Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     Stade LavalloisStade Lavallois
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Tarik PenneteauT. Penneteau53
G
1captain
G
64Serge KerhuielS. Kerhuiel
Oscar CantonaO. Cantona74
D
captain2
D
71Arnauld BiagioniA. Biagioni
Zoltan NondaZ. Nonda74
D
3
D
63Jorge MontanoJ. Montano
Cedric MarchandC. Marchand66
D
4
D
63Fabrizio AlessiF. Alessi
Giuseppe CapiauxG. Capiaux66
D
5
D
52Francisco RuizF. Ruiz
Regis DyduchR. Dyduch70
M
6
M
75Amdy ChabbertA. Chabbert
Christina BancarelC. Bancarel64
M
7
M
70George BrandG. Brand
Francois BenonF. Benon62
M
8
M
65Tchiressoua BrunelT. Brunel
Mathieur RaguelM. Raguel71
A
9
A
77Toifilou DalmatT. Dalmat
Tomasz RabesandratanaT. Rabesandratana61
A
10
A
68Charles-Edward PreguetC. Preguet
Jean-Claude HouzeJ. Houze58
A
11
A
63Edward WilliamsonE. Williamson
 
Kamal DianiK. Diani64
D
12
M
65Pedro RedondoP. Redondo
Jonathan CongoJ. Congo55
A
13
M
62Pegguy MorestinP. Morestin
Gabriel DacourtG. Dacourt55
D
14
M
61Tony LevratT. Levrat

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Stade Lavallois. A crowd of 20,962 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both RC Lens and Stade Lavallois are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jean-Louis Benon.


0.00
The whistle blows and Stade Lavallois kick off!
2.05
Jorge Montano makes a probing pass to George Brand. George Brand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Amdy Chabbert. Amdy Chabbert shoots from 25 yards but somehow Tarik Penneteau manages to keep it out.
6.29
With vision, Regis Dyduch plays the ball forward to Christina Bancarel. Christina Bancarel lofts in a cross ball towards Mathieur Raguel. Mathieur Raguel connects with a diving header but is denied by Serge Kerhuiel. Excellent save.
9.25
George Brand flicks a high ball forward to Amdy Chabbert who takes it down. Amdy Chabbert plays a one-two with Tchiressoua Brunel and rushes in on goal... Amdy Chabbert tries a spectacular strike. Tarik Penneteau gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
14.19
Zoltan Nonda pushes up the pitch. Zoltan Nonda flicks a high pass forward. Mathieur Raguel collects the pass. Mathieur Raguel whips in a cross ball towards Tomasz Rabesandratana. Tomasz Rabesandratana directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.48
Arnauld Biagioni flicks a high ball forward to Fabrizio Alessi who takes it down. With a delightful solo run, Fabrizio Alessi stretches the opposition's defence. Fabrizio Alessi lofts in a cross ball towards Toifilou Dalmat. Toifilou Dalmat connects with a diving header. It's there!! Tarik Penneteau has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.35
Tomasz Rabesandratana knocks the ball forward to Mathieur Raguel. Mathieur Raguel whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Claude Houze. Jean-Claude Houze connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.49
George Brand hits a low pass to Toifilou Dalmat. Toifilou Dalmat passes the ball forward to George Brand. George Brand strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
36.36
George Brand kicks a strong pass forward to Toifilou Dalmat. Toifilou Dalmat sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Tarik Penneteau.
40.07
George Brand brings the ball forward. George Brand plays a one-two with Charles-Edward Preguet and advances towards the goal... George Brand muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
42.11
Seeing a gap ahead, Regis Dyduch plays the ball forward to Mathieur Raguel. Mathieur Raguel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
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. Stade Lavallois also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RC Lens start the second half!
48.28
Toifilou Dalmat barges into Oscar Cantona. The referee brings Toifilou Dalmat to one side and gives him a warning! Oscar Cantona grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.48
Christina Bancarel pushes up the pitch. Christina Bancarel flicks a high pass forward. Mathieur Raguel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mathieur Raguel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Montano.
51.44
Regis Dyduch catches Tchiressoua Brunel on the ankles. Regis Dyduch is given a warning by the referee! Tchiressoua Brunel stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.29
Tchiressoua Brunel flicks a high pass forward. George Brand controls it well on his chest. George Brand shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
61.16
Giuseppe Capiaux flicks a high pass forward. Mathieur Raguel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mathieur Raguel flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Claude Houze controls it well on his chest. Jean-Claude Houze knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Serge Kerhuiel who gathers it comfortably.
66.07
Fabrizio Alessi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amdy Chabbert. Amdy Chabbert flicks the ball to his team mate, Toifilou Dalmat. Toifilou Dalmat plays a one-two with Edward Williamson and advances towards the goal... Toifilou Dalmat comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.25
Cedric Marchand hits a low pass to Christina Bancarel. With great vision, Christina Bancarel plays the ball forward to Mathieur Raguel. Mathieur Raguel finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Serge Kerhuiel with no chance!! Goal for RC Lens!
78.47
Christina Bancarel threads a neat ball through to Tomasz Rabesandratana. Tomasz Rabesandratana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.06
Arnauld Biagioni threads a neat ball through to Toifilou Dalmat. Toifilou Dalmat makes a defence splitting pass to Charles-Edward Preguet. Charles-Edward Preguet muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.49
Francisco Ruiz barges into Jean-Claude Houze. The referee calls over Francisco Ruiz and shows him a yellow card! Jean-Claude Houze hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.03
Francois Benon flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Rabesandratana. Tomasz Rabesandratana shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.47
Amdy Chabbert flicks a high pass forward. George Brand holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. George Brand knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christina Bancarel.
90.00
Charles-Edward Preguet clumsily knocks into Francois Benon. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francois Benon grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

Stade Lavallois
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
30.8%
43.6%
25.6%

Scorers
Tomasz Rabesandratana 14
Jean-Claude Houze 27
Mathieur Raguel 42, 67
Toifilou Dalmat 18
George Brand 30
Charles-Edward Preguet 79

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

Match Ratings