Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Djimi PallierD. Pallier65
G
1captain
G
63Johny ColletJ. Collet
Sven KirschnerS. Kirschner72
D
2
D
57Harvey OliverH. Oliver
Sebastian JanesS. Janes71
D
3
D
57Noe BaticleN. Baticle
Adrien TourenneA. Tourenne59
D
4
D
51Jšrg Van Van DinterenJ. Van Dinteren
Numo DufournetN. Dufournet58
D
5
M
62Guillermo CalvoG. Calvo
Zinedine LuccinZ. Luccin63
M
6
M
62Amara RibeiroA. Ribeiro
Dietmar LittbarskiD. Littbarski56
M
7
M
60Thibault RoolT. Rool
Donny LambersD. Lambers52
M
8
M
55Stephen McNeillS. McNeill
Gabriel BréchetG. Bréchet47
M
captain9
A
68Bruno GiulyB. Giuly
Garry McCoistG. McCoist44
M
10
A
65Toni GuelT. Guel
Nicolas SadaneN. Sadane73
A
11
A
63Diego EchouafniD. Echouafni
 
Serge FisherS. Fisher70
A
12
A
57Pape MaquaP. Maqua
Kaba DrouinK. Drouin63
G
13
A
55Gregory NeveuG. Neveu
Sven ZimmermannS. Zimmermann61
A
14
M
54Del GascoigneD. Gascoigne

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 8,440 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Le Mans are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while Montpellier HSC appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Coulibaly.


0.00
Montpellier HSC start the match!
4.21
Noe Baticle flicks a high ball forward to Thibault Rool who takes it down. Thibault Rool flicks a high ball forward to Diego Echouafni who takes it down. Diego Echouafni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sven Kirschner.
6.28
Sebastian Janes threads the ball through to Zinedine Luccin. Zinedine Luccin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Sadane. Nicolas Sadane knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Oliver.
8.29
Noe Baticle makes a probing pass to Amara Ribeiro. Amara Ribeiro sees Toni Guel in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Toni Guel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.29
Numo Dufournet threads a neat ball through to Garry McCoist. With a delightful solo run, Garry McCoist stretches the opposition's defence. Garry McCoist shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
16.29
Guillermo Calvo flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Giuly controls it well on his chest. Bruno Giuly knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.51
Amara Ribeiro sees a break and surges forward. Amara Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Echouafni. Diego Echouafni connects with a diving header. Djimi Pallier didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
34.37
Amara Ribeiro decides to run forward with the ball. Amara Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
36.22
Sebastian Janes catches Toni Guel on the ankles. The referee brings Sebastian Janes to one side and gives him a warning! Toni Guel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.55
Gabriel Bréchet flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Sadane controls it well on his chest. Nicolas Sadane sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.06
Dietmar Littbarski darts forward. Dietmar Littbarski shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
42.54
Nicolas Sadane hacks Jšrg Van Van Dinteren from behind! The referee calls over Nicolas Sadane and warns him to calm down! Jšrg Van Van Dinteren runs off the knock.
44.56
Amara Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Giuly comfortably collects the pass. Bruno Giuly knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrien Tourenne.
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. Montpellier HSC have changed their lineup with Pape Maqua replacing Harvey Oliver and Gregory Neveu replacing Thibault Rool. The Le Mans players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Le Mans kicking off!
48.02
Garry McCoist makes an attacking run forward. Garry McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pape Maqua.
54.30
Gregory Neveu barges into Dietmar Littbarski. The referee calls over Gregory Neveu and warns him to calm down! Dietmar Littbarski grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.44
Montpellier HSC have made a substitution with Del Gascoigne replacing Bruno Giuly .
63.52
Diego Echouafni catches Sven Kirschner on the ankles. Diego Echouafni is shown the yellow card! Sven Kirschner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.38
Gabriel Bréchet takes it forward alone. Gabriel Bréchet finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
77.27
Dietmar Littbarski makes a beautiful solo run. Dietmar Littbarski knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jšrg Van Van Dinteren.
79.09
Garry McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Sadane holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Sadane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.23
Garry McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Nicolas Sadane holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicolas Sadane knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pape Maqua.
85.50
Zinedine Luccin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Sadane. Nicolas Sadane tries a spectacular long range effort but Johny Collet reads it well. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

Montpellier HSC
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

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

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Amara Ribeiro of Montpellier HSC

Match Ratings
1.Djimi Pallier (GK)
7
2.Sven Kirschner (DEF)
6
3.Sebastian Janes (DEF)
6
4.Adrien Tourenne (DEF)
6
5.Numo Dufournet (DEF)
6
6.Zinedine Luccin (MID)
6
7.Dietmar Littbarski (MID)
8
8.Donny Lambers (MID)
6
9.Gabriel Bréchet (MID)
7
10.Garry McCoist (MID)
8
11.Nicolas Sadane (ATT)
6
 
12.Serge Fisher (ATT)
0
13.Kaba Drouin (GK)
0
14.Sven Zimmermann (ATT)
0

1.Johny Collet (GK)
6
2.Harvey Oliver (DEF)
6
3.Noe Baticle (DEF)
7
4.Jšrg Van Van Dinteren (DEF)
6
5.Guillermo Calvo (MID)
6
6.Amara Ribeiro (MID)
9
7.Thibault Rool (MID)
6
8.Stephen McNeill (MID)
6
9.Bruno Giuly (ATT)
6
10.Toni Guel (ATT)
6
11.Diego Echouafni (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Pape Maqua (ATT)
6
13.Gregory Neveu (ATT)
6
14.Del Gascoigne (MID)
6