Match Report
| RC Lens | RC Lens |  |  | AS Monaco | AS Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anton Witte | A. Witte |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Yves Desailly | Y. Desailly | |||||||||
| Richard Nalis | R. Nalis | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 |  | Jose Fortes Castro | J. Castro | |||||||||
| Ted Fernandez | T. Fernandez | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Andre Lemasson | A. Lemasson | |||||||||
| Pierre-Yves Giuly | P. Giuly | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Demlaba Vilda | D. Vilda | |||||||||
| Sylvain Sankhare | S. Sankhare | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Kodjo Gourvennec | K. Gourvennec | |||||||||
| Lucien Durix | L. Durix | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Julian Sanchez | J. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Marcello Michel | M. Michel | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 |  | Martin Nordqvist | M. Nordqvist | |||||||||
| Bruno Ribeiro | B. Ribeiro |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 |  | Gionatha Scarchilli | G. Scarchilli | |||||||||
| J-Clau Fontaine | J. Fontaine | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Alexandre Andrade | A. Andrade | |||||||||
| James Esceth-Nzi | J. Esceth-Nzi | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 |  | Juan Rosas | J. Rosas | |||||||||
| Dinu Cuza | D. Cuza |  | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Jocelyn Meyrieu | J. Meyrieu | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to AS Monaco. A crowd of 9,717 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both RC Lens and AS Monaco are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both RC Lens and AS Monaco are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with AS Monaco kicking off!
8.32
0-0Jose Fortes Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Andrade. Alexandre Andrade advances with the ball. Alexandre Andrade knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ted Fernandez.
9.49
Pierre-Yves Giuly flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Ribeiro. Bruno Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yves Desailly who gathers it comfortably.
14.51
0-0Ted Fernandez passes the ball forward to Bruno Ribeiro. Bruno Ribeiro surges forward with the ball. Bruno Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.19
0-0Lucien Durix makes a simple pass to James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi whips in a cross ball towards Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.27
Alexandre Andrade makes a probing pass to Jocelyn Meyrieu. Jocelyn Meyrieu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ted Fernandez.
26.12
Marcello Michel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yves Desailly who gathers it comfortably.
32.22
0-1Alexandre Andrade sees a break and surges forward. Alexandre Andrade tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alexandre Andrade!
36.50
Andre Lemasson brings the ball forward. Andre Lemasson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jocelyn Meyrieu. Jocelyn Meyrieu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.03
0-1Lucien Durix catches Gionatha Scarchilli on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gionatha Scarchilli runs off the knock.
42.33
Marcello Michel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza goes all the way! Dinu Cuza rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
44.32
Alexandre Andrade makes a simple pass to Juan Rosas. Juan Rosas flicks the ball to his team mate, Jocelyn Meyrieu. Jocelyn Meyrieu cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Richard Nalis advances with the ball. Richard Nalis flicks the ball to his team mate, Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza finds some space and shoots from distance. Yves Desailly is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and RC Lens kick off!
47.27
Ted Fernandez makes a probing pass to Lucien Durix. Lucien Durix flicks the ball to his team mate, James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.19
Ted Fernandez lofts the ball long. Dinu Cuza finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.10
Gionatha Scarchilli knocks the ball forward to Jocelyn Meyrieu. Jocelyn Meyrieu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
51.54
1-1Marcello Michel comes in with a late challenge on Gionatha Scarchilli. The referee calls over Marcello Michel and warns him to calm down! Gionatha Scarchilli runs off the knock.
54.50
Ted Fernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcello Michel. Marcello Michel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi lofts in a cross ball towards Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Yves Desailly manages to gather it comfortably.
57.30
Jocelyn Meyrieu barges into Pierre-Yves Giuly. Jocelyn Meyrieu is given a warning by the referee! Pierre-Yves Giuly stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.45
1-1Andre Lemasson makes a simple pass to Gionatha Scarchilli. Gionatha Scarchilli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jocelyn Meyrieu. Jocelyn Meyrieu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Rosas but he's offside!
66.20
J-Clau Fontaine makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza shoots from 25 yards but somehow Yves Desailly manages to keep it out.
67.45
Gionatha Scarchilli knocks the ball forward to Juan Rosas. Juan Rosas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.17
Ted Fernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Ribeiro. Bruno Ribeiro threads the ball through to Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza shoots from outside the area. Yves Desailly easily smothers it.
72.39
Demlaba Vilda makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Sanchez. Julian Sanchez knocks the ball to his team mate, Jocelyn Meyrieu. Jocelyn Meyrieu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.24
Bruno Ribeiro sees a break and surges forward. Bruno Ribeiro passes the ball forward to James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
81.12
1-1RC Lens are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
89.58
Pierre-Yves Giuly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcello Michel. Marcello Michel chips the ball to his team mate, James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi goes all the way! James Esceth-Nzi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. James Esceth-Nzi scores for RC Lens!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.8%
48.2%
Play Area
32.5%
41%
26.5%
Scorers