Match Report


ReimsReims     AS NancyAS Nancy
Jan Van TegelenJan Van Tegelen Computer Player Computer Player
Sven LindnerS. Lindner73
G
1
G
67Aaron van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel
Gilbert DelorgeG. Delorge76
D
2
D
69Marcello KelbanM. Kelban
Jakob FranckeJ. Francke75
D
3
D
69Marcello AnelkaM. Anelka
Kewullay BertottoK. Bertotto74
D
4
D
68Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell
Gerhard SchönenbornG. Schönenborn73
M
5
M
66Pedro MarquesP. Marques
Olaf Van Der WoerdtO. Van Der Woerdt78
M
6
M
65Ignacio Den TurkI. Den Turk
Torsten HerzogT. Herzog74
M
captain7
M
63Henk VandenbroeckH. Vandenbroeck
Kevin WitteK. Witte74
M
8captain
M
62Gary ThirlwellG. Thirlwell
Simon TöpferS. Töpfer77
A
9
A
70Gary BoothG. Booth
Tobias OverathT. Overath79
A
10
A
69Yoann MendyY. Mendy
Rainer LensingR. Lensing69
A
11
A
67Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes
 
Markus FrieserM. Frieser68
D
12
D
67Camel VrielynckC. Vrielynck
Romano KoevermansR. Koevermans68
M
13
A
65Jean-Michel DeflandreJ. Deflandre
Torsten RitzingerT. Ritzinger76
A
14
G
65Kodjo SavinaudK. Savinaud

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stade Auguste Delaune where Reims play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 20,597 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Reims and AS Nancy are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gonzalo Gardie.


0.00
AS Nancy get the match underway!
2.02
Marcello Anelka knocks the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Den Turk. Ignacio Den Turk chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Booth. Gary Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy makes a looping header on goal. The ball strikes Jakob Francke's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
3.45
It's a corner kick. Gary Thirlwell loops the ball over to the far post. Gilbert Delorge gets to the ball and clears it up field.
4.23
Henk Vandenbroeck knocks the ball to his team mate, Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gilbert Delorge.
6.45
Pedro Marques makes a simple pass to Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Gary Booth through on goal. Gary Booth comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Magnificent block by Jakob Francke!
8.55
Ignacio Den Turk flicks a high ball forward to Yoann Mendy who takes it down. Yoann Mendy shoots from long range. Sven Lindner gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
16.49
Kewullay Bertotto threads a neat ball through to Olaf Van Der Woerdt. Olaf Van Der Woerdt sees Rainer Lensing in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rainer Lensing knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron van den Heuvel who gathers it comfortably.
18.06
Henk Vandenbroeck comes in with a late challenge on Gerhard Schönenborn. The referee warns Henk Vandenbroeck to calm down! Gerhard Schönenborn stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.17
Marcello Anelka knocks the ball to his team mate, Ignacio Den Turk. Ignacio Den Turk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy whips in a cross ball towards Gary Booth. Gary Booth powers a header at goal. Sven Lindner effortlessly punches it away to safety.
24.52
Olaf Van Der Woerdt plays the ball forward to Tobias Overath. Tobias Overath whips in a cross ball towards Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer powers a header at goal. Aaron van den Heuvel is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.20
Jakob Francke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Olaf Van Der Woerdt. Olaf Van Der Woerdt flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Overath collects the pass. Tobias Overath whips in a cross ball towards Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.21
Pedro Marques threads the ball through to Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy shoots from 25 yards. Sven Lindner comfortably gets down and covers it.
36.02
Gerhard Schönenborn flicks a high ball forward to Tobias Overath who takes it down. Tobias Overath knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.44
Olaf Van Der Woerdt flicks a high pass forward. Tobias Overath controls it well on his chest. Tobias Overath lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty! The crowd cheer. That makes three for the German!
44.10
Pedro Marques controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Reims appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy have changed their lineup with Kodjo Savinaud replacing Andy Mcinnes. The AS Nancy players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Reims kick off!
47.02
Ignacio Den Turk threads a neat ball through to Kodjo Savinaud. Kodjo Savinaud plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Booth and stumbles forward towards the goal... Kodjo Savinaud shoots from just inside the box but it rises well off target!
51.45
Torsten Herzog flicks a high ball forward to Simon Töpfer who gracefully takes it down. Simon Töpfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron van den Heuvel who gathers it comfortably.
55.24
Henk Vandenbroeck kicks a strong pass forward to Kodjo Savinaud. Kodjo Savinaud knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.21
Olaf Van Der Woerdt makes a simple pass to Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer makes a great pass forward. Rainer Lensing runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
60.44
AS Nancy have made 2 substitutions with Camel Vrielynck replacing Marcello Anelka and Jean-Michel Deflandre replacing Gary Thirlwell and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
63.39
With some swift thinking, Gerhard Schönenborn plays the ball forward to Tobias Overath. Tobias Overath knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Aaron van den Heuvel with no chance!! Goal for Reims!
66.03
Torsten Herzog chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer lofts in a cross ball towards Rainer Lensing. Rainer Lensing makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Aaron van den Heuvel!
67.19
Olaf Van Der Woerdt threads the ball through to Tobias Overath. Tobias Overath whips in a cross ball towards Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Aaron van den Heuvel!
73.13
Olaf Van Der Woerdt flicks a high pass forward. Simon Töpfer controls it well on his chest. Simon Töpfer cuts inside the box! Simon Töpfer tries a spectacular strike but it is shockingly off target!
77.46
Reims have made 3 substitutions with Markus Frieser replacing Kewullay Bertotto, Romano Koevermans replacing Olaf Van Der Woerdt and Torsten Ritzinger replacing Tobias Overath .
78.53
Torsten Herzog sees a break and surges forward. With great vision, Torsten Herzog plays the ball forward to Simon Töpfer who has made a great run into the box. Some awkward footwork from Simon Töpfer provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
81.46
Markus Frieser flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Herzog holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Without breaking stride, Torsten Herzog plays the ball forward to Rainer Lensing. Rainer Lensing knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
83.53
Gilbert Delorge hits a low pass to Kevin Witte. Kevin Witte flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Ritzinger collects the pass. Torsten Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Töpfer. Simon Töpfer makes a deft header. It's there!! Aaron van den Heuvel has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.43
Kevin Witte flicks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Lensing. Rainer Lensing knocks in a cross ball towards Torsten Ritzinger. Torsten Ritzinger beats his man to it with a header but it slams into the crowd!
89.53
Torsten Herzog makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rainer Lensing. Rainer Lensing shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Reims

AS Nancy
Goals
6
0
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
25.6%
44.9%
29.5%

Scorers
Simon Töpfer 25, 27, 38, 63, 79, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Töpfer of Reims

Match Ratings