Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     US Créteil-Lusitanos US Créteil-Lusitanos
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Computer Player Computer Player
Cyrille KarembeuC. Karembeu71
G
1
G
64Mamar DelarocheM. Delaroche
Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink67
D
captain2
D
63Jonas DittrichJ. Dittrich
Mark GrantM. Grant62
D
3
D
55Colin InglisC. Inglis
Alberto AlvesA. Alves66
D
4
D
49Jeremie JagerJ. Jager
Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell62
D
5
D
49Fernando CruzF. Cruz
Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini68
M
6
M
74Angelo ChabbertA. Chabbert
Benoit SantarelliB. Santarelli73
M
7captain
M
62Arno BirnbaumA. Birnbaum
Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi70
M
8
M
59Gavin RiggottG. Riggott
Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni66
M
9
M
59John DalglishJ. Dalglish
Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite66
A
10
A
67Felice BonacinaF. Bonacina
Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho72
A
11
A
55Thibault PratT. Prat
 
Mansour FellahiM. Fellahi62
A
12
G
61Danijel BossisD. Bossis
Tonino GattusoT. Gattuso62
M
13
M
58Herve ChaveriatH. Chaveriat
Vincent QueirosV. Queiros66
A
14
M
58Schumann SantiniS. Santini

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to US Créteil-Lusitanos . Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both RC Lens and US Créteil-Lusitanos are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Seyni Mansouri.


0.00
US Créteil-Lusitanos kick off the first half!
2.35
Showing great composure, Vittorio Maldini plays the ball forward to Paolo Tentoni. Paolo Tentoni lofts in a cross ball towards Mohamed Marguerite. With a superhuman jump, Mohamed Marguerite connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Mamar Delaroche gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
6.02
Jeremie Jager flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Riggott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Riggott makes a simple pass to John Dalglish. John Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vittorio Maldini.
24.19
Paolo Tentoni makes a simple pass to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite rushes past Arno Birnbaum! Some silky footwork from Mohamed Marguerite provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.32
Mohamed Marguerite controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Tentoni. Paolo Tentoni connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but Jeremie Jager is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
34.52
Vittorio Maldini takes a quick corner, playing it short to Martijn Beekink. Martijn Beekink deftly flicks the ball on. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ghislain Sakho provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.51
John Dalglish darts forward. John Dalglish knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vittorio Maldini.
39.16
Felice Bonacina makes a probing pass to Thibault Prat. Thibault Prat knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Benoit Santarelli.
40.58
From the throw-in, Ivan Anastasi picks out Benoit Santarelli. Benoit Santarelli threads the ball through to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite puts a great ball through but Ghislain Sakho is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Lens appear unchanged since the first half. US Créteil-Lusitanos also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and RC Lens kick off!
47.41
Vittorio Maldini plays the ball forward to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite knocks the ball forward, putting Vittorio Maldini through on goal. Some superb footwork from Vittorio Maldini provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
55.57
Matt Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Benoit Santarelli controls it well on his chest. Benoit Santarelli threads a neat ball through to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho edges inside the box! Jonas Dittrich clumsily knocks into Ghislain Sakho. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
57.00
Mark Grant chips the ball to his team mate, Vittorio Maldini. With some swift thinking, Vittorio Maldini plays the ball forward to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Angelo Chabbert.
59.35
Mark Grant flicks a high pass forward. Vittorio Maldini controls it well on his chest. Vittorio Maldini makes a probing pass to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho makes a defence splitting pass to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.02
RC Lens have made a substitution with Mansour Fellahi replacing Paolo Tentoni .
71.29
Jonas Dittrich hits a low pass to Angelo Chabbert. Angelo Chabbert makes a probing pass to Felice Bonacina. Felice Bonacina lofts in a cross ball towards John Dalglish. John Dalglish flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
81.39
Jeremie Jager threads the ball through to Gavin Riggott. Gavin Riggott knocks the ball forward to Thibault Prat. Thibault Prat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Benoit Santarelli passes the ball forward to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Inglis.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

US Créteil-Lusitanos
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
0
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.9%
35.1%
Play Area
23%
41.9%
35.1%

Scorers
Mohamed Marguerite 24
Vittorio Maldini 47

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

Match Ratings