Match Report


Le Havre ACLe Havre AC     RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ferdinand ZaidanF. Zaidan64
G
1captain
G
72Nwankwo DrakeN. Drake
Florian MacquetF. Macquet69
D
2
D
58Greg CharltonG. Charlton
Bertrand CazarelliB. Cazarelli68
D
3
D
56Antoine LecocqA. Lecocq
Fabio CapezzutoF. Capezzuto66
D
captain4
D
52Alun CarterA. Carter
Fabio FerrereF. Ferrere62
D
5
D
49Yacine PericardY. Pericard
Ghislain ArribagéG. Arribagé65
M
6
M
74Mario VieiraM. Vieira
Eric GarciaE. Garcia64
M
7
M
68Manuele MorettiM. Moretti
Juan DominguezJ. Dominguez68
A
8
A
79Sherif BattlesS. Battles
Jean Chr. BoutoilleJ. Boutoille64
A
9
A
76Dietmar SammerD. Sammer
Robert NewbyR. Newby63
A
10
A
73Vincenzo RahnV. Rahn
David MckinlayD. Mckinlay57
A
11
A
70Abassi DacourtA. Dacourt
 
Fadel LjubojaF. Ljuboja64
M
12
G
70Marcel MonteroM. Montero
Jimmy BoutoilleJ. Boutoille62
D
13
M
67Stanley WilcoxS. Wilcox
Stephane MonierS. Monier61
M
14
A
61Toifilou FayeT. Faye

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stade Océane where Le Havre AC play host to RC Strasbourg. A crowd of 17,959 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Le Havre AC and RC Strasbourg are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Habib Salaun.


0.00
The first half starts with Le Havre AC kicking off!
2.36
With some swift thinking, Yacine Pericard plays the ball forward to Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti flicks the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer cuts inside the box! Dietmar Sammer takes a shot at goal but Fabio Capezzuto is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
6.48
Fabio Capezzuto chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Garcia. Eric Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Jean Chr. Boutoille collects the pass. Jean Chr. Boutoille knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.46
Eric Garcia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay makes a simple pass, allowing Juan Dominguez to run into the box. Juan Dominguez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
21.13
Eric Garcia hits a low pass to Robert Newby. Robert Newby knocks the ball forward to Juan Dominguez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
26.39
Eric Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Juan Dominguez collects the pass. Juan Dominguez threads a neat, attacking ball through to Jean Chr. Boutoille. Jean Chr. Boutoille looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
30.51
Manuele Moretti threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Rahn. Vincenzo Rahn rushes past Bertrand Cazarelli! Vincenzo Rahn rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.37
Eric Garcia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean Chr. Boutoille. Jean Chr. Boutoille finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
38.50
Florian Macquet hits a low pass to Eric Garcia. Eric Garcia sees David Mckinlay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Mckinlay shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Nwankwo Drake keeps it out!
40.17
Manuele Moretti flicks a high pass forward. Sherif Battles comfortably collects the pass. Sherif Battles tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
45.00
Yacine Pericard sees Mario Vieira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Vieira threads a neat ball through to Abassi Dacourt. Abassi Dacourt knocks the ball to his team mate, Sherif Battles. Sherif Battles shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Ferdinand Zaidan. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Le Havre AC appear unchanged since the first half. RC Strasbourg also appear unchanged since the first half. The RC Strasbourg players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and RC Strasbourg kick off!
51.45
Ghislain Arribagé takes it forward alone. Ghislain Arribagé plays a perfect one-two with Jean Chr. Boutoille and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Ghislain Arribagé provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
53.57
Eric Garcia passes the ball forward to Robert Newby. Robert Newby finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
54.43
Mario Vieira chips the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer plays a scrappy one-two with Sherif Battles and advances towards the goal... Dietmar Sammer cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
59.21
Eric Garcia sees a break and surges forward. Eric Garcia finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
63.43
Alun Carter flicks a high pass forward. Mario Vieira controls it well on his chest. Mario Vieira hits a low pass to Vincenzo Rahn. Vincenzo Rahn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dietmar Sammer but he's offside!
66.16
Mario Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Sherif Battles collects the pass. Sherif Battles kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Rahn but the referee indicates it's offside!
67.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
69.47
Mario Vieira makes a probing pass to Sherif Battles. Sherif Battles knocks the ball forward, putting Vincenzo Rahn through on goal. Vincenzo Rahn comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper, Ferdinand Zaidan, sees it late!! Goal for RC Strasbourg!
75.39
Mario Vieira makes a probing pass to Vincenzo Rahn. Vincenzo Rahn makes a probing pass between the defence to Abassi Dacourt. Abassi Dacourt cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Fabio Capezzuto's outstretched leg.
77.26
Le Havre AC have made a substitution with Fadel Ljuboja replacing Robert Newby .
84.28
Ghislain Arribagé flicks a high pass forward. Juan Dominguez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Dominguez knocks in a cross ball towards David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay beats his man to it with a header. It's miles wide!
87.01
Eric Garcia knocks the ball to his team mate, David Mckinlay. David Mckinlay shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Nwankwo Drake!
89.23
Greg Charlton threads a neat ball through to Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti plays the ball forward to Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fabio Capezzuto.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Le Havre AC

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

Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
25.8%
45.5%
28.8%

Scorers
Jean Chr. Boutoille 26
Vincenzo Rahn 31, 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vincenzo Rahn of RC Strasbourg

Match Ratings