Match Report
| FC Istres | FC Istres |  |  | RC Lens | RC Lens | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Brian Pendlebury | Brian Pendlebury | |||||||||||||||||
| Khaliloul Mamouni | K. Mamouni |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Guilherme Valente | G. Valente | |||||||||
| Brenny Pater | B. Pater |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 |  | Gavin Davidson | G. Davidson | |||||||||
| Hugo Gutierrez | H. Gutierrez |  | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Rodrigue Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Zinedine Lièvre | Z. Lièvre | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Adnan Née | A. Née | |||||||||
| Bert Berger | B. Berger | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Karim Trévisan | K. Trévisan | |||||||||
| Craig Mccall | C. Mccall | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Cristiano Jardim | C. Jardim | |||||||||
| Colin Elliott | C. Elliott | | 63 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Daniele Cort | D. Cort | ||||||||
| Edouard Mexes | E. Mexes | | 72 | A | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Yohann Da Rocha | Y. Da Rocha | |||||||||
| Antonio Marcos | A. Marcos | | 63 | A | | 9 | | | M | 64 | | Don Cleland | D. Cleland | ||||||||
| Sieme De Haan | S. De Haan | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Fabien Valenza | F. Valenza | |||||||||
| Amara Gava | A. Gava | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Gabriel Gutierrez | G. Gutierrez | |||||||||
| Patricio Diallo | P. Diallo | | 62 | M | | 12 | | M | 64 | | Daniel Bruggink | D. Bruggink | |||||||||
| Sidney Keller | S. Keller | | 62 | M | | 13 | | M | 61 | | Steven Zeitoun | S. Zeitoun | |||||||||
| Rody Galàsek | R. Galàsek | | 60 | G | | 14 | | M | 56 | | Sebastien Correa | S. Correa | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Bernard-Bardin where FC Istres play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 16,323 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Istres are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Maryn Bonnard.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Istres are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Maryn Bonnard.
0.00
0-0FC Istres kick off the first half!
2.43
0-0Adnan Née makes a simple pass to Don Cleland. Don Cleland chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Gutierrez.
3.49
0-0Colin Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Sieme De Haan collects the pass. Sieme De Haan shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
9.02
0-0Gabriel Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward to Fabien Valenza who brings the ball under control. Fabien Valenza whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez makes a convincing header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.46
Brenny Pater flicks a high pass forward. Edouard Mexes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edouard Mexes flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Marcos collects the pass. Antonio Marcos lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
18.47
Yohann Da Rocha threads a neat ball through to Fabien Valenza. Fabien Valenza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.35
Craig Mccall knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Sieme De Haan. Sieme De Haan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
21.26
Gabriel Gutierrez threads the ball through to Fabien Valenza. Fabien Valenza knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zinedine Lièvre.
22.51
0-0Don Cleland threads a neat ball through to Fabien Valenza. Fabien Valenza threads a neat, attacking ball through to Daniele Cort. Zinedine Lièvre barges into Daniele Cort. Daniele Cort appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
27.44
Craig Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Sieme De Haan controls it well on his chest. Sieme De Haan lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Marcos. Antonio Marcos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
34.05
Don Cleland flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball towards Fabien Valenza. Fabien Valenza is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Khaliloul Mamouni didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
38.55
0-0Colin Elliott runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Colin Elliott makes a great pass forward. Amara Gava runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
42.19
Colin Elliott plays the ball forward to Edouard Mexes. Edouard Mexes threads a neat ball through to Amara Gava. Amara Gava makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Hugo Gutierrez surges forward with the ball. Hugo Gutierrez knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Istres appear unchanged since the first half. RC Lens also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
RC Lens kick off!
49.32
Colin Elliott hits a low pass to Bert Berger. Bert Berger threads a neat ball through to Edouard Mexes. Edouard Mexes knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Marcos. Antonio Marcos is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Guilherme Valente effortlessly picks it out of the air!
51.04
Adnan Née makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yohann Da Rocha. Yohann Da Rocha makes a probing pass to Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez knocks in a cross ball towards Fabien Valenza. Fabien Valenza is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.41
Craig Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Amara Gava. Amara Gava lofts in a cross ball towards Sieme De Haan. Sieme De Haan flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Guilherme Valente. Excellent save.
59.00
0-0Colin Elliott comes in with a late challenge on Adnan Née. Colin Elliott is warned by the referee! Adnan Née hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.46
1-0Brenny Pater knocks the ball forward to Colin Elliott. Colin Elliott knocks the ball forward to Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Marcos. Antonio Marcos connects with a diving header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Istres!
67.18
Colin Elliott makes a simple pass to Amara Gava. Amara Gava knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.58
1-0Yohann Da Rocha knocks the ball forward to Fabien Valenza. Fabien Valenza lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Gutierrez. Gabriel Gutierrez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball strikes Brenny Pater's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
71.42
1-0Corner kick to RC Lens. Rodrigue Castro plays it short to Fabien Valenza. Hugo Gutierrez steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
75.06
Sieme De Haan chips the ball to his team mate, Amara Gava. Amara Gava shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Guilherme Valente.
76.49
It's a corner kick. Craig Mccall loops the ball over to the far post. Rodrigue Castro reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
81.50
Zinedine Lièvre chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Gutierrez. Hugo Gutierrez knocks the ball forward to Edouard Mexes. Edouard Mexes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
83.06
Brenny Pater barges into Don Cleland. The referee calls over Brenny Pater and warns him to calm down! Don Cleland hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.34
Adnan Née chips the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim sees Fabien Valenza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabien Valenza shoots from outside the area. The ball takes a deflection leaving Khaliloul Mamouni with no chance!! Goal for RC Lens!
89.33
Colin Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Edouard Mexes. Edouard Mexes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Guilherme Valente effortlessly gets down and covers it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Khaliloul Mamouni (GK)
6
2. Brenny Pater (DEF)
6
3. Hugo Gutierrez (DEF)
7
4. Zinedine Lièvre (DEF)
6
5. Bert Berger (DEF)
6
6. Craig Mccall (MID)
7
7. Colin Elliott (MID)
8
8. Edouard Mexes (ATT)
7
9. Antonio Marcos (ATT)
8
10. Sieme De Haan (ATT)
7
11. Amara Gava (ATT)
6
12. Patricio Diallo (MID)
0
13. Sidney Keller (MID)
0
14. Rody Galàsek (GK)
0
1. Guilherme Valente (GK)
9
2. Gavin Davidson (DEF)
6
3. Rodrigue Castro (DEF)
6
4. Adnan Née (DEF)
7
5. Karim Trévisan (DEF)
6
6. Cristiano Jardim (MID)
7
7. Daniele Cort (MID)
6
8. Yohann Da Rocha (MID)
7
9. Don Cleland (MID)
6
10. Fabien Valenza (ATT)
9
11. Gabriel Gutierrez (ATT)
6
12. Daniel Bruggink (MID)
0
13. Steven Zeitoun (MID)
0
14. Sebastien Correa (MID)
0