Match Report


Lille OSCLille OSC     Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gary FergusonG. Ferguson69
G
1
G
58Felipe GuardiolaF. Guardiola
Roland DucheminR. Duchemin65
D
2
D
66Danijel DeschampsD. Deschamps
Marc BaileyM. Bailey57
D
3captain
D
65Djibrill MontanierD. Montanier
Abdeliah FinazziA. Finazzi56
D
4
D
61Armindo ChabertA. Chabert
Frederic BessonF. Besson46
D
5
D
53Pierre BahP. Bah
Cesare BocchettiC. Bocchetti68
M
6
M
70Eoin OwenE. Owen
Cedric LempereurC. Lempereur68
M
captain7
M
70Brahim OdetB. Odet
Guillaume FerrereG. Ferrere62
M
8
M
53Malcolm RipleyM. Ripley
Mirko DicaraM. Dicara67
A
9
M
53Philippe MayeleP. Mayele
Fatik JacobsF. Jacobs62
A
10
A
80Kevin RodgersK. Rodgers
Oliver OswaldO. Oswald59
A
11
A
62Sebastian GilS. Gil
 
Michel ViscaalM. Viscaal67
G
12
A
57Gianluigi ZambrottaG. Zambrotta
Yves Le FrapperY. Le Frapper62
G
13
G
56Khaliloul GrossmannK. Grossmann
Sammy ColyS. Coly56
M
14
G
56Geoffroy BenkouarG. Benkouar

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stade Pierre-Mauroy where Lille OSC play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 9,336 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Lille OSC are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Montpellier HSC appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by JŽrŽmie Zanotti.


0.00
Lille OSC start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.32
Brahim Odet threads a neat ball through to Kevin Rodgers. Kevin Rodgers shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
4.24
Roland Duchemin flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Bocchetti controls it well on his chest. Cesare Bocchetti chips the ball to his team mate, Mirko Dicara. Mirko Dicara knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.28
Roland Duchemin flicks a high pass forward. Cedric Lempereur holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cedric Lempereur laces a weighted ball forward to Mirko Dicara. Mirko Dicara sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
20.52
Brahim Odet hacks Cedric Lempereur from behind! Brahim Odet is warned by the referee! Cedric Lempereur grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.27
Malcolm Ripley flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Gil who takes it down. Sebastian Gil controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
22.49
Brahim Odet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Rodgers. Kevin Rodgers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc Bailey.
30.25
Brahim Odet clumsily knocks into Cedric Lempereur. The referee brings Brahim Odet to one side and gives him another warning! Cedric Lempereur runs off the knock.
40.53
Frederic Besson flicks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Lempereur. Cedric Lempereur advances with the ball. Cedric Lempereur shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
42.29
Marc Bailey threads a neat ball through to Cesare Bocchetti. Cesare Bocchetti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Oswald. Oliver Oswald plays a scrappy one-two with Mirko Dicara and stumbles forward towards the goal... Oliver Oswald makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Lille OSC appear unchanged since the first half. Montpellier HSC also appear unchanged since the first half. The Montpellier HSC players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Montpellier HSC get the second half underway!
60.55
Lille OSC have made 2 substitutions with Michel Viscaal replacing Frederic Besson and Yves Le Frapper replacing Guillaume Ferrere and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Montpellier HSC have made a substitution with Gianluigi Zambrotta replacing Sebastian Gil .
61.59
Malcolm Ripley hits a low pass to Gianluigi Zambrotta. Gianluigi Zambrotta shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Gary Ferguson.
75.04
Cesare Bocchetti takes a long throw-in. Seeing a gap ahead, Cedric Lempereur plays the ball forward to Mirko Dicara. Mirko Dicara threads the ball through to Fatik Jacobs but he's offside!
77.02
Lille OSC have made a substitution with Sammy Coly replacing Cedric Lempereur .Montpellier HSC have made a substitution with Geoffroy Benkouar replacing Brahim Odet .
81.51
With great vision, Eoin Owen plays the ball forward to Gianluigi Zambrotta. Gianluigi Zambrotta tries a spectacular long range effort. Fantastic reaction save from Gary Ferguson!
85.04
Geoffroy Benkouar knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianluigi Zambrotta. Gianluigi Zambrotta finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
89.23
Philippe Mayele brings the ball forward. Philippe Mayele shoots from distance but Gary Ferguson reads it well. Well saved!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Lille OSC

Montpellier HSC
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
36.9%
49.2%
13.8%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gary Ferguson of Lille OSC

Match Ratings