Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     ChateaurouxChateauroux
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Gary TaylorG. Taylor68
G
1
G
68Patrice ThetisP. Thetis
Lomano FletcherL. Fletcher67
D
2
D
69Schumann BonnalS. Bonnal
Enrique IbanezE. Ibanez67
D
captain3
D
67Jason GravelaineJ. Gravelaine
Seb LucasS. Lucas65
D
4
D
62Jacques JauJ. Jau
Kamal DianiK. Diani65
D
5
D
56Sherif DiablemontS. Diablemont
Callum SullivanC. Sullivan70
M
6
M
70Nicolas SerranoN. Serrano
Stephane Ntumpa NsafuS. Ntumpa Nsafu68
M
7
M
68Rafael MerinoR. Merino
Kieron CutlerK. Cutler69
A
8captain
M
62Dietmar MüllerD. Müller
Shaun MustoeS. Mustoe67
A
9
M
49Simon SpenglerS. Spengler
Diogo ValenteD. Valente64
A
10
A
65Jean-Luc MionnetJ. Mionnet
Cyril DufresnesC. Dufresnes62
A
11
A
60Mohamed BastoM. Basto
 
Fernando CostaF. Costa68
M
12
G
62Jakob ReimersJ. Reimers
Juan Guerrero LopezJ. Guerrero Lopez66
G
13
A
58Alex GreigA. Greig
Pascal MinghelliP. Minghelli64
M
14
D
55Miguel DiawaraM. Diawara

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Chateauroux. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Chateauroux appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jean-Marc Malbranque.


0.00
Chateauroux kick off!
2.21
Schumann Bonnal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Spengler. Simon Spengler lofts in a cross ball towards Dietmar Müller. Dietmar Müller beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.15
Jacques Jau hits a low pass to Dietmar Müller. With imagination, Dietmar Müller laces a through ball forward to Jean-Luc Mionnet. Jean-Luc Mionnet plays a scrappy one-two with Nicolas Serrano and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jean-Luc Mionnet shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
12.52
Rafael Merino surges forward with the ball. Rafael Merino shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.47
Sherif Diablemont flicks the ball to his team mate, Mohamed Basto. Mohamed Basto hits a low pass to Simon Spengler. Simon Spengler whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Luc Mionnet. Jean-Luc Mionnet beats his man to it with a header. The keeper, Gary Taylor, sees it late!! Goal for Chateauroux!
20.35
Cyril Dufresnes knocks the ball forward to Diogo Valente. Diogo Valente skips past Jason Gravelaine! Diogo Valente side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
27.21
Jacques Jau runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jacques Jau knocks in a cross ball towards Mohamed Basto. Mohamed Basto flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Gary Taylor. Excellent save.
28.21
Dietmar Müller runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dietmar Müller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Taylor who gathers it comfortably.
30.53
Lomano Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Callum Sullivan. Callum Sullivan passes the ball forward to Diogo Valente. Diogo Valente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
33.52
Callum Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu. Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Mustoe but he's offside!
40.10
Seb Lucas knocks the ball forward to Callum Sullivan. Callum Sullivan decides to run forward with the ball. Callum Sullivan shoots from long range. Patrice Thetis gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
42.20
Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu hits a low pass to Callum Sullivan. Callum Sullivan knocks in a cross ball towards Kieron Cutler. Kieron Cutler knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
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. Chateauroux also appear unchanged since the first half. The RC Lens players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
RC Lens kick off the second half!
49.44
Kamal Diani takes it forward alone. Kamal Diani threads a neat ball through to Shaun Mustoe. Shaun Mustoe lofts in a cross ball towards Kieron Cutler. Kieron Cutler makes a deft header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.30
Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu decides to run forward with the ball. Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu hits a low pass to Shaun Mustoe. Shaun Mustoe cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.03
Simon Spengler sees Mohamed Basto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mohamed Basto shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Gary Taylor comfortably smothers it!
65.16
Rafael Merino knocks the ball to his team mate, Mohamed Basto. Mohamed Basto shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.24
Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cyril Dufresnes. Cyril Dufresnes whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Mustoe. Shaun Mustoe makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Patrice Thetis with no chance!! Goal for RC Lens!
69.23
Shaun Mustoe advances with the ball. Shaun Mustoe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Patrice Thetis. Excellent save.
71.59
Lomano Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu. Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu plays the ball forward to Kieron Cutler. Kieron Cutler shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
72.36
Dietmar Müller advances with the ball. Dietmar Müller shoots from long range. Solid save from Gary Taylor.
84.40
Lomano Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu plays the ball forward to Kieron Cutler. Kieron Cutler finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Patrice Thetis!
90.00
Jacques Jau threads a neat ball through to Rafael Merino. Rafael Merino hits a low pass to Jean-Luc Mionnet. Jean-Luc Mionnet shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Gary Taylor. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

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

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
27.8%
46.8%
25.3%

Scorers
Shaun Mustoe 66
Dietmar Müller 2
Jean-Luc Mionnet 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dietmar Müller of Chateauroux

Match Ratings