Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     AS MonacoAS Monaco
Ian MortimerIan Mortimer Shaun Regan Shaun Regan
Yyvind LundekvamY. Lundekvam78
G
1
G
86Georgios DevitsakisG. Devitsakis
Cyrille WarmuzC. Warmuz78
D
2
D
71Jack Van Der MeydeJ. Van Der Meyde
Thomas HansenT. Hansen85
D
3
D
73Cyril LegwinskiC. Legwinski
Francisco AzevedoF. Azevedo85
D
4
D
83Arek LatoA. Lato
Jochem VerlindenJ. Verlinden83
M
5
D
72Morgan Del PieroM. Del Piero
Nestor AdjaoudN. Adjaoud80
M
6
M
72Kevin SammerK. Sammer
Jean BoriosJ. Borios79
M
captain7captain
M
71Stjepan JavorcicS. Javorcic
Dmitri KorneevD. Korneev84
M
8
M
79Chris InceC. Ince
Francois KlosF. Klos75
A
9
A
76Filipe ValenteF. Valente
Dario TresorD. Tresor78
A
10
A
75Ismael AyazI. Ayaz
Salvador AdailtonS. Adailton88
A
11
A
78Garba YekiniG. Yekini
 
Kenneth RommedahlK. Rommedahl73
D
12
D
67Frank HurstF. Hurst
Christian BarolloC. Barollo78
M
13
M
75Alejandro QuintanillaA. Quintanilla
Daniel Gabriel MutuD. Mutu78
A
14
A
65Johnny GuiniaJ. Guinia

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to AS Monaco. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Le Mans are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AS Monaco appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Yannick Barbosa.


0.00
AS Monaco get the match underway!
4.32
Thomas Hansen sees Jochem Verlinden in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jochem Verlinden flicks a high ball forward to Salvador Adailton who takes it down. Salvador Adailton threads a neat ball through to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Georgios Devitsakis. What a great pair of hands!
9.26
Arek Lato knocks the ball forward to Kevin Sammer. Kevin Sammer threads a neat ball through to Garba Yekini. Garba Yekini shoots from 20 yards. Yyvind Lundekvam gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
12.53
Jack Van Der Meyde barges into Francois Klos. The referee brings Jack Van Der Meyde to one side and gives him a warning! Francois Klos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.28
Jean Borios passes the ball forward to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
24.34
Arek Lato catches Dario Tresor on the ankles. The referee calls over Arek Lato and shows him a yellow card! Dario Tresor stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.25
Nestor Adjaoud flicks a high pass forward. Dario Tresor controls it well on his chest. Dario Tresor shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
30.32
Cyrille Warmuz knocks the ball to his team mate, Nestor Adjaoud. Nestor Adjaoud hits a low pass to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
32.18
Nestor Adjaoud flicks a high pass forward. Dario Tresor collects the pass. Dario Tresor skips past Cyril Legwinski! Dario Tresor cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Georgios Devitsakis smothers it!
36.07
Nestor Adjaoud makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor plays a scrappy one-two with Salvador Adailton and advances towards the goal... Dario Tresor takes a shot at goal but Georgios Devitsakis is on top of it.
38.33
Arek Lato hits a low pass to Chris Ince. Chris Ince flicks a high pass forward. Garba Yekini controls it well on his chest. Garba Yekini shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
40.22
Garba Yekini comes in with a late challenge on Cyrille Warmuz. Garba Yekini is shown the yellow card! Cyrille Warmuz stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.33
Chris Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Cyrille Warmuz pushes mid-way up the pitch. Cyrille Warmuz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Georgios Devitsakis gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Le Mans appear unchanged since the first half. AS Monaco also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Le Mans kick off!
49.49
Jean Borios controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.38
Dmitri Korneev darts forward. Dmitri Korneev shoots from outside the area. Superb reactions from Georgios Devitsakis. What a save!
53.23
Francisco Azevedo makes a simple pass to Dmitri Korneev. What teamwork. Dmitri Korneev decides to run forward with the ball. Dmitri Korneev plays a quick one-two with Salvador Adailton and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Dmitri Korneev provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Good keeping from Georgios Devitsakis as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
55.25
Kevin Sammer plays the ball forward to Garba Yekini. Garba Yekini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.12
Stjepan Javorcic catches Jean Borios on the ankles. The referee calls over Stjepan Javorcic and warns him to calm down! Jean Borios gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.32
Le Mans have made 3 substitutions with Kenneth Rommedahl replacing Francisco Azevedo, Christian Barollo replacing Nestor Adjaoud and Daniel Gabriel Mutu replacing Dario Tresor .
69.14
Christian Barollo chips the ball to his team mate, Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton chips the ball to his team mate, Francois Klos. Francois Klos tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
72.23
Kevin Sammer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ismael Ayaz. Ismael Ayaz finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Yyvind Lundekvam!
75.42
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
78.59
Christian Barollo clumsily knocks into Stjepan Javorcic. Christian Barollo is shown the yellow card! Stjepan Javorcic runs off the knock.
79.18
Kenneth Rommedahl makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean Borios. Seeing a gap ahead, Jean Borios plays the ball forward to Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.43
Dmitri Korneev chips the ball to his team mate, Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Georgios Devitsakis has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.21
Chris Ince makes a simple pass to Filipe Valente. Filipe Valente plays a quick one-two with Garba Yekini and rushes in on goal... Filipe Valente cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

AS Monaco
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
9
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.5%
34.5%
Play Area
21.4%
44%
34.5%

Scorers
Daniel Gabriel Mutu 83
Filipe Valente 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Georgios Devitsakis of AS Monaco

Match Ratings