Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Danny DefoeD. Defoe57
G
1
G
56Farid ChagotF. Chagot
Cedric ChaussidiereC. Chaussidiere75
D
2
D
66Jorge TeixeiraJ. Teixeira
Luis-Clemente SchuthL. Schuth64
D
3
D
61Felipe CruzF. Cruz
Jeremy DiattaJ. Diatta61
D
captain4
D
58Zoumana ChaveyriatZ. Chaveyriat
Paul ByrneP. Byrne52
D
5
D
57Samuel JaurèsS. Jaurès
Felipe OrtizF. Ortiz70
M
6
M
79Yann ManardY. Manard
Noah WelkeN. Welke69
M
7
M
68Geoffroy RaméG. Ramé
Marc ZaidanM. Zaidan65
M
8
M
61Pierpaolo TambelliniP. Tambellini
Azziz PlatiniA. Platini59
A
9captain
M
55Jose FloresJ. Flores
Teddy FinneyT. Finney58
A
10
A
64Guilherme LimaG. Lima
Thomas KlinsmannT. Klinsmann52
A
11
A
62Eddie BlackE. Black
 
Mohammed BrouwerM. Brouwer64
M
12
A
56Eduardo NascimentoE. Nascimento
Ahmed RizzettoA. Rizzetto57
M
13
M
55Roland PhilippeR. Philippe
Pierre-Emmanuel RouvièreP. Rouvière52
G
14
D
55Julian PottsJ. Potts

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to AC Ajaccio. A crowd of 13,432 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Le Mans are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AC Ajaccio appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Yann Smertin.


0.00
AC Ajaccio start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.08
Thomas Klinsmann catches Felipe Cruz on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Felipe Cruz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.13
Geoffroy Ramé runs straight at the opposition's defence. Geoffroy Ramé tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.15
Yann Manard sees a break and surges forward. Yann Manard lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Black. Eddie Black directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.02
Pierpaolo Tambellini hits a low pass to Guilherme Lima. Guilherme Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Black but the referee indicates it's offside!
33.12
Geoffroy Ramé controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guilherme Lima. Guilherme Lima knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Black. Eddie Black makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Danny Defoe had no chance!! Goal for AC Ajaccio!
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. AC Ajaccio also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Le Mans kick off and get the second half underway!
49.02
Thomas Klinsmann flicks a high ball forward to Azziz Platini who takes it down. Azziz Platini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
51.18
Zoumana Chaveyriat catches Teddy Finney on the ankles. Zoumana Chaveyriat is warned by the referee! Teddy Finney runs off the knock.
59.40
Noah Welke flicks a high pass forward. Marc Zaidan collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Marc Zaidan plays the ball forward to Thomas Klinsmann. Thomas Klinsmann makes a defence splitting pass to Azziz Platini. Azziz Platini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
65.23
Zoumana Chaveyriat knocks the ball to his team mate, Pierpaolo Tambellini. Pierpaolo Tambellini flicks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Lima. Guilherme Lima knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noah Welke.
66.14
Cedric Chaussidiere hits a low pass to Azziz Platini. Azziz Platini shoots from 25 yards. Farid Chagot easily gets down and covers it.
69.37
Felipe Cruz threads the ball through to Geoffroy Ramé. Geoffroy Ramé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yann Manard. Yann Manard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.12
Felipe Cruz threads a neat ball through to Geoffroy Ramé. Geoffroy Ramé knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Defoe who gathers it comfortably.
73.09
Pierpaolo Tambellini flicks a high ball forward to Eddie Black who takes it down. Eddie Black knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.35
Marc Zaidan makes a simple pass to Felipe Ortiz. Felipe Ortiz flicks the ball to his team mate, Teddy Finney. Teddy Finney shoots from long range. Good keeping from Farid Chagot as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
76.19
Corner kick to Le Mans. Felipe Ortiz chips it out wide. Samuel Jaurès reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
78.10
Geoffroy Ramé passes the ball forward to Guilherme Lima. Guilherme Lima knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Felipe Ortiz.
81.07
Samuel Jaurès makes a simple pass to Pierpaolo Tambellini. Pierpaolo Tambellini makes a probing pass to Geoffroy Ramé. Geoffroy Ramé shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
84.04
Marc Zaidan flicks a high ball forward to Azziz Platini who takes it down. Azziz Platini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.31
Jorge Teixeira darts forward. Jorge Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Black. Eddie Black directs the ball goalwards with his head. Danny Defoe manages to gather it.
90.00
Marc Zaidan barges into Eddie Black. Marc Zaidan is shown the yellow card! Eddie Black runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

AC Ajaccio
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46%
54%
Play Area
31%
44.8%
24.1%

Scorers
Eddie Black 9, 33
Geoffroy Ramé 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eddie Black of AC Ajaccio

Match Ratings