Match Report
| AS Saint-Étienne | AS Saint-Étienne |  |  | RC Lens | RC Lens | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Danijel Bastien | D. Bastien |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Marino Capone | M. Capone | |||||||||
| Rafael Barros | R. Barros |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Arturo Nieto | A. Nieto | |||||||||
| Mickael Gope-Fenepej | M. Gope-Fenepej | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Silvio Deschamps | S. Deschamps | |||||||||
| Billy Naysmith | B. Naysmith |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Julian Fenton | J. Fenton | |||||||||
| Fabio Guel | F. Guel | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Fernando Blondeau | F. Blondeau | |||||||||
| Lucio Acosta | L. Acosta |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Valerio Vieri | V. Vieri | |||||||||
| Youssouf Papin | Y. Papin | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Vincent Rabesandratana | V. Rabesandratana | |||||||||
| Matthieu Ferron | M. Ferron | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Youl Lecour | Y. Lecour | |||||||||
| Patrick Rémy | P. Rémy | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Dominic Mcinnes | D. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Alberto Ferreira | A. Ferreira | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Youl Beye | Y. Beye | |||||||||
| Domenico Le Lan | D. Le Lan | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Ulrich Druon | U. Druon | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 20,382 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and RC Lens are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and RC Lens are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the first half underway!
12.17
0-0Youl Lecour knocks the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.09
0-0Dominic Mcinnes catches Fabio Guel on the ankles. Dominic Mcinnes is shown the yellow card! Fabio Guel stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.30
Silvio Deschamps passes the ball forward to Valerio Vieri. Valerio Vieri kicks a strong pass forward to Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.44
0-0Julian Fenton knocks the ball forward to Vincent Rabesandratana. Vincent Rabesandratana chips the ball to his team mate, Youl Beye. Youl Beye knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mickael Gope-Fenepej.
24.22
0-0Arturo Nieto sees space and advances. Arturo Nieto kicks a strong pass forward to Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Danijel Bastien!
28.14
Silvio Deschamps knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincent Rabesandratana. Vincent Rabesandratana kicks a strong pass forward to Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabio Guel.
33.35
Valerio Vieri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.04
Silvio Deschamps deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincent Rabesandratana. Vincent Rabesandratana surges forward with the ball. Vincent Rabesandratana shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.32
Youssouf Papin barges into Vincent Rabesandratana. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vincent Rabesandratana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.51
0-0Rafael Barros threads the ball through to Youssouf Papin. Youssouf Papin kicks a strong pass forward to Patrick Rémy. Patrick Rémy kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Ferreira but the referee indicates it's offside!
44.54
Valerio Vieri makes a probing pass to Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes kicks a strong pass forward to Youl Beye. Youl Beye shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with RC Lens kicking off!
49.05
Vincent Rabesandratana chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes goes all the way! Dominic Mcinnes tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.25
Julian Fenton chips the ball to his team mate, Valerio Vieri. Valerio Vieri makes a probing pass to Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Danijel Bastien manages to gather it comfortably.
65.28
Mickael Gope-Fenepej sees a break and surges forward. Mickael Gope-Fenepej knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Ferreira. Alberto Ferreira shoots from distance but it flies wide!
73.02
Vincent Rabesandratana sees a break and surges forward. Vincent Rabesandratana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youl Beye. Youl Beye makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
77.27
Youssouf Papin flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Rémy. Patrick Rémy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.23
0-1Valerio Vieri makes a probing pass to Youl Beye. Youl Beye lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
28.6%
46.8%
24.7%
Scorers