Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais
Computer Player Computer Player Jamie Comery Jamie Comery
Tarik PenneteauT. Penneteau53
G
1
G
70Jaime ValenteJ. Valente
Oscar CantonaO. Cantona74
D
2
D
74Romain AnolfoR. Anolfo
Zoltan NondaZ. Nonda74
D
3
D
74Dennis PearceD. Pearce
Cedric MarchandC. Marchand66
D
4
D
76Meziane KlouchiM. Klouchi
Giuseppe CapiauxG. Capiaux66
D
5
M
80Lilian FischerL. Fischer
Regis DyduchR. Dyduch70
M
6
M
78Manuel QuaresmaM. Quaresma
Florent SchuthF. Schuth70
M
captain7
M
77Anthony RankinA. Rankin
Christina BancarelC. Bancarel64
M
8
M
76Ruben AntunesR. Antunes
Mathieur RaguelM. Raguel71
A
9
A
74Francisco GilF. Gil
Tomasz RabesandratanaT. Rabesandratana61
A
10captain
A
80Marco LauretM. Lauret
Jean-Claude HouzeJ. Houze58
A
11
A
75Marco BoinaheriM. Boinaheri
 
Kamal DianiK. Diani64
D
12
M
74Simon MooreS. Moore
Francois BenonF. Benon62
M
13
A
73Jean Francois MettomoJ. Mettomo
Gabriel DacourtG. Dacourt55
D
14
D
70Karim RahmaniK. Rahmani

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Olympique Lyonnais. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Olympique Lyonnais appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Djimi Assati.


0.00
RC Lens kick off and get the match underway!
3.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Manuel Quaresma plays the ball forward to Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Marco Boinaheri is offside!
4.15
Anthony Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Marco Lauret collects the pass. Marco Lauret knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.21
Francisco Gil kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Rankin. Anthony Rankin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tarik Penneteau who gathers it comfortably.
16.21
Lilian Fischer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Tarik Penneteau reads it well. Nice keeping!
20.41
Regis Dyduch barges into Marco Boinaheri. The referee brings Regis Dyduch to one side and gives him a warning! Marco Boinaheri runs off the knock.
26.51
Francisco Gil controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Lauret. Marco Lauret knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.28
Regis Dyduch threads the ball through to Florent Schuth. Florent Schuth makes a probing pass to Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.11
Anthony Rankin makes a probing pass to Marco Lauret. Marco Lauret shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
36.27
Oscar Cantona sees a break and surges forward. Oscar Cantona passes the ball forward to Christina Bancarel. Christina Bancarel whips in a cross ball towards Mathieur Raguel. Mathieur Raguel connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
38.26
Christina Bancarel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Florent Schuth. Florent Schuth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Regis Dyduch. Regis Dyduch lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
39.41
Manuel Quaresma catches Zoltan Nonda on the ankles. The referee calls over Manuel Quaresma and shows him a yellow card! Zoltan Nonda stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.47
Lilian Fischer sees Marco Boinaheri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marco Boinaheri shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Olympique Lyonnais kick off and get the second half underway!
47.44
Florent Schuth threads a neat ball through to Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze whips in a cross ball towards Tomasz Rabesandratana. With a superhuman jump, Tomasz Rabesandratana 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!!
59.43
Marco Lauret hacks Oscar Cantona from behind! The referee calls over Marco Lauret and shows him a yellow card! Oscar Cantona runs off the knock.
61.22
Christina Bancarel takes it forward alone. Christina Bancarel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.00
Francisco Gil flicks a high pass forward. Marco Boinaheri controls it well on his chest. Marco Boinaheri threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Marco Lauret provides some space. He shoots at goal. Tarik Penneteau easily gets down and covers it.
69.12
Anthony Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Marco Boinaheri collects the pass. Marco Boinaheri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Tarik Penneteau reads it well. Excellent keeping!
72.47
Manuel Quaresma plays the ball forward to Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil whips in a cross ball towards Marco Boinaheri. Marco Boinaheri jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
73.19
Regis Dyduch knocks the ball to his team mate, Mathieur Raguel. Mathieur Raguel whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jean-Claude Houze!
78.01
Seeing a gap ahead, Anthony Rankin plays the ball forward to Marco Lauret. Marco Lauret shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.01
Lilian Fischer hits a low pass to Francisco Gil. Francisco Gil plays a one-two with Manuel Quaresma and advances towards the goal... Francisco Gil comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's a lousy effort!
89.50
Anthony Rankin catches Florent Schuth on the ankles. The referee calls over Anthony Rankin and shows him a yellow card! Florent Schuth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

Olympique Lyonnais
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
34.8%
49.3%
15.9%

Scorers
Tomasz Rabesandratana 47
Jean-Claude Houze 73
Marco Lauret 78

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

Match Ratings