Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     Troyes Aube ChampagneTroyes Aube Champagne
Dave TownsendDave Townsend Computer Player Computer Player
Stephane MolinierS. Molinier68
G
1
G
69Ross WainwrightR. Wainwright
Kader BaillsK. Baills83
D
2
D
73Sven WilkeS. Wilke
Raouf SankhareR. Sankhare74
D
captain3
D
70Alcaly LeboeufA. Leboeuf
Carmelo StendardoC. Stendardo73
D
4
D
66Garcia Duque CapezzutoG. Capezzuto
Rainer SachsR. Sachs71
D
5
D
65Steffen SchrammS. Schramm
Dennis GordonD. Gordon70
M
6
M
67Micha‘l SamsonM. Samson
Fabio BobanF. Boban78
M
7captain
M
63Tchiressoua CoulibalyT. Coulibaly
Noe BorbiconiN. Borbiconi75
M
8
A
74David SullivanD. Sullivan
Nicholas PearceN. Pearce77
A
9
A
74Tiago CostaT. Costa
Ruel ShearerR. Shearer69
A
10
A
73Franck PetereynsF. Petereyns
Omer InceO. Ince73
A
11
A
66Jose PirriJ. Pirri
 
Hoalid NdiayeH. Ndiaye73
D
12
D
62Willy FernandezW. Fernandez
Sebastian BlancoS. Blanco67
G
13
M
60Rodrigue DeflandreR. Deflandre
Garcia Duque MinottiG. Minotti72
A
14
M
59Fabrice GinolaF. Ginola

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Troyes Aube Champagne. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Troyes Aube Champagne appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Hamada Maoulida.


0.00
RC Lens kick off and get the first half underway!
3.14
Micha‘l Samson knocks the ball forward to Franck Petereyns. With great vision, Franck Petereyns plays the ball forward to Jose Pirri who has made a great run into the box. Jose Pirri cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
4.38
Noe Borbiconi plays the ball forward to Omer Ince. Omer Ince knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garcia Duque Capezzuto.
6.17
Raouf Sankhare advances with the ball. Raouf Sankhare tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
8.17
Garcia Duque Capezzuto knocks the ball to his team mate, Micha‘l Samson. Micha‘l Samson chips the ball to his team mate, Tchiressoua Coulibaly. Tchiressoua Coulibaly knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Raouf Sankhare.
9.23
Tchiressoua Coulibaly flicks a high ball forward to Micha‘l Samson who takes it down. Micha‘l Samson plays a scrappy one-two with David Sullivan and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Micha‘l Samson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Stephane Molinier reads it well. Nice save!
15.40
Fabio Boban hits a low pass to Omer Ince. Omer Ince shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.23
Noe Borbiconi threads a neat ball through to Ruel Shearer. Ruel Shearer deftly passes the ball to Omer Ince, releasing him through on goal. Omer Ince cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Sven Wilke.
27.56
Fabio Boban sees Ruel Shearer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruel Shearer skips past Garcia Duque Capezzuto! Ruel Shearer shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
33.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Micha‘l Samson plays the ball forward to Tiago Costa. Tiago Costa rushes past Raouf Sankhare! Tiago Costa comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
36.58
Garcia Duque Capezzuto flicks the ball to his team mate, Tchiressoua Coulibaly. Tchiressoua Coulibaly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franck Petereyns. Franck Petereyns plays a quick one-two with Jose Pirri and rushes in on goal... Franck Petereyns comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.25
Dennis Gordon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Shearer. Ruel Shearer knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Nicholas Pearce is offside!
44.42
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Lens appear unchanged since the first half. Troyes Aube Champagne also appear unchanged since the first half. The Troyes Aube Champagne players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Troyes Aube Champagne kick off the second half!
48.31
Kader Baills flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Boban holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabio Boban hits a low pass to Omer Ince. Omer Ince shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
49.28
Alcaly Leboeuf flicks a high pass forward. Tchiressoua Coulibaly holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tchiressoua Coulibaly chips the ball to his team mate, Micha‘l Samson. Micha‘l Samson finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Stephane Molinier.
54.03
Tchiressoua Coulibaly knocks the ball forward to Franck Petereyns. Franck Petereyns shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
55.29
Carmelo Stendardo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Ince. Omer Ince shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
59.19
Micha‘l Samson hacks Noe Borbiconi from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Noe Borbiconi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.40
Franck Petereyns knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Costa. Tiago Costa rushes past Raouf Sankhare! Tiago Costa cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Stephane Molinier effortlessly gets down and covers it.
71.25
Micha‘l Samson kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Costa. Tiago Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.31
Tiago Costa catches Raouf Sankhare on the ankles. The referee brings Tiago Costa to one side and gives him a warning! Raouf Sankhare stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.32
Tchiressoua Coulibaly passes the ball forward to Micha‘l Samson. Micha‘l Samson plays a scrappy one-two with Tchiressoua Coulibaly and advances towards the goal... Micha‘l Samson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
77.17
Fabio Boban threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Pearce. Nicholas Pearce sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
81.48
Fabio Boban knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Shearer. Ruel Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
85.22
Tchiressoua Coulibaly makes an attacking run forward. Tchiressoua Coulibaly knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carmelo Stendardo.
89.07
Carmelo Stendardo flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Boban collects the pass. Fabio Boban sees Omer Ince in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Omer Ince finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ross Wainwright!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

Troyes Aube Champagne
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
20.3%
45.6%
34.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stephane Molinier of RC Lens

Match Ratings