Match Report


AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio     RC LensRC Lens
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Florian ArphexadF. Arphexad67
G
1captain
G
69Adel GallasA. Gallas
Teemu El KhebirT. El Khebir74
D
2
D
78Gaspar MoutinhoG. Moutinho
Mauricio FernandezM. Fernandez66
D
captain3
D
73Ferdi BosF. Bos
Richard ZitelliR. Zitelli61
D
4
D
69Dominic MatteoD. Matteo
Jaouad ErceauJ. Erceau60
M
5
D
66Ricardo CastilloR. Castillo
Guilherme AlmeidaG. Almeida60
M
6
M
74Alexander FabianoA. Fabiano
Jeremy MexesJ. Mexes60
M
7
M
68Colin LiddellC. Liddell
Jason PerronJ. Perron51
M
8
M
64Hoalid DeplaceH. Deplace
Jose AndradeJ. Andrade66
A
9
A
75Allan JemmaliA. Jemmali
Alec WhiteA. White64
A
10
A
67Martin RomeroM. Romero
Haoulid HistillolesH. Histilloles60
A
11
A
65Moussa CakarM. Cakar
 
Mamadou KarwattM. Karwatt61
G
12
G
69Frederico LoureiroF. Loureiro
Daniel LemassonD. Lemasson58
A
13
G
67Richard ChimbondaR. Chimbonda
Jean-Philippe AnselminiJ. Anselmini57
G
14
A
65Ivan KikoI. Kiko

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Stade Francois-Coty where AC Ajaccio play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 15,496 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
AC Ajaccio are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Wallème.


0.00
AC Ajaccio start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.34
Guilherme Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Andrade. Jose Andrade shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
12.27
Richard Zitelli kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Perron. Jason Perron hits a low pass to Haoulid Histilloles. Haoulid Histilloles advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Haoulid Histilloles provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
14.29
Colin Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moussa Cakar. Moussa Cakar knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Florian Arphexad who gathers it comfortably.
15.48
Ricardo Castillo chips the ball to his team mate, Hoalid Deplace. Hoalid Deplace sees Moussa Cakar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Moussa Cakar makes a simple pass, allowing Allan Jemmali to run into the box. Allan Jemmali side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Florian Arphexad.
16.01
Hoalid Deplace takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Teemu El Khebir reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
18.32
Guilherme Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Jose Andrade comfortably collects the pass. Jose Andrade whips in a cross ball towards Alec White. Alec White fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
20.13
Richard Zitelli flicks a high pass forward to Jeremy Mexes who brings the ball under control. Jeremy Mexes threads a neat ball through to Jose Andrade. Jose Andrade advances inside the box! Jose Andrade tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
21.06
Mauricio Fernandez sees Jaouad Erceau in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jaouad Erceau passes the ball forward to Alec White. Alec White shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.53
Allan Jemmali catches Teemu El Khebir on the ankles. Allan Jemmali is shown the yellow card! Teemu El Khebir carries on, but is struggling a bit.
26.42
Guilherme Almeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Haoulid Histilloles. Haoulid Histilloles cuts inside the box! Haoulid Histilloles muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
34.40
Ferdi Bos passes the ball forward to Hoalid Deplace. With a delightful solo run, Hoalid Deplace stretches the opposition's defence. Hoalid Deplace lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Romero. With a superhuman jump, Martin Romero connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is deflected wide by Richard Zitelli.
35.59
Hoalid Deplace takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Martin Romero. Martin Romero tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
36.50
Guilherme Almeida clumsily knocks into Dominic Matteo. The referee warns Guilherme Almeida to calm down! Dominic Matteo runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AC Ajaccio appear unchanged since the first half. RC Lens also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with RC Lens kicking off!
60.10
RC Lens have made 2 substitutions with Richard Chimbonda replacing Hoalid Deplace and Ivan Kiko replacing Allan Jemmali .
65.23
Colin Liddell flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Kiko who brings the ball under control. Ivan Kiko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Teemu El Khebir.
66.14
Colin Liddell makes a probing pass to Ivan Kiko. Ivan Kiko shoots from 25 yards but Florian Arphexad reads it well. Quality keeping!
71.50
Guilherme Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec White. Alec White knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Castillo.
72.57
Colin Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Romero. Martin Romero plays a one-two with Ivan Kiko and advances towards the goal... Martin Romero shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
75.36
Richard Zitelli flicks a high pass forward to Jeremy Mexes who brings the ball under control. Jeremy Mexes hits a low pass to Haoulid Histilloles. Haoulid Histilloles shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
84.05
Ricardo Castillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Liddell. Colin Liddell kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Romero. Martin Romero skips past Teemu El Khebir! Martin Romero looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Gaspar Moutinho threads the ball through to Alexander Fabiano. Alexander Fabiano flicks a high pass forward to Moussa Cakar who brings the ball under control. Moussa Cakar lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Romero. Martin Romero rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Ajaccio

RC Lens
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
28.2%
43.6%
28.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Matteo of RC Lens

Match Ratings