Match Report


Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille     RC LensRC Lens
Armenio ParadaArmenio Parada Computer Player Computer Player
Khalid KachloulK. Kachloul78
G
1
G
53Tarik PenneteauT. Penneteau
Nestor BoghossianN. Boghossian69
D
captain2
D
74Oscar CantonaO. Cantona
Carlos ValenteC. Valente75
D
3
D
74Zoltan NondaZ. Nonda
Daniel AllmanD. Allman69
D
4
D
66Cedric MarchandC. Marchand
Jose VegaJ. Vega78
M
5
D
66Giuseppe CapiauxG. Capiaux
Fritz ElzéardF. Elzéard76
M
6
M
70Regis DyduchR. Dyduch
Peter RommedahlP. Rommedahl70
M
7captain
M
70Florent SchuthF. Schuth
Joe van der HoekJ. van der Hoek67
M
8
M
64Christina BancarelC. Bancarel
Nigel PlattN. Platt71
A
9
A
71Mathieur RaguelM. Raguel
Jean-Christophe BrognoJ. Brogno69
A
10
A
61Tomasz RabesandratanaT. Rabesandratana
Jan JensenJ. Jensen74
A
11
A
58Jean-Claude HouzeJ. Houze
 
Tomislav TomasT. Tomas66
D
12
D
64Kamal DianiK. Diani
Marc HamannM. Hamann67
A
13
M
62Francois BenonF. Benon
Trevor MurphyT. Murphy71
A
14
D
55Gabriel DacourtG. Dacourt

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 19,759 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Olympique de Marseille 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 Habib Guyot.


0.00
The whistle blows and Olympique de Marseille kick off!
3.33
Nestor Boghossian darts forward. Nestor Boghossian advances with the ball. Nestor Boghossian whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
6.29
Carlos Valente flicks a high pass forward. Joe van der Hoek holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joe van der Hoek sees Jan Jensen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Jensen shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.50
Peter Rommedahl sees Jean-Christophe Brogno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Christophe Brogno knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Zoltan Nonda.
12.10
Florent Schuth clumsily knocks into Carlos Valente. The referee calls over Florent Schuth and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Valente gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.55
Jean-Claude Houze hits a low pass to Tomasz Rabesandratana. Tomasz Rabesandratana whips in a cross ball towards Mathieur Raguel. Mathieur Raguel shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Khalid Kachloul, sees it late!! Goal for RC Lens!
22.01
Christina Bancarel knocks the ball to his team mate, Mathieur Raguel. Mathieur Raguel knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
26.03
Fritz Elzéard darts forward. Fritz Elzéard shoots from distance. Good keeping from Tarik Penneteau as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
27.02
It's a corner kick. Peter Rommedahl kicks a low ball out wide. Oscar Cantona reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
36.50
Florent Schuth knocks the ball forward to Mathieur Raguel. Mathieur Raguel lofts in a cross ball towards Tomasz Rabesandratana. Tomasz Rabesandratana finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
38.39
Daniel Allman threads the ball through to Nestor Boghossian. Nestor Boghossian knocks the ball forward to Peter Rommedahl. Peter Rommedahl lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Tarik Penneteau.
39.52
Cedric Marchand threads a neat ball through to Florent Schuth. Florent Schuth flicks a high ball forward to Tomasz Rabesandratana who gracefully takes it down. Tomasz Rabesandratana lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.41
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.16
Jan Jensen knocks the ball forward to Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tarik Penneteau who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique de Marseille have changed their lineup with Marc Hamann replacing Jan Jensen. RC Lens appear unchanged since the first half. The Olympique de Marseille players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and RC Lens get the second half underway!
48.34
Jose Vega flicks a high ball forward to Nigel Platt who takes it down. Nigel Platt shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.55
Daniel Allman flicks a high pass forward. Peter Rommedahl holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Rommedahl flicks a high pass forward. Marc Hamann collects the pass. Marc Hamann shoots from 20 yards. Tarik Penneteau easily gets down and covers it.
60.42
Joe van der Hoek flicks a high ball forward to Jean-Christophe Brogno who takes it down. Jean-Christophe Brogno passes the ball forward to Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
65.21
Joe van der Hoek flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Christophe Brogno controls it well on his chest. Jean-Christophe Brogno knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Hamann. Giuseppe Capiaux barges into Marc Hamann. Penalty not given!!
66.04
Jose Vega flicks the ball to his team mate, Nestor Boghossian. Nestor Boghossian brings the ball forward. Nestor Boghossian knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Giuseppe Capiaux.
67.32
Joe van der Hoek makes a probing pass to Marc Hamann. Marc Hamann whips in a cross ball towards Joe van der Hoek. Joe van der Hoek heads the ball goalwards. The ball strikes Zoltan Nonda's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
68.24
Jose Vega takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Daniel Allman side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Oscar Cantona is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
69.32
Daniel Allman knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Rommedahl. Peter Rommedahl makes a simple pass to Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
72.13
Peter Rommedahl barges into Florent Schuth. The referee warns Peter Rommedahl to calm down! Florent Schuth runs off the knock.
73.42
Regis Dyduch sees a break and surges forward. Regis Dyduch shoots from 20 yards. Khalid Kachloul comfortably gets down and covers it.
75.07
Regis Dyduch chips the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Rabesandratana. Tomasz Rabesandratana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.47
Carlos Valente hacks Florent Schuth from behind! The referee warns Carlos Valente to calm down! Florent Schuth runs off the knock.
85.25
Carlos Valente flicks a high pass forward. Fritz Elzéard controls it well on his chest. Fritz Elzéard flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Christophe Brogno collects the pass. Jean-Christophe Brogno lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Platt. Nigel Platt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
87.08
Peter Rommedahl clumsily knocks into Florent Schuth. Peter Rommedahl is warned by the referee again! Florent Schuth gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.47
Jose Vega makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Vega knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Christophe Brogno. Jean-Christophe Brogno flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Olympique de Marseille

RC Lens
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.9%
36.1%
Play Area
20.8%
47.2%
31.9%

Scorers
Nigel Platt 3
Mathieur Raguel 15
Jean-Claude Houze 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mathieur Raguel of RC Lens

Match Ratings