Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stade La Meinau where RC Strasbourg play host to Olympique Lyonnais. A crowd of 19,535 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both RC Strasbourg and Olympique Lyonnais are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Samba Thuram.


0.00
The first half starts with Olympique Lyonnais kicking off!
2.56
Eduardo Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Juan Guardiola holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Guardiola knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Vazquez.
4.35
Juan Guardiola knocks the ball forward to Gregorio Rodriguez. Gregorio Rodriguez whips in a cross ball towards Giannis Stefanopoulos. Giannis Stefanopoulos makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Sebastien Jonquet had no chance!! Goal for Olympique Lyonnais!
8.57
Vladimir Tomas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Alvarez. Eduardo Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Tiziano Franzone holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tiziano Franzone knocks in a cross ball towards Gregorio Rodriguez. Gregorio Rodriguez makes a deft header but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
9.32
Ron Meijndershagen flicks a high pass forward. Tiziano Franzone collects the pass. Tiziano Franzone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sebastien Jonquet who gathers it comfortably.
10.14
Jerome Borbiconi knocks the ball forward to Micka‘l Chow-Yuen. Micka‘l Chow-Yuen plays a scrappy one-two with Jerome Borbiconi and advances towards the goal... Micka‘l Chow-Yuen rockets a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
14.22
Daniel Vazquez threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Camara. Jonathan Camara threads the ball through to Andy May. Andy May knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.17
Micka‘l Chow-Yuen threads a neat ball through to Steven Charvet. Steven Charvet knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Faria who gathers it comfortably.
16.48
Jonathan Camara runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jonathan Camara tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.43
Jonathan Camara flicks a high pass forward to Steven Charvet who brings the ball under control. Steven Charvet threads a neat ball through to Mickael Sachy. Mickael Sachy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vladimir Tomas.
20.53
Gregorio Rodriguez flicks a high pass forward. Ron Meijndershagen collects the pass. Ron Meijndershagen lofts in a cross ball towards Giannis Stefanopoulos. Giannis Stefanopoulos heads the ball goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
26.51
Gerard Giresse makes a probing pass to Giannis Stefanopoulos. Giannis Stefanopoulos shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
27.26
Farid Bruno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonathan Camara. Jonathan Camara flicks a high pass forward. Jerome Borbiconi controls it well on his chest. Jerome Borbiconi rushes past Harvey Potts! Jerome Borbiconi comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
32.09
Without breaking stride, Juan Guardiola plays the ball forward to Gregorio Rodriguez. Gregorio Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball towards Giannis Stefanopoulos. Giannis Stefanopoulos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
38.14
Juan Guardiola passes the ball forward to Giannis Stefanopoulos. Giannis Stefanopoulos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.57
Gerard Giresse makes a probing pass to Ron Meijndershagen. Ron Meijndershagen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Daniel Vazquez flicks the ball to his team mate, Micka‘l Chow-Yuen. Micka‘l Chow-Yuen knocks the ball to his team mate, Jerome Borbiconi. Jerome Borbiconi flicks the ball to his team mate, Steven Charvet. Some silky footwork from Steven Charvet provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. RC Strasbourg appear unchanged since the first half. Olympique Lyonnais also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
RC Strasbourg kick off and get the second half underway!
47.39
Jonathan Camara chips the ball to his team mate, Andy May. Andy May knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.38
Daniel Vazquez threads a neat ball through to Micka‘l Chow-Yuen. Micka‘l Chow-Yuen lofts in a cross ball towards Andy May. With a superhuman jump, Andy May connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies well off target!
53.51
With some swift thinking, João Ybarra plays the ball forward to Eduardo Alvarez. Eduardo Alvarez flicks a high pass forward. Gerard Giresse controls it well on his chest. Gerard Giresse whips in a cross ball towards Tiziano Franzone. Tiziano Franzone makes a convincing header. Sebastien Jonquet gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
54.31
Vladimir Tomas makes an attacking run forward. Vladimir Tomas hits a low pass to Giannis Stefanopoulos. Some awkward footwork from Giannis Stefanopoulos provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
61.55
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
63.27
Harvey Potts threads a neat ball through to Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gregorio Rodriguez. Gregorio Rodriguez lofts in a cross ball towards Ron Meijndershagen. Ron Meijndershagen makes a convincing header. Sebastien Jonquet punches it away to safety.
71.49
Eduardo Alvarez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerard Giresse. Gerard Giresse decides to run forward with the ball. Gerard Giresse controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Sebastien Jonquet. Excellent save.
81.37
Hamada Andenas changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Hamada Andenas whips in a cross ball towards Steven Charvet. Steven Charvet finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
83.04
Jerome Borbiconi clumsily knocks into João Ybarra. Jerome Borbiconi is given a warning by the referee! João Ybarra runs off the knock.
84.55
Ron Meijndershagen runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ron Meijndershagen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Vazquez.
89.23
Vladimir Tomas hits a low pass to Ron Meijndershagen. Ron Meijndershagen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Guardiola. Juan Guardiola shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 44.7368421052632 vs 55.2631578947369
Play Area
Home team third: 31.58%, Midfield: 42.11%, Away team third: 26.32%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giannis Stefanopoulos of Olympique Lyonnais

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
3. Farid Bruno (DEF)
6
6
7
7
10. Mickael Sachy (ATT)
6
11. Andy May (ATT)
6

12. Alassan Eyraud (ATT)
0
13. Alex Wiart (MID)
0

1. Jose Faria (GK)
6
2. Harvey Potts (DEF)
6
6
4. João Ybarra (DEF)
6
7
6
7

12. Mervin Craddock (MID)
0
14. Pablo Vera (ATT)
0