Updated 29^st August 2006

FABULOUS WIN PUTS RED STAR THIRD. With three goals coming in the first half at Bauer on Saturday against Guingams' reserves, Red Star caplitalised on the fifth minute lead given by lanky defender Eugène Kangulungu to earn a fine victory over one of the top teams in the CFA group D. The only negative point for Red Star is that key striker Khaled Kemas limped out of the game with a repeat of the leg injury that had plagued him all week. A pleasing point, however was the attendance, six hundred, and the Summer holidays haven't quite finished yet. The home game against Paris Saint-Germain reserves at Bauer in a couple of weeks time could see a large crowd. Incidentally, for Saturdays' trip to Rouen, entry prices are fixed at 4 & 7 euros for the uncovered seating behind the goals, and 10 & 12 in the covered seating alongside the pitch. SCORES ROUND-UP. Moissy-Cramayel - Concarneau 1-1 Pacy-sur-Eure - Quevilly 2-0 Plabennec - Paris SG (B) 1-1 Villemomble - Dieppe 2-1 Bois Guillaume - Pontivy 3-0 Rennes – Poissy : 1-1 Auxerre – Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois : 2-2 RED STAR – GUINGAMP (B) : 4-0 TABLE 1. VILLEMOMBLE 14 pts, 2. Pacy-sur-Eure 13 pts, 3. RED STAR 12 pts, 4. Bois-Guillaume 12 pts, 5. Auxerre 12 pts, 6. Guingamp 11 pts, 7. Rouen 11 pts, 8. Moissy-Cramayel 9 pts, 9. Concarneau 9 pts, 10. Paris SG 8 pts, 11. Vitré 8 pts, 12. Rennes 8 pts, 13. Poissy 7 pts, 14. Quevilly 7 pts, 15. Sainte-Geneviève 7 pts, 16. Plabennec 6 pts, 17. Pontivy 6 pts, 18. Dieppe 5 pts. THE PROGRAM FOR THIS WEEK Monday was a rest day for the CFA squad. Monday : rest day Tuesday : training (7pm CET) Wednesday : training (7pm CET) Thursday : rest day Friday : training (7pm CET) Saturday : Match at Rouen, 8pm CET SOME PHOTOS FROM SATURDAYS' GAME. Renaud Miherre Cédric Rogin tussles for posession with Guingamps' Laurent Héloïse Vincent Fourneuf, Eugène Kangulungu & Alphonse Luraschi Alphonse Luraschi & Cédric Rogin after the latter had completed his hat trick

Updated 21^st August 2006

RED STAR KEEP CLEAN SHEET. In a fairly crap game against an uninspiring Sainte-Geneviève side, Red Star surived a missed penalty to keep a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw. With some questionable refereeing decisions (booking for Red Stars' goalie for kicking the ball away and nothing when Rogin was unceremoniously dumped to the ground...) Red Star return from the Essonne still unbeaten in their CFA campaign. Coach Bruno Naidon remained tight-lipped at the end of this dour encounter - sometimes silence is a more powerful communication than words. Yannick Berthier in action yesterday Red Star emerge from this physical encounter unscathed, although striker Khaled Kemas needed some attention before the kick off and managed to hold for an hour before being substituted. Watched by former Red Star favourite Ted Agasson, now with neighbours Viry-Châtillon, Red Star could count on a travelling support of around eighty fans. Note that the entrance fee was fixed at six euros (compared to five or three euros at Bauer). Today the players have a rest day before back to training on Tuesday (7pm CET). On Wednesday a friendly is planned at DH club Choisy-le-Roi (8pm CET), before a rest day Thursday, training Friday (7pm CET). Saturday sees a real test for Red Star with the CFA game against Guingamp reserves, one of the early day leaders in the CFA. Kick off at Stade Bauer is 6pm CET. RESULTS & TABLE Guingamp B – Vitré : 2-0 Pacy-sur-Eure – Plabennec : 2-0 Concarneau – Villemomble : 0-0 Dieppe - Rennes B : 2-3 Poissy - Bois-Guillaume : 1-1 Pontivy - Auxerre B : 1-1 Rouen - Paris SG B : 1-1 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois – Red Star : 0-0 1. GUINGAMP 10 pts, 2. Auxerre 10 pts, 3. Villemomble 10 pts, 4. Pacy-sur-Eure 9 pts, 5. RED STAR 8 pts, 6. Bois-Guillaume 8 pts, 7. Moissy-Cramayel 7 pts, 8. Vitré 7 pts, 9. Rouen 7 pts, 10. Concarneau 7 pts, 11. Paris SG 6 pts, 12. Quevilly 6 pts, 13. Rennes 5 pts, 14. Poissy 5 pts, 15. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 5 pts, 16.Pontivy 4 pts, 17. Dieppe 4 pts, 18. Plabennec 4 pts. Kaba Diomande UNDER 15s Red Stars' under 15s are back in training, starting today in Bobigny at the Parc des Sports from 5-30pm CET.

