Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     Stade Brestois 29Stade Brestois 29
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jonas HitzlspergerJ. Hitzlsperger66
G
1captain
G
75Yacine MorestinY. Morestin
Paulo FonsecaP. Fonseca75
D
captain2
D
72Sidney AssouS. Assou
Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli71
D
3
D
72Paul CharlesP. Charles
Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink67
D
4
D
64Ahmed NoroA. Noro
Alberto AlvesA. Alves66
D
5
M
69Manuel PamarotM. Pamarot
Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi71
M
6
M
67Kai ZieglerK. Ziegler
Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini69
M
7
M
67Gary McinnesG. Mcinnes
Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho72
A
8
M
64Miguel GarciaM. Garcia
Vincent QueirosV. Queiros68
A
9
A
65Paolo DudoitP. Dudoit
Patrick MalbranqueP. Malbranque66
A
10
A
63Wayne MiddletonW. Middleton
Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite66
A
11
A
62Kees GeerinckxK. Geerinckx
 
Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni66
M
12
G
65Camel RothenC. Rothen
Rui MoreiraR. Moreira63
A
13
A
62Bakary JaschkeB. Jaschke
Mark GrantM. Grant62
D
14
D
61Michael BourdeauM. Bourdeau

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Stade Brestois 29. A crowd of 18,810 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Stade Brestois 29 appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Aziz Bérenguer.


0.00
Stade Brestois 29 kick off!
3.12
Martijn Beekink makes a simple pass to Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.15
Vittorio Maldini threads a neat ball through to Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
9.28
Vittorio Maldini takes a quick throw-in, which Ivan Anastasi takes on the chest. Ivan Anastasi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Yacine Morestin smothers it!
10.16
Kai Ziegler flicks a high ball forward to Sidney Assou who gracefully takes it down. Sidney Assou hits a low pass to Wayne Middleton. Wayne Middleton knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Paolo Dudoit is offside!
15.26
Martijn Beekink flicks a high ball forward to Ghislain Sakho who takes it down. Ghislain Sakho sees Vittorio Maldini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vittorio Maldini makes a simple pass, allowing Ghislain Sakho to run into the box. Some good footwork from Ghislain Sakho provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Yacine Morestin!
21.18
Manuel Pamarot flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Dudoit who brings the ball under control. Paolo Dudoit knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.26
Vittorio Maldini sees Mohamed Marguerite in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mohamed Marguerite shoots from 20 yards. Yacine Morestin gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
24.42
Miguel Garcia flicks the ball to his team mate, Kees Geerinckx. Kees Geerinckx plays a one-two with Wayne Middleton and rushes in on goal... Kees Geerinckx tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Jonas Hitzlsperger had no chance!! Goal for Stade Brestois 29!
27.40
Vittorio Maldini flicks the ball to his team mate, Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho plays a one-two with Patrick Malbranque and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Ghislain Sakho provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Yacine Morestin gets down and covers it.
28.10
Manuel Pamarot flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Middleton. Wayne Middleton plays a quick one-two with Kees Geerinckx and rushes in on goal... Wayne Middleton rockets a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
34.40
Ivan Anastasi sees Vittorio Maldini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vittorio Maldini makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Patrick Malbranque. Sidney Assou barges into Patrick Malbranque. Penalty not given!!
39.28
Gary Mcinnes hits a low pass to Wayne Middleton. Wayne Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Dudoit but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Lens appear unchanged since the first half. Stade Brestois 29 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
RC Lens start the second half!
47.36
Vittorio Maldini clumsily knocks into Gary Mcinnes. The referee calls over Vittorio Maldini and shows him a yellow card! Gary Mcinnes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
48.28
Gary Mcinnes flicks a high pass forward to Kees Geerinckx who brings the ball under control. Kees Geerinckx knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Hitzlsperger who gathers it comfortably.
51.07
Paulo Fonseca hits a low pass to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.30
Sidney Assou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kai Ziegler. Kai Ziegler hits a low pass to Kees Geerinckx. Kees Geerinckx shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.46
Florian Frapolli launches a long ball forward. Mohamed Marguerite runs straight at the defence! Mohamed Marguerite takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
60.25
Sidney Assou makes a probing pass to Wayne Middleton. Wayne Middleton knocks in a cross ball towards Kees Geerinckx. Kees Geerinckx outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
63.41
Kai Ziegler sees a break and surges forward. Kai Ziegler threads a neat ball through to Wayne Middleton. Wayne Middleton threads a neat ball through to Gary Mcinnes. Some good footwork from Gary Mcinnes provides some space. He shoots at goal but Jonas Hitzlsperger is on top of it.
66.39
Ghislain Sakho kicks a strong pass forward to Vittorio Maldini. Seeing a gap ahead, Vittorio Maldini plays the ball forward to Vincent Queiros who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Vincent Queiros provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.09
Paul Charles makes a probing pass to Kai Ziegler. Kai Ziegler knocks the ball forward to Paolo Dudoit. Paolo Dudoit knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martijn Beekink.
75.41
Gary Mcinnes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gary Mcinnes shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Stade Brestois 29 are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
77.13
Florian Frapolli threads a neat ball through to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi lofts in a cross ball towards Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but Ahmed Noro blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
83.03
Paul Charles takes a quick throw-in. Ahmed Noro makes a beautiful solo run. Ahmed Noro knocks the ball to his team mate, Kees Geerinckx. Kees Geerinckx knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.30
Ahmed Noro sees Kai Ziegler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kai Ziegler threads a neat ball through to Wayne Middleton. Wayne Middleton plays a one-two with Gary Mcinnes and rushes in on goal... Wayne Middleton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
90.00
Paul Charles makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Middleton. Wayne Middleton makes a probing pass to Kees Geerinckx. Kees Geerinckx knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

Stade Brestois 29
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.9%
65.1%
Play Area
27.9%
44.2%
27.9%

Scorers
Kees Geerinckx 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kees Geerinckx of Stade Brestois 29

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Hitzlsperger (GK)
7
2.Paulo Fonseca (DEF)
6
3.Florian Frapolli (DEF)
6
4.Martijn Beekink (DEF)
6
5.Alberto Alves (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Anastasi (MID)
6
7.Vittorio Maldini (MID)yellow card
7
8.Ghislain Sakho (ATT)
7
9.Vincent Queiros (ATT)
6
10.Patrick Malbranque (ATT)
6
11.Mohamed Marguerite (ATT)
6
 
12.Paolo Tentoni (MID)
0
13.Rui Moreira (ATT)
0
14.Mark Grant (DEF)
0

1.Yacine Morestin (GK)
8
2.Sidney Assou (DEF)
7
3.Paul Charles (DEF)
6
4.Ahmed Noro (DEF)
8
5.Manuel Pamarot (MID)
6
6.Kai Ziegler (MID)
8
7.Gary Mcinnes (MID)
8
8.Miguel Garcia (MID)
6
9.Paolo Dudoit (ATT)
6
10.Wayne Middleton (ATT)
8
11.Kees Geerinckx (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Camel Rothen (GK)
0
13.Bakary Jaschke (ATT)
0
14.Michael Bourdeau (DEF)
0