FRIENDLY. Red Star have their final friendly against Mulhouse (CFA) on Saturday 31st July at Stade Marville, 6pm CET.
Updated 20th July DURAND. Alain DURAND, attacking midfielder who played at Troyes last season has signed a contract with Red Star 93. The fourth recruit this season and started his career at the l'INF at Vichy, before joining Metz. He has also played at Dijon and Gueugnon. Native of Troyes, born the 26th June 1967 he measures around 5' 9 " and weighs around 10 and a quarter stones. He also featured in the friendly for the UNFP against Red Star. Updated 19th July. RACING 92 1 RED STAR 93 1 200 spectateurs (stade Choine at Colombes) Updated 9th July RED STAR-UNFP. The match against the UNFP kicks off tonight at 8-30PM CET, at the Stade Michel-Hidalgo, Saint-Gratien. Among the ranks of the players currently looking for new clubs are ex-Red Star players Jean-Yves De Blasiis, Joël André and Fabien Valéri. They are being coached by ex-PSG & Le Havre man Denis Troch. How to get to the ground. Take the N14 from Saint-Denis or Epinay, pass under two underpasses and just before you arrive at a railway bridge carrying the RER line C over the road, turn right. Continue for 400m then at the crossroads turn left into the Rue D'Ermont. Cross over the new road, called the " BIP ", and the stadium is on the other side.
Updated 8th July SADDLE UP ! Monday 19th July Red Star welcome the Saddlers of Walsall FC to Stade Marville. Walsall, who finished as runners-up to Kevin Keegans' Fulham in the English Second Division acheived promotion into the Nationwide Division One under boss Ray Graydon. The ex-Villa man brings his outfit to France for a series of matches against French opposition. Match details to follow.
Updated 7th July WELCOME, LUDOVIC ! Red Star announced yesterday the first arrival of the season. He's Ludovic MARY, 21, a defender taken on loan from FC Nantes (D1). He started his career at St Leu before moving to the " Canaries " in 1993. Born the 3rd July 1978, he's 5' 10 " tall and weighs 12st 8lbs. Photo © C. Martin. Why not visit the site of FC Nantes, l'@ctu@lité J@une.
FRIENDLY. Another friendly test for Red Star has been arranged for Saturday 31st July at Stade Marville (7pm CET). Opposition to be announced.
CFA2. First derby match will be on Sunday 15th August at the old Stade Bauer, Saint-Ouen, where the reserves of Red Star welcome Aubervilliers to open the championship of the CFA2. Coming soon on this site will be the full fixture list of the reserves. All reserve home matches will take place at 3pm CET at Saint-Ouen, so why not pop along & give your support to the prospective Sacis, Diawaras and Lucas' ?
Gérard Valck
After a bright first half, enlightened by a 5th minute goal by the Brazilian triallist Elmeire, Red Star conceded a soft goal ten minutes from the end. The defense, caught napping when the offside trap failed and Racing profitted to equalise.
Perhaps a touch of exhaustion came into the equation after the hard work of the pre-season preparation. This comes to a conclusion with the arrival of newly-promoted Walsall from the English Division One this evening at Marville.
Red Star lined up as follows:
Forët, Delanoue, Mary L., Oponga, El Othmani, Diawara F., Vasseur, Déom, Almeida, Fellahi, Bélas. (subs : Bahya, Meïté, Pizzo, Doukantie, Saci, Nicolas & Goezi).
Two players have signed: Morad El Othmani, defender/libéro from the Youth Team at Châteauroux and Laurent Delanoue from Racing after spells at Nantes, Toulouse and Perpignan.
Triallists are : Almeida, Bélas, Vasseur, Nicolas and Goezi. Early this week the signature of an attacking midfielder is expected.
Soudani is back in light training as should Bellisaoui be in the next few days. Neither will be available for the start of the season the 7th August against Beauvais.
Another friendly has been arranged, Saturday 24th July at Sedan (D1), kick off 6-30pm CET.
Gérard Valck