Updated 18^th August 2006

OFFICIAL TEAM PHOTO 2006-2007. Yesterday evening Red Stars' squad were present at Stade Bauer for the official team photo. Front : D. Paturle (President of the SASP), B. Sambague, Y. Berthier, E. Lacomat, A. Luraschi (assistant coach), B. Naidon (coach), D. Giguet (Reserve team coach), C. Haguy, G. Da Costa, R. N’Simba Middle : E. Santamaria (Sporting Director), A. Benmesmoudi, C. Rogin, W. Zorgani, K. Bengougam, B. Hammami, E. Kangulungu, E. MBanza, N. Yessad, T Bendjebbour (kit man), E. Charrier (vice president), A. Bensaadi (osteopath) Back : Y. Djidonou, M. Ouattara, K. Kemas, D. Charles, G. Lefort, S. Mama, N. Fabiano, A. Diomande, R. Miherre, V. Fourneuf, F. Moulin Just after the photo shoot, the heavens opened and the training session planned for the evening was thrown into turmoil. Water invaded the old stadium at Stade Bauer and flooded some of the corridors and offices. Saint-Ouen battered by a storm yeserday evening TRAINING SESSION IN PHOTOS. Bilal Hammami was back in light training but had to curtail his activities dut to a risk of aggravating his injury Corner during yesterday evenings' practice match at Joliot Curie, cut short by the storm Red Stars' reserves, also in training yesterday evening David & Fabrice, Red Stars' reserve team coaches, in the middle Jean-Claude, Under 15s coach HOW TO GET TO SAINTE-GENEVIEVE-DES-BOIS If you are taking public transport, take the train at the Gare Saint-Michel (Paris) at 12 h 56 or 13 h 26 (45 minutes journey time), the ground is for kilometers from the station in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. Take Avenue Gabriel Péri until you reach the Place de Stalingrad; take right the Route de Corbeil then take left Avenue Jacques Duclos until you see the stadium, Rue Léo Lagrange, near the Parc Pierre. ALSO THIS WEEKEND IN THE CFA The Red Star game in the only one on Sunday, the rest take place Saturday evening. Red Stars' hosts do not have floodlights (incredible, this is the fourthe division, remember !) Quevilly - Moissy-Cramayel Guingamp B - Vitré Pacy-sur-Eure - Plabennec Concarneau - Villemomble Dieppe - Rennes B Poissy - Bois-Guillaume Pontivy - Auxerre B Rouen - Paris SG B Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois - RED STAR FC 93

