Match Report


AmiensAmiens     ReimsReims
James SmithJames Smith Computer Player Computer Player
James KerkarJ. Kerkar60
G
captain1
G
67David NicaiseD. Nicaise
Peter MyersP. Myers63
D
2
D
72Jean-Philippe MassonJ. Masson
Paul BoudareneP. Boudarene67
D
3
D
69Martin IbanezM. Ibanez
Alain RabesandratanaA. Rabesandratana63
D
4
D
67Tarik GondetT. Gondet
Craig McinnesC. Mcinnes66
M
5
M
73Jose Javier OrtegaJ. Ortega
Pedro OliveiraP. Oliveira60
M
6captain
M
69Samuel BaillyS. Bailly
Romarin LimaR. Lima68
M
7
M
67Mamar JaurèsM. Jaurès
Alfredo SotoA. Soto67
M
8
M
66Mathias BouzaienneM. Bouzaienne
Ruddy MarolanyR. Marolany74
A
9
A
67Sylvain GautierS. Gautier
Eugenio PizziE. Pizzi70
A
10
A
67Gareth KahnG. Kahn
Manuel RamosM. Ramos60
A
11
A
54Stanislas Le FrapperS. Le Frapper
 
Thibault VerschuereT. Verschuere58
D
12
D
65Roy PiquéR. Piqué
Francois SadaneF. Sadane45
D
13
D
64Nicholas CherradN. Cherrad
Yoann BakariY. Bakari54
D
14
M
57Roland DeschampsR. Deschamps

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stade de la Licorne where Amiens play host to Reims. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Amiens and Reims are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Blondeau.


0.00
Reims kick off and get the first half underway!
2.35
Peter Myers surges forward with the ball. Peter Myers flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Pizzi who takes it down. Eugenio Pizzi whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira heads the ball goalwards. Solid save from David Nicaise. What a great pair of hands!
3.14
Pedro Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Ramos shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
4.46
Pedro Oliveira passes the ball forward to Romarin Lima. Romarin Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Soto. Alfredo Soto finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
10.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Paul Boudarene laces a weighted ball forward to Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.05
Samuel Bailly flicks the ball to his team mate, Mathias Bouzaienne. Mathias Bouzaienne sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
15.54
Peter Myers knocks the ball forward to Paul Boudarene. Paul Boudarene makes a simple pass to Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi skips past Tarik Gondet! Some good footwork from Eugenio Pizzi provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.40
Romarin Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira knocks in a cross ball towards Ruddy Marolany. Ruddy Marolany knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
18.50
Alfredo Soto threads the ball through to Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi lofts in a cross ball towards Ruddy Marolany. Ruddy Marolany heads the ball goalwards. The shot is on target but blocked by Tarik Gondet. That should have been a goal!
20.37
Samuel Bailly decides to run forward with the ball. Samuel Bailly sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but James Kerkar manages to gather it effortlessly.
22.44
Paul Boudarene makes a probing pass to Ruddy Marolany. Ruddy Marolany knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.55
Pedro Oliveira flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes powers a header at goal. Craig Mcinnes scores for Amiens!!
27.46
Alain Rabesandratana chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira threads the ball through to Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Soto. Alfredo Soto jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
28.30
Paul Boudarene pushes up the pitch. Paul Boudarene makes a simple pass to Ruddy Marolany. Ruddy Marolany shoots from distance. Solid save from David Nicaise. What a great pair of hands!
30.45
Alain Rabesandratana surges forward with the ball. Alain Rabesandratana flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi skips past Jean-Philippe Masson! Eugenio Pizzi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
33.44
Samuel Bailly makes a probing pass to Mamar Jaurès. Mamar Jaurès threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Ortega. Jose Javier Ortega whips in a cross ball towards Mamar Jaurès. Mamar Jaurès jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
34.48
Craig Mcinnes receives the ball from a throw-in from Eugenio Pizzi. Craig Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Lima. Romarin Lima whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! David Nicaise has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
39.54
Paul Boudarene kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Ruddy Marolany is offside!
44.47
With some swift thinking, Jean-Philippe Masson plays the ball forward to Samuel Bailly. Samuel Bailly deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Gautier. Sylvain Gautier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but James Kerkar is on top of it.
45.00
Peter Myers passes the ball forward to Pedro Oliveira. Pedro Oliveira sees space and advances. Pedro Oliveira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Amiens appear unchanged since the first half. Reims also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Amiens kicking off!
47.44
Romarin Lima threads a neat ball through to Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
55.15
Romarin Lima chips the ball to his team mate, Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Craig Mcinnes. Craig Mcinnes knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
57.14
Gareth Kahn chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Bailly. Samuel Bailly knocks the ball forward, putting Stanislas Le Frapper through on goal. Stanislas Le Frapper shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by James Kerkar. Excellent save.
60.25
Samuel Bailly hits a low pass to Mamar Jaurès. Mamar Jaurès tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but James Kerkar smothers it!
61.30
Peter Myers receives the ball from a throw-in from Paul Boudarene. Peter Myers darts forward. Peter Myers threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi lofts in a cross ball towards Ruddy Marolany. Ruddy Marolany makes a convincing header. David Nicaise didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
63.41
Romarin Lima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Pizzi. Eugenio Pizzi knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by David Nicaise. Excellent save.
65.26
Martin Ibanez threads a neat ball through to Mathias Bouzaienne. Mathias Bouzaienne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Javier Ortega. Jose Javier Ortega finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.07
Jose Javier Ortega threads a neat ball through to Mamar Jaurès. Mamar Jaurès shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
71.57
Martin Ibanez flicks a high pass forward. Sylvain Gautier controls it well on his chest. Sylvain Gautier lofts in a cross ball towards Stanislas Le Frapper. Stanislas Le Frapper makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! James Kerkar had no chance!! Goal for Reims!
79.16
Jean-Philippe Masson chips the ball to his team mate, Tarik Gondet. Tarik Gondet knocks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Kahn. Gareth Kahn knocks in a cross ball towards Sylvain Gautier. Sylvain Gautier connects with a diving header but it whistles just wide of the post!
84.56
Sylvain Gautier hacks Alain Rabesandratana from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alain Rabesandratana runs off the knock.
85.25
Romarin Lima threads a neat ball through to Ruddy Marolany. Ruddy Marolany knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.24
Mathias Bouzaienne makes a simple pass to Sylvain Gautier. Sylvain Gautier finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but James Kerkar manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Amiens

Reims
Goals
5
1
Shots on Target
11
6
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.8%
44.2%
Play Area
30.8%
40.4%
28.8%

Scorers
Alfredo Soto 4
Craig Mcinnes 25
Eugenio Pizzi 34, 47
Pedro Oliveira 45
Stanislas Le Frapper 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Pizzi of Amiens

Match Ratings