Match Report


FC LorientFC Lorient     Chamois NiortaisChamois Niortais
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose CastroJ. Castro62
G
1captain
G
61Christian FreundC. Freund
Demetrius BaretD. Baret74
D
2
D
66Devanir BedrossianD. Bedrossian
Thierry GueiT. Guei66
D
captain3
D
61Giampiero CalifanoG. Califano
Felice CapecchiF. Capecchi63
D
4
D
59Dagui RaymondD. Raymond
Jo‘l ToyesJ. Toyes59
D
5
D
59Zoumana RodriguesZ. Rodrigues
Patricio SotoP. Soto68
M
6
M
60Daniel EdwardsD. Edwards
Toni LuccaT. Lucca67
M
7
M
52Antoine JezierskiA. Jezierski
Geoffroy SorlinG. Sorlin64
M
8
M
51Sebastien RodaS. Roda
Samuel MercierS. Mercier68
A
9
M
51Paul WhiteP. White
Steed CakarS. Cakar63
A
10
A
69Cyril KarembeuC. Karembeu
Francis EdwardsF. Edwards52
A
11
A
63Younes MermetY. Mermet
 
Corrado SussiC. Sussi62
M
12
A
60Alexander LefèvreA. Lefèvre
Ahmed GilletA. Gillet59
M
13
A
60Alejandro CruzA. Cruz
Moreno GiangaspareM. Giangaspare59
M
14
G
59Gianni GioacchiniG. Gioacchini

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stade du Moustoir where FC Lorient play host to Chamois Niortais. A crowd of 8,079 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Lorient are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chamois Niortais appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Sylvain Mayer.


0.00
FC Lorient get the match underway!
4.04
Daniel Edwards decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Edwards makes a simple pass to Younes Mermet. Younes Mermet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.47
Dagui Raymond flicks a high pass forward. Paul White holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With imagination, Paul White plays the ball forward to Cyril Karembeu. Cyril Karembeu tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
20.50
Antoine Jezierski makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Younes Mermet. Younes Mermet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
22.43
Toni Lucca advances with the ball. Toni Lucca shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.04
Sebastien Roda flicks a high pass forward. Younes Mermet controls it well on his chest. Younes Mermet shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
28.31
Geoffroy Sorlin chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
30.48
Thierry Guei sees Toni Lucca in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Toni Lucca flicks a high pass forward. Francis Edwards collects the pass. Francis Edwards shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
34.33
Geoffroy Sorlin advances with the ball. Geoffroy Sorlin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Christian Freund who gathers it comfortably.
36.19
Sebastien Roda barges into Samuel Mercier. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Samuel Mercier stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.22
Patricio Soto threads the ball through to Toni Lucca. Toni Lucca knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zoumana Rodrigues.
45.00
Toni Lucca makes a simple pass to Patricio Soto. Patricio Soto makes a probing pass to Samuel Mercier but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Lorient appear unchanged since the first half. Chamois Niortais also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Chamois Niortais start the second half!
51.25
Zoumana Rodrigues flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Edwards holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Edwards surges forward with the ball. Daniel Edwards shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.43
Felice Capecchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier kicks a strong pass forward to Steed Cakar. Steed Cakar shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
54.10
Dagui Raymond flicks a high ball forward to Cyril Karembeu who takes it down. Cyril Karembeu knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felice Capecchi.
55.54
Toni Lucca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis Edwards. Francis Edwards knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dagui Raymond.
60.10
FC Lorient have made a substitution with Ahmed Gillet replacing Patricio Soto .
61.12
Ahmed Gillet threads a neat ball through to Francis Edwards. Francis Edwards shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
63.26
Toni Lucca runs straight at the opposition's defence. Toni Lucca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
65.01
Felice Capecchi passes the ball forward to Toni Lucca. Toni Lucca hits a low pass to Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
67.36
Felice Capecchi plays the ball forward to Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin flicks a high pass forward. Ahmed Gillet controls it well on his chest. Ahmed Gillet whips in a cross ball towards Francis Edwards. Francis Edwards outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.09
Dagui Raymond flicks a high pass forward to Antoine Jezierski who brings the ball under control. Antoine Jezierski makes a probing pass to Cyril Karembeu. Cyril Karembeu runs straight at the defence! Cyril Karembeu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
78.06
Samuel Mercier flicks a high pass forward to Steed Cakar who brings the ball under control. Steed Cakar sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Christian Freund is on top of it.
79.56
Ahmed Gillet picks a pass forward to Francis Edwards. Francis Edwards knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dagui Raymond.
83.19
Felice Capecchi picks a pass forward to Ahmed Gillet. Ahmed Gillet flicks a high pass forward. Toni Lucca collects the pass. Toni Lucca shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.11
Geoffroy Sorlin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Edwards. Francis Edwards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Felice Capecchi flicks a high pass forward to Geoffroy Sorlin who brings the ball under control. Geoffroy Sorlin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Geoffroy Sorlin shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Lorient

Chamois Niortais
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
9
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.5%
32.5%
Play Area
20.5%
47%
32.5%

Scorers
Toni Lucca 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Toni Lucca of FC Lorient

Match Ratings