Updated 14^th August 2006

RED STAR ROMP TO VICTORY. A breathtaking spell of fifteen minutes at Stade Bauer on Saturday saw Red Star come from behind to score five times and crush experienced CFA outfit Pontivy. After a moribund first half where the entreprise of Red Star was nullified by some stoic defending by the visitors, Bruno Naidons' men returned to the dressing rooms one goal in arrears following a ghastly defending error which allowed Paul Aureart to round Yoann Djidonou and place the ball into the empty net. However, a reinvigorated Red Star took the the field in the second half and after going close through Kemas, Moussa Ouattara drew the sides level with a clinical strike from just inside the penalty area. Khaled Kemas' powerful header put Red Star in front, he added a second with a crisp volley before an own goal made it four. Cédric Rogin silenced his critics in the crowd with a wonderful solo goal, lobbing the visitors' goalie. Vincent Fourneuf almost made it six and sub Geoffroy Da Costa saw his effort go narrowly wide. A great home start for Red Star, this confidence-boosting win gives them a fine launch pad for the rest of the season. Red Star line-up at Bauer : Kemas, Lacomat, Miherre, Berthier, Fabiano, Ouattara, Rogin, Kangulungu, Diomande, Djidonou & Fourneuf Coach Bruno Naidon had earlier warned his charges that if you go behind to a team like Pontivy it would be hard to get back in the game, but Red Star overcame any problems in this department. Ideally, for next Satudays' trip across Paris to Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Red Star will not fall into the trap of going behind, as they have done so far against Poissy and Pontivy. After the game, in an exclusive interview with AllezRedStar.com, captain Vincent Fourneuf admitted that his team had been average in the first half, but had found the motiviation necessary to come back and win the game. He added that Red Star will travel next weekend with the aim of collecting all the four points. New boy Nicolas Fabiano, who had a solid game in midfield added that although the game gives hope to Red Star, the season is still long and each game must be taken as it comes. Meanwhile, former Red Star man and now Pontivy Captain, Guenaël Le Maux, commented that the season will be a long hard one for Pontivy, as the club just does not have the resources to match the bigger clubs. He hopes that the defeat at Bauer will serve as a lesson to the players. Next game, a tough one against Auxerre Reserves. Guenaël Le Maux, former Red Star man and now Pontivy captain Just under four hundred were on hand to witness the goal feast, not bad to say that the weekend is probably one of the quietest in the Paris area, with a long weekend of the 15th of August many are on holiday and the streets are quiet. In that case, Red Star just have to import the fans - one example is Mishi, from London and an ardent Dulwich Hamlet supporter. Previous visits to Bauer for our intrepid South Londoner have seen wins over Racing, Aubervilliers and Evry as well as a 3-2 friendly win in an unpublicised game against Racing. Oh, and by the way, cheers for the collection of footie mags, Mishi, plenty to keep me occupied in the train to work ! Red Star players celebrate with the fans after the final whistle OTHER RESULTS: - Plabennec - Rouen : 0-1 - Villemomble - Quevilly : 1-0 - Moissy-Cramayel - Pacy-sur-Eure : 0-1 - Rennes B - Concarneau : 0-1 - Bois-Guillaume - Dieppe : 0-0 - Auxerre B - Poissy : 2-1 - Paris SG B - Guingamp B : 1-1 - Vitré - Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois : 4-1 - Red Star – Pontivy : 5-1 THE TABLE 1. AUXERRE 8 pts, 2. Villemomble 8 pts, 3. Red Star 6 pts, 4. Vitré 6 pts, 5. Guingamp 6 pts, 6. Bois-Guillaume 6 pts, 7. Pacy-sur-Eure 5 pts, 8. Rouen 5 pts, 9. Quevilly 5 pts, 10. Concarneau 5 pts, 11. Paris SG 4 pts, 12. Poissy 3 pts, 13. Plabennec & Moissy-Cramayel 3 pts, 15. Dieppe 3 pts, 16. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 3 pts, 17. Pontivy 3 pts, 18. Rennes 2 pts WIN AT DRANCY. Yesterday afternoon Red Star took a mixture of reserves and fringe players to Drancy where a Gregory Lefort penalty was enough to seal a 1-0 win over the recently promoted to the DH club.

Updated 11^th August 2006

THIS WEEKEND. Red Star take on Pontivy at Stade Bauer. Kick off is at 6pm CET, and for this match the main stand alongside the pitch only will be open. At the moment it is holiday season in Paris, and this weekend will probably be the quietest of the year. Entry costs three euros for the wing stands and five euros for the centre stand. Supporters are free to move from one wing to another at half time, depending upon which way Red Star are kicking. There will also be a free programme provided by AllezRedStar.com and the club; you can even download it from this site if you don't want to wait for tomorrow, or if you can't get to the game. AllezRedStar.com will also be filming the encounter and hope to have the best moments on the site for Saturday evening along with action photos, reactions etc etc. ALSO IN THE CFA THIS WEEKEND: - Plabennec - Rouen - Villemomble - Quevilly - Moissy-Cramayel - Pacy-sur-Eure - Rennes B - Concarneau - Bois-Guillaume - Dieppe - Auxerre B - Poissy - Paris SG B - Guingamp B - Vitré - Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois - Red Star - Pontivy MEET THE MEDICAL TEAM. Red Star have expanded their medical team (see note below); here are the men responsible for the well-being of the players: Gilbert Hernandez (physio), Ahmed Bensaadi (osteopath), Laurent Limousi, acupuncter. Missing from this line-up, Doctor Richard Bonnivard AT DRANCY On Sunday, kick off 3pm CET, there is a friendly game between J.A Drancy and Red Star, at the Stade Charles Sage, rue du Docteur Schweitzer, Drancy

