Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     GuingampGuingamp
Computer Player Computer Player Garry Lloyd Garry Lloyd
Jonas HitzlspergerJ. Hitzlsperger66
G
1
G
75Julien BichselJ. Bichsel
Paulo FonsecaP. Fonseca75
D
captain2
D
75Claudio VergesC. Verges
Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli71
D
3captain
D
76Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa
Martijn BeekinkM. Beekink67
D
4
D
76Martín FaríasM. Farías
Alberto AlvesA. Alves66
D
5
D
75Liam Di SoleL. Di Sole
Ivan AnastasiI. Anastasi71
M
6
M
80Arno RitzingerA. Ritzinger
Vittorio MaldiniV. Maldini69
M
7
M
76Rodolfo AndresR. Andres
Ghislain SakhoG. Sakho72
A
8
M
76Oswaldo SopalskiO. Sopalski
Vincent QueirosV. Queiros68
A
9
A
74Herve FanniH. Fanni
Patrick MalbranqueP. Malbranque67
A
10
A
77Yurtcan AyazY. Ayaz
Mohamed MargueriteM. Marguerite66
A
11
A
76Alfredo VidalA. Vidal
 
Paolo TentoniP. Tentoni66
M
12
D
73Matt DavidsonM. Davidson
Rui MoreiraR. Moreira64
A
13
M
70Eduardo VilaE. Vila
Mark GrantM. Grant62
D
14
A
73Julian NunezJ. Nunez

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Guingamp. A crowd of 19,934 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Guingamp appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dagui Mboma.


0.00
Guingamp kick off the first half!
3.09
Arno Ritzinger flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Andres easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolfo Andres knocks in a cross ball towards Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Jonas Hitzlsperger!
10.35
Yurtcan Ayaz comes in with a late challenge on Martijn Beekink. Yurtcan Ayaz is shown the yellow card! Martijn Beekink stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.16
Vittorio Maldini knocks the ball forward to Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi makes a great pass forward. Ghislain Sakho runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
22.36
Ivan Anastasi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Vittorio Maldini through on goal. Vittorio Maldini strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Julien Bichsel reads it well. Fabulous save!
26.23
Oswaldo Sopalski hits a low pass to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
27.51
Rodolfo Andres threads a neat ball through to Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Alves.
28.25
Martín Farías knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres passes the ball forward to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
30.14
Arno Ritzinger threads a neat ball through to Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres plays a scrappy one-two with Oswaldo Sopalski and stumbles forward towards the goal... Rodolfo Andres muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Jonas Hitzlsperger is on top of it.
36.48
Paulo Fonseca makes a simple pass to Mohamed Marguerite. Mohamed Marguerite rushes past Martín Farías! Mohamed Marguerite cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Julien Bichsel.
37.10
Ghislain Sakho takes a quick corner, playing it short to Paulo Fonseca. Paulo Fonseca flicks the ball across the goal. Vittorio Maldini strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies just off target!
38.33
Vittorio Maldini flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Anastasi collects the pass. Ivan Anastasi finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Julien Bichsel. Excellent save.
45.00
Vittorio Maldini comes in with a high challenge, catching Rodolfo Andres with his studs. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Rodolfo Andres runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Lens appear unchanged since the first half. Guingamp also appear unchanged since the first half. Guingamp switch their attack play to Shoot From Distance. The Guingamp players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
RC Lens kick off!
48.14
Martijn Beekink chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Anastasi. Ivan Anastasi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ghislain Sakho. Ghislain Sakho shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
49.55
Claudio Verges flicks a high pass forward to Yurtcan Ayaz who brings the ball under control. Yurtcan Ayaz shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
57.50
Florian Frapolli sees Ivan Anastasi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Anastasi hits a low pass to Patrick Malbranque. Patrick Malbranque rushes past Martín Farías! Patrick Malbranque makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.05
Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Martín Farías collects the pass. Martín Farías makes a probing pass to Herve Fanni. Herve Fanni shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.21
Without breaking stride, Rodrigo Barbosa plays the ball forward to Arno Ritzinger. Arno Ritzinger flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Vidal controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Vidal shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.08
Martín Farías flicks a high ball forward to Rodolfo Andres who takes it down. Rodolfo Andres makes a probing pass to Arno Ritzinger but he's offside!
69.16
Mohamed Marguerite sees Vincent Queiros in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincent Queiros threads the ball through into the box. Ghislain Sakho tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.22
Claudio Verges makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres flicks a high pass forward. Arno Ritzinger controls it well on his chest. Arno Ritzinger shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Jonas Hitzlsperger!
73.32
Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward to Arno Ritzinger who brings the ball under control. Arno Ritzinger makes a probing pass to Yurtcan Ayaz. Yurtcan Ayaz passes the ball forward to Herve Fanni. Some silky footwork from Herve Fanni provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's there!! Jonas Hitzlsperger has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.30
Florian Frapolli catches Herve Fanni on the ankles. The referee warns Florian Frapolli to calm down! Herve Fanni gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.39
Arno Ritzinger threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Vidal. Alfredo Vidal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martijn Beekink.
84.55
Rodolfo Andres flicks a high pass forward to Arno Ritzinger who brings the ball under control. Arno Ritzinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.37
Herve Fanni catches Paulo Fonseca on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paulo Fonseca carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

Guingamp
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
31.6%
45.6%
22.8%

Scorers
Patrick Malbranque 57
Yurtcan Ayaz 50
Alfredo Vidal 61
Herve Fanni 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yurtcan Ayaz of Guingamp

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)
7
7.Vittorio Maldini (MID)red card
3
8.Ghislain Sakho (ATT)
6
9.Vincent Queiros (ATT)
6
10.Patrick Malbranque (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Mohamed Marguerite (ATT)
6
 
12.Paolo Tentoni (MID)
0
13.Rui Moreira (ATT)
0
14.Mark Grant (DEF)
0

1.Julien Bichsel (GK)
7
2.Claudio Verges (DEF)
6
3.Rodrigo Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Martín Farías (DEF)
6
5.Liam Di Sole (DEF)
6
6.Arno Ritzinger (MID)
7
7.Rodolfo Andres (MID)
7
8.Oswaldo Sopalski (MID)
6
9.Herve Fanni (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Yurtcan Ayaz (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Alfredo Vidal (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Matt Davidson (DEF)
0
13.Eduardo Vila (MID)
0
14.Julian Nunez (ATT)
0