Updated 30^th OCTOBER 2006

COUPE DE FRANCE. The draw has just been made for the next round of the Coupe de France and Red Star have been awarded a potential banana skin with a trip across the city to play US PALAISEAU, who play in the DSR, one division above Red Stars' reserves and three below the first XI. Worse, Palaiseau are unbeaten this season from their first five league games. So far in the cup they have beaten teams from lower divisions than themselves. This is a great chance for them to take a "big" scalp. Average attendances for home games is around the 150 mark, nothing special. Aerial view of the stadium in Palaiseau RED STAR CUT IT FINE. Striker was the hero in Red Stars' late late 2-2 home draw against Rennes' reserves on Saturday evening. After a minutes' silence in honour of former striker Christian Massard, the home fans had barely the time to get settledd before the visitors opened the scoring following some shoddy defending. Worse was to come twenty-five minutes later as Red Star conceded a penalty and Rennes doubled their advantage. In the second half Red Stars' task became almost mission impossible as key player Cédric Rogin received a second yellow and faced an early bath. With four minutes remaining a long hoofed clearance from goalkeeper Yoann Djidonou found Greg Lefort. His first touch was not perfect, but he still managed to swing a foot at the ball and it looped into the net. As the home fans filed out of the ground, deep into injury time a hand was adjudged to have touched the ball in the Rennes penalty area. Up stepped Lefort and despite the pressure, his spot kick beat the visitors 'keeper to earn an improbable draw. THE MATCH IN PHOTOS. Claude Chazottes shakes hands with Grégory Lefort following the minutes silence. Chazottes, a former colleague of the recently-deceased Christian Massard gave the ceremonial kick-off to the game. Grégory Lefort, two goal hero, pictured here with Rennes' Fabien Lemoine Ball boys for the day, Red Stars' under 13s pictured with Azzedine Benmesmoudi and Vincent Fourneuf Rachid & Omar, recently appointed groundsmen at Stade Bauer CFA SCORES GUINGAMP - QUEVILLY 2-1 POISSY - PLABENNEC : 2-2 VITRE - VILLEMOMBLE : 0-2 PONTIVY - DIEPPE : 2-0 ROUEN - PACY-SUR-EURE : 0-1 SAINTE-GENEVIEVE-DES-BOIS - CONCARNEAU : 1-0 PARIS SG - MOISSY-CRAMAYEL : 2-1 AUXERRE - BOIS-GUILLAUME : 1-0 RED STAR – RENNES : 2-2 HOW THEY STAND 1. VILLEMOMBLE 37 pts, 2. Auxerre 33 pts, 3. Bois-Guillaume 33 pts, 4. Pacy-sur-Eure 30 pts, 5. Moissy-Cramayel 29 pts, 6. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 27 pts, 7. Guingamp 27 pts, 8. Rennes 26 pts, 9. Dieppe 26 pts, 10. Plabennec 24 pts, 11. RED STAR 24 pts, 12. Vitré 22 pts, 13. Paris SG 21 pts, 14. Poissy 20 pts, 15. Rouen 20 pts, 16. Pontivy 20 pts, 17. Concarneau 19 pts, 18. Quevilly 18 pts. CONCARNEAU PENALISED. CFA rivals Concarneau have been penalised with the deduction of three points following the attack on Dieppes' Sébastien Demouchy on the 23rd September. However the deduction is suspended, so the Bretons will have to be on their best behaviour if they are not to lose the points. RESERVES DRAW. Red Stars second string keep up their unbeaten start to the season following a 0-0 draw at the Ile des Vannes against Levallois' reserves, one of their main title rivals. Red Star lines up with : Mama, Vitalien, Haguy, Nseke, Yessad (cap.), Bengougam, Charles, Dewambez, MBanza, Diallo, Aklouche. Rempl. Bouafia, Cissé, Tchouakwe. Entraîneur David Giguet The under 18s earned a goalless draw too at the Porte de Montreuil against Paris FC, whereas Red Stars' third XI romped home to another cricket score beating Jeunesse Esch 13-0. In their first three games they have scored forty goals without conceding any. Red Stars' reserves observe a minutes silence in honour of Christian Massard Red Stars' Salifou Mama saves, aided by teammates Kamel Bengougam, José Nseke, Sébastien Dewambez and Harry Vitalien MEETING. Red Stars' management organised a meeting on Saturday morning at Bauer which was attended by twenty-odd people. The supporters had the chance to question Red Stars' management and playing staff on various topics. L-R : Jean-Noël Poirier, Eric Santamaria, Bruno Davoine, Bruno Naidon & Alphonse Luraschi Some of the gathered supporters

