Updated 26^th February 2007

THIRD DEFEAT IN A ROW Red Star slumped to their third successive defeat at the hands of Pontivy on Saturday where a late goal conceded from a counter-attack where Red Star had dominated the encounter proved to be decisive. Earlier this season Red Star had staged a second half recovery to come from being one goal behind to thrash Pontivy 5-1 at Bauer and this time, as was the case at Guingamp a couple of weeks ago, revenge was in the air. With Kemas out injured, in came Bedi Buval and Moussa Ouattara was relegated to the subs bench, leaving his place to Reevis N‘Simba. Ibrahim Tounkara came in for the suspended Eugène Kangulungu. The goal came two minutes from time, whereas prior to that Yoann Djidonou was not troubled during the game. A combination of bad luck and some poor finishing meant that for the second game running Red Stars' forwards failed to find the oppositions' net. On the positive side for Red Star, Bilal Hammami saw his first CFA action as a late substitute, but by then Red Star were one goal behind and there was not enough time to make a difference. Video of the games' highlights is available at: membres.lycos.fr/redstar1897 Bilal Hammami & Elysée MBanza Elsewhere, Red Stars' reserves game at Noisy-le-Sec was called off due to a waterlogged pitch and untroubled by the climatic conditions, Red Stars' indoor footballers continued their good run with a 5-0 win over Bagnolet. COUPE DE PARIS Red Star have been handed arguably the toughest tie of the next round, where they will face the in-form team Poissy (CFA) away. The full draw is as follows: Les Lilas (CFA2) - Bobigny (DSR) or Lusitanos (DH) Livry-Gargan (PH) - Franconville (DSR) Vincennes (DSR) - La Colombienne (DHR) Yerres (DSR) - JA Drancy (DH) Issy (DSR) - Levallois (CFA) Poissy (CFA) - Red Star (CFA) Le Blanc-Mesnil (DH) - Garges (PH) Ivry (CFA2) - Noisy-le-Sec (CFA2)

Updated 19^th February 2007

RED STAR SLUMP Red Star slumped to their second consecutive defeat, the first of the season at Bauer against Rouen. One goal following an awful defensive error proved to be enough as the visitors held on for the best part of an hour to the win. Some grim faces at the end of the game - Red Star now face a long battle if they are to maintain their place in the CFA for next season. At the bottom of the table PSG carry on their recent good form whereas at the top Villemomble lost at home to Poissy who therefore record their sixth straight victory. Bois-Guillaume maintain the pressure on the long-time leaders. Incidentally, the last time Red Star lost at home at Bauer in a league match was back in April 2006, when the winners were.... Rouen reserves. CFA RESULTS Moissy-Cramayel - Dieppe : 0-1 Pacy-sur-Eure - Concarneau : 3-0 Plabennec - Quevilly : 1-4 Rennes B - Pontivy : 1-0 Vitré - Paris SG B : 1-2 Bois-Guillaume - Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois : 3-0 Auxerre B - Guingamp B : 1-0 Villemomble - Poissy : 0-1 RED STAR – ROUEN : 0-1 TABLE 1. VILLEMOMBLE 60 pts, 2. Rennes 58 pts, 3. Bois-Guillaume 56 pts, 4. Auxerre 55 pts, 5. Guingamp 52 pts, 6. Poissy 52 pts, 7. Pacy 51 pts, 8. Rouen 51 pts, 9. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 50 pts, 10 Moissy-Cramayel 49 pts, 11. Red Star 46 pts, 12. Dieppe 45 pts, 13. Vitré 44 pts, 14. Quevilly 44 pts, 15. Paris SG 43 pts, 16. Plabennec 42 pts, 17. Pontivy 42 pts, 18. Concarneau 34 pts. Red Star and Pontivy both have a game in hand. VISITORS As well as the forty or so Rouen supporters whom had made the trip, Stade Bauer also welcomed Peter & Lynn from the UK, over in Paris to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Unfortunately they didn't see a win for Red Star, but nevertheless we hope that they enjoyed their day out, as well as their stay in the capital. Stade Bauer, Saturday evening

