Match Report


RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg     RC LensRC Lens
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nwankwo DrakeN. Drake72
G
captain1captain
G
69Frederico LoureiroF. Loureiro
Stephen InsleyS. Insley68
D
2
D
78Gaspar MoutinhoG. Moutinho
Florian GleisensteinF. Gleisenstein61
D
3
D
74Ferdi BosF. Bos
Greg CharltonG. Charlton58
D
4
D
71Dominic MatteoD. Matteo
Antoine LecocqA. Lecocq56
D
5
D
67Ricardo CastilloR. Castillo
Mario VieiraM. Vieira74
M
6
M
75Alexander FabianoA. Fabiano
Manuele MorettiM. Moretti68
M
7
M
70Francisco KikoF. Kiko
Sherif BattlesS. Battles79
A
8
M
64Hoalid DeplaceH. Deplace
Dietmar SammerD. Sammer76
A
9
A
77Cyril NivetC. Nivet
Vincenzo RahnV. Rahn74
A
10
A
67Martin RomeroM. Romero
Toifilou FayeT. Faye62
A
11
A
65Moussa CakarM. Cakar
 
Marcel MonteroM. Montero70
G
12
A
65Ivan KikoI. Kiko
Stanley WilcoxS. Wilcox67
M
13
D
61Demetrio ArcadioD. Arcadio
Domenico VillechalaneD. Villechalane61
M
14
M
61Juan HelgueraJ. Helguera

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade La Meinau where RC Strasbourg play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 17,833 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Strasbourg are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Schemmel.


0.00
RC Lens start the match!
2.08
Hoalid Deplace controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cyril Nivet. Cyril Nivet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Insley.
4.54
Manuele Moretti makes an attacking run forward. Manuele Moretti lofts in a cross ball towards Dietmar Sammer. Dietmar Sammer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Frederico Loureiro!
6.30
Florian Gleisenstein knocks the ball forward to Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti knocks the ball forward to Vincenzo Rahn. Vincenzo Rahn shoots from outside the area but somehow Frederico Loureiro manages to keep it out.
9.35
Hoalid Deplace makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moussa Cakar. Moussa Cakar plays a quick one-two with Cyril Nivet and rushes in on goal... Moussa Cakar cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Nwankwo Drake has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.42
Dominic Matteo knocks the ball forward to Hoalid Deplace. Hoalid Deplace threads a neat ball through to Moussa Cakar. Moussa Cakar whips in a cross ball towards Martin Romero. Martin Romero gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
24.23
Ricardo Castillo barges into Dietmar Sammer. The referee calls over Ricardo Castillo and shows him a yellow card! Dietmar Sammer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.14
Manuele Moretti chips the ball to his team mate, Sherif Battles. With some swift thinking, Sherif Battles plays the ball forward to Vincenzo Rahn who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Vincenzo Rahn provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Frederico Loureiro comfortably smothers it!
32.23
Manuele Moretti flicks a high pass forward to Sherif Battles who brings the ball under control. Sherif Battles knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gaspar Moutinho.
34.57
Hoalid Deplace hacks Stephen Insley from behind! The referee calls over Hoalid Deplace and warns him to calm down! Stephen Insley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.01
Mario Vieira hits a low pass to Toifilou Faye. Toifilou Faye knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Dietmar Sammer is offside!
38.28
Manuele Moretti flicks a high ball forward to Vincenzo Rahn who takes it down. Vincenzo Rahn plays a quick one-two with Dietmar Sammer and rushes in on goal... Vincenzo Rahn looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.03
Manuele Moretti kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Rahn. Vincenzo Rahn shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Frederico Loureiro.
43.44
Corner kick to RC Strasbourg. Manuele Moretti chips it out wide. Dietmar Sammer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Greg Charlton flicks a high pass forward. Manuele Moretti collects the pass. Manuele Moretti flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Rahn collects the pass. Vincenzo Rahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Strasbourg appear unchanged since the first half. RC Lens also appear unchanged since the first half. The RC Strasbourg players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and RC Strasbourg get the second half underway!
47.48
Greg Charlton laces a through ball forward to Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti threads the ball through to Toifilou Faye. Toifilou Faye shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
49.22
Alexander Fabiano sees Moussa Cakar in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Moussa Cakar makes a probing pass between the defence to Martin Romero. Martin Romero takes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
54.17
Mario Vieira hits a low pass to Toifilou Faye. Toifilou Faye plays a one-two with Vincenzo Rahn and rushes in on goal... Toifilou Faye cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.10
Florian Gleisenstein takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Greg Charlton. Greg Charlton hits a low pass to Mario Vieira. Mario Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Toifilou Faye. Toifilou Faye finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Frederico Loureiro manages to gather it comfortably.
57.58
Manuele Moretti flicks a high pass forward to Dietmar Sammer who brings the ball under control. Dietmar Sammer shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
59.45
Ricardo Castillo makes a strong solo run forward. Ricardo Castillo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moussa Cakar. Moussa Cakar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Romero but the linesman indicates offside!
60.57
RC Lens have made 2 substitutions with Demetrio Arcadio replacing Hoalid Deplace and Juan Helguera replacing Cyril Nivet .
61.63
Greg Charlton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti hits a low pass to Vincenzo Rahn. Vincenzo Rahn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Frederico Loureiro smothers it!
63.32
Alexander Fabiano flicks a high pass forward to Juan Helguera who brings the ball under control. Juan Helguera shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
72.23
Greg Charlton knocks the ball forward to Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti makes a probing pass to Sherif Battles. Sherif Battles lofts in a cross ball towards Toifilou Faye. Toifilou Faye beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Frederico Loureiro. Excellent save.
87.37
Mario Vieira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincenzo Rahn. Vincenzo Rahn shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Frederico Loureiro.
89.16
Greg Charlton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuele Moretti. Manuele Moretti makes a beautiful solo run. Manuele Moretti cuts inside the box! Manuele Moretti comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Frederico Loureiro easily gets down and covers it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Strasbourg

RC Lens
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
11
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
25.6%
42.7%
31.7%

Scorers
Vincenzo Rahn 38
Moussa Cakar 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Loureiro of RC Lens

Match Ratings