Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Vélodrome where Olympique de Marseille play host to Le Mans. A crowd of 20,003 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Le Mans appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Olympique de Marseille are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Le Mans appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Le Mans kicking off!
4.17
0-0Yassine Kherbache deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pierre Song. Pierre Song knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.11
0-0Antonio Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Camacho. Daniel Camacho threads the ball through to Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud shoots from outside the area but somehow Marino Van Der Luer manages to keep it out.
15.05
Yassine Kherbache knocks the ball forward to Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Neves.
20.26
Fabio Gallo threads the ball through to Pierre Song. Pierre Song knocks in a cross ball towards Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Christophe Trapasso easily smothers it.
22.26
0-1Fabio Gallo chips the ball to his team mate, Thijs Karelse. Thijs Karelse lofts in a cross ball towards Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.30
0-1Antonio Neves clumsily knocks into Pierre Song. Antonio Neves is shown the yellow card! Pierre Song gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.51
Dambou Hiroux chips the ball to his team mate, David Hutchison. David Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Henderson.
32.50
David Hutchison advances with the ball. David Hutchison shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Marino Van Der Luer easily smothers it!
33.19
Felix Haider knocks the ball forward to Fabio Gallo. Fabio Gallo makes a simple pass to Thijs Karelse. Thijs Karelse lofts in a cross ball towards Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Christophe Trapasso is on top of it.
36.50
Yassine Kherbache knocks the ball to his team mate, Pierre Song. Pierre Song knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dambou Hiroux.
38.28
0-1Felix Haider knocks the ball to his team mate, Yassine Kherbache. Yassine Kherbache knocks the ball forward to Pierre Song. Pierre Song shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.33
Yassine Kherbache makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thijs Karelse. Thijs Karelse lofts in a cross ball towards Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.36
Richard Henderson makes a probing pass to Yassine Kherbache. Yassine Kherbache makes a probing pass to Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christophe Trapasso who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Olympique de Marseille kicking off!
51.48
Saïd Daoud controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thijs Karelse. Thijs Karelse whips in a cross ball towards Pierre Song. Pierre Song is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.19
Fabio Gallo comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Camacho. The referee calls over Fabio Gallo and warns him to calm down! Daniel Camacho carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.49
Stjepan Jurcic makes a simple pass to Thijs Karelse. Thijs Karelse shoots from outside the area but Christophe Trapasso is on top of it.
59.19
0-2Yann Bourmaud hacks Richard Henderson from behind! Yann Bourmaud is warned by the referee! Richard Henderson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.06
Stjepan Jurcic knocks the ball to his team mate, Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok knocks in a cross ball towards Thijs Karelse. Thijs Karelse heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Christophe Trapasso.
63.33
0-2Le Mans are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Olympique de Marseille's defence.
65.28
Antonio Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Alpay Sükür. Alpay Sükür knocks the ball to his team mate, Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.40
David Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felix Haider.
72.40
Kwami César clumsily knocks into Richard Henderson. Kwami César is warned by the referee! Richard Henderson stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.21
Saïd Daoud makes a simple pass to Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok knocks in a cross ball towards Thijs Karelse. Thijs Karelse heads the ball goalwards. Christophe Trapasso easily picks it out of the air!
78.37
Muzzy Ayaz chips the ball to his team mate, Stjepan Jurcic. Stjepan Jurcic threads the ball through to Pierre Song. Pierre Song knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Neves.
79.47
Dario Mathis brings the ball forward. Dario Mathis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Marino Van Der Luer!
85.32
Fabio Gallo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok shoots from long range but it flies wide!
87.20
David Hutchison chips the ball to his team mate, Yann Bourmaud. Yann Bourmaud shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Marino Van Der Luer!
90.00
Felix Haider makes a simple pass to Fabio Gallo. Fabio Gallo kicks a strong pass forward to Mitchel Kok. Mitchel Kok lofts in a cross ball towards Pierre Song. Pierre Song connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Christophe Trapasso had no chance!! Goal for Le Mans!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Mitchel Kok 22, 39 Pierre Song 90 |