Match Report


FC LorientFC Lorient     RC LensRC Lens
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose CastroJ. Castro61
G
1
G
73Jean-Claude BochuJ. Bochu
Jose Javier FarinosJ. Farinos69
D
2
D
68Juan IglesiasJ. Iglesias
Thierry GueiT. Guei65
D
captain3
D
67Jesper ElzingaJ. Elzinga
Felice CapecchiF. Capecchi62
D
4captain
D
64Alberto AlvesA. Alves
Jean-Marc ReveilléreJ. Reveillére60
D
5
M
76Julian BlancoJ. Blanco
Sabri RocheS. Roche69
M
6
M
71Michael van VlietM. van Vliet
Patricio SotoP. Soto66
M
7
M
68Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi
Geoffroy SorlinG. Sorlin62
M
8
M
64Louis BanchelliL. Banchelli
Samuel MercierS. Mercier67
A
9
A
73Samir ScholzS. Scholz
Jean-Michel MaravalJ. Maraval67
A
10
A
71Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho
Richard YoungR. Young66
A
11
A
65Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite
 
Florent SalaunF. Salaun62
A
12
M
64Schumann IsabeyS. Isabey
Corrado SussiC. Sussi61
M
13
D
63Corentin ZaamiC. Zaami
Jaime AndradeJ. Andrade61
M
14
A
61Mansour FellahiM. Fellahi

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stade du Moustoir where FC Lorient play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 15,526 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Lorient are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Regis Murati.


0.00
RC Lens kick off the first half!
2.15
Richard Young makes a simple pass to Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier knocks in a cross ball towards Sabri Roche. Sabri Roche makes a deft header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
3.23
Michael van Vliet knocks the ball to his team mate, Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
4.21
Sabri Roche flicks a high pass forward. Geoffroy Sorlin controls it well on his chest. Geoffroy Sorlin finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
6.31
Patricio Soto flicks a high pass forward. Richard Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.09
Jean-Michel Maraval deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sabri Roche. Sabri Roche sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
10.09
Juan Iglesias receives the ball from a throw-in from Alberto Alves. Juan Iglesias knocks the ball forward to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho surges forward with the ball. Ghislain Sakho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Marc Reveillére.
18.25
Jesper Elzinga makes a simple pass to Louis Banchelli. Louis Banchelli takes it forward alone. Louis Banchelli shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.47
Patricio Soto kicks a strong pass forward to Sabri Roche. Sabri Roche lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
26.49
Jesper Elzinga knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Blanco. Julian Blanco makes a probing pass to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Alberto Alves plays the ball forward to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jose Castro manages to gather it.
33.12
Ivan Anastasi receives the ball from a throw-in from Alberto Alves. Ivan Anastasi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves sees space and advances. Alberto Alves knocks in a cross ball towards Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.50
Felice Capecchi clumsily knocks into Michael van Vliet. The referee warns Felice Capecchi to calm down! Michael van Vliet stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.37
Sabri Roche kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Soto. Patricio Soto knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval makes a convincing header but it is shockingly off target!
38.24
Ivan Anastasi chips the ball to his team mate, Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with FC Lorient kicking off!
47.38
Jean-Michel Maraval sees Patricio Soto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patricio Soto plays a one-two with Geoffroy Sorlin and rushes in on goal... Patricio Soto makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
54.39
Jesper Elzinga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Blanco. Julian Blanco makes a probing pass to Samir Scholz. Samir Scholz knocks in a cross ball towards Louis Banchelli. Louis Banchelli powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.01
With some swift thinking, Jose Javier Farinos plays the ball forward to Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier whips in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
59.57
Felice Capecchi kicks a strong pass forward to Sabri Roche. Sabri Roche knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Young. Richard Young tries a spectacular long range effort but Jean-Claude Bochu is on top of it.
65.19
Julian Blanco knocks the ball to his team mate, Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite flicks a high pass forward. Samir Scholz controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Samir Scholz muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
66.38
Patricio Soto sees Sabri Roche in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sabri Roche knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Alves.
67.02
Ivan Anastasi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Louis Banchelli. Louis Banchelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Castro who gathers it comfortably.
69.07
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
71.33
Juan Iglesias flicks a high ball forward to Julian Blanco who takes it down. Julian Blanco flicks a high pass forward. Mohamed Marguerite holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mohamed Marguerite rushes past Jose Javier Farinos! Mohamed Marguerite makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.11
Sabri Roche threads a neat ball through to Richard Young. Richard Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
79.15
Patricio Soto threads a neat ball through to Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.22
Jesper Elzinga flicks a high pass forward. Michael van Vliet easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Michael van Vliet makes a simple pass to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi edges inside the box! Ivan Anastasi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
84.23
Julian Blanco flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael van Vliet. Michael van Vliet tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
89.13
Sabri Roche makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Lorient

RC Lens
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
30%
41.1%
28.9%

Scorers
Samir Scholz 38
Mohamed Marguerite 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samir Scholz of RC Lens

Match Ratings