Match Report
| RC Lens | RC Lens |  |  | Reims | Reims | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Claude Bochu | J. Bochu |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Lars Bierhoff | L. Bierhoff | |||||||||
| Juan Iglesias | J. Iglesias |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Damian Monier | D. Monier | |||||||||
| Jesper Elzinga | J. Elzinga |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Eric Kohler | E. Kohler | |||||||||
| Alberto Alves | A. Alves |  | 64 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Gregory Karwatt | G. Karwatt | ||||||||
| Julian Blanco | J. Blanco | | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 55 |  | Paul McStay | P. McStay | |||||||||
| Michael van Vliet | M. van Vliet | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Vincenzo Richter | V. Richter | |||||||||
| Ivan Anastasi | I. Anastasi |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Camille Dobo | C. Dobo | |||||||||
| Louis Banchelli | L. Banchelli | | 64 | M | | 8 | | | M | 60 | | Hubert Sekli | H. Sekli | ||||||||
| Samir Scholz | S. Scholz | | 72 | A | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Darl Nijkamp | D. Nijkamp | |||||||||
| Ghislain Sakho | G. Sakho | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Stephane Elzéard | S. Elzéard | |||||||||
| Mansour Fellahi | M. Fellahi | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Yann Fournel | Y. Fournel | |||||||||
| Corentin Zaami | C. Zaami | | 63 | D | | 12 | | A | 64 | | Nicholas Savidan | N. Savidan | |||||||||
| Ferdinand Montanier | F. Montanier | | 61 | D | | 13 | | G | 59 | | Soufiane Madar | S. Madar | |||||||||
| Alfredo Lodi | A. Lodi | | 60 | G | | 14 | | M | 58 | | Aziz Escayol | A. Escayol | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Reims. A crowd of 18,566 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reims appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dado Sankharé.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reims appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dado Sankharé.
0.00
0-0RC Lens get the match underway!
3.57
0-0Darl Nijkamp knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Elzéard. Stephane Elzéard finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
4.32
Without breaking stride, Hubert Sekli plays the ball forward to Yann Fournel. Yann Fournel whips in a cross ball towards Stephane Elzéard. Stephane Elzéard heads the ball goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
6.52
0-0Alberto Alves takes the throw-in. Ivan Anastasi flicks a high pass forward. Louis Banchelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Louis Banchelli shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Lars Bierhoff smothers it!
9.52
Alberto Alves threads a neat ball through to Mansour Fellahi. Mansour Fellahi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
12.22
Yann Fournel plays the ball forward to Stephane Elzéard. Stephane Elzéard shoots from 20 yards but Jean-Claude Bochu reads it well. He makes it look easy!
16.51
0-0Gregory Karwatt flicks a high pass forward. Camille Dobo controls it well on his chest. Camille Dobo flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Elzéard controls it well on his chest. Stephane Elzéard lofts in a cross ball towards Yann Fournel. Louis Banchelli comes in with a late challenge on Yann Fournel. Yann Fournel appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
18.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Louis Banchelli plays the ball forward to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
20.44
0-0Eric Kohler barges into Ghislain Sakho. The referee calls over Eric Kohler and warns him to calm down! Ghislain Sakho runs off the knock.
21.15
Ghislain Sakho hits a low pass to Mansour Fellahi. Mansour Fellahi edges inside the box! Mansour Fellahi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
22.12
Camille Dobo passes the ball forward to Yann Fournel. Yann Fournel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
24.01
0-0Julian Blanco hits a low pass to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.50
Juan Iglesias knocks the ball forward to Mansour Fellahi. Mansour Fellahi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi makes a deft header but Lars Bierhoff is on top of it.
30.34
Camille Dobo makes a probing pass to Darl Nijkamp. Darl Nijkamp lofts in a cross ball towards Hubert Sekli. Hubert Sekli jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
32.32
Hubert Sekli threads a neat ball through to Darl Nijkamp. Darl Nijkamp knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jean-Claude Bochu who gathers it comfortably.
33.55
Camille Dobo flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Elzéard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephane Elzéard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jesper Elzinga.
34.16
Eric Kohler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Camille Dobo. Camille Dobo shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
38.33
Michael van Vliet brings the ball forward. Michael van Vliet cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Michael van Vliet provides some space. He shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
44.09
0-0Gregory Karwatt comes in with a late challenge on Mansour Fellahi. The referee calls over Gregory Karwatt and shows him a yellow card! Mansour Fellahi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Alberto Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi makes a probing pass to Mansour Fellahi. Mansour Fellahi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
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. Reims also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Reims start the second half!
49.50
Mansour Fellahi knocks the ball forward to Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.46
Jesper Elzinga makes a probing pass to Juan Iglesias. Juan Iglesias deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mansour Fellahi. Mansour Fellahi tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
59.20
0-0Camille Dobo flicks the ball to his team mate, Yann Fournel. Yann Fournel makes a probing pass to Hubert Sekli but he's offside!
63.16
Alberto Alves threads a neat ball through to Louis Banchelli. Louis Banchelli threads the ball through to Michael van Vliet. Michael van Vliet whips in a cross ball towards Mansour Fellahi. Mansour Fellahi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
66.12
Gregory Karwatt flicks the ball to his team mate, Vincenzo Richter. Vincenzo Richter changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Vincenzo Richter finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
69.51
Vincenzo Richter flicks a high pass forward. Eric Kohler collects the pass. Eric Kohler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephane Elzéard. Stephane Elzéard shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
75.00
Paul McStay barges into Ghislain Sakho. The referee calls over Paul McStay and warns him to calm down! Ghislain Sakho grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.30
Vincenzo Richter flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Elzéard collects the pass. Stephane Elzéard whips in a cross ball towards Darl Nijkamp. Darl Nijkamp finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.34
With great imagination, Hubert Sekli picks a pass forward to Stephane Elzéard. Stephane Elzéard knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Yann Fournel is offside!
83.14
Ivan Anastasi sees a break and surges forward. Ivan Anastasi flicks a high ball forward to Ghislain Sakho who takes it down. Ghislain Sakho tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
84.27
Damian Monier flicks a high pass forward. Camille Dobo controls it well on his chest. Camille Dobo threads a neat ball through to Yann Fournel. Yann Fournel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
85.55
Louis Banchelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
90.00
Michael van Vliet threads a neat ball through to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Lars Bierhoff of Reims |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jean-Claude Bochu (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Juan Iglesias (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jesper Elzinga (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Alberto Alves (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Julian Blanco (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Michael van Vliet (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Ivan Anastasi (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Louis Banchelli (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Samir Scholz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ghislain Sakho (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Mansour Fellahi (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Corentin Zaami (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ferdinand Montanier (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alfredo Lodi (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Lars Bierhoff (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Damian Monier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eric Kohler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gregory Karwatt (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Paul McStay (DEF) | 5 | |
| 6. | Vincenzo Richter (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Camille Dobo (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Hubert Sekli (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Darl Nijkamp (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Stephane Elzéard (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Yann Fournel (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Nicholas Savidan (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Soufiane Madar (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Aziz Escayol (MID) | 0 | |