Match Report


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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 Martigues. A crowd of 17,555 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both RC Strasbourg and Martigues are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Martigues kick off and get the first half underway!
3.32
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
4.03
Albert Nieto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hubert Pallier. Hubert Pallier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.53
Frederic Janot chips the ball to his team mate, Samba Lecocq. Samba Lecocq threads the ball through to Hubert Pallier. Hubert Pallier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.11
Dambou Fontaine flicks the ball to his team mate, Ali Pamarot. Ali Pamarot finds some space and shoots from distance but Pascal Herzog is on top of it.
21.16
Dambou Fontaine makes a probing pass to Ali Pamarot. Ali Pamarot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.39
Richard Deblock makes a probing pass to Samba Lebrun. Samba Lebrun finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.18
Muller Hugues makes a simple pass to Marc Hermann. Marc Hermann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.53
Albert Nieto makes a probing pass to Hubert Pallier. Hubert Pallier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.33
Albert Nieto sees a break and surges forward. Albert Nieto plays a perfect one-two with Hubert Pallier and rushes in on goal... Albert Nieto rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Albert Nieto!
42.39
Jonathan Ducloux threads the ball through to Samba Lecocq. Samba Lecocq knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Hubert Pallier. Hubert Pallier powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Barket Erceau!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The whistle blows and RC Strasbourg get the second half underway!
49.06
Marc Hermann passes the ball forward to Colin Greig. Colin Greig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.57
Samba Lecocq passes the ball forward to Hubert Pallier. Hubert Pallier lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.24
Richard Deblock kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Carrasco. Arturo Carrasco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonathan Ducloux.
59.01
Richard Deblock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ali Pamarot. Ali Pamarot shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.21
Dambou Fontaine controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ali Pamarot. Ali Pamarot knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Herzog who gathers it comfortably.
63.16
Dambou Fontaine brings the ball forward. Dambou Fontaine lofts in a cross ball towards Samba Lebrun. Samba Lebrun flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.23
Jonathan Ducloux makes a probing pass to Marc Hermann. Marc Hermann makes a probing pass to Hubert Pallier. Hubert Pallier goes all the way! Hubert Pallier cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
69.19
Albert Nieto flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Greig. Colin Greig tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.21
Regis Morisot passes the ball forward to Arturo Carrasco. Arturo Carrasco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rolf Reiter.
78.12
Samba Lecocq sees space and advances. Samba Lecocq whips in a cross ball towards Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.58
Alberto Ferron comes in with a late challenge on Richard Davidson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Davidson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.51
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Albert Nieto of Martigues
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.8%
60.2%
Play Area
25.3%
48.2%
26.5%

Scorers