Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     DijonDijon
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Computer Player Computer Player
Cyrille KarembeuC. Karembeu71
G
1
G
58Fabien NeumannF. Neumann
Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli71
D
captain2
D
60Maxence ThimothéeM. Thimothée
Mark GrantM. Grant62
D
3
D
59Vincenzo MüllerV. Müller
Alberto AlvesA. Alves66
D
4captain
D
58Cor Van Der PennenC. Van Der Pennen
Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell62
D
5
D
58Peter LestinP. Lestin
Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi70
M
6
M
75Ahmed MartelA. Martel
Benoit SantarelliB. Santarelli73
M
7
M
65Wilson GrimaldiW. Grimaldi
Mansour FellahiM. Fellahi62
A
8
M
64Jean-Michel JemmaliJ. Jemmali
Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini68
M
9
M
58Filipe CostaF. Costa
Vincent QueirosV. Queiros66
A
10
A
66Ivone ZanchiI. Zanchi
Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho72
A
11
A
59Alexei DarmonA. Darmon
 
Ferdinand MontanierF. Montanier61
D
12
G
57Youl ValoisY. Valois
Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink67
D
13
D
55Jocelyn NogueiraJ. Nogueira
Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni66
M
14
D
54Pegguy BrocardP. Brocard

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Dijon. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Dijon appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Rafik Lucca.


0.00
Dijon kick off the first half!
3.30
Alberto Alves surges forward with the ball. Alberto Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho skips past Maxence Thimothée! Ghislain Sakho comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Fabien Neumann manages to keep it out.
15.48
Alberto Alves flicks a high pass forward. Benoit Santarelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Benoit Santarelli flicks a high ball forward to Vincent Queiros who gracefully takes it down. Vincent Queiros shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
18.48
Benoit Santarelli makes a probing pass to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi plays a quick one-two with Vittorio Maldini and rushes in on goal... Ivan Anastasi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
22.29
Benoit Santarelli makes a simple pass to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.44
Alexei Darmon flicks a high pass forward. Ivone Zanchi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivone Zanchi tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
28.48
Alexei Darmon sees a break and surges forward. Alexei Darmon tries a spectacular long range effort. Cyrille Karembeu gets down and covers it.
33.35
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.49
Benoit Santarelli passes the ball forward to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi shoots from distance but it flies wide!
42.21
Alberto Alves flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Anastasi collects the pass. Ivan Anastasi hits a low pass to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros makes a probing pass between the defence to Ivan Anastasi. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ivan Anastasi provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for RC Lens!
45.00
Mark Grant flicks a high pass forward. Mansour Fellahi collects the pass. Mansour Fellahi knocks the ball forward to Vittorio Maldini but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
RC Lens kick off the second half!
47.40
Peter Lestin hits a low pass to Alexei Darmon. Alexei Darmon makes an attacking run forward. Alexei Darmon finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Cyrille Karembeu smothers it!
48.50
Alberto Alves flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Anastasi collects the pass. Ivan Anastasi skips past Maxence Thimothée! Ivan Anastasi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Fabien Neumann manages to gather it comfortably.
53.05
Alberto Alves passes the ball forward to Benoit Santarelli. Benoit Santarelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi runs straight at the defence! Some awkward footwork from Ivan Anastasi provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
54.45
Vincenzo Müller kicks a strong pass forward to Jean-Michel Jemmali. Jean-Michel Jemmali knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.23
Alberto Alves makes a probing pass to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi flicks a high pass forward. Ghislain Sakho collects the pass. Ghislain Sakho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cor Van Der Pennen.
57.07
Wilson Grimaldi powers a long ball forward. Ivone Zanchi lofts in a cross ball towards Ahmed Martel. Ahmed Martel directs the ball goalwards with his head but Florian Frapolli is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
59.05
Jean-Michel Jemmali barges into Ivan Anastasi. Jean-Michel Jemmali is given a warning by the referee! Ivan Anastasi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.15
RC Lens have made a substitution with Ferdinand Montanier replacing Vittorio Maldini .
63.29
Filipe Costa chips the ball to his team mate, Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Caldwell.
65.04
Filipe Costa flicks a high pass forward. Ivone Zanchi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ivone Zanchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.26
Wilson Grimaldi flicks a high pass forward to Ivone Zanchi who brings the ball under control. Ivone Zanchi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Caldwell.
69.22
Vincent Queiros picks a pass forward to Mansour Fellahi. Mansour Fellahi shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
71.43
Maxence Thimothée clumsily knocks into Vincent Queiros. Maxence Thimothée is given a warning by the referee! Vincent Queiros runs off the knock.
71.43
Free kick to RC Lens just outside the area...
72.20
Ghislain Sakho steps up but the ball is low and comes straight off the wall.
75.03
Jean-Michel Jemmali knocks the ball forward to Alexei Darmon. Alexei Darmon whips in a cross ball towards Ivone Zanchi. Ivone Zanchi connects with a diving header but it is miles over!
77.48
Wilson Grimaldi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexei Darmon. Alexei Darmon threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Ahmed Martel provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Cyrille Karembeu gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
79.04
Cor Van Der Pennen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Costa. Filipe Costa makes a beautiful solo run. Filipe Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.26
Ivan Anastasi receives the ball from a throw-in from Benoit Santarelli. Ivan Anastasi knocks the ball to his team mate, Mansour Fellahi. Mansour Fellahi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.21
Matt Caldwell pushes up the pitch. Matt Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Benoit Santarelli. Benoit Santarelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Benoit Santarelli scores for RC Lens!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

Dijon
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.5%
41.5%
Play Area
34.1%
39%
26.8%

Scorers
Ivan Anastasi 42
Benoit Santarelli 87

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

Match Ratings