Updated 16^th February 2007

COMING UP THIS WEEKEND Red Star face a Rouen side weakened by several key injuries at Stade Bauer on Saturday evening (6pm CET). Two points separate the clubs, Rouen being just ahead of Red Star in the table, but the Saint-Ouen club have a game in hand. Despite finishing runners-up to Paris FC last season and starting out as hot favourites for promotion, the Red Devils have struggled somewhat this season and have fallen off the pace somewhat. In their last game they were cuaght in the last minutes of play against Vitré, letting the win slip away to a late equaliser. Rouen this season have a monster budget compared to the other amateur clubs in the division, and recently they launched their own TV channel, FCR TV with a set-up budget of 400 000 euros and annual running costs of 200 000. Admittedly the results are very good. See : www.fcrouen.net. For Red Star, Eugène Kangulungu remains doubtful following a knock picked up in last weekends' defeat at Guingamp. For the visitors, however, Pierre Vignaud and William Correa will miss the trip and Stéphane Lalaoui, Mathieu Duhamel, Mourad Jallti, Julien Léonard and Sébastien Robert may also be absent. Rouen v Red Star earlier this season Rouen usually take a good following to away games, but with the indifferent form there might be less than usual for the trip to the capital. ALSO THIS WEEKEND IN THE CFA : Moissy-Cramayel - Dieppe Pacy-sur-Eure - Concarneau Plabennec - Quevilly Rennes B - Pontivy Vitré - Paris SG B Bois-Guillaume - Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Auxerre B - Guingamp B Villemomble - Poissy The last fixture promises to be interesting, the leaders face Poissy who are the form team at the moment, after a run of five straight wins. 110 CELEBRATIONS As part of the 110 years of Red Star celebrations, the club are organising an evening "Guinguette" from 8pm CET on the 10th March at the Joliot Curie gymnasium next to Stade Bauer. Cost is a mere five euros, contact the club before the 28th Feruary on 0033 1 40 11 04 26. The number of places are limited. CONGRATULATIONS To Red Stars' under 15s coach Jean-Claude Ouré, who recently got married. AllezRedStar.com send our best wishes to the happy couple.

Updated 15^th February 2007

RED STAR PROGRESS IN COUPE DE PARIS. Red Star progressed through to the next round of the Coupe de Paris with a 1-0 win at Montigny-le-Bretonneux. The goal came on the half hour, scored by youngster Loïc Ghili. With the hosts reduced to ten folowing the sending-off of a defender on the hour mark, Red Star failed to press home their numerical and divisional superiority. In the dying minutes of the game Elysée M‘Banza missed a penalty which would have doubled Red Stars' advantage. Bad news for Red Star is that Badougou Sambague limped out of the action with an injury. Details of the severity of the injury will follow. The teams: MONTINY-LE-BRETONNEUX : Lagoguey - Chiji, Sow, Tamoun, Zamor, Bouteloup, Musement - Fané, Sousa, Lalanne, Valinhas, Podeman, Parolari - Larroque, Belleré. RED STAR : Djidonou – Hammami, Haguy, Tounkara, Yessad, N‘Seke – N‘Simba, Diawara, Ouattara, Sambague, Ghili – Mbanza, Lefort, Kemas. Loïc Ghili Also in the Coupe de Paris, Franconville and Levallois are also through to the next round. The draw will take place on Tuesday 20th February in the evening, in Paris.

Updated 12^th February 2007

END OF RUN. Red Stars' ten-match unbeaten run came to an end in Britanny on Saturday, going down 3-1 to Guingamp Reserves. The Bretons were looking to avenge a severe 4-0 defeat at Bauer earlier in the season. Despite going ahead through a Grégory Lefort penalty, Red Stars' lead did not last long and the hosts were soon level. A second goal just before the break was followed by a killer blow in the second half and Red Star faced a long trek home empty handed. Mickaël Helegbe scores Guingamps' second goal Red Stars' programme this week looks like this: Monday : rest day Turday : training at Joliot Curie Wednesday : Coupe de Paris at Montigny-le-Bretonneux Thursday : rest day Friday : training at Bauer Saturday : Red Star v Rouen, 6pm CET Stade Bauer Red Star will field a mixed squad for the Coupe de Paris tie at Montigny-le-Bretonneux on Wedensday evening. Kick off is at 8pm CET. The squad members not involved in this game will train as usual at Saint-Ouen. CFA RESULTS Quevilly - Pacy-sur-Eure : 2-1 Concarneau - Moissy-Cramayel : 1-3 Dieppe - Villemomble : 1-1 Poissy – Rennes : 1-0 Pontivy - Bois-Guillaume : 0-0 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois - Auxerre : 2-1 Rouen - Vitré : 1-1 Paris SG – Plabennec : 2-0 GUINGAMP – RED STAR : 3-1 LEAGUE TABLE 1. VILLEMOMBLE 59 pts, 2. Rennes 54 pts, 3. Bois-Guillaume 52 pts, 4. Guingamp 51 pts, 5. Auxerre 51 pts, 6. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 49 pts, 7. Moissy-Cramayel 48 pts, 8. Poissy 48 pts, 9. Pacy-sur-Eure 47 pts, 10. Rouen 47 pts, 11. RED STAR 45 pts (1 game in hand), 12. Vitré 43 pts, 13. Pontivy 41 pts (1 game in hand), 14. Dieppe 41 pts, 15. Plabennec 41 pts, 16. Quevilly 40 pts, 17. Paris SG 39 pts, 18. Concarneau 33 pts. RESTRUCTURING The current structure of French football is currently under scrutiny and in a couple of years changes will be made. The third division, the National will become all-professional and below that, there will National 1, National 2, National 3 then league championships. UNDER 18s. Red Stars' under 18s lost 3-4 on penalties at Saint-Leu in the Coupe de la Ligue. Score after normal time was 1-1.

