Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     Grenoble Foot 38Grenoble Foot 38
Barry SkinnerBarry Skinner Computer Player Computer Player
Gary TaylorG. Taylor68
G
1
G
60Lauren Bisan-E. ChavériatL. Chavériat
Lomano FletcherL. Fletcher67
D
2
D
74Hubert BanchelliH. Banchelli
Oscar CantonaO. Cantona74
D
captain3
D
72Marques Pereira BakariM. Bakari
Kamal DianiK. Diani65
D
4
D
64Helder BarrosH. Barros
Enrique IbanezE. Ibanez67
D
5
D
54Fernando LeonF. Leon
Christina BancarelC. Bancarel64
M
6
M
71Paul Di RoccoP. Di Rocco
Fernando CostaF. Costa68
M
7captain
M
68Marc BrunswijkM. Brunswijk
Shaun MustoeS. Mustoe67
A
8
M
67Raynald GastienR. Gastien
Diogo ValenteD. Valente64
A
9
M
63Arnold Van VossenA. Van Vossen
Florian BianconiF. Bianconi57
M
10
A
66Jocelyn FrétardJ. Frétard
Cyril DufresnesC. Dufresnes62
A
11
A
64John MortonJ. Morton
 
Juan Guerrero LopezJ. Guerrero Lopez66
G
12
A
60Duarte NunesD. Nunes
Seb LucasS. Lucas65
D
13
A
59Mario CastroM. Castro
Jean-Marie BastienJ. Bastien55
D
14
G
54Urvin MentinkU. Mentink

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Grenoble Foot 38. A crowd of 13,813 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Grenoble Foot 38 appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Johan Ferhaoui.


0.00
The whistle blows and RC Lens kick off!
2.21
Florian Bianconi flicks a high pass forward to Shaun Mustoe who brings the ball under control. Shaun Mustoe shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
9.32
Fernando Costa knocks the ball forward to Christina Bancarel. Christina Bancarel tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball takes a deflection leaving Lauren Bisan-E. Chavériat with no chance!! Goal for RC Lens!
15.02
Raynald Gastien makes a probing pass to Jocelyn Frétard. Jocelyn Frétard shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Gary Taylor!
21.16
Christina Bancarel sees space and advances. Christina Bancarel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hubert Banchelli.
22.56
Fernando Costa takes a short throw-in bringing Christina Bancarel into play. Christina Bancarel threads a neat ball through to Fernando Costa. Fernando Costa shoots from 25 yards but somehow Lauren Bisan-E. Chavériat manages to keep it out.
27.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Fernando Costa plays the ball forward to Diogo Valente. Diogo Valente shoots from long range but is denied by Lauren Bisan-E. Chavériat. Excellent save.
30.51
Raynald Gastien sees a break and surges forward. Raynald Gastien knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Taylor who gathers it comfortably.
32.26
Fernando Costa catches John Morton on the ankles. Fernando Costa is warned by the referee! John Morton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.46
Christina Bancarel chips the ball to his team mate, Cyril Dufresnes. Cyril Dufresnes plays a scrappy one-two with Florian Bianconi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Cyril Dufresnes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Lauren Bisan-E. Chavériat with no chance!! Goal for RC Lens!
39.31
Kamal Diani flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Valente collects the pass. Diogo Valente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.31
Fernando Leon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jocelyn Frétard. Jocelyn Frétard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Taylor who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Marc Brunswijk advances with the ball. Marc Brunswijk knocks in a cross ball towards Jocelyn Frétard. Jocelyn Frétard outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is miles over!
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. Grenoble Foot 38 also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Grenoble Foot 38 get the second half underway!
48.42
Raynald Gastien plays the ball forward to Marc Brunswijk. Marc Brunswijk finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
51.45
Diogo Valente flicks a high pass forward to Cyril Dufresnes who brings the ball under control. Cyril Dufresnes makes a simple pass, allowing Christina Bancarel to run into the box. Some silky footwork from Christina Bancarel provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Lauren Bisan-E. Chavériat.
54.16
Hubert Banchelli makes a probing pass to Arnold Van Vossen. Arnold Van Vossen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Morton. John Morton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.44
Fernando Costa makes a simple pass to Christina Bancarel. Christina Bancarel knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Costa. Fernando Costa knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Lauren Bisan-E. Chavériat has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.47
Arnold Van Vossen flicks the ball to his team mate, Jocelyn Frétard. Jocelyn Frétard shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
69.13
Marques Pereira Bakari hits a low pass to Jocelyn Frétard. Jocelyn Frétard flicks a high pass forward to Marc Brunswijk who brings the ball under control. Marc Brunswijk knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jocelyn Frétard is offside!
71.01
Hubert Banchelli knocks the ball forward to Raynald Gastien. Raynald Gastien sees space and advances. Raynald Gastien sees Jocelyn Frétard just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Jocelyn Frétard makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball ricochets off Enrique Ibanez and flashes wide of the far post.
77.38
Marc Brunswijk flicks a high pass forward to Jocelyn Frétard who brings the ball under control. Jocelyn Frétard hits a low pass to John Morton. John Morton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. John Morton scores for Grenoble Foot 38!!
83.28
Kamal Diani plays the ball forward to Fernando Costa. Fernando Costa knocks the ball forward to Cyril Dufresnes. Cyril Dufresnes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
85.27
Hubert Banchelli plays a long ball forward. Jocelyn Frétard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
89.20
Diogo Valente hits a low pass to Florian Bianconi. Florian Bianconi edges inside the box! Florian Bianconi shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

Grenoble Foot 38
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
25%
47.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Christina Bancarel 9
Cyril Dufresnes 36
Diogo Valente 39
Fernando Costa 61
John Morton 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Christina Bancarel of RC Lens

Match Ratings