Match Report


AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio     Le MansLe Mans
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jeremie BaillsJ. Baills54
G
1
G
55Richard SullivanR. Sullivan
Jorge TeixeiraJ. Teixeira67
D
2
D
75Cedric ChaussidiereC. Chaussidiere
Zoumana ChaveyriatZ. Chaveyriat60
D
3
D
65Luis-Clemente SchuthL. Schuth
Samuel JaurèsS. Jaurès58
D
4captain
D
61Jeremy DiattaJ. Diatta
Gerard LindenberghG. Lindenbergh53
D
5
D
58Fabio BrocardF. Brocard
Yann ManardY. Manard82
M
6
M
70Felipe OrtizF. Ortiz
Pierpaolo TambelliniP. Tambellini61
M
7
M
66Marc ZaidanM. Zaidan
Sabri CassardS. Cassard61
M
captain8
M
60Maxence JezierskiM. Jezierski
Younes MaquaY. Maqua61
M
9
A
63Jean-Marie BradaiaJ. Bradaia
Jose Javier NunezJ. Nunez64
A
10
A
60Jean HassliJ. Hassli
John ValenconiJ. Valenconi62
A
11
A
59Teddy FinneyT. Finney
 
Kaba CandelaK. Candela61
A
12
A
55Robert GreavesR. Greaves
Eduardo NascimentoE. Nascimento56
A
13
A
54Scott WhiteS. White
Artur BarrosA. Barros55
M
14
A
54Thomas KlinsmannT. Klinsmann

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade Francois-Coty where AC Ajaccio play host to Le Mans. A crowd of 12,374 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AC Ajaccio 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 Ted Ntumpa Nsafu.


0.00
The whistle blows and Le Mans kick off!
2.22
Younes Maqua flicks a high pass forward. John Valenconi controls it well on his chest. John Valenconi shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
3.35
Pierpaolo Tambellini flicks a high pass forward. John Valenconi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Valenconi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Sullivan who gathers it comfortably.
15.57
Felipe Ortiz hits a low pass to Maxence Jezierski. Maxence Jezierski makes an attacking run forward. Maxence Jezierski sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
16.55
Zoumana Chaveyriat flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Nunez collects the pass. Jose Javier Nunez runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Jose Javier Nunez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.58
Marc Zaidan makes a beautiful solo run. Marc Zaidan finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.02
Teddy Finney hacks Samuel Jaurès from behind! Teddy Finney is shown the yellow card! Samuel Jaurès stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.21
Marc Zaidan makes a beautiful solo run. Marc Zaidan passes the ball forward to Felipe Ortiz. Felipe Ortiz plays a one-two with Teddy Finney and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Felipe Ortiz provides some space. He shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
33.10
Cedric Chaussidiere chips the ball to his team mate, Jean Hassli. Jean Hassli sees space and advances. Jean Hassli passes the ball forward but Jean-Marie Bradaia is offside!
38.58
Samuel Jaurès flicks a high pass forward. Yann Manard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yann Manard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Valenconi. John Valenconi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.03
Sabri Cassard flicks a high pass forward to John Valenconi who brings the ball under control. John Valenconi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
44.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and AC Ajaccio kick off!
51.47
Sabri Cassard makes a probing pass to Younes Maqua. Younes Maqua makes a probing pass to John Valenconi. John Valenconi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.53
Sabri Cassard knocks the ball to his team mate, John Valenconi. John Valenconi whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Nunez. Jose Javier Nunez rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's there!! Richard Sullivan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.38
Maxence Jezierski hacks Jorge Teixeira from behind! Maxence Jezierski is shown the yellow card! Jorge Teixeira stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.59
Maxence Jezierski runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Maxence Jezierski kicks a strong pass forward to Jean-Marie Bradaia but the referee indicates it's offside!
72.26
Felipe Ortiz runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Felipe Ortiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.18
Sabri Cassard flicks a high ball forward to Jose Javier Nunez who takes it down. Jose Javier Nunez tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
89.11
Gerard Lindenbergh threads a neat ball through to Yann Manard. Yann Manard decides to run forward with the ball. Yann Manard whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Nunez. With a superhuman jump, Jose Javier Nunez connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AC Ajaccio

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

Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
25.4%
47.9%
26.8%

Scorers
Jose Javier Nunez 56, 89
Marc Zaidan 23

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Javier Nunez of AC Ajaccio

Match Ratings