Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Cyrille KarembeuC. Karembeu71
G
1
G
59Carl BaretC. Baret
Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink67
D
captain2
D
63Leonardo GrossmannL. Grossmann
Alberto AlvesA. Alves65
D
3
D
58Cosimo RampullaC. Rampulla
Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell62
D
4
D
51Muller PedrosM. Pedros
Ferdinand MontanierF. Montanier61
D
5
D
51Arnaud RevellesA. Revelles
Benoit SantarelliB. Santarelli73
M
6
M
70Francesco VeroneseF. Veronese
Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi70
M
7captain
M
61Danny CraddockD. Craddock
Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini68
M
8
M
61Mario CarteronM. Carteron
Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho72
A
9
M
54Geoffrey De JongG. De Jong
Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite66
A
10
A
63Oswaldo EyraudO. Eyraud
Vincent QueirosV. Queiros66
A
11
A
58Mathieu BardonM. Bardon
 
Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni66
M
12
G
55Youl DucrocqY. Ducrocq
Mansour FellahiM. Fellahi62
A
13
A
52Hamed TebilyH. Tebily
Jacob MurrayJ. Murray62
M
14
A
52Amdy AgassonA. Agasson

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to RC Strasbourg. 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 RC Strasbourg appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gonzalo Pedros.


0.00
RC Strasbourg start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.15
Mario Carteron chips the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Eyraud. Oswaldo Eyraud cuts inside the box! Oswaldo Eyraud cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but Cyrille Karembeu is on top of it.
6.13
Alberto Alves threads a neat ball through to Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini makes an attacking run forward. Vittorio Maldini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.07
Arnaud Revelles threads the ball through to Francesco Veronese. Francesco Veronese flicks a high pass forward to Mathieu Bardon who brings the ball under control. Mathieu Bardon shoots from distance but Cyrille Karembeu is on top of it.
10.55
Alberto Alves flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Anastasi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivan Anastasi sees Mohamed Marguerite in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mohamed Marguerite lofts in a cross ball towards Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini makes a deft header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
20.38
Mario Carteron makes a simple pass to Oswaldo Eyraud. Oswaldo Eyraud cuts inside the box! Oswaldo Eyraud makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
21.04
With great vision, Benoit Santarelli plays the ball forward to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho lofts in a cross ball towards Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
22.47
Leonardo Grossmann chips the ball to his team mate, Cosimo Rampulla. Cosimo Rampulla brings the ball forward. Cosimo Rampulla shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.46
Alberto Alves flicks a high pass forward. Ghislain Sakho controls it well on his chest. Ghislain Sakho knocks in a cross ball towards Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
38.07
Muller Pedros flicks a high pass forward. Cosimo Rampulla collects the pass. Cosimo Rampulla makes an attacking run forward. Cosimo Rampulla knocks in a cross ball towards Francesco Veronese. Francesco Veronese rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The second half starts with RC Lens kicking off!
51.26
Ferdinand Montanier flicks a high pass forward. Mohamed Marguerite collects the pass. Mohamed Marguerite shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Carl Baret!
54.31
Benoit Santarelli threads the ball through to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho skips past Cosimo Rampulla! Ghislain Sakho cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
57.44
Danny Craddock decides to run forward with the ball. Danny Craddock shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
60.55
RC Strasbourg have made 2 substitutions with Youl Ducrocq replacing Mario Carteron and Hamed Tebily replacing Danny Craddock .
63.24
Hamed Tebily deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oswaldo Eyraud. Oswaldo Eyraud shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
65.41
Matt Caldwell takes it forward alone. Matt Caldwell advances with the ball. Matt Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite makes a convincing header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.38
Alberto Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Benoit Santarelli. Benoit Santarelli knocks the ball forward to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho lofts in a cross ball towards Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Carl Baret is on top of it.
77.26
RC Strasbourg have made a substitution with Amdy Agasson replacing Francesco Veronese .
83.57
Mathieu Bardon clumsily knocks into Benoit Santarelli. The referee calls over Mathieu Bardon and shows him a yellow card! Benoit Santarelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.53
Matt Caldwell hacks Youl Ducrocq from behind! The referee calls over Matt Caldwell and shows him a yellow card! Youl Ducrocq hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.16
Amdy Agasson makes a probing pass to Geoffrey De Jong. Geoffrey De Jong plays the ball forward to Hamed Tebily. Hamed Tebily edges inside the box! Hamed Tebily shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
87.47
Ferdinand Montanier flicks a high pass forward. Ghislain Sakho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ghislain Sakho lofts in a cross ball towards Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

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

Possession
41.3%
58.7%
Play Area
29.3%
45.3%
25.3%

Scorers
Mohamed Marguerite 33, 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mohamed Marguerite of RC Lens

Match Ratings