Match Report
| RC Lens | RC Lens |  |  | Bastia | Bastia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Lecocq | J. Lecocq |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 | | Djimi Maurel | D. Maurel | |||||||||
| Wahid Bedrossian | W. Bedrossian | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Thibault Boghossian | T. Boghossian | |||||||||
| Youssouf Anelka | Y. Anelka | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Martial Lobe | M. Lobe | |||||||||
| Sammy Sachy | S. Sachy | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Amara Sabin | A. Sabin | |||||||||
| Didier Nalis | D. Nalis | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Arnauld Pallier | A. Pallier | |||||||||
| Samir Kaiser | S. Kaiser |  | 80 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | David Crucet | D. Crucet | |||||||||
| Olivier Ngom | O. Ngom | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Yazid Rizzetto | Y. Rizzetto | |||||||||
| Bertrand Casagrande | B. Casagrande | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Gennaro Sommese | G. Sommese | |||||||||
| Jean-Louis Platini | J. Platini | | 72 | A | | 9 | | M | 63 | | Wagneau Marlet | W. Marlet | |||||||||
| Abdelmalek Maraval | A. Maraval | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 |  | Brendan McManaman | B. McManaman | |||||||||
| Lucien Gravelaine | L. Gravelaine | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Philippe Collet | P. Collet | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Felix-Bollaert where RC Lens play host to Bastia. A crowd of 9,026 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bastia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
RC Lens are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bastia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0RC Lens kick off the first half!
3.39
0-0Wahid Bedrossian makes a probing pass to Olivier Ngom. Olivier Ngom passes the ball forward to Lucien Gravelaine. Lucien Gravelaine shoots from long range but it is miles over!
4.15
0-0Martial Lobe surges forward with the ball. Martial Lobe makes a simple pass to Philippe Collet. Philippe Collet whips in a cross ball towards Brendan McManaman. Brendan McManaman directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jason Lecocq easily picks it out of the air!
8.29
0-0Yazid Rizzetto knocks the ball forward to Philippe Collet. Philippe Collet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youssouf Anelka.
10.09
Olivier Ngom takes it forward alone. Olivier Ngom knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Louis Platini. Jean-Louis Platini flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.49
Gennaro Sommese controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan McManaman. Brendan McManaman shoots from distance but somehow Jason Lecocq manages to keep it out.
20.37
Amara Sabin passes the ball forward to Gennaro Sommese. Gennaro Sommese passes the ball forward to Brendan McManaman. Brendan McManaman shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
21.25
0-0Wahid Bedrossian hacks Philippe Collet from behind! The referee calls over Wahid Bedrossian and warns him to calm down! Philippe Collet stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.57
0-0Wahid Bedrossian knocks the ball to his team mate, Bertrand Casagrande. Bertrand Casagrande makes a probing pass to Abdelmalek Maraval. Abdelmalek Maraval makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lucien Gravelaine but he's offside!
28.26
Arnauld Pallier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Crucet. David Crucet threads the ball through to Brendan McManaman. Brendan McManaman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.18
Samir Kaiser chips the ball to his team mate, Abdelmalek Maraval. Abdelmalek Maraval threads the ball through to Jean-Louis Platini but he's offside!
38.18
Gennaro Sommese knocks the ball to his team mate, Brendan McManaman. Brendan McManaman knocks in a cross ball towards Philippe Collet. Philippe Collet is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.01
1-0Olivier Ngom takes it forward alone. Olivier Ngom controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abdelmalek Maraval. Abdelmalek Maraval rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.48
Yazid Rizzetto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan McManaman. Brendan McManaman lofts in a cross ball towards Philippe Collet. Philippe Collet is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Bastia kick off!
54.06
Olivier Ngom flicks the ball to his team mate, Abdelmalek Maraval. Abdelmalek Maraval kicks a strong pass forward to Lucien Gravelaine but the referee indicates it's offside!
57.55
David Crucet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philippe Collet. Philippe Collet shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
59.03
Gennaro Sommese makes a simple pass to Brendan McManaman. Brendan McManaman knocks in a cross ball towards Philippe Collet. Philippe Collet is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Jason Lecocq!
66.37
Bertrand Casagrande surges forward with the ball. Bertrand Casagrande shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.47
Samir Kaiser makes a beautiful solo run. Samir Kaiser goes all the way! Samir Kaiser shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Djimi Maurel easily smothers it!
69.18
1-0RC Lens are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
71.57
Olivier Ngom knocks the ball forward to Jean-Louis Platini. Jean-Louis Platini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abdelmalek Maraval. Abdelmalek Maraval shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.15
Samir Kaiser makes a beautiful solo run. Samir Kaiser lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Louis Platini. Jean-Louis Platini is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Djimi Maurel.
75.14
Samir Kaiser catches Wagneau Marlet on the ankles. Samir Kaiser is given a warning by the referee! Wagneau Marlet stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.35
Yazid Rizzetto makes a probing pass to Brendan McManaman. Brendan McManaman whips in a cross ball towards Philippe Collet. Philippe Collet flicks the ball with his head. Jason Lecocq easily picks it out of the air!
81.01
Olivier Ngom knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Louis Platini. Jean-Louis Platini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.21
David Crucet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Philippe Collet. Philippe Collet shoots from long range but it flies wide!
87.27
Amara Sabin kicks a strong pass forward to Yazid Rizzetto. Yazid Rizzetto surges forward with the ball. Yazid Rizzetto shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
5
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
25.6%
46.7%
27.8%
Scorers