Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Parc Olympique Lyonnais where Olympique Lyonnais play host to Le Mans. A crowd of 20,595 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Olympique Lyonnais and Le Mans are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Regis Guel.


0.00
The whistle blows and Le Mans get the match underway!
3.07
Marama Brogno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastien Masudi. Sebastien Masudi tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.59
Andre Da Silva Rivelino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dmitri Korneev shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
14.44
Andre Da Silva Rivelino knocks the ball forward to Wilfried Le Pen. Wilfried Le Pen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu kicks a strong pass forward to Salvador Adailton but the referee indicates it's offside!
20.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Jochem Verlinden plays the ball forward to Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu threads a neat ball through to Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by ƒtienne Pahlplatz.
21.42
Jochem Verlinden takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Wilfried Le Pen rockets a shot on goal. The ball strikes Geoffrey Regragui's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
22.41
It's a corner kick. Jochem Verlinden loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Some good footwork from Andre Da Silva Rivelino provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
24.56
Marama Brogno kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Jesus. Antonio Jesus skips past Tiago Varela! Antonio Jesus looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.53
Wilfried Le Pen passes the ball forward to Yuri Simonian. Yuri Simonian makes a defence splitting pass to Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
40.45
Jochem Verlinden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
44.37
Jochem Verlinden makes a simple pass to Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Francisco Azevedo flicks a high pass forward to Nestor Adjaoud who brings the ball under control. Nestor Adjaoud makes a probing pass to Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton advances inside the box! Salvador Adailton strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Olympique Lyonnais appear unchanged since the first half. Le Mans also appear unchanged since the first half. The Le Mans players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Olympique Lyonnais kicking off!
48.18
Geoffrey Regragui clumsily knocks into Daniel Gabriel Mutu. The referee calls over Geoffrey Regragui and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Gabriel Mutu runs off the knock.
51.48
Matthieu Martel sees Marama Brogno in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marama Brogno brings the ball forward. Marama Brogno skips past Tiago Varela! Marama Brogno takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.52
Nestor Adjaoud flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Gabriel Mutu who takes it down. Daniel Gabriel Mutu plays a scrappy one-two with Yuri Simonian and advances towards the goal... Daniel Gabriel Mutu shoots from just inside the box his aim is horrendously poor!
60.18
Le Mans have made 3 substitutions with Jero Espartero replacing Andre Da Silva Rivelino, Niklas Forssell replacing Jochem Verlinden and Ezequiel Nieves replacing Yuri Simonian .
61.22
Nestor Adjaoud knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu advances inside the box! Daniel Gabriel Mutu shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from ƒtienne Pahlplatz. What a great pair of hands!
65.46
Michel Paviot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. René Kehrli gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
73.51
Niklas Forssell flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu makes a probing pass to Ezequiel Nieves but he's offside!
75.44
Tiago Varela sees Niklas Forssell in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Niklas Forssell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to ƒtienne Pahlplatz who gathers it comfortably.
77.08
Domenico Gueguen threads a neat ball through to Antonio Jesus. Antonio Jesus plays a one-two with Ruel Croft and rushes in on goal... Antonio Jesus looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but Tiago Varela blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
78.25
Erwan Colleau flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Croft. Ruel Croft runs straight at the defence! Ruel Croft shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but René Kehrli manages to gather it.
83.50
Tchiressoua Toyes knocks the ball forward to Michel Paviot. Michel Paviot makes a probing pass to Antonio Jesus. Antonio Jesus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
84.32
Jero Espartero barges into Sebastien Masudi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sebastien Masudi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.10
Tiago Varela breaks forward. Tiago Varela flicks a high pass forward to Ezequiel Nieves who brings the ball under control. Ezequiel Nieves runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Ezequiel Nieves provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
Le Mans are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
32.1%
44.4%
23.5%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marama Brogno of Olympique Lyonnais