Match Report
| SM Caen | SM Caen |  |  | Chamois Niortais | Chamois Niortais | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ben Greaves | B. Greaves |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Jose Gento | J. Gento | |||||||||
| Stefan Wendel | S. Wendel |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Hoalid Blanchard | H. Blanchard | |||||||||
| Cyril Moracchini | C. Moracchini | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Rodolphe Ginola | R. Ginola | |||||||||
| Nicolas Matingou | N. Matingou | | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Rodrigo Andrade | R. Andrade | |||||||||
| Filipe Teixeira | F. Teixeira | | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Leon Schnoor | L. Schnoor | |||||||||
| Christina Noro | C. Noro | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Ricardo Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| Jean-Guy Jouault | J. Jouault | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Ali Lachuer | A. Lachuer | |||||||||
| Emmerick Brocard | E. Brocard | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Silvio Debrosse | S. Debrosse | |||||||||
| Yves Mouret | Y. Mouret | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Paolo Kerhuiel | P. Kerhuiel | |||||||||
| Gialuca Ponzo | G. Ponzo |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Linus Freund | L. Freund | |||||||||
| Peter Blanchard | P. Blanchard | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Paul Krüger | P. Krüger | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stade Michel dOrnano where SM Caen play host to Chamois Niortais. A crowd of 20,148 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
SM Caen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chamois Niortais appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
SM Caen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chamois Niortais appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Chamois Niortais start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.03
0-0Rodolphe Ginola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ali Lachuer. Ali Lachuer passes the ball forward to Linus Freund. Linus Freund shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.19
0-0Ricardo Nunes threads the ball through to Linus Freund. Linus Freund shoots from long range but Ben Greaves is on top of it.
9.17
0-0Ali Lachuer hacks Christina Noro from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Christina Noro stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.09
0-0Ali Lachuer flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Freund. Linus Freund knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.53
Christina Noro knocks the ball forward to Gialuca Ponzo. Gialuca Ponzo kicks a strong pass forward to Yves Mouret. Yves Mouret cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.36
0-0Peter Blanchard comes in with a late challenge on Rodolphe Ginola. Peter Blanchard is warned by the referee! Rodolphe Ginola runs off the knock.
32.04
Ali Lachuer threads the ball through to Paul Krüger. Paul Krüger shoots from long range but somehow Ben Greaves manages to keep it out.
33.12
1-0Stefan Wendel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Guy Jouault. Jean-Guy Jouault kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Blanchard. Peter Blanchard lofts in a cross ball towards Yves Mouret. Yves Mouret heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Yves Mouret!
39.13
1-0SM Caen are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Chamois Niortais's defence.
42.02
Stefan Wendel passes the ball forward to Christina Noro. Christina Noro knocks the ball to his team mate, Yves Mouret. Yves Mouret lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Blanchard. Peter Blanchard powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with SM Caen kicking off!
47.48
Ali Lachuer knocks the ball forward to Paul Krüger. Paul Krüger sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.38
Ali Lachuer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Krüger. Paul Krüger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ben Greaves who gathers it comfortably.
55.11
Christina Noro makes a simple pass to Peter Blanchard. Peter Blanchard whips in a cross ball towards Gialuca Ponzo. Gialuca Ponzo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.54
Cyril Moracchini knocks the ball forward to Jean-Guy Jouault. Jean-Guy Jouault kicks a strong pass forward to Gialuca Ponzo. Gialuca Ponzo threads the ball through to Yves Mouret. Yves Mouret rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.09
Leon Schnoor sees a break and surges forward. Leon Schnoor whips in a cross ball towards Paul Krüger. Paul Krüger powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.50
Christina Noro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yves Mouret. Yves Mouret knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.52
Hoalid Blanchard makes a simple pass to Ali Lachuer. Ali Lachuer kicks a strong pass forward to Linus Freund. Linus Freund knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.39
Cyril Moracchini lofts the ball long. Gialuca Ponzo shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
83.47
Ricardo Nunes takes it forward alone. Ricardo Nunes shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.17
Rodrigo Andrade threads the ball through to Ali Lachuer. Ali Lachuer chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Krüger. Paul Krüger knocks in a cross ball towards Linus Freund. Linus Freund flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.36
Christina Noro knocks the ball forward to Yves Mouret. Yves Mouret knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hoalid Blanchard.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
30.3%
43.9%
25.8%
Scorers
| Yves Mouret 33 Gialuca Ponzo 79 | Paul Krüger 65 |