Match Report


BastiaBastia     RC StrasbourgRC Strasbourg
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Orlando KellerO. Keller67
G
1
G
61Richard LokoR. Loko
Cristiano MarconC. Marcon72
D
2
D
71Marco FahmiM. Fahmi
Jean-Sebastien MauriceJ. Maurice68
D
3
D
64Rafik BourgeaisR. Bourgeais
Zoltan HognonZ. Hognon64
D
4
D
55Mickael FerronM. Ferron
Louis PougetL. Pouget64
D
5
D
54Dagui BréchetD. Bréchet
Arnaud KarwattA. Karwatt73
M
captain6
M
62Graziano TorricelliG. Torricelli
Carmelo BellucciC. Bellucci67
M
7captain
M
56Jean-Claude KleinJ. Klein
Gonzalo LeroyG. Leroy63
M
8
M
53Colin BradyC. Brady
Arnauld AnolfoA. Anolfo59
M
9
M
52Miguel MoutinhoM. Moutinho
Maurizio MundulaM. Mundula71
A
10
A
62Matthew SmithM. Smith
Helder FariaH. Faria62
A
11
A
61Danijel ModesteD. Modeste
 
Patrick DeschampsP. Deschamps63
G
12
A
60Mohammed VerschuereM. Verschuere
Fritz BugnetF. Bugnet58
A
13
A
59Daniel MeeuwisD. Meeuwis
Eric DjetouE. Djetou58
A
14
A
56Pierre-Alain FellahiP. Fellahi

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Armand Cesari where Bastia play host to RC Strasbourg. A crowd of 13,914 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bastia and RC Strasbourg are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Remi Tourenne.


0.00
RC Strasbourg kick off the first half!
3.38
Carmelo Bellucci flicks a high pass forward. Helder Faria collects the pass. Helder Faria finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Richard Loko!
4.38
Colin Brady comes in with a late challenge on Gonzalo Leroy. Colin Brady is given a warning by the referee! Gonzalo Leroy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.23
Danijel Modeste slams into Jean-Sebastien Maurice with his studs up. The referee motions to Danijel Modeste to come over. It's a red card!! Jean-Sebastien Maurice stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.34
Mickael Ferron threads a neat ball through to Graziano Torricelli. Graziano Torricelli flicks a high pass forward. Matthew Smith controls it well on his chest. Matthew Smith shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
21.28
Mickael Ferron decides to run forward with the ball. Mickael Ferron knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Orlando Keller who gathers it comfortably.
28.43
Matthew Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Claude Klein. Jean-Claude Klein knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.32
Carmelo Bellucci deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnaud Karwatt. Arnaud Karwatt flicks a high pass forward to Maurizio Mundula who brings the ball under control. Maurizio Mundula cuts inside the box! Maurizio Mundula shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.08
Colin Brady knocks the ball forward to Matthew Smith. Matthew Smith makes an attacking run forward. Matthew Smith shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Orlando Keller smothers it!
36.33
Carmelo Bellucci clumsily knocks into Jean-Claude Klein. The referee calls over Carmelo Bellucci and warns him to calm down! Jean-Claude Klein gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
39.15
Louis Pouget flicks a high ball forward to Carmelo Bellucci who gracefully takes it down. Carmelo Bellucci knocks the ball forward to Helder Faria. Helder Faria shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.01
Gonzalo Leroy catches Mickael Ferron on the ankles. The referee calls over Gonzalo Leroy and shows him a yellow card! Mickael Ferron stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bastia appear unchanged since the first half. RC Strasbourg also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bastia players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Bastia kick off the second half!
48.54
Maurizio Mundula hits a low pass to Helder Faria. Helder Faria finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Richard Loko.
50.44
It's a corner kick. Gonzalo Leroy loops the ball in to towards the near post. Marco Fahmi reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
54.13
Arnaud Karwatt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gonzalo Leroy. Gonzalo Leroy sees Maurizio Mundula just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Maurizio Mundula looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Richard Loko gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
60.17
With great vision, Miguel Moutinho plays the ball forward to Matthew Smith. Matthew Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Orlando Keller who gathers it comfortably.
61.31
Jean-Claude Klein makes a simple pass to Matthew Smith. Matthew Smith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.57
Carmelo Bellucci threads a neat ball through to Gonzalo Leroy. Gonzalo Leroy threads the ball through to Maurizio Mundula but he's offside!
69.09
Zoltan Hognon flicks a high ball forward to Carmelo Bellucci who takes it down. Carmelo Bellucci flicks a high pass forward. Maurizio Mundula holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maurizio Mundula sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.31
Jean-Sebastien Maurice controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gonzalo Leroy. Gonzalo Leroy kicks a strong pass forward to Helder Faria. Helder Faria finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
84.08
Cristiano Marcon flicks the ball to his team mate, Zoltan Hognon. Zoltan Hognon chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Faria. Helder Faria tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
85.55
Graziano Torricelli decides to run forward with the ball. Graziano Torricelli shoots from outside the area but Orlando Keller is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Bastia

RC Strasbourg
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
28.2%
46.5%
25.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Loko of RC Strasbourg

Match Ratings