Updated 10^th August 2006

LATEST NEWS FROM STADE BAUER. On Saturday Red Star play their first home game of the season at Stade Bauer against the Bretons of Pontivy. The officials for this game will be Mohamed Zaanane assisted by Cédric Rico & Serge Poupet. The fourth official is Pierre Thévenin. Also this weekend in Red Stars' CFA group, neighbours Villemomble are at home to early leaders Quevilly. Elsewhere : Auxerre v Poissy, Paris SG v Guingamp, Bois-Guillaume v Dieppe, Moissy-Cramayel are at home to Pacy-sur-Eure; finally Vitré v Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. Yesterday morning, a number of players were present at Bauer for a series of shooting practice. In the evening all the squad were present for a training session on the artifical surface at Joliot Curie. Khaled Kemas was absent from this session with a slight knock whereas Wissen Zorgani quit the training session early on with an ankle injury. Meanwhile Christophe Haguy joins Azzedine Benmesmoudi and Bilal Hammami in the sick bay. A piece of good news is that Grégory Lefort appears to be over last weeks' injury. Today is a rest day before the final training session tomorrow at Bauer. PHOTOS FROM YESTERDAY EVENINGS SESSION. The squad in training Yannick Berthier Wissen Zorgani RED STAR EXPAND MEDICAL STAFF. On Tuesday evening before the training session, Eric Santamaria, Sporting Director and coach Bruno Naidon presented the new medical staff to the players. In addition to Laurent Limousi, accuponcter, three professionels who ply their trade at the Centre de Santé in Pierrefitte : Doctor Richard Bonnivard, physio Gilbert Hernandez and osteopath Ahmed Bensaadi. A far cry from last season. Red Star have shown that now they mean business with the arrival of a qualified medical team. From left to right : L. Limousi, A. Luraschi, A. Bensaadi, B. Naidon, G. Hernandez & E. Santamaria Training with Red Star was former Saint-Etienne man Jérôme Tagherset, winner of the Coupe Gambardella in 1998. PHOTOS FROM TUESDAY EVENINGS SESSION. Christophe Haguy and ostoopath Ahmed Bensaadi For the players not taking part in Saturdays' CFA match, there is a friendly game organised on Sunday at Drancy, where the local team has just been promoted to the DH

Updated 7^rd August 2006

RED STAR DRAW FIRST GAME. The first match of the season in the CFA saw Red Star earn a well-deserved draw at Poissy on Saturday. Despite falling behind to a dubious off-side goal, Red Star retained their composure and drew level with eight minutes remaining through substitute Geoffroy Da Costa. Red Star celebrate the equaliser Played in sunny conditions on a good playing surface, the 250-odd in the Stade Léo Lagrange enjoyed a good contest between two decent teams. The standard of the CFA is visibly higher than that of the CFA 2 and the DH. The slightest error is punished and the game is at a much higher rhythm. The level of skill is higher and although it is too early to tell, Red Star could have some players that will be vital at this level. Khaled Kemas is a born striker, his speed and vision in the eighteen yard area are impressive and he could make an impact on the top scorers list. The "old boys" (Fourneuf, Diomande and N'Simba when he came on) looked up to the task and once the team has gelled as a unit then hopefully success will be forthcoming. Khaled Kemas OTHER CFA RESULTS. Moissy-Cramayel - Plabennec : 0-0 Pacy-sur-Eure - Villemomble : 0-1 Quevilly - Rennes B : 4-1 Concarneau - Bois-Guillaume : 0-2 Dieppe - Auxerre B : 0-2 Pontivy - Vitré : 0-0 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois - Paris SG B : 1-1 Guingamp B - Rouen : 2-0 Poissy - RED STAR FC 93 : 1-1