Updated 20^th OCTOBER 2006

CHRISTIAN MASSARD. AllezRedStar.com is sad to announce the passing away yestarday of former Red Star favourite from the 1980s, Christian Massard. The burly striker was a key element in the rebirth of Red Star at the start of the 80s, his goals being vital as Red Star rose from the DH to the second division. He turned out in a Red Star shirt for the last time at Stade Bauer in December 2004 for a friendly game of the Red Star old boys against the management and staff of Red Star FC 93. AllezRedStar.com and Red Star FC 93 send their deepest condolencies to the family of Mr. Massard. Christian Massard, December 2004

Updated 19^th OCTOBER 2006

MEETING Red Star FC 93 are to hold a meeting on Saturday 28th October 2006 where supporters can pose their questions to management and staff. The meeting will be held in the club house, Stade Bauer in Saint-Ouen and starts at 10am CET. All are welcome. THE FABIANO INCIDENT. Yesterday, following mails sent to the official website of Bois-Guillaume, coach Jacky Collinet wrote a letter published on the site. In it he expressed his regret at the injury to the Red Star midfielder and went on to apologize on behalf of the Bois-Guillaume player involved, Gaël Angoula and to wish a speedy recovery to Nicolas. The latter will undergo surgery tomorrow at the Clinic in Les Lilas. RED STAR WIN PREPARATION GAME Yesterday evening at Stade Marville, Red Star FC 93 played a preparation game against a squad representing Paris Ile de France. Against a line-up of players from the Parisien DH, Red Star won 2-1. One of their goals was scored by Mickaël Marquet, who has previously played for Nancy, Créteil, Dijon, Ajaccio. We can exclusively reveal that the player has expressed an interest in joining Red Star FC 93. Watch this space for details ! Yannick Berthier left, alongside Mickaël Marquet during training this week at Bauer COUPE DE FRANCE.. Red Star travel across the city this weekend to face Savigny-usr-Orge, who play in the DHR, the same level as Red Stars' reserves. In the season 1992-1993, Red Stars' reserves were in the same championship as Savigny, and after losing 1-0 away, Red Star won 3-2 at home. Karim Fellahi and Fabien Valéri were in Red Stars' line-up that day. Sundays' game will be officiated by Guillaume Afonso assisted by Hervé Gaucher & Brahima Coulibaly. On the same day, Red Stars' under 18s have a COUPE GAMBARDELLA away tie at FC Bussy, kick off 3pm CET at the Stade Maurice Herzog in Bussy-Saint-Georges (77)

Updated 16^th OCTOBER 2006

DRAW EARNED, BUT AT A COST. Red Star return from Normandy with a honorable draw, but with the injury crisis deepening. Midfielder Nicolas Fabiano now waits for the results of tests carried out on his injured leg to ascertain the seriousness of the injury. Nicolas was the victim of an appalling tackle by Bois Guillaumes' Gaël Angoula which left the Red Star man writhing in agony and Angoula red-carded. Striker Khaled Kemas also had to leave the action early with a leg muscle problem, similar to the one that sidelined him earlier this season, except that previously it was his other leg. Renaud Miherre and Reevis N'Simaba also bore the brunt of a very physical game that saw both sides finish with ten men. Red Stars' captain Vincent Fourneuf was also red-carded in the scuffles that followed Fabianos' injury. Elysée MBanza turned out with the reserves yesterday but his game was curtailed as a precaution following a thigh injury. Meanwhile Azzedine Benmesmoudi could be out of plaster within a fortnight, whereas Geoffroy Da Costa is on the slow road back to recovery and Bilal Hammami is resting. Franck Gueï is back in training with Red Stars' reserves. Nicolas Fabiano Coach Bruno Naidon emphasised the need for a strong squad, given that the CFA is a tough competition. He is looking at strengthening the Red Star first team squad. Bruno Naidon OTHER CFA GROUP D RESULTS QUEVILLY – SAINTE-GENEVIEVE-DES-BOIS : 0-3 MOISSY-CRAMAYEL - ROUEN : 0-0 PACY-SUR-EURE - GUINGAMP B : 1-1 VILLEMOMBLE - PARIS SG B : 2-2 PLABENNEC - AUXERRE B : 1-1 DIEPPE - POISSY : 2-0 CONCARNEAU - PONTIVY : 2-3 RENNES B – VITRE : 1-1 BOIS-GUILLAUME – RED STAR : 0-0 LEAGUE TABLE 1. VILLEMOMBLE 33 pts, 2. Bois-Guillaume 32 pts, 3. Auxerre 29 pts, 4. Moissy-Cramayel 28 pts, 5 ; Pacy-Sur-Eure 26 pts, 6. Dieppe 25 pts, 7. Rennes 24 pts, 8. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 23 pts, 9. Guingamp 23 pts, 10. Plabennec 22 pts, 11. RED STAR 22 pts, 12. Vitré 21 pts, 13. Rouen 19 pts, 14. Poissy 18 pts, 15. Concarneau 18 pts, 16. Paris SG 17 pts, 17. Quevilly 17 pts, 18. Pontivy 16 pts. RESERVES, UNDER 18s GO MARCHING ON. Two excellent results for Red Stars' reserves and the under 18s yesterday in a double-header at the Ile des Vannes. Firstly Red Stars' youngsters came out 3-1 winners over Saint-Leu, the goals coming from Gakou (31), Yoan (39) and Hafayed (67). Red Stars' under 18s, yesterday Philippe Yoann drives home Red Stars' second goal Red Stars' reserves won an exciting game 3-2 against La Colombienne. Red Star went one up early in the game through Ghili, latching on to a Charles through ball. The same scorer doubled the lead just before the break before former Red Star man Ahmed Hamdani pulled on back for the visitors. Deep into injury time Nadjib Aklouche lobbed La Colombiennes' goalkeeper from a good thirty yards out before the former league leaders grabbed a last-second consolation goal. Present at the game was first team coach Bruno Naidon, on hand to congratulate David Giguet. Only blemish on the copy book as Red Star go top of the league was the second yellow and subsequent early bath for Loïc Ghili. RED STAR : Mama (1), Nseke (2), Sambague (3), Yessad, cap. (4), Zorgani (5), Bengougam (6), Charles (7), Vitalien (8), MBanza (9), Ghili (10), Aklouche (11), Diallo (12), Cissé (13), Dewambez (14). Subs Zorgani by Dewambez (69), MBanza by Diallo (76), Charles by Cissé (81). Wissen Zorgani shoots just wide Nadjib Aklouche mobbed after his 30-yard lobbed goal COUPE DE FRANCE The draw for the fifth round will be made this evening in Paris.

