Match Report
| FC Lorient | FC Lorient |  |  | RC Strasbourg | RC Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Djimi Calabuig | D. Calabuig |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Steve Ljuboja | S. Ljuboja | |||||||||
| Shabani Aristouy | S. Aristouy | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Matthias Helmer | M. Helmer | |||||||||
| Dagui Abdessadki | D. Abdessadki | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Raouf Smertin | R. Smertin | |||||||||
| Fadel Dufresne | F. Dufresne | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 |  | Duncan Meiklejohn | D. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Franois Frétard | F. Frétard | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Julien Ouédec | J. Ouédec | |||||||||
| Filipe Tavares | F. Tavares |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Jannick Cascini | J. Cascini | |||||||||
| Domenico Benkouar | D. Benkouar | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Philipe Andreani | P. Andreani | |||||||||
| Adnan Bertin | A. Bertin | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 |  | Adam Newton | A. Newton | |||||||||
| Gilles Macé | G. Macé | | 55 | M | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Bruno Debes | B. Debes | |||||||||
| Julien Petereyns | J. Petereyns | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Gabriel Tatarian | G. Tatarian | |||||||||
| Theo Bos | T. Bos |  | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Dario Distin | D. Distin | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade du Moustoir where FC Lorient play host to RC Strasbourg. A crowd of 9,762 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Lorient and RC Strasbourg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FC Lorient and RC Strasbourg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0RC Strasbourg kick off and get the match underway!
3.53
0-0Shabani Aristouy passes the ball forward to Domenico Benkouar. Domenico Benkouar flicks the ball to his team mate, Julien Petereyns. Julien Petereyns makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Theo Bos. Theo Bos cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.01
0-0Theo Bos catches Duncan Meiklejohn on the ankles. The referee calls over Theo Bos and warns him to calm down! Duncan Meiklejohn runs off the knock.
6.22
0-0Domenico Benkouar sees a break and surges forward. Domenico Benkouar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.59
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
16.27
Matthias Helmer threads the ball through to Adam Newton. Adam Newton threads the ball through to Gabriel Tatarian. Gabriel Tatarian knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Djimi Calabuig who gathers it comfortably.
20.49
0-0Domenico Benkouar knocks the ball to his team mate, Theo Bos. Theo Bos kicks a strong pass forward to Julien Petereyns but the referee indicates it's offside!
21.45
Dagui Abdessadki knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Macé. Gilles Macé knocks the ball forward to Theo Bos. Theo Bos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julien Ouédec.
26.08
Adam Newton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Tatarian. Gabriel Tatarian lofts in a cross ball towards Dario Distin. Dario Distin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.30
Adnan Bertin advances with the ball. Adnan Bertin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julien Petereyns but he's offside!
42.23
Gilles Macé threads the ball through to Julien Petereyns. Julien Petereyns knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Ljuboja who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Gabriel Tatarian clumsily knocks into Fadel Dufresne. Gabriel Tatarian is warned by the referee! Fadel Dufresne stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
FC Lorient are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate RC Strasbourg's defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
FC Lorient kick off the second half!
48.58
0-0Bruno Debes makes a simple pass to Gabriel Tatarian. Gabriel Tatarian controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Djimi Calabuig manages to keep it out.
51.58
Fadel Dufresne flicks the ball to his team mate, Domenico Benkouar. Domenico Benkouar makes a probing pass to Theo Bos. Theo Bos knocks in a cross ball towards Julien Petereyns. Julien Petereyns directs the ball goalwards with his head but Steve Ljuboja is on top of it.
59.33
Adam Newton surges forward with the ball. Adam Newton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.21
Philipe Andreani knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Tatarian. Gabriel Tatarian knocks in a cross ball towards Dario Distin. Dario Distin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.57
1-0Fadel Dufresne brings the ball forward. Fadel Dufresne passes the ball forward to Theo Bos. Theo Bos whips in a cross ball towards Julien Petereyns. Julien Petereyns is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.12
Adnan Bertin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julien Petereyns. Julien Petereyns lofts in a cross ball towards Theo Bos. Theo Bos flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.47
Gabriel Tatarian hacks Fadel Dufresne from behind! Gabriel Tatarian is given another warning by the referee! Fadel Dufresne runs off the knock.
71.47
FC Lorient are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
77.42
Domenico Benkouar decides to run forward with the ball. Domenico Benkouar whips in a cross ball towards Theo Bos. Theo Bos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.01
Adnan Bertin passes the ball forward to Julien Petereyns. Julien Petereyns knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matthias Helmer.
83.52
Dagui Abdessadki deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adnan Bertin. Adnan Bertin chips the ball to his team mate, Julien Petereyns. Julien Petereyns whips in a cross ball towards Theo Bos. Theo Bos heads the ball goalwards but somehow Steve Ljuboja manages to keep it out.
89.22
Domenico Benkouar knocks the ball to his team mate, Theo Bos. Theo Bos shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.5%
35.5%
Play Area
27.6%
47.4%
25%
Scorers