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. 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 plater 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.
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.
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 tp 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
Azzedine Benmesmoudi along with Damien Paturle & Patrice Haddad
Six photos from the game showing Red Stars' defence in trouble against Châteauroux,
finally saved by goalkeeper Florent Moulin
Grégory Lefort
Warm up
Florent Moulin
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
