Match Report


OGC NiceOGC Nice     RC LensRC Lens
Alex HutchingsAlex Hutchings Computer Player Computer Player
Diego HermansD. Hermans76
G
1
G
53Tarik PenneteauT. Penneteau
Adelmajid BoutaboutA. Boutabout62
D
2
D
74Oscar CantonaO. Cantona
Mark AppiahM. Appiah69
D
3captain
D
74Zoltan NondaZ. Nonda
Camilo CastilloC. Castillo75
D
4
D
66Cedric MarchandC. Marchand
Pedro MendesP. Mendes76
M
5
D
66Giuseppe CapiauxG. Capiaux
Duccio SergiD. Sergi86
M
6
M
70Regis DyduchR. Dyduch
Daniel LampardD. Lampard79
M
7
M
70Florent SchuthF. Schuth
Ian FentonI. Fenton76
M
captain8
M
64Christina BancarelC. Bancarel
Peter WeirP. Weir76
A
9
A
71Mathieur RaguelM. Raguel
Gionatha PaneG. Pane66
A
10
A
61Tomasz RabesandratanaT. Rabesandratana
Mark Van MolM. Van Mol77
A
11
A
58Jean-Claude HouzeJ. Houze
 
Kader BellosoK. Belloso74
M
12
D
64Kamal DianiK. Diani
Fadel El KhebirF. El Khebir75
M
13
M
62Francois BenonF. Benon
Leandro SubiatL. Subiat71
A
14
D
55Gabriel DacourtG. Dacourt

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Allianz Riviera where OGC Nice play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 18,727 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
OGC Nice are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Djimi Assati.


0.00
RC Lens start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.10
Regis Dyduch flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Claude Houze collects the pass. Jean-Claude Houze controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.04
Camilo Castillo pushes mid-way up the pitch. Camilo Castillo sees space and advances. Camilo Castillo lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Fenton. Ian Fenton makes a looping header on goal but it is miles over!
15.41
Christina Bancarel runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Christina Bancarel lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze flicks the ball with his head but Diego Hermans reads it well. Good save!
16.37
Adelmajid Boutabout catches Tomasz Rabesandratana in the face with his elbow. Adelmajid Boutabout is shown the red card!! Tomasz Rabesandratana is a little dazed but should be okay.
20.10
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
21.38
Florent Schuth catches Daniel Lampard on the ankles. Florent Schuth is warned by the referee! Daniel Lampard gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
24.35
Regis Dyduch flicks a high pass forward to Mathieur Raguel who brings the ball under control. Mathieur Raguel whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.51
Camilo Castillo passes the ball forward to Ian Fenton. Ian Fenton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gionatha Pane. Gionatha Pane knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tarik Penneteau who gathers it comfortably.
30.09
Regis Dyduch sees Mathieur Raguel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mathieur Raguel lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
34.49
Florent Schuth passes the ball forward to Regis Dyduch. Regis Dyduch knocks in a cross ball towards Mathieur Raguel. With a superhuman jump, Mathieur Raguel connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.50
Gionatha Pane makes an attacking run forward. Gionatha Pane lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Peter Weir is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
OGC Nice kick off!
59.24
Daniel Lampard flicks a high pass forward. Duccio Sergi easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duccio Sergi controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Gionatha Pane through on goal. Gionatha Pane strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
61.24
OGC Nice have made 2 substitutions with Kader Belloso replacing Duccio Sergi and Fadel El Khebir replacing Daniel Lampard .
67.38
Kader Belloso flicks a high ball forward to Gionatha Pane who takes it down. Gionatha Pane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.21
With a delightful solo run, Fadel El Khebir stretches the opposition's defence. Fadel El Khebir knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Cantona.
72.16
Mark Van Mol takes it forward alone. Mark Van Mol knocks the ball forward to Gionatha Pane. Gionatha Pane shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
77.57
OGC Nice have made a substitution with Leandro Subiat replacing Peter Weir and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.59
Jean-Claude Houze clumsily knocks into Mark Appiah. The referee calls over Jean-Claude Houze and shows him a yellow card! Mark Appiah runs off the knock.
84.47
Camilo Castillo comes in with a late challenge on Jean-Claude Houze. Camilo Castillo is shown the yellow card! Jean-Claude Houze runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

OGC Nice

RC Lens
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
65.5%
34.5%
Play Area
34.5%
47.3%
18.2%

Scorers
Peter Weir 42
Gionatha Pane 59
Jean-Claude Houze 24, 30
Mathieur Raguel 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Claude Houze of RC Lens

Match Ratings
1.Diego Hermans (GK)
6
2.Adelmajid Boutabout (DEF)red card
3
3.Mark Appiah (DEF)
6
4.Camilo Castillo (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Pedro Mendes (MID)
6
6.Duccio Sergi (MID)
6
7.Daniel Lampard (MID)
6
8.Ian Fenton (MID)
6
9.Peter Weir (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Gionatha Pane (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Mark Van Mol (ATT)
6
 
12.Kader Belloso (MID)
6
13.Fadel El Khebir (MID)
6
14.Leandro Subiat (ATT)
6

1.Tarik Penneteau (GK)
6
2.Oscar Cantona (DEF)
6
3.Zoltan Nonda (DEF)
6
4.Cedric Marchand (DEF)
6
5.Giuseppe Capiaux (DEF)
6
6.Regis Dyduch (MID)
7
7.Florent Schuth (MID)
6
8.Christina Bancarel (MID)
6
9.Mathieur Raguel (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Tomasz Rabesandratana (ATT)
6
11.Jean-Claude Houze (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Kamal Diani (DEF)
0
13.Francois Benon (MID)
0
14.Gabriel Dacourt (DEF)
0