Match Report


RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg     Olympique de MarseilleOlympique de Marseille
Computer Player Computer Player Alex Samson Alex Samson
Nwankwo DrakeN. Drake72
G
captain1
G
79Claus HakanssonC. Hakansson
Stephen InsleyS. Insley68
D
2
D
75Stuart McCoistS. McCoist
Florian GleisensteinF. Gleisenstein61
D
3
D
76Gregorio HelgueraG. Helguera
Greg CharltonG. Charlton58
D
4
D
77Alpay TürkyilmazA. Türkyilmaz
Antoine LecocqA. Lecocq56
D
5
D
76Gianfranco BaldiniG. Baldini
Mario VieiraM. Vieira74
M
6captain
M
87Stefan PedoneS. Pedone
Manuele MorettiM. Moretti68
M
7
M
78Dianbobo BochuD. Bochu
Sherif BattlesS. Battles79
A
8
A
79Jean-Sebastien BarretJ. Barret
Dietmar SammerD. Sammer76
A
9
A
76Lorenzo LamonicaL. Lamonica
Vincenzo RahnV. Rahn73
A
10
A
77Kasper PetersenK. Petersen
Abassi DacourtA. Dacourt70
A
11
A
84Ramzi KlouchiR. Klouchi
 
Marcel MonteroM. Montero70
G
12
D
74Dietmar MatthäusD. Matthäus
Stanley WilcoxS. Wilcox67
M
13
M
74Anthony BrookingA. Brooking
Toifilou FayeT. Faye61
A
14
A
74Jean-Sebastien MarchandJ. Marchand

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade La Meinau where RC Strasbourg play host to Olympique de Marseille. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both RC Strasbourg and Olympique de Marseille are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Bruno Sommeil.


0.00
Olympique de Marseille kick off the first half!
10.31
Antoine Lecocq barges into Kasper Petersen. Antoine Lecocq is warned by the referee! Kasper Petersen runs off the knock.
12.17
Greg Charlton threads a neat ball through to Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti flicks a high ball forward to Abassi Dacourt who takes it down. Abassi Dacourt shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.41
Antoine Lecocq makes a probing pass to Mario Vieira. Mario Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Sammer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dietmar Sammer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.19
Antoine Lecocq plays the ball forward to Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti threads the ball through to Sherif Battles. Sherif Battles knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alpay Türkyilmaz.
24.36
Stefan Pedone decides to run forward with the ball. Stefan Pedone runs straight at the defence! Stefan Pedone makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Olympique de Marseille!
27.54
Manuele Moretti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alpay Türkyilmaz.
28.43
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.34
Manuele Moretti flicks a high pass forward. Abassi Dacourt collects the pass. Abassi Dacourt whips in a cross ball towards Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.27
Dianbobo Bochu flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Sebastien Barret who brings the ball under control. Jean-Sebastien Barret skips past Antoine Lecocq! Some silky footwork from Jean-Sebastien Barret provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Nwankwo Drake!
36.31
Alpay Türkyilmaz advances with the ball. Alpay Türkyilmaz threads a neat ball through to Ramzi Klouchi. Ramzi Klouchi shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
38.41
Dianbobo Bochu makes a probing pass to Kasper Petersen. Kasper Petersen knocks in a cross ball towards Ramzi Klouchi. With a superhuman jump, Ramzi Klouchi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is miles over!
39.51
Greg Charlton sees Manuele Moretti in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manuele Moretti hits a low pass to Sherif Battles. Sherif Battles shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
40.36
Stefan Pedone plays the ball forward to Lorenzo Lamonica. Lorenzo Lamonica finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
42.25
Dianbobo Bochu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ramzi Klouchi. Ramzi Klouchi knocks the ball forward to Jean-Sebastien Barret but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.17
Mario Vieira knocks the ball forward to Sherif Battles. Without breaking stride, Sherif Battles plays the ball forward to Abassi Dacourt who has made a great run into the box. Abassi Dacourt tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Strasbourg appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique de Marseille have changed their lineup with Dietmar Matthäus replacing Gregorio Helguera and Jean-Sebastien Marchand replacing Jean-Sebastien Barret. The RC Strasbourg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with RC Strasbourg kicking off!
49.06
Manuele Moretti decides to run forward with the ball. Manuele Moretti edges inside the box! Manuele Moretti muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.37
Dianbobo Bochu makes an attacking run forward. Dianbobo Bochu cuts inside the box! Dianbobo Bochu tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
53.54
Alpay Türkyilmaz darts forward. Alpay Türkyilmaz passes the ball forward to Lorenzo Lamonica. Lorenzo Lamonica shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
55.34
Manuele Moretti hits a low pass to Vincenzo Rahn. Vincenzo Rahn chips the ball to his team mate, Sherif Battles. Sherif Battles strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Alpay Türkyilmaz.
56.26
Manuele Moretti takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Stefan Pedone gets to the ball and clears it up field.
60.34
Olympique de Marseille have made a substitution with Anthony Brooking replacing Dianbobo Bochu .
61.36
Anthony Brooking flicks the ball to his team mate, Lorenzo Lamonica. Lorenzo Lamonica edges inside the box! Lorenzo Lamonica strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.02
Anthony Brooking makes a probing pass to Kasper Petersen. Kasper Petersen shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
66.46
Greg Charlton flicks a high ball forward to Manuele Moretti who takes it down. Manuele Moretti makes a beautiful solo run. Manuele Moretti threads the ball through to Vincenzo Rahn but he's offside!
67.09
Manuele Moretti hacks Stefan Pedone from behind! Manuele Moretti is given a warning by the referee! Stefan Pedone stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.28
Florian Gleisenstein gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Vincenzo Rahn lofts in a cross ball towards Abassi Dacourt. Abassi Dacourt outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a woeful effort!
81.13
Greg Charlton makes a probing pass to Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Rahn controls it well on his chest. Vincenzo Rahn finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
83.36
Greg Charlton flicks a high ball forward to Mario Vieira who takes it down. Mario Vieira plays the ball forward to Abassi Dacourt. Abassi Dacourt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.50
Florian Gleisenstein threads a neat ball through to Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti brings the ball forward. Manuele Moretti skips past Alpay Türkyilmaz! Manuele Moretti takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.20
Anthony Brooking passes the ball forward to Lorenzo Lamonica. Lorenzo Lamonica knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Anthony Brooking chips the ball to his team mate, Ramzi Klouchi. Ramzi Klouchi advances inside the box! Ramzi Klouchi rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Nwankwo Drake.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

RC Strasbourg

Olympique de Marseille
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
32.1%
39.3%
28.6%

Scorers
Manuele Moretti 85
Stefan Pedone 24
Lorenzo Lamonica 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuele Moretti of RC Strasbourg

Match Ratings