Match Report


GuingampGuingamp     RC LensRC Lens
Garry LloydGarry Lloyd Computer Player Computer Player
Julien BichselJ. Bichsel75
G
1
G
66Jonas HitzlspergerJ. Hitzlsperger
Claudio VergesC. Verges75
D
2captain
D
75Paulo FonsecaP. Fonseca
Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa76
D
3
D
71Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli
Liam Di SoleL. Di Sole75
D
4
D
67Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink
Arno RitzingerA. Ritzinger79
M
5
D
66Alberto AlvesA. Alves
Rodolfo AndresR. Andres76
M
6
M
71Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi
J-Clau ArmandJ. Armand80
M
captain7
M
69Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini
Andy GemmillA. Gemmill77
M
8
A
72Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho
Herve FanniH. Fanni74
A
9
A
68Vincent QueirosV. Queiros
Dennis WilliamsonD. Williamson74
A
10
A
66Patrick MalbranqueP. Malbranque
Alfredo VidalA. Vidal76
A
11
A
66Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite
 
Matt DavidsonM. Davidson73
D
12
M
66Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni
Pablo CarcedoP. Carcedo78
M
13
A
63Rui MoreiraR. Moreira
Fernando FuentesF. Fuentes70
A
14
D
62Mark GrantM. Grant

Back Of The Net
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Roudourou where Guingamp play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 20,959 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Guingamp are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Guy Philippe.


0.00
The whistle blows and RC Lens get the match underway!
2.47
Claudio Verges flicks a high pass forward. J-Clau Armand holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. J-Clau Armand sees space and advances. J-Clau Armand whips in a cross ball towards Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jonas Hitzlsperger with no chance!! Goal for Guingamp!
6.23
Rodolfo Andres flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
8.54
Andy Gemmill threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres knocks in a cross ball towards Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Good save!
10.26
Claudio Verges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres sees Alfredo Vidal in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Vidal shoots from 20 yards. Superb reactions from Jonas Hitzlsperger. What a save!
14.52
Without breaking stride, Martijn Beekink plays the ball forward to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite plays a scrappy one-two with Patrick Malbranque and stumbles forward towards the goal... Liam Di Sole barges into Mohamed Marguerite. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
18.53
J-Clau Armand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal skips past Florian Frapolli! Alfredo Vidal rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.52
Vittorio Maldini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi knocks the ball forward to Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
22.19
Florian Frapolli threads a neat ball through to Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque whips in a cross ball towards Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
24.49
Vittorio Maldini knocks the ball forward to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi knocks the ball forward to Vittorio Maldini but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
28.02
Rodolfo Andres brings the ball forward. Rodolfo Andres shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Jonas Hitzlsperger had no chance!! Goal for Guingamp!
36.58
Vittorio Maldini knocks the ball forward to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.52
Ivan Anastasi brings the ball forward. Ivan Anastasi plays a scrappy one-two with Patrick Malbranque and advances towards the goal... Ivan Anastasi strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Guingamp kick off and get the second half underway!
47.43
Vittorio Maldini threads a neat ball through to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodrigo Barbosa.
51.54
Rodrigo Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger advances with the ball. Arno Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Jonas Hitzlsperger is on top of his game. Excellent save!
53.36
Arno Ritzinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Jonas Hitzlsperger didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
55.40
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
57.00
Alfredo Vidal clumsily knocks into Paulo Fonseca. Alfredo Vidal is warned by the referee! Paulo Fonseca hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.18
With some swift thinking, Herve Fanni plays the ball forward to Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres plays a quick one-two with J-Clau Armand and rushes in on goal... Rodolfo Andres strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.14
Guingamp have made a substitution with Pablo Carcedo replacing J-Clau Armand .
61.16
Pablo Carcedo decides to run forward with the ball. Pablo Carcedo whips in a cross ball towards Dennis Williamson. Dennis Williamson directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jonas Hitzlsperger picks it out of the air!
65.19
Showing composure, Rodolfo Andres laces a weighted ball forward to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Jonas Hitzlsperger manages to gather it comfortably.
67.23
Liam Di Sole passes the ball forward to Herve Fanni. Without breaking stride, Herve Fanni plays the ball forward to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal rushes past Paulo Fonseca! Alfredo Vidal strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
71.45
Andy Gemmill flicks a high pass forward to Pablo Carcedo who brings the ball under control. Pablo Carcedo whips in a cross ball towards Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal beats his man to it with a header. Jonas Hitzlsperger punches it away to safety.
72.57
Ghislain Sakho plays the ball forward to Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini plays a scrappy one-two with Patrick Malbranque and advances towards the goal... Vittorio Maldini takes a shot at goal. Good keeping from Julien Bichsel as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
74.38
Corner kick to RC Lens. Ghislain Sakho plays it to the far post. Julien Bichsel drops low and scoops up the ball.
77.29
Guingamp have made a substitution with Matt Davidson replacing Claudio Verges .
83.13
Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high ball forward to Pablo Carcedo who takes it down. Pablo Carcedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alberto Alves.
84.43
Vittorio Maldini takes it forward alone. Vittorio Maldini knocks in a cross ball towards Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Julien Bichsel has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
Patrick Malbranque passes the ball forward to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho threads a neat, attacking ball through to Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Patrick Malbranque!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Guingamp

RC Lens
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
12
5
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
25%
44.4%
30.6%

Scorers
Herve Fanni 2
Alfredo Vidal 19
Rodolfo Andres 28
Vincent Queiros 84
Patrick Malbranque 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alfredo Vidal of Guingamp

Match Ratings
1.Julien Bichsel (GK)
7
2.Claudio Verges (DEF)
6
3.Rodrigo Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Liam Di Sole (DEF)
6
5.Arno Ritzinger (MID)
6
6.Rodolfo Andres (MID)goal scored
8
7.J-Clau Armand (MID)
7
8.Andy Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Herve Fanni (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Dennis Williamson (ATT)
6
11.Alfredo Vidal (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Matt Davidson (DEF)
6
13.Pablo Carcedo (MID)
6
14.Fernando Fuentes (ATT)
0

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