Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     RC LensRC Lens
Computer Player Computer Player Barry Skinner Barry Skinner
Danny DefoeD. Defoe57
G
1
G
68Gary TaylorG. Taylor
Cedric ChaussidiereC. Chaussidiere75
D
2
D
67Lomano FletcherL. Fletcher
Luis-Clemente SchuthL. Schuth64
D
3captain
D
74Oscar CantonaO. Cantona
Jeremy DiattaJ. Diatta61
D
captain4
D
65Kamal DianiK. Diani
Paul ByrneP. Byrne52
D
5
D
67Enrique IbanezE. Ibanez
Felipe OrtizF. Ortiz70
M
6
M
58Aziz BouchardA. Bouchard
Noah WelkeN. Welke69
M
7
M
68Stephane Ntumpa NsafuS. Ntumpa Nsafu
Marc ZaidanM. Zaidan64
M
8
A
67Shaun MustoeS. Mustoe
Azziz PlatiniA. Platini59
A
9
M
64Pascal MinghelliP. Minghelli
Teddy FinneyT. Finney58
A
10
M
57Florian BianconiF. Bianconi
Thomas KlinsmannT. Klinsmann52
A
11
A
64Diogo ValenteD. Valente
 
Mohammed BrouwerM. Brouwer64
M
12
G
66Juan Guerrero LopezJ. Guerrero Lopez
Ahmed RizzettoA. Rizzetto57
M
13
D
65Seb LucasS. Lucas
Pierre-Emmanuel RouvièreP. Rouvière52
G
14
M
64Christina BancarelC. Bancarel

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 13,949 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Le Mans are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while RC Lens appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jean-Marc Malbranque.


0.00
RC Lens kick off the first half!
4.41
Felipe Ortiz barges into Aziz Bouchard. Felipe Ortiz is shown the yellow card! Aziz Bouchard stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.08
With vision, Marc Zaidan plays the ball forward to Azziz Platini. Azziz Platini whips in a cross ball towards Teddy Finney. Teddy Finney gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.58
Lomano Fletcher makes a probing pass to Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu. Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu surges forward with the ball. Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu skips past Jeremy Diatta! Some silky footwork from Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Le Mans appear unchanged since the first half. RC Lens also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Le Mans kick off the second half!
54.59
Shaun Mustoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aziz Bouchard. Aziz Bouchard lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal Minghelli. Pascal Minghelli heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
61.10
Luis-Clemente Schuth surges forward with the ball. Luis-Clemente Schuth threads a neat ball through to Teddy Finney. Teddy Finney cuts inside the box! Teddy Finney shoots from just inside the box but it's well over the bar!
66.32
Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu chips the ball to his team mate, Pascal Minghelli. Pascal Minghelli shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Danny Defoe.
67.10
Lomano Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu. Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu makes a great pass forward. Diogo Valente runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
72.29
Enrique Ibanez catches Teddy Finney on the ankles. The referee calls over Enrique Ibanez and shows him a yellow card! Teddy Finney runs off the knock.
79.42
Oscar Cantona makes a simple pass to Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu. Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu flicks a high pass forward. Shaun Mustoe collects the pass. Shaun Mustoe advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Shaun Mustoe provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Danny Defoe comfortably gets down and covers it.
84.02
Enrique Ibanez threads the ball through to Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu. Stephane Ntumpa Nsafu passes the ball forward to Aziz Bouchard. Aziz Bouchard chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Valente. Diogo Valente tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

RC Lens
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.4%
51.6%
Play Area
30.6%
48.4%
21%

Scorers
Diogo Valente 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Diogo Valente of RC Lens

Match Ratings