RC Lens kick off the second half!
48.27
James Bower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adelmajid Girard. Adelmajid Girard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Galadames. Gabriel Galadames controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Gill Madonna through on goal. Gill Madonna strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Bjarki Thoroddsen.
57.14
Eric Violeau threads a neat ball through to Gill Madonna. Gill Madonna shoots from outside the area but Gianluca Fortin is on top of it.
60.44
Adelmajid Girard flicks the ball to his team mate, Gill Madonna. Gill Madonna shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
67.23
Djamel Coridon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Galadames. Gabriel Galadames shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Gianluca Fortin!
75.42
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
77.12
FC Metz have made 3 substitutions with Uwe Bartsch replacing Isaac Zapata, Barket Francois replacing Don Greig and Mehdi Alicarte replacing Pedro Navarro .
79.57
Frederic Matingou hacks Julien Pavon from behind! The referee calls over Frederic Matingou and warns him to calm down! Julien Pavon stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.12
Daguyl Bouisset controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adelmajid Girard. Adelmajid Girard chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Galadames. Gabriel Galadames plays a quick one-two with Gill Madonna and rushes in on goal... Gabriel Galadames makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

FC Metz
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
6
0
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
25.6%
46.2%
28.2%

Scorers
Gill Madonna 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gill Madonna of RC Lens

Match Ratings
1.Jero Leclerc (GK)
6
2.James Bower (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Abdelmalek Adriano (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Guardiola (DEF)
6
5.Daguyl Bouisset (DEF)
6
6.Frederic Matingou (MID)
7
7.Djamel Coridon (MID)
6
8.Adelmajid Girard (MID)
8
9.Eric Violeau (MID)
6
10.Gill Madonna (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Gabriel Galadames (ATT)
7
 
12.Angelo Desailly (ATT)
0
13.Raymond Van Haaren (ATT)
0
14.Oscar Coco (ATT)
0

1.Gianluca Fortin (GK)
8
2.Phil Lightfoot (DEF)
7
3.Gareth Mortensen (DEF)
6
4.Bjarki Thoroddsen (DEF)
7
5.Simon Kaiser (MID)
6
6.Don Greig (MID)
7
7.Cristiano Lopes (MID)
6
8.Julien Pavon (MID)
6
9.Peter Zois (ATT)
6
10.Pedro Navarro (ATT)
6
11.Isaac Zapata (ATT)
6
 
12.Uwe Bartsch (DEF)
6
13.Barket Francois (ATT)
6
14.Mehdi Alicarte (DEF)
6