Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     RC LensRC Lens
Noel HenryNoel Henry Jade Phillips Jade Phillips
Niche AlvarezN. Alvarez77
G
1
G
72Sabri AkianaS. Akiana
Danijel MassaD. Massa71
D
2
D
75Adnan StephanA. Stephan
Roberto VianaR. Viana75
D
3captain
D
71João TojaJ. Toja
Gavin StrachanG. Strachan84
D
4
D
68Marek PolM. Pol
Petre NanuP. Nanu84
M
captain5
M
83Brahim BoulahiaB. Boulahia
Pedro RamosP. Ramos80
M
6
M
69Niccolo VenusN. Venus
Claudio MendezC. Mendez83
M
7
M
67Carlos DominguezC. Dominguez
Antonio RegoA. Rego78
M
8
M
59Oliver DittmannO. Dittmann
Osku NurmelaO. Nurmela82
A
9
A
87Mohammed ReyesM. Reyes
Davor BilicD. Bilic75
A
10
A
65Ross HughesR. Hughes
Joël DiéJ. Dié79
A
11
A
43Said LinaresS. Linares
 
John OkonJ. Okon81
M
12
D
66Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes
Dani‘l ContehD. Conteh76
M
13
D
62Pierre-Emmanuel LagetP. Laget
Stefan Dumitru SavuS. Savu76
M
14
M
54Camille CarlierC. Carlier

