Match Report
| Auxerre | Auxerre |  |  | RC Lens | RC Lens | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Lebrun | W. Lebrun |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 | | Jason Lecocq | J. Lecocq | |||||||||
| Oswaldo Llacer | O. Llacer | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Wahid Bedrossian | W. Bedrossian | |||||||||
| Johnny Salaun | J. Salaun | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Youssouf Anelka | Y. Anelka | |||||||||
| Stuart McGrory | S. McGrory |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Sammy Sachy | S. Sachy | |||||||||
| Alain Platini | A. Platini | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 |  | Claudio Alvarez | C. Alvarez | |||||||||
| Arthur Barmby | A. Barmby |  | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 |  | Samir Kaiser | S. Kaiser | |||||||||
| Jonas Nahrstedt | J. Nahrstedt | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Olivier Ngom | O. Ngom | |||||||||
| Dennis Westwood | D. Westwood | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Bertrand Casagrande | B. Casagrande | |||||||||
| Dianbobo Barckay | D. Barckay | | 52 | M | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Jean-Louis Platini | J. Platini | |||||||||
| Shabani Thomert | S. Thomert | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Abdelmalek Maraval | A. Maraval | |||||||||
| Jero Bochu | J. Bochu | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Lucien Gravelaine | L. Gravelaine | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stade de lAbbé-Deschamps where Auxerre play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 9,203 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Auxerre are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Auxerre are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and RC Lens kick off!
9.47
0-0Lucien Gravelaine clumsily knocks into Alain Platini. Lucien Gravelaine is given a warning by the referee! Alain Platini grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
10.54
1-0Dianbobo Barckay makes a probing pass to Shabani Thomert. Shabani Thomert plays a perfect one-two with Jero Bochu and rushes in on goal... Shabani Thomert takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.47
Olivier Ngom catches Dennis Westwood on the ankles. Olivier Ngom is warned by the referee! Dennis Westwood grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.28
1-0Dianbobo Barckay passes the ball forward to Shabani Thomert. Shabani Thomert shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.59
1-0Sammy Sachy hacks Jero Bochu from behind! Sammy Sachy is warned by the referee! Jero Bochu stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.23
1-0Dianbobo Barckay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shabani Thomert. Shabani Thomert makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jero Bochu but he's offside!
24.19
Youssouf Anelka passes the ball forward to Samir Kaiser. Samir Kaiser knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Louis Platini. Jean-Louis Platini goes all the way! Jean-Louis Platini tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.09
Jean-Louis Platini comes in with a late challenge on Stuart McGrory. Jean-Louis Platini is given a warning by the referee! Stuart McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.06
Arthur Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jero Bochu. Jero Bochu shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
36.47
Bertrand Casagrande controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Louis Platini. Jean-Louis Platini kicks a strong pass forward to Abdelmalek Maraval. Abdelmalek Maraval cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.04
Dennis Westwood knocks the ball forward to Shabani Thomert. Shabani Thomert tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.13
Sammy Sachy hacks Shabani Thomert from behind! Sammy Sachy is given another warning by the referee! Shabani Thomert runs off the knock.
44.22
1-0Oswaldo Llacer surges forward with the ball. Oswaldo Llacer knocks the ball to his team mate, Jero Bochu. Jero Bochu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Auxerre kick off!
47.53
1-0Shabani Thomert comes in with a late challenge on Youssouf Anelka. Shabani Thomert is shown the yellow card! Youssouf Anelka runs off the knock.
48.08
Dennis Westwood threads the ball through to Jero Bochu. Jero Bochu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.56
1-0Bertrand Casagrande takes it forward alone. Bertrand Casagrande goes all the way! Bertrand Casagrande rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but William Lebrun easily smothers it!
53.29
Jean-Louis Platini comes in with a late challenge on Stuart McGrory. Jean-Louis Platini is shown the yellow card! Stuart McGrory runs off the knock.
55.40
Claudio Alvarez sees a break and surges forward. Claudio Alvarez passes the ball forward to Jean-Louis Platini. Jean-Louis Platini knocks the ball to his team mate, Lucien Gravelaine. Lucien Gravelaine rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.56
Jonas Nahrstedt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jero Bochu. Jero Bochu goes all the way! Jero Bochu takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Jason Lecocq manages to gather it comfortably.
61.17
Olivier Ngom chips the ball to his team mate, Jean-Louis Platini. Jean-Louis Platini plays a perfect one-two with Abdelmalek Maraval and rushes in on goal... Jean-Louis Platini shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
66.30
Sammy Sachy makes a simple pass to Olivier Ngom. Olivier Ngom controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lucien Gravelaine. Lucien Gravelaine shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
71.51
Jonas Nahrstedt clumsily knocks into Sammy Sachy. The referee calls over Jonas Nahrstedt and shows him a yellow card! Sammy Sachy stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.26
1-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
77.32
Johnny Salaun chips the ball to his team mate, Dianbobo Barckay. Dianbobo Barckay takes it forward alone. Dianbobo Barckay plays a perfect one-two with Jero Bochu and rushes in on goal... Dianbobo Barckay tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.53
RC Lens are easily keeping Auxerre at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
81.44
Wahid Bedrossian catches Jero Bochu on the ankles. Wahid Bedrossian is given a warning by the referee! Jero Bochu grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
84.09
Sammy Sachy makes a simple pass to Olivier Ngom. Olivier Ngom makes a simple pass to Jean-Louis Platini. Jean-Louis Platini plays a perfect one-two with Abdelmalek Maraval and rushes in on goal... Jean-Louis Platini takes a shot at goal. William Lebrun easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
7
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.2%
39.8%
Play Area
24.1%
48.2%
27.7%
Scorers