Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     Angers SCOAngers SCO
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jonas HitzlspergerJ. Hitzlsperger66
G
1captain
G
81Leonardo IrlesL. Irles
Paulo FonsecaP. Fonseca75
D
captain2
D
70Ghislain LimaG. Lima
Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli71
D
3
D
64Edward EhioguE. Ehiogu
Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink67
D
4
D
61Francisco BlancoF. Blanco
Alberto AlvesA. Alves66
D
5
M
71Terry GowerT. Gower
Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi71
M
6
M
67Frederico DelgadoF. Delgado
Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini69
M
7
M
62Patrice EchouafniP. Echouafni
Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho72
A
8
M
60Peter SabléP. Sablé
Vincent QueirosV. Queiros68
A
9
A
67Paul HuardP. Huard
Patrick MalbranqueP. Malbranque66
A
10
A
65Stefan BartschS. Bartsch
Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite66
A
11
A
62Adrian SchenardiA. Schenardi
 
Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni66
M
12
G
69Roberto LorieriR. Lorieri
Rui MoreiraR. Moreira63
A
13
D
59Charles-Edward AgatheC. Agathe
Mark GrantM. Grant62
D
14
D
59Linus FrieserL. Frieser

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Angers SCO. A crowd of 17,276 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Angers SCO appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Cool.


0.00
Angers SCO start the match!
4.43
Edward Ehiogu chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Bartsch. Stefan Bartsch shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
8.33
Peter Sablé brings the ball forward. Peter Sablé knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Hitzlsperger who gathers it comfortably.
9.04
Ivan Anastasi threads a neat ball through to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros chips the ball to his team mate, Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
10.32
Edward Ehiogu decides to run forward with the ball. Edward Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martijn Beekink.
16.14
Edward Ehiogu flicks a high pass forward to Ghislain Lima who brings the ball under control. Ghislain Lima threads a neat ball through to Paul Huard. Paul Huard whips in a cross ball towards Patrice Echouafni. Patrice Echouafni connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.15
Frederico Delgado flicks a high pass forward to Patrice Echouafni who brings the ball under control. Patrice Echouafni cuts inside the box! Patrice Echouafni makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.54
Patrick Malbranque flicks a high pass forward to Mohamed Marguerite who brings the ball neatly under control. Mohamed Marguerite tries a spectacular long range effort but Leonardo Irles is on top of his game. Well saved!
28.57
Edward Ehiogu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Blanco. Francisco Blanco makes a probing pass to Paul Huard. Paul Huard shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.44
Peter Sablé knocks the ball forward to Adrian Schenardi. Adrian Schenardi lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Huard. Paul Huard makes a convincing header. The shot is on target but blocked by Martijn Beekink. That should have been a goal!
32.47
Patrice Echouafni makes a simple pass to Terry Gower. Terry Gower knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Alves.
38.59
Seeing a gap ahead, Ghislain Lima plays the ball forward to Edward Ehiogu. Edward Ehiogu flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrice Echouafni. Patrice Echouafni finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.32
Patrice Echouafni flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Bartsch collects the pass. Stefan Bartsch knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Alves.
45.00
Angers SCO are dictating the run of play here today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Lens appear unchanged since the first half. Angers SCO also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RC Lens start the second half!
47.52
Vittorio Maldini makes an attacking run forward. Vittorio Maldini knocks the ball forward to Vincent Queiros but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
48.18
Frederico Delgado threads the ball through to Peter Sablé. Peter Sablé shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.03
Ghislain Lima runs forward with the ball. With imagination, Ghislain Lima laces a through ball forward to Patrice Echouafni. Patrice Echouafni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martijn Beekink.
51.19
Paul Huard comes in with a late challenge on Martijn Beekink. The referee warns Paul Huard to calm down! Martijn Beekink hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.46
Frederico Delgado threads a neat ball through to Stefan Bartsch. Stefan Bartsch whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Delgado. Frederico Delgado whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Jonas Hitzlsperger has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.39
Angers SCO have made a substitution with Charles-Edward Agathe replacing Frederico Delgado .
61.49
Alberto Alves comes in with a late challenge on Terry Gower. The referee calls over Alberto Alves and warns him to calm down! Terry Gower runs off the knock.
65.04
Ivan Anastasi threads a neat ball through to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite knocks in a cross ball towards Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Leonardo Irles picks it out of the air!
66.05
Vittorio Maldini hits a low pass to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.34
Ivan Anastasi catches Ghislain Lima on the ankles. The referee calls over Ivan Anastasi and warns him to calm down! Ghislain Lima stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.45
Seeing a gap ahead, Vittorio Maldini plays the ball forward to Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.03
Martijn Beekink threads the ball through to Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini chips the ball to his team mate, Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.18
Ivan Anastasi threads a neat ball through to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho sees Patrick Malbranque just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Patrick Malbranque shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but Leonardo Irles smothers it!
78.56
Ivan Anastasi knocks the ball to his team mate, Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros edges inside the box! Vincent Queiros looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.52
Edward Ehiogu breaks forward. Edward Ehiogu makes an attacking run forward. Edward Ehiogu lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Huard. Paul Huard connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but slams it into the crowd!
83.21
Vittorio Maldini flicks a high pass forward to Patrick Malbranque who brings the ball under control. Patrick Malbranque controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
84.28
With vision, Vittorio Maldini plays the ball forward to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho threads the ball through to Vincent Queiros but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

Angers SCO
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.2%
63.8%
Play Area
26.1%
46.4%
27.5%

Scorers
Vincent Queiros 79
Patrice Echouafni 16
Frederico Delgado 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edward Ehiogu of Angers SCO

Match Ratings