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to RC Lens. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both AS Saint-Étienne and RC Lens are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Frederic Traore.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne kick off and get the match underway!
8.58
Adnan Stephan knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Dittmann. Oliver Dittmann sees Mohammed Reyes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mohammed Reyes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.40
Pedro Ramos threads a neat ball through to Davor Bilic. Davor Bilic knocks in a cross ball towards Joël Dié. With a superhuman jump, Joël Dié connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Sabri Akiana manages to gather it easily.
12.05
Danijel Massa flicks a high pass forward. Petre Nanu controls it well on his chest. Petre Nanu makes a simple pass to Osku Nurmela. Osku Nurmela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.38
Claudio Mendez plays the ball forward to Davor Bilic. Davor Bilic plays a one-two with Joël Dié and advances towards the goal... Davor Bilic muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Sabri Akiana gets down and covers it.
18.46
Niccolo Venus flicks a high pass forward to Said Linares who brings the ball under control. Said Linares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
20.51
João Toja deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dominguez. Carlos Dominguez makes a probing pass to Mohammed Reyes. Mohammed Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Said Linares. Said Linares makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.02
Claudio Mendez laces a weighted ball forward to Joël Dié. Joël Dié plays a scrappy one-two with Davor Bilic and advances towards the goal... Joël Dié shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.45
Danijel Massa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Petre Nanu. Petre Nanu flicks a high pass forward. Davor Bilic collects the pass. Davor Bilic tries a spectacular long range effort. Sabri Akiana is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.02
Antonio Rego kicks a strong pass forward to Davor Bilic. Davor Bilic knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Osku Nurmela is offside!
32.02
Petre Nanu flicks a high pass forward. Osku Nurmela collects the pass. Osku Nurmela plays a one-two with Joël Dié and rushes in on goal... Osku Nurmela cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.42
Marek Pol makes a probing pass to Niccolo Venus. Niccolo Venus makes a simple pass to Ross Hughes. Ross Hughes threads a neat ball through to Mohammed Reyes. Mohammed Reyes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Niche Alvarez with no chance!! Goal for RC Lens!
39.52
Gavin Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Rego. Antonio Rego makes a probing pass to Osku Nurmela. Osku Nurmela knocks in a cross ball towards Davor Bilic. Davor Bilic finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.43
Danijel Massa threads a neat ball through to Claudio Mendez. Claudio Mendez chips the ball to his team mate, Joël Dié. Joël Dié tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Sabri Akiana manages to keep it out.
44.39
Petre Nanu darts forward. Petre Nanu whips in a cross ball towards Joël Dié. Joël Dié connects with a diving header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
Pedro Ramos knocks the ball forward to Joël Dié. Joël Dié shoots from long range but Sabri Akiana is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. AS Saint-Étienne appear unchanged since the first half. RC Lens also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RC Lens kick off the second half!
47.36
João Toja threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Venus. Niccolo Venus flicks a high pass forward. Ross Hughes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Hughes knocks in a cross ball towards Mohammed Reyes. Mohammed Reyes fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.28
Oliver Dittmann kicks a strong pass forward to Ross Hughes. Ross Hughes shoots from distance but is denied by Niche Alvarez. Excellent save.
54.53
Niccolo Venus threads the ball through to Said Linares. Said Linares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.40
Pedro Ramos sees a break and surges forward. Pedro Ramos shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
59.14
Niccolo Venus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Said Linares. Said Linares lofts in a cross ball towards Ross Hughes. Ross Hughes makes a looping header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.10
Danijel Massa flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Ramos controls it well on his chest. Pedro Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Davor Bilic. Davor Bilic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sabri Akiana who gathers it comfortably.
61.08
With imagination, Roberto Viana laces a weighted ball forward to Claudio Mendez. Claudio Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Joël Dié. Joël Dié shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
67.28
Gavin Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Rego. Antonio Rego kicks a strong pass forward to Joël Dié. Joël Dié knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marek Pol.
69.14
Petre Nanu flicks a high pass forward. Joël Dié holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joël Dié controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
72.28
Pedro Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Joël Dié. Joël Dié shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.59
Roberto Viana flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Ramos who takes it down. Pedro Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Osku Nurmela. Osku Nurmela knocks in a cross ball towards Davor Bilic. Davor Bilic is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.48
João Toja hacks Davor Bilic from behind! The referee calls over João Toja and warns him to calm down! Davor Bilic stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.46
Niccolo Venus knocks the ball forward to Ross Hughes. Ross Hughes knocks the ball forward, putting Mohammed Reyes through on goal. Roberto Viana comes in with a late challenge on Mohammed Reyes. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
78.22
Antonio Rego passes the ball forward to Joël Dié. Joël Dié controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Sabri Akiana!
79.11
Danijel Massa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Petre Nanu. Petre Nanu threads a neat ball through to Osku Nurmela. Osku Nurmela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.34
Adnan Stephan barges into Davor Bilic. Adnan Stephan is warned by the referee! Davor Bilic stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.27
Marek Pol knocks the ball forward to Carlos Dominguez. Carlos Dominguez threads a neat ball through to Mohammed Reyes. Mohammed Reyes knocks in a cross ball towards Said Linares. Said Linares shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Niche Alvarez.
86.50
It's a corner kick. Niccolo Venus loops the ball in to towards the near post. Joël Dié chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
90.00
Roberto Viana knocks the ball forward to Claudio Mendez. Claudio Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Davor Bilic collects the pass. Davor Bilic finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

RC Lens
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
9
4
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.4%
32.6%
Play Area
23.9%
41.3%
34.8%

Scorers
Davor Bilic 27, 40
Osku Nurmela 32
Mohammed Reyes 36, 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Davor Bilic of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings
1.Niche Alvarez (GK)
6
2.Danijel Massa (DEF)
6
3.Roberto Viana (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Strachan (DEF)
6
5.Petre Nanu (MID)
7
6.Pedro Ramos (MID)
7
7.Claudio Mendez (MID)
7
8.Antonio Rego (MID)
6
9.Osku Nurmela (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Davor Bilic (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Joël Dié (ATT)
7
 
12.John Okon (MID)
0
13.Dani‘l Conteh (MID)
0
14.Stefan Dumitru Savu (MID)
0

1.Sabri Akiana (GK)
7
2.Adnan Stephan (DEF)
6
3.João Toja (DEF)
6
4.Marek Pol (DEF)
6
5.Brahim Boulahia (MID)
6
6.Niccolo Venus (MID)
6
7.Carlos Dominguez (MID)
6
8.Oliver Dittmann (MID)
6
9.Mohammed Reyes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Ross Hughes (ATT)
7
11.Said Linares (ATT)
6
 
12.Jorge Antunes (DEF)
0
13.Pierre-Emmanuel Laget (DEF)
0
14.Camille Carlier (MID)
0