Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stade Municipal where Toulouse play host to Le Mans. A crowd of 12,043 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Toulouse and Le Mans are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Frederic Petereyns.


0.00
Toulouse kick off the first half!
3.53
Khaliloul Assati takes it forward alone. Khaliloul Assati controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florian Martel. Florian Martel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
8.09
Sylvain Borbiconi threads the ball through to Abel Gomes. Abel Gomes flicks a high ball forward to Guillaume Laigle who takes it down. Guillaume Laigle shoots from long range. Didier Levintsky gets down and covers it.
10.49
Eduardo Redondo sees Arjen de Vos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arjen de Vos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gonzalo Carlier.
12.40
Abel Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Arjen de Vos collects the pass. Arjen de Vos advances with the ball. Arjen de Vos makes a simple pass, allowing Guillaume Laigle to run into the box. Guillaume Laigle muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Didier Levintsky manages to keep it out.
16.58
Devanir Debeve catches Guillaume Laigle on the ankles. The referee brings Devanir Debeve to one side and gives him a warning! Guillaume Laigle stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.58
Free kick to Le Mans just outside the area...
20.00
Guillaume Laigle takes a short run up and tries an ambitious curling shot. The ball takes an enormous swing through the air towards the top corner. It's there! Didier Levintsky has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.39
Sylvain Borbiconi flicks a high pass forward. Arjen de Vos collects the pass. Arjen de Vos lofts in a cross ball towards Guillaume Laigle. With a superhuman jump, Guillaume Laigle connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.24
With some swift thinking, Khaliloul Assati plays the ball forward to Djamel Mate. Djamel Mate chips the ball to his team mate, Florian Martel. Florian Martel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
30.02
Arjen de Vos threads a neat ball through to Guillaume Laigle. Guillaume Laigle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Didier Levintsky manages to gather it easily.
33.26
Claudio Diez flicks a high pass forward. Florian Martel collects the pass. Florian Martel whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Frederic Revillet had no chance!! Goal for Toulouse!
38.29
Reynald Rubil flicks a high pass forward to Florian Martel who brings the ball under control. Florian Martel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.45
Egbert Bertjens makes a simple pass to Reynald Rubil. Reynald Rubil flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Van Der Ree. Guillermo Van Der Ree knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Gomes.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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
Le Mans kick off the second half!
48.39
Guillaume Laigle catches Khaliloul Assati on the ankles. The referee brings Guillaume Laigle to one side and gives him a warning! Khaliloul Assati hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.34
Claudio Diez threads a neat ball through to Florian Martel. Florian Martel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Redondo.
54.31
Eduardo Redondo knocks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Borbiconi. Sylvain Borbiconi laces a through ball forward to Guillaume Laigle. Guillaume Laigle passes the ball forward but Arjen de Vos is offside!
69.08
Djamel Mate deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Martel. Florian Martel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.42
Sylvain Borbiconi passes the ball forward to Guillaume Laigle. Guillaume Laigle lofts in a cross ball towards Arjen de Vos. Arjen de Vos knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.07
Gonzalo Carlier hits a low pass to Florian Martel. Florian Martel flicks a high pass forward. Claudio Diez easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Claudio Diez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.11
Devanir Debeve threads a neat ball through to Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frederic Revillet who gathers it comfortably.
83.11
Yohan Valéry kicks a strong pass forward to Guillaume Laigle. Guillaume Laigle tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
84.16
Sylvain Borbiconi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arjen de Vos. Arjen de Vos shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
87.18
Showing composure, Khaliloul Assati plays the ball forward to Bart Rudge. Bart Rudge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Martel. Florian Martel jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
25.7%
45.9%
28.4%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Claudio Diez of Toulouse