Attendance 70. Referee : M. Stéphane Duhamel assistants M. Carrouge & M. Hourdouille.
Goal : Soumare (27)
Booked : Beck (50)
Lille : Allibert, Advice, Dumont, Klukowski, Addis (Moussilou, 57ème), Saez, Diers, Guerrouad (Makoun, 71) Zelmah, Beck, Djamba.
Coach. : E. Guérit.
RED STAR : Bruneau, Guidali, Perron, R. Gomis, Pendola, N'Goma, Sarambounou, Soumaré (Busutil, 74) Saïti, Dagnogo, A. Gomis (Sabin, 69).
Coach. : J.L. Girard.
SUMMARY
2nd minute. Allibert, Lille's goalkeeper turns the ball away for a corner which comes to nought. Red Star are playing in green
6th minute. Lille slightly dominant. Good work from Saez and Zelmati, but Bruneau is untroubled.
17th minute. First real occasion for Red Star - Pendola & Saïti combine to set up Soumaré, but his shot goes just wide of the Lille goal.
22nd minute. Lille's first shot from Beck but he scuffs his shot
27th minute. Red Star 93 score ! Free kick 35 metres out on the left taken by Arthur Gomis, Soumaré receives but the ball is deflected into his own goal by a Lille defender
30th minute. Lilles' Allibert saves bravely at the feet of Arthur Gomis
41st minute. Bruneau forced to come out of his area to clear his lines, then two consecutive Lille corners which produce nothing.
Half-time, 1-0 to Red Star
50th minute. Lilles' Beck goes in the book.
52nd minute. Bruneau saves from Diers of Lille.
67th minute. Arthur Gomis outpaces the Lille defence, but Allibert saves.
68th. Arthur Gomis substituted by Sabin
69th minute. Saïti blasts a shot which appears to be heading to the top corner, but Allibert makes a miracle save.
74th minute. Soumaré substituted by Busuttil
90th minute. Dagnogo misses the chance to seal the win. Three minutes of stoppage time to play.
It's all over and Red Star have won 1-0 !!!
PRE-MATCH ARTICLES
ARTICLE FROM LA VOIX DU NORD LILLE NEWSPAPER
Leader with a two point advantage over their main contenders, LOSC have the chance to open up the gap this afternoon at Tourcoing (3pm CET, Stade Vandevegaete) with one of thir two games in hand, against fourth-placed Red Star. Four days after the win over Nancy, Eric Guérit, who will have Decroix and Makhoun returning, fears the Parisian side which contains a certain Vincent Guérin more than the repetition of games. "They took a little time to adapt after relegation from the National, but they are on a thirteen game unbeaten run. For me, they're one of the big guns of the championship, alongside VAFC. »
Lilles' squad : Allibert, Advis, Dumont, Klukowski, Addis, Diers, Saez, Guerrouad, Djamba, Zelmati, Beck, Decroix, Makhoun, Moussilou.
LESS PROS THAN ANTICIPATED
Lilles' first team coach Vahid Halihodzic has decided to retain virtually all his professional players in order to prepare for Saturdays' game at Bastia. Consequently reserve team boss Eric Guérit will only have two professionals at his disposal : Allibert and Danish international Beck.
For Red Star, two players could be back : Andersson & Busutill.
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