Match Report


RC LensRC Lens     AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Computer Player Computer Player Richy Ball Richy Ball
Guilherme ValenteG. Valente66
G
1captain
G
85Andres CarcedoA. Carcedo
Rodrigue CastroR. Castro58
D
2
D
61Samir GerlachS. Gerlach
Adnan NéeA. Née58
D
3
D
61Abel ValenteA. Valente
Gavin DavidsonG. Davidson57
D
4
D
59Yann SarrY. Sarr
Karim TrévisanK. Trévisan55
D
5
D
58Arnauld RothenA. Rothen
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim71
M
6
M
67David HeaumetD. Heaumet
Yohann Da RochaY. Da Rocha66
M
7
M
45Paolo KanteP. Kante
Daniele CortD. Cort66
M
captain8
A
65Alex BoutoilleA. Boutoille
Daniel BrugginkD. Bruggink64
M
9
A
58Djibrill BoutaboutD. Boutabout
Fabien ValenzaF. Valenza64
A
10
A
61Marco LavilleM. Laville
Gabriel GutierrezG. Gutierrez56
A
11
A
66Paulo RibeiroP. Ribeiro
 
Don ClelandD. Cleland64
M
12
D
51Jero SuarezJ. Suarez
Steven ZeitounS. Zeitoun61
M
13
A
54Jermaine PeckhamJ. Peckham
Sebastien CorreaS. Correa56
M
14
A
49Roberto MunozR. Munoz

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to AS Saint-Étienne. A crowd of 19,639 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AS Saint-Étienne appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Valerien Bérenguer.


0.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne kick off!
2.27
Daniele Cort makes a probing pass to Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.16
Yohann Da Rocha knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.07
Cristiano Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samir Gerlach.
24.43
Paolo Kante threads a neat ball through to David Heaumet. David Heaumet flicks a high ball forward to Djibrill Boutabout who takes it down. Djibrill Boutabout shoots from 25 yards but Guilherme Valente is on top of it.
45.00
Abel Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Kante. Paolo Kante runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paolo Kante whips in a cross ball towards Marco Laville. Marco Laville is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Lens appear unchanged since the first half. AS Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Saint-Étienne players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
RC Lens kick off the second half!
48.40
Rodrigue Castro makes a probing pass to Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim hits a low pass to Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andres Carcedo who gathers it comfortably.
51.11
Paolo Kante flicks a high pass forward. Alex Boutoille easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Boutoille lofts in a cross ball towards David Heaumet. David Heaumet beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.46
Arnauld Rothen flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Kante controls it well on his chest. Paolo Kante passes the ball forward to Alex Boutoille. Alex Boutoille whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Ribeiro. Paulo Ribeiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Wonderful reactions from Guilherme Valente keeps it out!
59.03
Abel Valente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Heaumet. David Heaumet flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Ribeiro. Paulo Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Guilherme Valente reads it well. Excellent keeping!
60.28
Paolo Kante makes a simple pass to David Heaumet. David Heaumet chips the ball to his team mate, Paulo Ribeiro. Paulo Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Karim Trévisan.
67.48
Daniele Cort takes the throw-in. Daniel Bruggink flicks a high ball forward to Gabriel Gutierrez who takes it down. Gabriel Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.53
AS Saint-Étienne have made 3 substitutions with Jero Suarez replacing Arnauld Rothen, Jermaine Peckham replacing Djibrill Boutabout and Roberto Munoz replacing Marco Laville .
78.60
Paolo Kante controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Heaumet. David Heaumet flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Paulo Ribeiro shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
79.34
Yohann Da Rocha threads a neat ball through to Fabien Valenza. Fabien Valenza whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
84.03
Yann Sarr threads the ball through to Paolo Kante. Paolo Kante makes a beautiful solo run. Paolo Kante lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Boutoille. Alex Boutoille directs the ball goalwards with his head. Alex Boutoille scores for AS Saint-Étienne!!
87.19
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
89.48
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Gavin Davidson knocks the ball forward to Yohann Da Rocha. Yohann Da Rocha knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez lofts in a cross ball towards Fabien Valenza. Fabien Valenza connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

RC Lens

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
25.9%
43.2%
30.9%

Scorers
David Heaumet 51
Alex Boutoille 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Kante of AS Saint-Étienne

Match Ratings
1.Guilherme Valente (GK)
7
2.Rodrigue Castro (DEF)
6
3.Adnan Née (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Davidson (DEF)
6
5.Karim Trévisan (DEF)
6
6.Cristiano Jardim (MID)
6
7.Yohann Da Rocha (MID)
6
8.Daniele Cort (MID)
6
9.Daniel Bruggink (MID)
6
10.Fabien Valenza (ATT)
6
11.Gabriel Gutierrez (ATT)
6
 
12.Don Cleland (MID)
0
13.Steven Zeitoun (MID)
0
14.Sebastien Correa (MID)
0

1.Andres Carcedo (GK)
6
2.Samir Gerlach (DEF)
6
3.Abel Valente (DEF)
6
4.Yann Sarr (DEF)
6
5.Arnauld Rothen (DEF)
6
6.David Heaumet (MID)goal scored
9
7.Paolo Kante (MID)
9
8.Alex Boutoille (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Djibrill Boutabout (ATT)
6
10.Marco Laville (ATT)
6
11.Paulo Ribeiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Jero Suarez (DEF)
6
13.Jermaine Peckham (ATT)
6
14.Roberto Munoz (ATT)
6