Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     SM CaenSM Caen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Frederic RevilletF. Revillet54
G
captain1
G
52Kaba PrunierK. Prunier
Hubert AgassonH. Agasson64
D
2
D
61Guillaume Ait-OuarabG. Ait-Ouarab
Eduardo RedondoE. Redondo57
D
3
D
60Yohan MarquetY. Marquet
Abel GomesA. Gomes55
D
4
D
50Jean-Pierre DouchezJ. Douchez
Alioune SibilleA. Sibille54
D
5
D
48Alexandre ClementA. Clement
Christophe CharpennetC. Charpennet59
M
6
M
67Pierre-Yves MaoulidaP. Maoulida
Adelmajid BonifaceA. Boniface52
M
7
M
61Samba SanzS. Sanz
Sylvain BorbiconiS. Borbiconi50
M
8
M
55Bruno OliveiraB. Oliveira
Yohan ValéryY. Valéry49
M
9
M
52Olaf DekkerO. Dekker
Arjen de VosA. de Vos55
A
10captain
A
58Samba NeumannS. Neumann
Guillaume LaigleG. Laigle53
A
11
A
56Ian GowerI. Gower
 
Simon HollmerS. Hollmer54
D
12
A
53Fernando HernandezF. Hernandez
Benoit BonillaB. Bonilla53
D
13
G
52Pierre DacourtP. Dacourt
Adel CarottiA. Carotti52
A
14
M
51Geoffrey GuiblesiG. Guiblesi

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to SM Caen. A crowd of 12,752 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Le Mans and SM Caen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ulrich Isabey.


0.00
The first half starts with SM Caen kicking off!
2.22
Jean-Pierre Douchez sees space and advances. Jean-Pierre Douchez flicks a high pass forward. Samba Neumann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samba Neumann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
4.31
Samba Sanz passes the ball forward to Bruno Oliveira. Bruno Oliveira shoots from long range but Frederic Revillet is on top of it.
9.06
Samba Sanz kicks a strong pass forward to Samba Neumann. Samba Neumann shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
12.02
Samba Sanz threads the ball through to Bruno Oliveira. Bruno Oliveira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hubert Agasson.
16.42
Samba Sanz runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Samba Sanz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.29
Guillaume Laigle barges into Yohan Marquet. The referee brings Guillaume Laigle to one side and gives him a warning! Yohan Marquet runs off the knock.
21.56
Samba Sanz flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Gower. Ian Gower shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
26.22
Samba Sanz threads the ball through to Bruno Oliveira. Bruno Oliveira hits a low pass to Ian Gower. Ian Gower edges inside the box! Ian Gower looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.52
Bruno Oliveira passes the ball forward to Ian Gower. Ian Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.33
Pierre-Yves Maoulida flicks a high pass forward to Ian Gower who brings the ball under control. Ian Gower lofts in a cross ball towards Olaf Dekker. Olaf Dekker makes a deft header but it is miles over!
38.55
Abel Gomes pushes up the pitch. Abel Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Yohan Valéry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Yohan Valéry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kaba Prunier who gathers it comfortably.
40.12
Adelmajid Boniface barges into Pierre-Yves Maoulida. Adelmajid Boniface is warned by the referee! Pierre-Yves Maoulida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.55
Adelmajid Boniface makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillaume Laigle. Guillaume Laigle shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
SM Caen are dictating the run of play here today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Le Mans kick off!
48.41
Jean-Pierre Douchez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Oliveira. Bruno Oliveira shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
54.14
Ian Gower passes the ball forward to Pierre-Yves Maoulida. Pierre-Yves Maoulida whips in a cross ball towards Samba Neumann. With a superhuman jump, Samba Neumann connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.51
Yohan Marquet pushes mid-way up the pitch. Yohan Marquet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Gower. Ian Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.31
Alexandre Clement knocks the ball forward to Pierre-Yves Maoulida. Pierre-Yves Maoulida shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
63.34
Bruno Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Gower. Ian Gower edges inside the box! Ian Gower shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
69.50
Alioune Sibille hacks Ian Gower from behind! Alioune Sibille is warned by the referee! Ian Gower carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.09
Sylvain Borbiconi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arjen de Vos. Arjen de Vos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kaba Prunier who gathers it comfortably.
73.15
Samba Sanz surges forward with the ball. Samba Sanz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Gomes.
75.28
Guillaume Laigle threads a neat ball through to Arjen de Vos. Arjen de Vos shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
78.48
Sylvain Borbiconi knocks the ball forward to Guillaume Laigle. Guillaume Laigle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.39
Eduardo Redondo makes a probing pass to Christophe Charpennet. Christophe Charpennet flicks a high pass forward. Guillaume Laigle holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillaume Laigle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.47
Bruno Oliveira plays the ball forward to Ian Gower. Ian Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

SM Caen
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
2
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
31.5%
52.8%
15.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samba Sanz of SM Caen

Match Ratings