Match Report
| RC Lens | RC Lens |  |  | AC Ajaccio | AC Ajaccio | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anton Witte | A. Witte |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 |  | Paulo Oliveira | P. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Richard Nalis | R. Nalis |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Arnaud Fanchone | A. Fanchone | |||||||||
| Ted Fernandez | T. Fernandez | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Kaba Gillet | K. Gillet | |||||||||
| Pierre-Yves Giuly | P. Giuly | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Stephane Fernandes | S. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Sylvain Sankhare | S. Sankhare | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Yann Vilatte | Y. Vilatte | |||||||||
| Lucien Durix | L. Durix | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Jean-Jacques Soumah | J. Soumah | |||||||||
| Marcello Michel | M. Michel | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 |  | Nigel Kasper | N. Kasper | |||||||||
| Bruno Ribeiro | B. Ribeiro | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Steven Thomas | S. Thomas | |||||||||
| J-Clau Fontaine | J. Fontaine | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Moktar Cordonnier | M. Cordonnier | |||||||||
| James Esceth-Nzi | J. Esceth-Nzi | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Leonardo Mouret | L. Mouret | |||||||||
| Dinu Cuza | D. Cuza |  | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Gonzalo Maurel | G. Maurel | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to AC Ajaccio. A crowd of 9,038 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both RC Lens and AC Ajaccio are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both RC Lens and AC Ajaccio are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0AC Ajaccio kick off the first half!
2.25
0-0Marcello Michel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paulo Oliveira who gathers it comfortably.
8.47
0-0Lucien Durix knocks the ball forward to James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.30
0-0Stephane Fernandes barges into Dinu Cuza. Stephane Fernandes is warned by the referee! Dinu Cuza stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.58
Richard Nalis barges into Leonardo Mouret. Richard Nalis is given a warning by the referee! Leonardo Mouret stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.17
0-0AC Ajaccio are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
26.30
Ted Fernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcello Michel. Marcello Michel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.50
0-0Arnaud Fanchone barges into Dinu Cuza. Arnaud Fanchone is shown the yellow card! Dinu Cuza stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.44
Kaba Gillet surges forward with the ball. Kaba Gillet kicks a strong pass forward to Gonzalo Maurel. Gonzalo Maurel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Nalis.
42.57
Kaba Gillet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-Jacques Soumah. Jean-Jacques Soumah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leonardo Mouret. Leonardo Mouret knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.02
Kaba Gillet barges into J-Clau Fontaine. Kaba Gillet is shown the yellow card! J-Clau Fontaine stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with RC Lens kicking off!
47.37
Lucien Durix clumsily knocks into Steven Thomas. Lucien Durix is warned by the referee! Steven Thomas hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.22
0-0Moktar Cordonnier advances with the ball. Moktar Cordonnier whips in a cross ball towards Gonzalo Maurel. Gonzalo Maurel heads the ball goalwards but somehow Anton Witte manages to keep it out.
53.28
Ted Fernandez makes a beautiful solo run. Ted Fernandez chips the ball to his team mate, James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.46
1-0Ted Fernandez makes a probing pass to Bruno Ribeiro. Bruno Ribeiro surges forward with the ball. Bruno Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.34
Bruno Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza knocks in a cross ball towards James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Paulo Oliveira had no chance!! Goal for RC Lens!
77.03
Steven Thomas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Mouret. Leonardo Mouret knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.48
Steven Thomas passes the ball forward to Gonzalo Maurel. Gonzalo Maurel plays a perfect one-two with Leonardo Mouret and rushes in on goal... Gonzalo Maurel takes a shot at goal but somehow Anton Witte manages to keep it out.
83.09
2-0Moktar Cordonnier sees a break and surges forward. Moktar Cordonnier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Mouret but he's offside!
84.12
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
85.02
Marcello Michel takes it forward alone. Marcello Michel knocks in a cross ball towards Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Pierre-Yves Giuly threads the ball through to Bruno Ribeiro. Bruno Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of 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. Paulo Oliveira manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
28.9%
43.4%
27.6%
Scorers