Match Report
| RC Lens | RC Lens |  |  | Montpellier HSC | Montpellier HSC | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anton Witte | A. Witte |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Marc Röhner | M. Röhner | |||||||||
| Richard Nalis | R. Nalis |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Bertrand Le Crom | B. Le Crom | |||||||||
| Ted Fernandez | T. Fernandez | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 |  | Edgar Moreira | E. Moreira | |||||||||
| Pierre-Yves Giuly | P. Giuly | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Madjid Paviot | M. Paviot | |||||||||
| Sylvain Sankhare | S. Sankhare | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Jean-Marie Tanguy | J. Tanguy | |||||||||
| Lucien Durix | L. Durix | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Arnauld Hugues | A. Hugues | |||||||||
| Marcello Michel | M. Michel | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 |  | Paul Scowcroft | P. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Bruno Ribeiro | B. Ribeiro | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Cleto Califano | C. Califano | |||||||||
| J-Clau Fontaine | J. Fontaine | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Pascal Maurice | P. Maurice | |||||||||
| James Esceth-Nzi | J. Esceth-Nzi | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Youssouf Citony | Y. Citony | |||||||||
| Dinu Cuza | D. Cuza |  | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Diego Cantona | D. Cantona | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 9,093 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both RC Lens and Montpellier HSC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both RC Lens and Montpellier HSC are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0RC Lens start the match!
4.55
0-0Marcello Michel flicks the ball to his team mate, Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Madjid Paviot.
9.54
Pascal Maurice passes the ball forward to Youssouf Citony. Youssouf Citony knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ted Fernandez.
16.45
0-0Marcello Michel knocks the ball forward to James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi whips in a cross ball towards Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
27.34
Madjid Paviot boots it upfield. Youssouf Citony lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Cantona. Diego Cantona flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.05
0-1Paul Scowcroft kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Cantona. Diego Cantona makes a probing pass to Youssouf Citony. Youssouf Citony cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
34.14
0-1Cleto Califano takes it forward alone. Cleto Califano plays a perfect one-two with Youssouf Citony and rushes in on goal... Cleto Califano rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Anton Witte manages to gather it comfortably.
38.55
Marcello Michel passes the ball forward to Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza knocks in a cross ball towards James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi heads the ball goalwards. Marc Röhner easily picks it out of the air!
42.14
J-Clau Fontaine controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza shoots from long range but Marc Röhner is on top of it.
44.11
0-1Ted Fernandez clumsily knocks into Diego Cantona. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Diego Cantona hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Montpellier HSC kicking off!
49.19
0-1Cleto Califano hacks Marcello Michel from behind! The referee calls over Cleto Califano and warns him to calm down! Marcello Michel stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.06
Ted Fernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcello Michel. Marcello Michel advances with the ball. Marcello Michel plays a perfect one-two with James Esceth-Nzi and rushes in on goal... Marcello Michel takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.42
1-1Sylvain Sankhare controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lucien Durix. Lucien Durix makes a probing pass to James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi makes a probing pass to Dinu Cuza but he's offside!
65.16
Arnauld Hugues sees a break and surges forward. Arnauld Hugues knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sylvain Sankhare.
67.11
J-Clau Fontaine catches Arnauld Hugues on the ankles. The referee calls over J-Clau Fontaine and warns him to calm down! Arnauld Hugues stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.10
Pascal Maurice kicks a strong pass forward to Diego Cantona. Diego Cantona shoots from long range but it flies wide!
73.09
Pierre-Yves Giuly passes the ball forward to Lucien Durix. Lucien Durix chips the ball to his team mate, Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza knocks in a cross ball towards James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.36
Marcello Michel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
79.01
Youssouf Citony barges into Pierre-Yves Giuly. The referee calls over Youssouf Citony and warns him to calm down! Pierre-Yves Giuly hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.01
Sylvain Sankhare threads the ball through to J-Clau Fontaine. J-Clau Fontaine takes it forward alone. J-Clau Fontaine knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Röhner who gathers it comfortably.
84.34
Ted Fernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Ribeiro. Bruno Ribeiro decides to run forward with the ball. Bruno Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.49
Sylvain Sankhare sees a break and surges forward. Sylvain Sankhare kicks a strong pass forward to Dinu Cuza. Dinu Cuza knocks in a cross ball towards James Esceth-Nzi. James Esceth-Nzi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Marc Röhner manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Madjid Paviot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Scowcroft. Paul Scowcroft makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Youssouf Citony. Youssouf Citony knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Cantona. Diego Cantona powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
28.6%
45.5%
26%
Scorers