Match Report


FC GueugnonFC Gueugnon     RC LensRC Lens
Computer Player Computer Player Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
Carmelo PivottoC. Pivotto62
G
1
G
68Gary TaylorG. Taylor
Arno HöferA. Höfer56
D
2
D
67Lomano FletcherL. Fletcher
Nuno VelosoN. Veloso56
D
3captain
D
74Oscar CantonaO. Cantona
Hauke ErlerH. Erler55
D
4
D
65Kamal DianiK. Diani
Humphrey Van NieuwstadtH. Van Nieuwstadt52
D
captain5
D
67Enrique IbanezE. Ibanez
Nicholas BradjaN. Bradja67
M
6
M
64Christina BancarelC. Bancarel
Alistair LloydA. Lloyd63
M
7
M
68Fernando CostaF. Costa
Mauricio HidalgoM. Hidalgo55
M
8
A
67Shaun MustoeS. Mustoe
Ludovic LegrandL. Legrand54
M
9
A
64Diogo ValenteD. Valente
Emmanuel SoloyE. Soloy73
A
10
M
57Florian BianconiF. Bianconi
Syd HaynesS. Haynes63
A
11
A
62Cyril DufresnesC. Dufresnes
 
Gonzalo DiomedeG. Diomede60
A
12
G
66Juan Guerrero LopezJ. Guerrero Lopez
Dean AndrewsD. Andrews58
A
13
A
56Jonathan CongoJ. Congo
Ulrich FlachezU. Flachez56
A
14
D
55Jean-Marie BastienJ. Bastien

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Jean Laville where FC Gueugnon play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 13,980 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Gueugnon are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Rodrigue Toursel.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Gueugnon kick off!
2.32
Oscar Cantona flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Costa collects the pass. Fernando Costa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Valente. Diogo Valente passes the ball forward but Cyril Dufresnes is offside!
6.11
Ludovic Legrand threads a neat ball through to Syd Haynes. Syd Haynes lofts in a cross ball towards Emmanuel Soloy. Enrique Ibanez comes in with a late challenge on Emmanuel Soloy. Penalty not given!!
8.26
Fernando Costa catches Hauke Erler on the ankles. The referee calls over Fernando Costa and warns him to calm down! Hauke Erler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.15
Christina Bancarel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Mustoe. Shaun Mustoe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.22
From the throw-in, Ludovic Legrand picks out Mauricio Hidalgo. Mauricio Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward to Emmanuel Soloy who brings the ball under control. Emmanuel Soloy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.42
RC Lens appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
15.42
Ludovic Legrand receives the ball from a throw-in from Mauricio Hidalgo. With some swift thinking, Ludovic Legrand plays the ball forward to Syd Haynes. Syd Haynes whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Hidalgo. Mauricio Hidalgo knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
18.42
Humphrey Van Nieuwstadt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Bradja. Nicholas Bradja sees Syd Haynes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Syd Haynes plays a scrappy one-two with Emmanuel Soloy and advances towards the goal... Syd Haynes shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
22.41
Nicholas Bradja kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Hidalgo. Mauricio Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oscar Cantona.
24.37
Arno Höfer flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Hidalgo. Mauricio Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Syd Haynes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Syd Haynes passes the ball forward to Emmanuel Soloy. Emmanuel Soloy takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.47
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
36.15
Alistair Lloyd hits a low pass to Emmanuel Soloy. Emmanuel Soloy shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The second half starts with RC Lens kicking off!
48.43
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
55.01
FC Gueugnon are in full control of this game.
57.30
Nicholas Bradja flicks a high ball forward to Emmanuel Soloy who takes it down. Emmanuel Soloy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Taylor who gathers it comfortably.
59.57
Alistair Lloyd flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Soloy collects the pass. Emmanuel Soloy whips in a cross ball towards Syd Haynes. Syd Haynes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Gary Taylor effortlessly punches it away to safety.
67.05
Diogo Valente flicks a high ball forward to Cyril Dufresnes who takes it down. Cyril Dufresnes shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Gueugnon

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

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
30.3%
42.4%
27.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Syd Haynes of FC Gueugnon

Match Ratings