Updated 3^rd August 2006

RED STAR WIN FINAL PRE-SEASON MATCH. Red Star returned along the A13 from Mantes with a 1-0 win thanks to a goal on the half hour by striker Khaled KEMAS. Assistant coach Alphonse Luraschi was pleased with the performance against a strong Mantes side which this season will play in the CFA 2 following last seasons' relegation from the CFA. At half time coach Bruno Naidon made several changes to the side, with only Reevis N'Simba retaining his place until being substituted by Moussa Ouattara with twenty minutes remaining. The line up for the first half was as follows: DJIDONOU - LACOMAT, FOURNEUF, KANGULUNGU, DIOMANDE – BERTHIER, MIHERRE, N’SIMBA, OUATTARA – ROGIN, KEMAS. In the second half : MOULIN - ZORGANI, TOUNKARA, YESSAD, HAGUY – N’SIMBA (OUATTARA 70), DAVIDSON, BENGOUGAM, SAMBAGUE - DA COSTA, MBANZA On Saturday Red Star will be without the services of Benmesmoudi, Hammami and Lefort (all injured) and Sambague (suspended). Khaled Kemas, Red Stars' goalscorer

Updated 31^st July 2006

LATEST NEWS. The holiday period meant that the English version of the site hasn't been updated for a few days; our apologies for this. Quite a lot has happened since the last update, so here are the main details. Red Star have so far played three preparation games, the first was in Normandy on a bone-dry pitch against Evreux (CFA 2). In scorching hot conditions, Red Star disposed of their hosts 6-1 with the goals coming from Kemas (12 mins), Rogin (27) and Kemas again (32) before a defensive error let Evreux pull one back. In the second half, Red Star made several line-up changes and the goals continued through Da Costa twice and finally Sambague lobbed the unfortunate Evreux keeper to close the scoring. Eugène Kangulungu & Nabile Yessad Kaba Diomande is attended to by the physio Laurent Limousi, watched by Christophe Hagui Khaled Kemas scores Red Stars' first goal of the season Geoffroy Da Costa Bruno Naidon Preparations continued with a game against L2 outfit Châteauroux at the national teams' training centre in Clairefontaine. Former Red Star man Bourama Ouattara was a thorn in Red Stars' side, scoring twice as his new club ran out 3-2 winners. Red Stars' goals were scored by Da Costa and Kaba Diomande, all goals coming in the first half. Meanwhile, some good news for Red Star came when it was announced that prolific striker Azzedine Benmesmoudi will not have to undergo suergery on his foot as was previously feared. A new plaster pot on his foot and his could be back in training in six weeks time. Azzedine was on hand to watch his team mates at Clairefontaine. Azzedine Benmesmoudi along with Damien Paturle & Patrice Haddad Six photos from the game showing Red Stars' defence in trouble against Châ teauroux, finally saved by goalkeeper Florent Moulin Grégory Lefort Warm up Florent Moulin For the third outing of the season against Reims (L2/CFA 2), Red Star were without the injured Benmesmoudi and Hammami, Reevis N’Simba out with a sciatic problem, Khaled Kemas (personal reasons) and Badougou Sambague. Bruno Naidon started with a squad of eighteen players. The starting XI was as follows: Djidonou, Lacomat, Kangulungu, Diomande, Fourneuf, Fabiano, Berthier, Miherre, Lefort, Rogin & Ouattara. Reims opened the scoring on thirty five minutes through Maspimby. In the second half a flurry of substitutions and Red Star drew level in the last minutes of the game through 19-years old local lad Elysée MBanza. Lefort, Berthier, Ouattara, Fabiano, Diomande, Lacomat, Miherre, Rogin, Kangulungu, Djidonou, Fourneuf Youngster Christophe Haguy gave a polished performance Nicolas Fabiano, former youth international who has played alongside Penneteau, Puydebois, Givet, Mendy, Mexés, Vignal, Cheyrou, Diarra, Cissé

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