Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Olympique de Marseille. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both RC Lens and Olympique de Marseille are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both RC Lens and Olympique de Marseille are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0RC Lens start the match!
3.04
0-0Olympique de Marseille are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate RC Lens's defence.
9.36
0-0Silvio Deschamps controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Valerio Vieri. Valerio Vieri knocks the ball to his team mate, Youl Beye. Youl Beye lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.52
0-0Fernando Blondeau kicks a strong pass forward to Valerio Vieri. Valerio Vieri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.10
Youl Lecour makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.33
0-0Martin Kiko chips the ball to his team mate, Tchiressoua Nicaise. Tchiressoua Nicaise goes all the way! Tchiressoua Nicaise tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Marino Capone.
18.18
1-0Vincent Rabesandratana knocks the ball forward to Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon knocks in a cross ball towards Youl Beye. Youl Beye heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Youl Beye!
21.10
1-0Youl Lecour comes in with a late challenge on Alfred Hamilton. Youl Lecour is given a warning by the referee! Alfred Hamilton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.16
Arturo Nieto barges into Tchiressoua Nicaise. Arturo Nieto is given a warning by the referee! Tchiressoua Nicaise stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.20
Vincent Rabesandratana knocks the ball forward to Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Said Buffel who gathers it comfortably.
27.32
Vincent Rabesandratana surges forward with the ball. Vincent Rabesandratana shoots from long range but it is miles over!
28.06
Martin Kiko advances with the ball. Martin Kiko shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
32.54
1-0Vincent Rabesandratana barges into Martin Kiko. The referee calls over Vincent Rabesandratana and shows him a yellow card! Martin Kiko grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.24
Vincent Rabesandratana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Youl Beye. Youl Beye knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.07
1-0Ronan Deroff knocks the ball forward to Martin Kiko. Martin Kiko kicks a strong pass forward to Tchiressoua Nicaise. Tchiressoua Nicaise makes a probing pass to Carl Neville but he's offside!
45.00
Alfred Hamilton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Neville. Carl Neville knocks the ball forward to Jean-No‘l Charpennet but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off the second half!
51.31
Valerio Vieri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon lofts in a cross ball towards Youl Beye. Youl Beye is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
54.58
David Andrade makes a simple pass to Martin Kiko. Martin Kiko kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Neville. Carl Neville knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-No‘l Charpennet. Jean-No‘l Charpennet is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Marino Capone is on top of it.
57.39
Silvio Deschamps knocks the ball forward to Youl Lecour. Youl Lecour sees a break and surges forward. Youl Lecour whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Said Buffel has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.50
Vincent Rabesandratana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.41
Colin Hansen knocks the ball forward to Jean-No‘l Charpennet. Jean-No‘l Charpennet finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.48
Valerio Vieri makes a simple pass to Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.29
Arturo Nieto kicks a strong pass forward to Valerio Vieri. Valerio Vieri brings the ball forward. Valerio Vieri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Hutchison.
69.42
Martin Kiko threads the ball through to Jean-No‘l Charpennet. Jean-No‘l Charpennet kicks a strong pass forward to Tchiressoua Nicaise but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.21
RC Lens are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Olympique de Marseille's defence.
72.19
2-0David Andrade comes in with a late challenge on Ulrich Druon. David Andrade is shown the yellow card! Ulrich Druon stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.31
Colin Hansen chips the ball to his team mate, Tchiressoua Nicaise. Tchiressoua Nicaise shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
83.11
Arturo Nieto knocks the ball to his team mate, Youl Lecour. Youl Lecour chips the ball to his team mate, Youl Beye. Youl Beye knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Said Buffel who gathers it comfortably.
85.35
Silvio Deschamps barges into Tchiressoua Nicaise. Silvio Deschamps is warned by the referee! Tchiressoua Nicaise stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
26.4%
47.1%
26.4%
Scorers
| Youl Beye 18 Dominic Mcinnes 57 |