Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     AuxerreAuxerre
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Reginald MarsigliaR. Marsiglia79
G
1
G
79Darren BoatengD. Boateng
Corentin MatingouC. Matingou67
D
2
D
68Billy KasperB. Kasper
Adolfo CarcedoA. Carcedo66
D
3captain
D
65Scott GriffinS. Griffin
Dami‘n Van AnkerenD. Van Ankeren64
D
captain4
D
59Francisco FuentesF. Fuentes
Omer BridgesO. Bridges62
D
5
M
66Carl BastinC. Bastin
Jean-Louis RottJ. Rott69
M
6
M
66Florian MacéF. Macé
Anselmo ImbrianiA. Imbriani67
M
7
M
63Alberto AlvarezA. Alvarez
Armin GeisA. Geis66
M
8
M
56Chritophe PetitC. Petit
Paul ThuramP. Thuram59
A
9
A
70Cyrille LecceseC. Leccese
Giulio PoggiG. Poggi55
A
10
A
67Luis GuardiolaL. Guardiola
Benjamin RocheB. Roche55
A
11
A
66Cesar MarquesC. Marques
 
Tchiressoua CatherineT. Catherine74
G
12
G
63Jason FlucklingerJ. Flucklinger
Gregory SafanjonG. Safanjon67
G
13
A
62Corentin TrévisanC. Trévisan
David PintoD. Pinto65
M
14
M
56Malte RohrschneiderM. Rohrschneider

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to Auxerre. A crowd of 17,486 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Le Mans are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Auxerre appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Cool.


0.00
Le Mans start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.56
Alberto Alvarez flicks a high ball forward to Cesar Marques who takes it down. Cesar Marques runs straight at the defence! Cesar Marques shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Reginald Marsiglia.
5.33
Corner kick to Auxerre. Chritophe Petit chips it to the near post. Jean-Louis Rott reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
8.03
Anselmo Imbriani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Benjamin Roche. Benjamin Roche knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Griffin.
9.12
Benjamin Roche flicks a high pass forward. Armin Geis collects the pass. Armin Geis lofts in a cross ball towards Giulio Poggi. Giulio Poggi knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
10.39
Scott Griffin takes a quick throw-in. Francisco Fuentes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Griffin. Scott Griffin makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Griffin lofts in a cross ball towards Cyrille Leccese. Cyrille Leccese knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Reginald Marsiglia.
11.08
Corner kick to Auxerre. Chritophe Petit plays it out to the edge of the box. Omer Bridges reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
21.55
Armin Geis laces a through ball forward to Paul Thuram. Paul Thuram makes a probing pass to Armin Geis but he's offside!
24.45
Jean-Louis Rott picks a pass forward to Benjamin Roche. Benjamin Roche knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Fuentes.
27.57
Chritophe Petit flicks a high pass forward. Luis Guardiola holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Guardiola shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
34.48
Anselmo Imbriani makes a simple pass to Giulio Poggi. Giulio Poggi cuts inside the box! Giulio Poggi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
36.29
Adolfo Carcedo threads a neat ball through to Anselmo Imbriani. Showing composure, Anselmo Imbriani laces a weighted ball forward to Jean-Louis Rott. Jean-Louis Rott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Fuentes.
39.01
Adolfo Carcedo kicks a strong pass forward to Benjamin Roche. Benjamin Roche controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.43
Armin Geis flicks a high pass forward to Giulio Poggi who brings the ball under control. Giulio Poggi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Fuentes.
45.00
Anselmo Imbriani makes an attacking run forward. Anselmo Imbriani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Auxerre also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Auxerre kick off!
47.07
Alberto Alvarez hits a low pass to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adolfo Carcedo.
51.39
Jean-Louis Rott flicks a high ball forward to Paul Thuram who takes it down. Paul Thuram knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.30
Chritophe Petit flicks a high pass forward. Luis Guardiola holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Guardiola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Reginald Marsiglia!
59.05
Adolfo Carcedo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Adolfo Carcedo shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.48
Corentin Matingou clumsily knocks into Chritophe Petit. Corentin Matingou is shown the yellow card! Chritophe Petit hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.12
Adolfo Carcedo advances with the ball. Adolfo Carcedo sees a break and surges forward. Adolfo Carcedo shoots from distance. Solid save from Darren Boateng.
75.13
Armin Geis threads the ball through to Giulio Poggi. Giulio Poggi plays a one-two with Benjamin Roche and advances towards the goal... Giulio Poggi rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.45
Auxerre have made a substitution with Corentin Trévisan replacing Carl Bastin .
78.54
Giulio Poggi hits a low pass to Paul Thuram. Paul Thuram shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Darren Boateng.
80.13
Jean-Louis Rott takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Benjamin Roche is dispossessed by a tackle from Billy Kasper.
81.14
Jean-Louis Rott flicks a high pass forward. Giulio Poggi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giulio Poggi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.56
Alberto Alvarez receives the ball from a throw-in from Scott Griffin. Alberto Alvarez kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Guardiola. Luis Guardiola controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Reginald Marsiglia has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

Auxerre
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
24.3%
44.3%
31.4%

Scorers
Luis Guardiola 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luis Guardiola of Auxerre

Match Ratings