Updated 10^th OCTOBER 2006

CUP PROGRESS. Red Star progressed through to the next round of the Coupe de France with a 4-1 win over Villjuif, a result which makes the game appear to have been easier than it actually was. Coach Bruno Naidon took the game seriously, making a few changes but otherwise the line-up was a very strong one. In came goalkeeper Florent Moulin whilst regular incumbent Yoann Djidonou dropped down to the subs bench; also in were Badougon Sambague for Kaba Diomande, Ibou Tounkara for Eugène Kangulungu, Kamel Bengougam for Nicolas Fabiano and Elysée M'Banza for Cédric Rogin who was named as a substitute. The early few minutes saw the game swing from end to end, but gradually Red Star started to dominate affairs. However a ghastly error by Eric Lacomat saw the hosts gain possession, switch the ball out wide right and with Red Stars' defence puleld apart a pin-point cross was volleyed home in spectacular fashion. From then on it was all Red Star, and when the lively Yannick Berthier was fouled on the edge of the box, he bent a superb free kick round the wall to equalise. Prior to half time Red Star eased up slightly and Villejuif went in search of a second; Florent Moulin justified his inclusion in the starting eleven with two fine saves in the space of as many minutes. After the break Red Star took hold of affairs and with the partnership Lacomat/Bethier running riot down the right flank, it was a question of time before the hosts cracked and they did three times, through Kemas, M'Banza and Rogin. On the balance of play, Red Star deserved to win; they dominated possession and created the best chances. Villejuifs' goalkeeper asked your correspondant during a break in play if he thought that there was really a difference in class; your correspondat diplomatically replied that Villejuif were playing well and that they were not totally outclassed by an opponent five divisions higher. In reality Villejuif stuck gamely to their task of stifling Red Stars' attacks and hitting back on the counter attack. But in the end CFA vs PH, the difference showed. Good luck anyway to Villejuif for the rest of the season. The Stade Louis Dolly Photo © www.france-stades.com The Stade Louis Dolly can be seen from the side of the A6 motorway into Paris; after leaving the autoroute the ground took some finding, made easier by the floodlighting for the night game. No grand entrance, just a small gate by the side of a building. Free to get in, although Villjuif should have charged three euros or so seeing as that quite a decent sized crowd filed in. One little stand which was filled with local supporters, including a large section of vociferous youngsters. The visitors' travelling army, about thirty to forty strong, gathered on the opposite side by the edge of one of the penalty areas. No steps, so viewing at pitch level across a running track in poor lighting made the view difficult. After Red Stars' second goal, a few flares were set off and one of the Villejuif stewards set off to reprimand the visiting fans. Fine, but in this case why didn't he say anything to the local kids when they sang "Arbitre enculé..." or "Red Star on t'encule" (translation - unpleasant things about the referee and the away team..) To sum up, Red Star go into the hat for the next round of the cup; the draw in next Monday and will be brought to you on AllezRedStar.com. Before then they have a critical and very tough CFA championship game away to high-fliers Bois Guillaume, in the Rouen suburbs. Coach Bruno Naidon will be hoping for a win after a run of six games without a victory.

