Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     RC LensRC Lens
Michael HunterMichael Hunter Dave Townsend Dave Townsend
Fabio BakariF. Bakari73
G
captain1
G
68Stephane MolinierS. Molinier
Jonathan FrancoisJ. Francois59
D
2
D
83Kader BaillsK. Baills
Benoit LouironB. Louiron57
D
3captain
D
73Hoalid NdiayeH. Ndiaye
Devanir DiasalmeidaD. Diasalmeida69
D
4
D
74Raouf SankhareR. Sankhare
Alan SalmonA. Salmon72
D
5
D
72Aaron GreavesA. Greaves
Francis CroftF. Croft76
M
6
M
70Dennis GordonD. Gordon
Rui ZicoR. Zico82
M
7
M
78Fabio BobanF. Boban
Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher68
A
8
M
75Noe BorbiconiN. Borbiconi
Mohammed KanuM. Kanu59
A
9
A
77Nicholas PearceN. Pearce
Hubert CasagrandeH. Casagrande68
M
10
A
72Garcia Duque MinottiG. Minotti
Christian AddoC. Addo74
A
11
A
73Omer InceO. Ince
 
Silvio AndradeS. Andrade30
G
12
D
73Carmelo StendardoC. Stendardo
Wahid LeclercW. Leclerc61
D
13
G
67Sebastian BlancoS. Blanco
John DavidsonJ. Davidson79
A
14
A
69Ruel ShearerR. Shearer

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 20,859 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dominique Nonda.


0.00
RC Lens kick off and get the first half underway!
2.11
Nicholas Pearce controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garcia Duque Minotti. Garcia Duque Minotti makes a pass forward but Nicholas Pearce makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
4.37
With a delightful solo run, Rui Zico stretches the opposition's defence. Rui Zico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.32
Raouf Sankhare flicks a high pass forward to Fabio Boban who brings the ball under control. Fabio Boban flicks the ball to his team mate, Omer Ince. Omer Ince advances inside the box! Omer Ince looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Fabio Bakari smothers it!
12.25
Devanir Diasalmeida knocks the ball forward to Francis Croft. Francis Croft flicks the ball to his team mate, Hubert Casagrande. Hubert Casagrande shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
14.52
Benoit Louiron kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed Kanu. Mohammed Kanu passes the ball forward to Rui Zico. Rui Zico knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.12
Showing composure, Fabio Boban picks a pass forward to Nicholas Pearce. Nicholas Pearce cuts inside the box! Nicholas Pearce tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Fabio Bakari.
16.31
Dennis Gordon takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Devanir Diasalmeida reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
20.34
Garcia Duque Minotti flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Pearce. Nicholas Pearce shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.25
Noe Borbiconi knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Ince. Omer Ince shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
34.58
Dennis Gordon knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Ince. Omer Ince runs straight at the defence! Omer Ince takes a shot at goal. Omer Ince scores for RC Lens!!
40.29
Rui Zico makes a simple pass to Christian Addo. Christian Addo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.40
Rui Zico knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Croft. Francis Croft lofts in a cross ball towards Mohammed Kanu. Mohammed Kanu jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
45.00
Noe Borbiconi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Ince. Omer Ince runs straight at the defence! Omer Ince side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille appear unchanged since the first half. RC Lens have changed their lineup with Carmelo Stendardo replacing Raouf Sankhare. The Olympique de Marseille players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Olympique de Marseille get the second half underway!
49.29
Fabio Boban hacks Benoit Louiron from behind! Fabio Boban is warned by the referee! Benoit Louiron stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.02
Dennis Gordon takes it forward alone. Dennis Gordon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.28
With some swift thinking, Carmelo Stendardo plays the ball forward to Fabio Boban. Fabio Boban advances with the ball. Fabio Boban chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Ince. Omer Ince looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Fabio Bakari.
65.03
Noe Borbiconi flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Pearce. Nicholas Pearce makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Omer Ince. Omer Ince tries a spectacular strike. Wonderful reactions from Fabio Bakari keeps it out!
71.29
Benoit Louiron threads a neat ball through to Rui Zico. Rui Zico makes a high pass forward. Mohammed Kanu shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Mohammed Kanu threads a neat, attacking ball through to Rui Zico. Some good footwork from Rui Zico provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
84.24
Dennis Gordon threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Pearce. Nicholas Pearce shoots from long range but Fabio Bakari is on top of his game. Great keeping!
85.46
Fabio Boban chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Gordon. Dennis Gordon takes it forward alone. Dennis Gordon runs straight at the defence! Dennis Gordon takes a shot at goal but is denied by Fabio Bakari. Excellent save.
89.12
Noe Borbiconi flicks a high pass forward to Dennis Gordon who brings the ball under control. Dennis Gordon makes a simple pass to Omer Ince. Omer Ince knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

RC Lens
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
33.8%
43.7%
22.5%

Scorers
Omer Ince 35, 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Omer Ince of RC Lens

Match Ratings
1.Fabio Bakari (GK)
7
2.Jonathan Francois (DEF)
6
3.Benoit Louiron (DEF)
6
4.Devanir Diasalmeida (DEF)
6
5.Alan Salmon (DEF)
6
6.Francis Croft (MID)
6
7.Rui Zico (MID)
6
8.Gavin Gallacher (ATT)
6
9.Mohammed Kanu (ATT)
6
10.Hubert Casagrande (MID)
6
11.Christian Addo (ATT)
6
 
12.Silvio Andrade (GK)
0
13.Wahid Leclerc (DEF)
0
14.John Davidson (ATT)
0

1.Stephane Molinier (GK)
6
2.Kader Baills (DEF)
6
3.Hoalid Ndiaye (DEF)
6
4.Raouf Sankhare (DEF)
6
5.Aaron Greaves (DEF)
6
6.Dennis Gordon (MID)
8
7.Fabio Boban (MID)
6
8.Noe Borbiconi (MID)
7
9.Nicholas Pearce (ATT)
6
10.Garcia Duque Minotti (ATT)
6
11.Omer Ince (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Carmelo Stendardo (DEF)
6
13.Sebastian Blanco (GK)
0
14.Ruel Shearer (ATT)
0