Match Report


Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC     Lille OSCLille OSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Felipe GuardiolaF. Guardiola58
G
1
G
68Gary FergusonG. Ferguson
Danijel DeschampsD. Deschamps66
D
2
D
65Roland DucheminR. Duchemin
Djibrill MontanierD. Montanier65
D
captain3
D
57Marc BaileyM. Bailey
Armindo ChabertA. Chabert61
D
4
D
56Abdeliah FinazziA. Finazzi
Stefan EngelsS. Engels60
D
5
D
46Frederic BessonF. Besson
Eoin OwenE. Owen70
M
6
M
73Ulrich PoulardU. Poulard
Brahim OdetB. Odet70
M
7captain
M
68Cedric LempereurC. Lempereur
Malcolm RipleyM. Ripley53
M
8
M
68Cesare BocchettiC. Bocchetti
Philippe MayeleP. Mayele52
M
9
A
66Mirko DicaraM. Dicara
Kevin RodgersK. Rodgers77
A
10
A
65Pier G. MarchegianiP. Marchegiani
Sebastian GilS. Gil62
A
11
A
61Fatik JacobsF. Jacobs
 
Gianluigi ZambrottaG. Zambrotta57
A
12
G
67Michel ViscaalM. Viscaal
Khaliloul GrossmannK. Grossmann56
G
13
G
62Yves Le FrapperY. Le Frapper
Geoffroy BenkouarG. Benkouar56
G
14
M
61Guillaume FerrereG. Ferrere

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stade de la Mosson where Montpellier HSC play host to Lille OSC. A crowd of 9,075 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Montpellier HSC are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Lille OSC appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by StŽphane Queiros.


0.00
Lille OSC get the match underway!
2.29
Cedric Lempereur comes in with a late challenge on Brahim Odet. Cedric Lempereur is given a warning by the referee! Brahim Odet runs off the knock.
6.42
Djibrill Montanier flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Ripley. Malcolm Ripley threads a neat ball through to Sebastian Gil. Sebastian Gil finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.40
Malcolm Ripley makes a simple pass to Kevin Rodgers. Kevin Rodgers shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
24.09
Cedric Lempereur makes a simple pass to Mirko Dicara. Mirko Dicara tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.57
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.16
Roland Duchemin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ulrich Poulard. Ulrich Poulard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pier G. Marchegiani. Pier G. Marchegiani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
32.46
Roland Duchemin threads a neat ball through to Ulrich Poulard. Ulrich Poulard knocks the ball forward to Mirko Dicara. Mirko Dicara knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.26
Brahim Odet flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Rodgers. Kevin Rodgers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Bailey.
39.27
Abdeliah Finazzi sweeps the ball up the wings. Pier G. Marchegiani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Armindo Chabert.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Montpellier HSC appear unchanged since the first half. Lille OSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Montpellier HSC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Montpellier HSC kick off and get the second half underway!
51.17
Djibrill Montanier sweeps the ball up the wings. Kevin Rodgers knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Gil. Sebastian Gil directs the ball goalwards with his head but Gary Ferguson is on top of it.
53.52
Philippe Mayele hacks Ulrich Poulard from behind! The referee calls over Philippe Mayele and shows him a yellow card! Ulrich Poulard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.45
Abdeliah Finazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cedric Lempereur. Cedric Lempereur makes a simple pass to Mirko Dicara. Mirko Dicara whips in a cross ball towards Fatik Jacobs. Fatik Jacobs connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.21
Ulrich Poulard flicks a high pass forward. Pier G. Marchegiani collects the pass. Pier G. Marchegiani shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.11
Malcolm Ripley comes in with a late challenge on Cedric Lempereur. Malcolm Ripley is warned by the referee! Cedric Lempereur stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.09
Montpellier HSC have made a substitution with Gianluigi Zambrotta replacing Sebastian Gil .Lille OSC have made 2 substitutions with Michel Viscaal replacing Frederic Besson and Yves Le Frapper replacing Cesare Bocchetti and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
63.22
Brahim Odet chips the ball to his team mate, Gianluigi Zambrotta. Gianluigi Zambrotta shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.54
Philippe Mayele knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Rodgers. Kevin Rodgers shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
71.26
Ulrich Poulard threads a neat ball through to Mirko Dicara. Mirko Dicara whips in a cross ball towards Fatik Jacobs. Fatik Jacobs is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Felipe Guardiola punches it away to safety.
72.23
Cedric Lempereur chips the ball to his team mate, Yves Le Frapper. Yves Le Frapper knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Djibrill Montanier.
73.24
Cedric Lempereur passes the ball forward to Yves Le Frapper. Yves Le Frapper sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
75.12
Brahim Odet clumsily knocks into Cedric Lempereur. Brahim Odet is warned by the referee! Cedric Lempereur gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.52
Montpellier HSC have made a substitution with Geoffroy Benkouar replacing Brahim Odet .Lille OSC have made a substitution with Guillaume Ferrere replacing Cedric Lempereur .
78.59
Malcolm Ripley knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianluigi Zambrotta. Gianluigi Zambrotta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michel Viscaal.
85.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Guillaume Ferrere plays the ball forward to Pier G. Marchegiani. Pier G. Marchegiani knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Djibrill Montanier.
87.52
Guillaume Ferrere makes a simple pass to Fatik Jacobs. Fatik Jacobs shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
89.19
Michel Viscaal threads a neat ball through to Ulrich Poulard. Ulrich Poulard threads the ball through to Yves Le Frapper. Yves Le Frapper skips past Danijel Deschamps! Yves Le Frapper comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Felipe Guardiola with no chance!! Goal for Lille OSC!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Montpellier HSC

Lille OSC
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.3%
59.7%
Play Area
29.2%
47.2%
23.6%

Scorers
Fatik Jacobs 54
Yves Le Frapper 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yves Le Frapper of Lille OSC

Match Ratings