Match Report


ToulouseToulouse     Le MansLe Mans
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Thibault FadigaT. Fadiga62
G
1
G
57Danny DefoeD. Defoe
Wahid BourgeaisW. Bourgeais61
D
2
D
75Cedric ChaussidiereC. Chaussidiere
Azziz NicaiseA. Nicaise58
D
3
D
64Luis-Clemente SchuthL. Schuth
Carmelo PisanoC. Pisano58
D
4captain
D
61Jeremy DiattaJ. Diatta
Mohamed LaslandesM. Laslandes54
D
5
D
52Paul ByrneP. Byrne
Miguel IbanezM. Ibanez67
M
6
M
70Felipe OrtizF. Ortiz
Abdelmalek ViseuxA. Viseux62
M
7
M
69Noah WelkeN. Welke
Drazen BobanD. Boban61
M
captain8
M
65Marc ZaidanM. Zaidan
Benjamin PoulardB. Poulard57
M
9
A
59Azziz PlatiniA. Platini
Manuel RamosM. Ramos62
A
10
A
58Teddy FinneyT. Finney
Martin BirnbaumM. Birnbaum58
A
11
A
52Thomas KlinsmannT. Klinsmann
 
Marc-Vivien PapinM. Papin58
G
12
M
64Mohammed BrouwerM. Brouwer
Cyrille De PalmasC. De Palmas57
G
13
M
57Ahmed RizzettoA. Rizzetto
Johan FabianoJ. Fabiano56
M
14
G
52Pierre-Emmanuel RouvièreP. Rouvière

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stade Municipal where Toulouse play host to Le Mans. A crowd of 10,664 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Toulouse are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Le Mans appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rodrigue Toursel.


0.00
The first half starts with Toulouse kicking off!
8.36
Benjamin Poulard knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Birnbaum. Martin Birnbaum directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Danny Defoe. Excellent save.
20.37
Noah Welke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Ortiz. Felipe Ortiz knocks in a cross ball towards Azziz Platini. Azziz Platini makes a looping header on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
26.28
Thomas Klinsmann threads a neat ball through to Teddy Finney. Teddy Finney whips in a cross ball towards Thomas Klinsmann. Thomas Klinsmann beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Thibault Fadiga has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.04
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.04
Drazen Boban threads a neat ball through to Martin Birnbaum. Martin Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.22
Cedric Chaussidiere flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Ortiz. Felipe Ortiz threads the ball through to Thomas Klinsmann. Thomas Klinsmann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.41
Drazen Boban makes a probing pass to Martin Birnbaum. Martin Birnbaum knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Zaidan.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Le Mans get the second half underway!
47.34
Drazen Boban plays the ball forward to Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos makes a great pass forward. Benjamin Poulard runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
49.33
Miguel Ibanez flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
53.54
Luis-Clemente Schuth sees Felipe Ortiz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Ortiz decides to run forward with the ball. Felipe Ortiz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
54.11
Drazen Boban kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Birnbaum. Martin Birnbaum whips in a cross ball towards Benjamin Poulard. Benjamin Poulard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Danny Defoe punches it away to safety.
57.11
Felipe Ortiz brings the ball forward. Felipe Ortiz threads a neat ball through to Thomas Klinsmann. Thomas Klinsmann knocks the ball forward to Teddy Finney but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
61.36
Thomas Klinsmann takes it forward alone. Thomas Klinsmann flicks a high pass forward. Azziz Platini controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Azziz Platini muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Thibault Fadiga gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
73.18
Jeremy Diatta sees a break and surges forward. Jeremy Diatta makes a probing pass to Thomas Klinsmann. Thomas Klinsmann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
83.14
Paul Byrne makes a simple pass to Thomas Klinsmann. Seeing a gap ahead, Thomas Klinsmann plays the ball forward to Teddy Finney who has made a great run into the box. Teddy Finney tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
84.38
Mohamed Laslandes sees Abdelmalek Viseux in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Abdelmalek Viseux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Birnbaum. Martin Birnbaum shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.03
Felipe Ortiz barges into Drazen Boban. Felipe Ortiz is warned by the referee! Drazen Boban stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Benjamin Poulard hacks Teddy Finney from behind! The referee warns Benjamin Poulard to calm down! Teddy Finney stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Toulouse

Le Mans
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
22.2%
46.9%
30.9%

Scorers
Manuel Ramos 49
Thomas Klinsmann 26

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Klinsmann of Le Mans

Match Ratings