Match Report


DijonDijon     RC LensRC Lens
Computer Player Computer Player Ian Donaldson Ian Donaldson
Fabien NeumannF. Neumann58
G
1
G
71Cyrille KarembeuC. Karembeu
Maxence ThimothéeM. Thimothée60
D
2captain
D
66Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink
Vincenzo MüllerV. Müller59
D
3
D
65Alberto AlvesA. Alves
Cor Van Der PennenC. Van Der Pennen58
D
4
D
61Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell
Peter LestinP. Lestin58
D
5
D
61Ferdinand MontanierF. Montanier
Ahmed MartelA. Martel75
M
6
M
69Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi
Wilson GrimaldiW. Grimaldi65
M
captain7
M
67Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini
Jean-Michel JemmaliJ. Jemmali64
M
8
M
66Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni
Wilfried BraudW. Braud51
M
9
A
72Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho
Ivone ZanchiI. Zanchi66
A
10
A
66Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite
Alexei DarmonA. Darmon59
A
11
A
66Vincent QueirosV. Queiros
 
Youl ValoisY. Valois57
G
12
A
62Mansour FellahiM. Fellahi
Jocelyn NogueiraJ. Nogueira55
D
13
M
62Jacob MurrayJ. Murray
Pegguy BrocardP. Brocard54
D
14
G
61Alfredo LodiA. Lodi

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Parc municipal des sports where Dijon play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 8,777 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dijon are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gonzalo Pedros.


0.00
The first half starts with RC Lens kicking off!
9.20
Vincenzo Müller flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Michel Jemmali collects the pass. Jean-Michel Jemmali chips the ball to his team mate, Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi lofts in a cross ball towards Alexei Darmon. Ferdinand Montanier catches Alexei Darmon on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
12.09
Vincenzo Müller pushes mid-way up the pitch. Vincenzo Müller chips the ball to his team mate, Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
15.20
Wilson Grimaldi sees Ivone Zanchi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivone Zanchi flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Michel Jemmali controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Jean-Michel Jemmali makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Cyrille Karembeu.
16.06
Wilfried Braud takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Wilson Grimaldi tries a spectacular strike but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.37
Jean-Michel Jemmali flicks a high pass forward. Wilson Grimaldi controls it well on his chest. Wilson Grimaldi takes it forward alone. Wilson Grimaldi knocks in a cross ball towards Alexei Darmon. Alexei Darmon whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Cyrille Karembeu had no chance!! Goal for Dijon!
21.51
Maxence Thimothée clumsily knocks into Ghislain Sakho. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ghislain Sakho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.28
Vincent Queiros comes in with a late challenge on Jean-Michel Jemmali. The referee warns Vincent Queiros to calm down! Jean-Michel Jemmali stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.30
Ivan Anastasi kicks a strong pass forward to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Fabien Neumann picks it out of the air!
30.14
Ahmed Martel flicks a high pass forward. Ivone Zanchi controls it well on his chest. Ivone Zanchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.44
Showing composure, Ivan Anastasi plays the ball forward to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros plays a sublime one-two with Paolo Tentoni and races in on goal... Vincent Queiros tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Fabien Neumann had no chance!! Goal for RC Lens!
38.03
Vincenzo Müller threads the ball through to Jean-Michel Jemmali. Jean-Michel Jemmali passes the ball forward to Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexei Darmon but the linesman indicates offside!
39.27
With some swift thinking, Wilson Grimaldi plays the ball forward to Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
42.30
Martijn Beekink takes it forward alone. Martijn Beekink makes a beautiful solo run. Martijn Beekink knocks in a cross ball towards Vincent Queiros. Cor Van Der Pennen clumsily knocks into Vincent Queiros. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
42.30
The referee points to the spot..
43.14
Mohamed Marguerite takes a cautious run up. He curls the ball into the bottom right corner - goal!!
44.58
Matt Caldwell chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Tentoni. Paolo Tentoni flicks a high pass forward. Mohamed Marguerite collects the pass. Mohamed Marguerite knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Dijon get the second half underway!
51.16
Jean-Michel Jemmali makes a simple pass to Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ivone Zanchi whips in a cross ball towards Wilson Grimaldi. Wilson Grimaldi heads the ball goalwards. Cyrille Karembeu is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
55.45
Vittorio Maldini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.21
Matt Caldwell threads the ball through to Paolo Tentoni. Paolo Tentoni threads a neat ball through to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ahmed Martel.
63.18
Alberto Alves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
67.25
Matt Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Vittorio Maldini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vittorio Maldini plays the ball forward to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.28
Maxence Thimothée takes it forward alone. Maxence Thimothée flicks a high pass forward to Ivone Zanchi who brings the ball under control. Ivone Zanchi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
75.59
Cor Van Der Pennen hits a low pass to Jean-Michel Jemmali. Jean-Michel Jemmali threads a neat ball through to Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.54
Dijon are in full control of this game.
83.11
Paolo Tentoni kicks a strong pass forward to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Tentoni. Paolo Tentoni directs the ball goalwards with his head. Fabien Neumann punches it away to safety.
85.17
Ivone Zanchi makes a simple pass to Jean-Michel Jemmali. Jean-Michel Jemmali finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.52
Peter Lestin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ahmed Martel. Without breaking stride, Ahmed Martel plays the ball forward to Wilfried Braud. Wilfried Braud knocks in a cross ball towards Wilson Grimaldi. Wilson Grimaldi heads the ball goalwards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
89.39
Jean-Michel Jemmali controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Cyrille Karembeu manages to gather it easily.
90.00
Paolo Tentoni barges into Ahmed Martel. Paolo Tentoni is shown the yellow card! Ahmed Martel stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Dijon

RC Lens
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.9%
35.1%
Play Area
24.5%
45.7%
29.8%

Scorers
Alexei Darmon 18
Wilson Grimaldi 51
Vincent Queiros 33
Mohamed Marguerite 43 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wilson Grimaldi of Dijon

Match Ratings