News Flash: 8^th February 2007 4pm CET

COUPE DE PARIS: MATCH OFF. Contrary to what we published this morning, the game on Sunday against Montigny-le-Bretonneux in the Coupe de Paris is now postponed, the new date has not yet been announced although a date next week (Tuesday, Wednesday or even Thursday is being mooted). Details as and when we have them on AllezRedStar.com

Updated 8^th February 2007

COUPE DE PARIS On Sunday 11th February, Red Star will play their Coupe de Paris game against Montigny-le-Bretonneux at 3pm CET at the Couldre, route de Trappes. As the first XI are away at Guingamp the day before (also 3pm CET), Red Star are likely to field their second XI, maybe reinforced with one or two of the squad at Guingamp. Red Star prepare for Saturdays' game at Guingamp Meanwhile, Red Stars' goalkeeper Yoann Djidonou received his call-up for the Benin national team. Yoann played the second half of a 2-1 defeat to Senegal at Rouen. Today is the 26th birthday of Red Stars' midfielder Nicolas Fabiano. Currently out injured, AllezRedStar.com send our best wishes to Nicolas and hope for a speedy recovery and to see him in action soon. The Mali v Lithuania game at Marville on Tuesday, co-organised by Red Star FC 93 was a success, around six thousand spectators saw Mali win 3-1. Present was French national coach Raymond Domenech, checking out Lithuania who are Frances' next opponents in the Euro 2008 qualifiers. Raymond Domenech poses exclusively for AllezRedStar.com

Updated 5^th February 2007

RED STAR LEAVE IT LATE There were only three minutes remaining on the clock on Saturday evening at Bauer when a defensive error by an hitherto reliable visitors defender let in substitute striker Elysée M'Banza to somehow slide the ball through the goalkeepers' legs and into the net. In a game which could have gone either way, Red Stars' future international goalkeeper Yoann Djidonou (he has been called up to represent Benin) shone with a series of outstandng saves. Yoanns' international call-up could be the start of great things for the young goalkeeper, arrived this season at Stade Bauer from the reserves of Entente Sannois-Saint-Gratien. Loic Ghili and Greg Lefort enjoy the win with the supporters CFA RESULTS Vitré - Guingamp : 0-0 Plabennec - Pacy-sur-Eure : 1-0 Moissy-Cramayel - Quevilly : 1-2 Villemomble - Concarneau : 2-0 Rennes - Dieppe : 1-0 Bois-Guillaume - Poissy : 0-1 Auxerre - Pontivy : 3-1 Paris SG - Rouen : 0-1 RED STAR FC 93 – SAINTE-GENEVIEVE-DES-BOIS : 1-0 LEAGUE TABLE 1. VILLEMOMBLE : 57 pts, 2. Rennes 53 pts, 3. Auxerre 50 pts, 4. Bois-Guillaume 50 pts, 5. Guingamp 47 pts, 6. Pacy-sur-Eure 46 pts, 7. Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 45 pts, 8. Rouen 45 pts, 9. RED STAR 44 pts (1 game in hand), 10. Moissy-Cramayel 44 pts, 11. Poissy 44 pts, 12. Vitré 41 pts, 13. Plabennec 40 pts, 14. Pontivy 39 pts (1 game in hand), 15. Dieppe 39 pts, 16. Quevilly 36 pts, 17. Paris SG 35 pts, 18. Concarneau 32 pts Note that Red Star and Pontivy, for their game in hand, will meet in Pontivy on the 24th of February at 7pm CET. Scenes of delight after the game BAUER NEWS The work to bring the stadium to standard will start very soon. The changing rooms under the main stand, abandoned since the "new" ones were built under the Bauer stand in 1975 will be refurbished and the back wall of the now roofless "Paris" east stand will be strenghtened to allow the terracing to be used. With the dressing rooms improved, the capacity of the stadium will jump from 3 000 to 7 000, enough to meet the ground grading requirements of the National. RESERVES NEWS Red Star let in two goals in a very mediocre first half at Antony yesterday. However, before the break Franck Gueï set up Tounkara to pull one goal back. In a much improved second half display Loïc Ghili equalised from a pass by Franck Gueï and the game ended 2-2. WINS Elsewhere, Red Stars' under 18s enjoyed a fine win over Aulnay-sous-Bois, 3-1. Leaders ACBB slumped 0-1 at home to Entente SSG so the championship is opened up again. Red Stars' under 13s are still in second place in their group following a 2-1 win over Red Star Montreuil 2-1. Red Stars' under 13s after beatng Montreuil 2-1 ..AND ON THE DOWN SIDE AllezRedStar.com were at the "other Saint-Ouen", Saint-Ouen l'Aumône in the attractive Val d'Oise departement to see Red Stars' under 15s in action against the locals. In a battle of fourth versus second, Red Star did the hardest in opening the scoring following a period of pressure. However, just before the break Red Star were split apart in defense by a good local move and Saint-Ouen equalised. After the break Red Star should have really sewn the game up, enoying fifteen minutes of pressure on the home defense. However they were caught with a sucker puch, caught in posession with too many committed forwards, and Saint-Ouens' lively front duo found the space to beat the helpless Red Star 'keeper. As Red Star pushed for an equaliser, a virtually identical move saw the home side put the game beyond Red Stars' reach, and in the battle of the Audoniens it was the Val d'Oisens whom won the day. Red Stars' under 15s with coach Jean-Claude Ouré, right Handhsakes before the kick off WERE YOU AT BAUER ? If you were at Bauer on Saturday for the Red Star - Sainte-Geneviève game, then your ticket would have been entered into a draw to win tickets for the international friendly between Lithuania and Mali at Stade Marville on Tuesday evening. The winning numbers are : 156749, 156748, 153566, 156804, 153567, 153401, 153556, 328177, 396770 & 328224. Call in at Bauer to pick up your tickets. In the AllezRedStar.com win a ticket game, the lucky winners have been notified by email. The answer to the question was : Red Star have won the Coupe de France five times (1921 1922 1923 1928 & 1942). Other tickets are available for the Lithuania - Mali game, which is being organised by Red Star FC 93 and Sport Global Management. Tickets on sale on the day or in advance from : 0892 692 694 or from FNAC, Géant, Carrefour or by Internet : www.francebillet.com

