Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jonas HitzlspergerJ. Hitzlsperger66
G
1
G
68Adnan AdamA. Adam
Paulo FonsecaP. Fonseca75
D
captain2
D
71Xavier RascleX. Rascle
Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli71
D
3
D
69Arnaud ChaveyriatA. Chaveyriat
Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink67
D
4captain
D
68Ahmed PetereynsA. Petereyns
Alberto AlvesA. Alves66
D
5
M
77Angelo PeyreladeA. Peyrelade
Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi71
M
6
M
69Gavin MooreG. Moore
Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini69
M
7
M
66Duccio MargiottaD. Margiotta
Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho72
A
8
M
53Edern LambourdeE. Lambourde
Vincent QueirosV. Queiros68
A
9
A
71Mike HitchcockM. Hitchcock
Patrick MalbranqueP. Malbranque67
A
10
A
68Mauricio MorenoM. Moreno
Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite66
A
11
A
67Hugo SuarezH. Suarez
 
Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni66
M
12
D
68Mike RowettM. Rowett
Rui MoreiraR. Moreira64
A
13
D
68Nicolas VidalN. Vidal
Mark GrantM. Grant62
D
14
D
67Jan Vennegoor BergerJ. Berger

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 16,155 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Montpellier HSC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Cool.


0.00
RC Lens kick off!
3.24
Edern Lambourde controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mauricio Moreno!
6.16
Vittorio Maldini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros plays a one-two with Patrick Malbranque and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Vincent Queiros provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
9.27
Ahmed Petereyns hits a low pass to Duccio Margiotta. Duccio Margiotta flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez shoots from distance but Jonas Hitzlsperger is on top of it.
10.43
Arnaud Chaveyriat flicks a high pass forward. Duccio Margiotta controls it well on his chest. Duccio Margiotta flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
14.14
Edern Lambourde catches Vittorio Maldini on the ankles. Edern Lambourde is shown the yellow card! Vittorio Maldini runs off the knock.
15.51
Paulo Fonseca hits a low pass to Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini hits a low pass to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros makes a simple pass, allowing Patrick Malbranque to run into the box. Patrick Malbranque tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.14
Duccio Margiotta passes the ball forward to Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
22.36
Duccio Margiotta threads a neat ball through to Angelo Peyrelade. Angelo Peyrelade knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno jumps high and flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.15
Ghislain Sakho flicks a high pass forward. Mohamed Marguerite controls it well on his chest. Mohamed Marguerite passes the ball forward to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.42
Florian Frapolli flicks a high pass forward. Vittorio Maldini easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vittorio Maldini chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi threads a neat ball through to Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Adnan Adam has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.25
Arnaud Chaveyriat makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duccio Margiotta. Duccio Margiotta surges forward with the ball. Duccio Margiotta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Suarez but he's offside!
32.27
Vittorio Maldini threads the ball through to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros knocks in a cross ball towards Vittorio Maldini. Vittorio Maldini makes a convincing header. The ball strikes Xavier Rascle's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
33.23
Corner kick to RC Lens. Ivan Anastasi plays it to the near post. Arnaud Chaveyriat gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
38.31
Arnaud Chaveyriat threads a neat ball through to Angelo Peyrelade. With a delightful solo run, Angelo Peyrelade stretches the opposition's defence. Angelo Peyrelade lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Moreno. Mauricio Moreno makes a deft header. It's there!! Jonas Hitzlsperger has to pick the ball from the back of the net! That's his third!
42.48
Angelo Peyrelade changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Angelo Peyrelade shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
44.19
Gavin Moore makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Hitzlsperger who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Gavin Moore threads a neat ball through to Mike Hitchcock. Mike Hitchcock lofts in a cross ball towards Edern Lambourde. Edern Lambourde makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Montpellier HSC kick off and get the second half underway!
47.17
Edern Lambourde makes a beautiful solo run. Edern Lambourde knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.06
Patrick Malbranque flicks a high pass forward. Vittorio Maldini easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vittorio Maldini passes the ball forward to Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Xavier Rascle's outstretched leg.
54.15
Paulo Fonseca hacks Edern Lambourde from behind! The referee calls over Paulo Fonseca and warns him to calm down! Edern Lambourde runs off the knock.
55.54
Ivan Anastasi chips the ball to his team mate, Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho flicks a high pass forward. Mohamed Marguerite controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Mohamed Marguerite shows great control and tries a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
57.01
Vittorio Maldini barges into Hugo Suarez. Vittorio Maldini is shown the yellow card! Hugo Suarez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.48
Arnaud Chaveyriat kicks a strong pass forward to Duccio Margiotta. With a delightful solo run, Duccio Margiotta stretches the opposition's defence. Duccio Margiotta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.44
Gavin Moore threads the ball through to Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
61.51
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
63.11
Ivan Anastasi threads the ball through to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Adnan Adam is on top of it.
65.34
Vittorio Maldini flicks the ball to his team mate, Vincent Queiros. With some swift thinking, Vincent Queiros plays the ball forward to Patrick Malbranque who has made a great run into the box. Patrick Malbranque rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
66.58
Vittorio Maldini kicks a strong pass forward to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vincent Queiros but the linesman indicates offside!
71.37
Duccio Margiotta takes a short throw-in bringing Edern Lambourde into play. Edern Lambourde plays the ball forward to Hugo Suarez. Hugo Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Edern Lambourde. Edern Lambourde outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is miles over!
72.40
With imagination, Vittorio Maldini plays the ball forward to Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho rushes past Arnaud Chaveyriat! Some good footwork from Ghislain Sakho provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.24
Vittorio Maldini threads the ball through to Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque flicks a high pass forward. Vittorio Maldini controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Vittorio Maldini shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
83.16
With great vision, Ivan Anastasi laces a through ball forward to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque makes a deft header but it is shockingly off target!
87.27
Florian Frapolli threads the ball through to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi surges forward with the ball. Ivan Anastasi knocks in a cross ball towards Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Adnan Adam.
88.41
Ghislain Sakho takes a quick corner, playing it short to Vincent Queiros. Vincent Queiros side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Adnan Adam.
89.55
It's a corner kick. Ghislain Sakho loops the ball in to towards the near post. Some silky footwork from Ivan Anastasi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

Montpellier HSC
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.7%
48.3%
Play Area
27%
47.2%
25.8%

Scorers
Patrick Malbranque 16
Vittorio Maldini 27, 77
Mauricio Moreno 3, 22, 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vittorio Maldini of RC Lens

Match Ratings