Updated 3^rd OCTOBER 2006

LAST GASP DENIAL. Red Star were seconds away from recording their first win in five games when Auxerre grabbed a late equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw on Saturday evening. Earlier youngster Christophe Haguy had raced on to a through ball from Cédric Rogin which the visitors' 'keeper let slip through his grasp to give Red Star a dream lead and to break the dry run which extended back to Greg Leforts' strike at Rouen. However, as wass the case at Rouen, Red Star failed to capitalise on three glorious chances in the last ten minutes before allowing Auxerre to equalise. Coach Naidon could claim to have been hard done by as earlier Kemas had a goal denied and in reality Auxerres' goalkeeper Veron really should have walked after handling the ball outside of his penalty area. But the gods were obviously not with Red Star and the Audoniens are still awaiting their third win of the season. Red Stars' goalscorer was last season playing for the under 18s, before receiving his first XI call-up from coach Bruno Naidon. Christophe rewarded the confidence placed in him by scoring on his debut, watched by proud parents. The game was delayed for half an hour following a rather loud thunderstorm just into the second half. The referee, fearing for the safety of the twenty-two actors took them off the field of play whilst the worst of the storm passed. The scene at Bauer - empty pitch ! Earlier in the evening, Red Stars' president Bruno Davoine and the youth coaches had presented the clubs' youth teams with their playing kit for the new season. This took place in the Bauer stand behind the goals, and the youngsters remained in place for the Auxerre game, giving some atmosphere from two stands rather than just the usual one. A healthy attendance of nearly eight hundred were on hand for the game. Red Star FC 93 youth teams receive their playing kits CFA SCORES ROUND-UP. Vitré - Bois-Guillaume : 1-3 Rouen - Villemomble : 0-1 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois - Pacy-sur-Eure : 3-0 Pontivy - Quevilly : 0-0 Guingamp B - Moissy-Cramayel : 0-2 Paris SG B - Rennes B : 1-1 Poissy - Concarneau : 3-2 Dieppe – Plabennec : 0-0 RED STAR – AUXERRE B : 1-1 TABLE  1. VILLEMOMBLE 31 pts, 2. Bois-Guillaume 30 pts, 3. Auxerre 27 pts, 4. Moissy-Cramayel 25 pts, 5. Pacy-sur-Eure 24 pts, 6. Rennes 22 pts, 7. Guingamp 21 pts, 8. Dieppe 21 pts, 9. Plabennec 20 pts, 10. RED STAR 20 pts, 11 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 19 pts, 12. Vitré 19 pts, 13. Concarneau 17 pts, 14. Poissy 17 pts, 15. Rouen 17 pts, 16. Quevilly 16 pts, 17. Paris SG 15 pts, 18. Pontivy 12 pts. RED STAR FC 93 SOUVENIRS Red Stars' new souvenir shop by the snack bar at Bauer was well-patronised before and after the match. Replica shirts, polo shirts and baseball hats were selling like hot cakes. Coming shortly on AllezRedStar.com will be an order form if you wish to buy these exclusive items. Prices : replica shirt - 50 euros, polo - 15 euros, cap - 8 euros. Costs of postage & packing will be published shortly. COUPE DE FRANCE. Next Saturday Red Star kick off their Coupe de France campaign with a trip across the city to face Villejuif. The kick off is at 8-30pm CET at the Stade Louis Dolly, avenue des Petites Bruyères in Villejuif. CONGRATULATIONS. To journalist Philippe Doucet from Canal +, winners of Red Star FC 93s' first-ever Inter-Company tournament which took place recently at Stade Bauer. His team Sport Global Management took the trophy in a competition that received plaudits for the smooth and efficient organisation. Next year there will most likely be a second edition. OTHE RED STAR RESULTS. The second XI won their DHR game at home to Antony by the scoreline of 1-0 They have stared their season off with two wins and a draw. The line up against Antony was : Moulin - Zorgani, Yessad, Toukara - Vitalien, Miherre, Bengougam, Sambague - Aklouche, Ghily, M’Banza. Subs : Davidson, Cissé & Nseke. Next game is at home on Sunday 15th October, 3-30pm CET, at the Ile des Vannes against La Colombienne. Red Stars' third XI continue their remarkable scoring run with a 17-0 win over FC 109. This means that in two games Red Star have found the net twenty seven times. First-teame goalkeeper Salifou Mama played and pulled off a superb save from the only real threat from the visitors. Meanwhile, Red Stars' indoor footballers thumped Villa US 9-3. YOUNGSTERS. Red Stars' under 18s won 4-2 at Aulnay whilst their under 15s colleagues beat Saint-Ouen l’Aumône 3-1; the under 13s won 2-0 against Red Star Montreuil in the DSR.

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