Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     OGC NiceOGC Nice
Ian DonaldsonIan Donaldson Computer Player Computer Player
Cyrille KarembeuC. Karembeu71
G
1captain
G
69Sieb TrustfullS. Trustfull
Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink66
D
captain2
D
76Yves AdrianoY. Adriano
Alberto AlvesA. Alves65
D
3
D
69Roberto MendesR. Mendes
Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell61
D
4
D
68Kevin TelferK. Telfer
Ferdinand MontanierF. Montanier61
D
5
D
58Dario MorestinD. Morestin
Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi69
M
6
M
73Stephen MatteoS. Matteo
Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini67
M
7
M
71David BestD. Best
Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni66
M
8
M
70Ricardo VilaR. Vila
Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho72
A
9
M
66Mick EhioguM. Ehiogu
Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite66
A
10
A
65Xavier DiasalmeidaX. Diasalmeida
Vincent QueirosV. Queiros66
A
11
A
65Didier BaudetD. Baudet
 
Mansour FellahiM. Fellahi62
A
12
G
66Jean-Claude DelporteJ. Delporte
Jacob MurrayJ. Murray62
M
13
A
58John CoulibalyJ. Coulibaly
Alfredo LodiA. Lodi61
G
14
A
58Cedric RouxelC. Rouxel

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to OGC Nice. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while OGC Nice appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Sylvain Mayer.


0.00
OGC Nice kick off!
2.09
Paolo Tentoni flicks a high ball forward to Vincent Queiros who gracefully takes it down. Vincent Queiros whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
3.02
Alberto Alves catches Mick Ehiogu on the ankles. Alberto Alves is warned by the referee! Mick Ehiogu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.44
Matt Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi threads a neat ball through to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite knocks in a cross ball towards Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Sieb Trustfull!
6.28
Alberto Alves pushes mid-way up the pitch. Alberto Alves changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alberto Alves cuts inside the box! Alberto Alves cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Solid save from Sieb Trustfull.
10.38
Ricardo Vila flicks a high pass forward to Didier Baudet who brings the ball under control. With some swift thinking, Didier Baudet plays the ball forward to David Best who has made a great run into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from David Best provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Cyrille Karembeu is on top of it.
18.27
With vision, Mohamed Marguerite laces a through ball forward to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi whips in a cross ball towards Mohamed Marguerite. With a superhuman jump, Mohamed Marguerite connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.06
Martijn Beekink makes a simple pass to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi flicks a high pass forward. Ghislain Sakho controls it well on his chest. Ghislain Sakho runs straight at the defence! Ghislain Sakho shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
27.12
Yves Adriano picks a pass forward to Ricardo Vila. Ricardo Vila knocks the ball forward to Xavier Diasalmeida. Xavier Diasalmeida lofts in a cross ball towards Didier Baudet. Didier Baudet rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball strikes Ferdinand Montanier's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
34.44
David Best sees space and advances. David Best sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Cyrille Karembeu is on top of it.
36.05
Vittorio Maldini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with RC Lens kicking off!
47.43
Alberto Alves sees space and advances. Alberto Alves hits a low pass to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.17
OGC Nice have made 2 substitutions with Jean-Claude Delporte replacing Yves Adriano and Cedric Rouxel replacing Xavier Diasalmeida .
65.31
Ivan Anastasi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros lofts in a cross ball towards Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it rises well off target!
77.10
Cedric Rouxel takes a long throw-in. David Best makes an attacking run forward. David Best whips in a cross ball towards Cedric Rouxel. Cedric Rouxel jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
78.49
Without breaking stride, Kevin Telfer plays the ball forward to David Best. David Best makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Didier Baudet. Didier Baudet shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
79.45
Paolo Tentoni catches Stephen Matteo on the ankles. The referee brings Paolo Tentoni to one side and gives him a warning! Stephen Matteo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.21
David Best hacks Ghislain Sakho from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ghislain Sakho stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.07
Ivan Anastasi flicks a high pass forward. Ghislain Sakho collects the pass. Ghislain Sakho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sieb Trustfull who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Kevin Telfer flicks a high pass forward. Didier Baudet controls it well on his chest. Didier Baudet plays a one-two with Cedric Rouxel and rushes in on goal... Didier Baudet tries a spectacular strike. Cyrille Karembeu comfortably gets down and covers it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

OGC Nice
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
21.9%
56.2%
21.9%

Scorers
Mohamed Marguerite 18
Ivan Anastasi 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ivan Anastasi of RC Lens

Match Ratings