Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to FC Lorient. A crowd of 9,811 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Le Mans and FC Lorient are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dianbobo Carnot.


0.00
Le Mans start the match!
3.06
Reynald Chabert catches John Sablé on the ankles. The referee calls over Reynald Chabert and warns him to calm down! John Sablé hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.12
Oliver Bräutigam flicks a high pass forward to Adrien Coupet who brings the ball under control. Adrien Coupet shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
9.25
Yann Papin sees a break and surges forward. Yann Papin decides to run forward with the ball. Yann Papin rushes past Nico Klinsmann! Some good footwork from Yann Papin provides some space. He shoots at goal. Mehdi Laquait effortlessly gets down and covers it.
18.52
Ghislain Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Adrien Coupet. Adrien Coupet whips in a cross ball towards John Sablé. John Sablé makes a looping header on goal but it flies just wide!
24.16
Alex El Khanchaf makes a probing pass to Adrien Coupet. Adrien Coupet rushes past Reynald Chabert! Some good footwork from Adrien Coupet provides some space. He shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
34.34
Reynald Chabert clumsily knocks into Adrien Coupet. The referee brings Reynald Chabert to one side and gives him another warning! Adrien Coupet runs off the knock.
40.17
Le Mans are in full control of this game.
42.21
Yann Papin passes the ball forward to Garry Morrison. Garry Morrison flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Hendry who takes it down. Dominic Hendry shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Mehdi Laquait.
43.27
Corner kick to FC Lorient. Emmanuel Devaux chips it to the near post. Mehdi Laquait scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Le Mans appear unchanged since the first half. FC Lorient also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Lorient get the second half underway!
48.30
Gerhard Oswald flicks a high pass forward. John Sablé controls it well on his chest. John Sablé controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Teemu Meride manages to keep it out.
54.55
Oliver Bräutigam flicks the ball to his team mate, Ferdinand Valenconi. Ferdinand Valenconi advances inside the box! Ferdinand Valenconi rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Teemu Meride!
57.15
John Sablé clumsily knocks into Yann Papin. The referee calls over John Sablé and warns him to calm down! Yann Papin stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.46
Garry Morrison plays the ball forward to Dominic Hendry. Dominic Hendry plays a scrappy one-two with Laurent Revillet and advances towards the goal... Dominic Hendry looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
61.21
Alex El Khanchaf clumsily knocks into Emmanuel Devaux. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Emmanuel Devaux grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.19
Nico Klinsmann clumsily knocks into Dominic Hendry. The referee calls over Nico Klinsmann and warns him to calm down! Dominic Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.06
Yann Papin flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Devaux comfortably collects the pass. Emmanuel Devaux flicks a high ball forward to Laurent Revillet who takes it down. Laurent Revillet shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
71.52
Gary Power threads a neat ball through to Oliver Bräutigam. Oliver Bräutigam threads the ball through to John Sablé. John Sablé plays a one-two with Adrien Coupet and rushes in on goal... John Sablé makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. John Sablé scores for Le Mans!!
77.52
Garry Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Vincent Lama holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincent Lama shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Mehdi Laquait manages to gather it.
87.22
Allan Alicarte makes a simple pass to Garry Morrison. Garry Morrison makes a probing pass to Dominic Hendry. Dominic Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Vincent Lama. Vincent Lama flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 3 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 59.4202898550725 vs 40.5797101449275
Play Area
Home team third: 20.29%, Midfield: 44.93%, Away team third: 34.78%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Sablé of Le Mans

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
8
2. Edgar Riga (DEF)
6
3. Gary Power (DEF)
6
6
6
9. Adrien Coupet (ATT)
7
11. John Sablé (ATT)
8

12. Younes Pontal (MID)
0
13. Yazid Allibert (DEF)
0

1. Teemu Meride (GK)
7
6
6
4. Yann Papin (DEF)
8
5. Mitchel Bosch (MID)
6
6. Rudy Ramé (MID)
6
7
6
10. Dominic Hendry (ATT)
8
11. Vincent Lama (ATT)
8

12. Marama Keita (DEF)
0
13. Patricio Mendes (ATT)
0