Updated 2^nd February 2007

COUPE DE PARIS As announced, Red Star will play Montigny-le-Bretonneux in the next round of the Coupe de Paris. Red Star are no strangers to the club from the Yvelines, having already played them in a Coupe de France tie back in October 2003. On that day a late late goal from Alhaji Baldé was enough to see Red Star through to the next round 1-0. Coached by Azzdine Meguelatti, Red Star lined up that day with Germain, Carles, Hammami, Diomande, Guei, Delaneuville (Fourneuf 90), Fofana, Dosso (Budoc 73), Balde, Desmarets, Hiroux. Sub: Fissirou. That seasons' cup run ended with a 1-0 defeat against Fontainebleu at Stade Bauer. Montigny play in the same division as Villejuif, Red Stars' opponents this season in the Coupe de France. Against Villejuif, Red Star came from being one goal down to run out easy winners 4-1. The match could take place on Wednesday 14th February This season the Coupe de Paris is being sponsored by the free newspaper Paru Vendu. This paper has former Red Star director Michel Moulin as its head. The cup will be known as the Coupe ParuVendu Paris IDF. This season there will be financial rewards for the participants from the last 16 stage: - Last 16 : set of kit - ¼ finalists : 1 000 euros - semi finalists: 3 000 euros - finalist : 7 000 euros - winner : 15 000 euros SATURDAY Red Star face a tought task against Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois at Stade Bauer (6pm CET). The visitors should field the divisions' top scorer, Amadou Diagouraga, who was recently lnked with a lucrative deal to play in Dubai, but decided to pursue his career in France. The game wil be officiated by Cédric Duvoid, from the Ligue de Lorraine, an experienced referee since 1991 who will be assisted by Yannick Ténesi & Gérard Tardy. The fourth officials are Daniel Naujean & Patrick Duboc. Also this weekend in the CFA: Vitré - Guingamp B Plabennec - Pacy-sur-Eure Moissy-Cramayel - Quevilly Villemomble - Concarneau Rennes B - Dieppe Bois-Guillaume - Poissy Auxerre B - Pontivy Paris SG B - Rouen This weekend Red Stars' reserves travel to Antony; the under 18s are at home to Aulnay, Sunday at 1pm CET at the Ile des Vannes and AllezRedStar.com should normally be present at the under 15s match against Saint-Ouen l’Aumône. 110 This year sees Red Star celebrating 110 years of existence. Special events are being planned to mark this milestone, and AllezRedStar.com are involved in the preparations. As a sneak preview, we can reveal that former Red Star coach and one-time coach of the Japan national XI Philippe Troussier will feature in the events. Philippe Troussier, on the phone to ex-Red star hero Claude Chazottes. On the right the man behind the event, Benoît Delanoé.

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