Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Stade Dominique Duvauchelle where US Créteil-Lusitanos play Birmingham City in this friendly game. A crowd of 5,449 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both US Créteil-Lusitanos and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both US Créteil-Lusitanos and Birmingham City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Birmingham City kick off!
2.10
0-0Simon Dehm makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Glass. Kevin Glass knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.17
0-0Nunzio Corallo threads a neat ball through to Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer puts a great ball through. Graeme Hendrie runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
8.24
0-0Kieron Wiltord deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jody Smith. Jody Smith plays a scrappy one-two with Denny Ooijer and advances towards the goal... Jody Smith side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
10.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Robert Bizasene laces a through ball forward to Guglielmo Lucarelli. Guglielmo Lucarelli threads the ball through to Jos van Dijk. Jos van Dijk makes a pass forward but Kevin Glass is yards offside!
12.38
0-0With a delightful solo run, Nunzio Corallo stretches the opposition's defence. Nunzio Corallo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.21
Simon Dehm knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Glass. Kevin Glass tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
18.55
Guglielmo Lucarelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Jos van Dijk. Jos van Dijk lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Simon Wetherall gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
27.09
Guglielmo Lucarelli sees Eric Birnbaum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eric Birnbaum sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
32.04
0-0Simon Dehm clumsily knocks into Giacomo Avenet. Simon Dehm is shown the yellow card! Giacomo Avenet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.25
Simon Dehm knocks the ball to his team mate, Jos van Dijk. Jos van Dijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.49
0-0Louis Oulmers brings the ball forward. Louis Oulmers knocks in a cross ball towards Jos van Dijk. With a superhuman jump, Jos van Dijk connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Carl Grondin. Excellent block.
40.19
Louis Oulmers threads a neat ball through to Kevin Glass. Kevin Glass shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. US Créteil-Lusitanos appear unchanged since the first half. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
US Créteil-Lusitanos kick off!
48.52
Giacomo Avenet flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Hendrie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Graeme Hendrie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
53.00
Kieron Wiltord knocks the ball to his team mate, Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.01
Robert Bizasene makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Dehm. Simon Dehm takes it forward alone. Simon Dehm sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
57.51
Simon Dehm kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.10
0-0Denny Ooijer barges into Steve Ducloux. The referee calls over Denny Ooijer and warns him to calm down! Steve Ducloux stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.04
0-0Birmingham City have made 3 substitutions with Joe Fenton replacing Kelvin Allman, Syd Marshall replacing Nunzio Corallo and Shaun Higginbotham replacing Graeme Hendrie .
63.37
Simon Dehm makes a probing pass to Kevin Glass. Kevin Glass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.15
Carl Grondin threads a neat ball through to Syd Marshall. Syd Marshall flicks the ball to his team mate, Denny Ooijer. Denny Ooijer shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Del Insley. Excellent save.
75.50
With vision, Guglielmo Lucarelli laces a through ball forward to Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Glass. Kevin Glass is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
78.14
Louis Oulmers barges into Syd Marshall. Louis Oulmers is warned by the referee! Syd Marshall runs off the knock.
79.01
Syd Marshall clumsily knocks into Louis Oulmers. Syd Marshall is warned by the referee! Louis Oulmers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.06
Louis Oulmers darts forward. Louis Oulmers knocks in a cross ball towards Jos van Dijk. Jos van Dijk directs the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
84.20
Kieron Wiltord knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Smith. Jody Smith knocks the ball forward, putting Shaun Higginbotham through on goal. Shaun Higginbotham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.12
Robert Bizasene threads a neat ball through to Simon Dehm. Simon Dehm hits a low pass to Eric Birnbaum. Eric Birnbaum controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Simon Wetherall gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
89.42
Louis Oulmers flicks the ball to his team mate, Jos van Dijk. Jos van Dijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Kieron Wiltord runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kieron Wiltord sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Louis Oulmers of US Créteil-Lusitanos |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Del Insley (GK)
7
2. Lionel Loko (DEF)
6
3. Steve Ducloux (DEF)
6
4. Robert Bizasene (DEF)
7
5. Andre Salvatori (DEF)
6
6. Guglielmo Lucarelli (MID)
8
7. Simon Dehm (MID)
8
8. Louis Oulmers (MID)
9
9. Jos van Dijk (ATT)
6
10. Kevin Glass (ATT)
6
11. Eric Birnbaum (ATT)
7
12. Farid Daylly (DEF)
0
13. Jakob Roth (MID)
0
14. Lee Fletcher (ATT)
0
1. Simon Wetherall (GK)
7
2. Carl Grondin (DEF)
7
3. Gareth Benali (DEF)
6
4. Kelvin Allman (DEF)
6
5. Glynn Lofthouse (DEF)
6
6. Nunzio Corallo (MID)
7
7. Giacomo Avenet (MID)
6
8. Kieron Wiltord (MID)
8
9. Denny Ooijer (ATT)
6
10. Jody Smith (ATT)
7
11. Graeme Hendrie (ATT)
6
12. Joe Fenton (GK)
6
13. Syd Marshall (ATT)
6
14. Shaun Higginbotham (GK)
6