Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     RC LensRC Lens
Ian MortimerIan Mortimer Computer Player Computer Player
René KehrliR. Kehrli80
G
1
G
74Anthony ChavrondierA. Chavrondier
Cyrille WarmuzC. Warmuz76
D
2
D
68Rodolphe ThomertR. Thomert
Thomas HansenT. Hansen84
D
captain3
D
61Erwan MoreauE. Moreau
Francisco AzevedoF. Azevedo84
D
4
D
58Ahmed DufresnesA. Dufresnes
Niklas ForssellN. Forssell80
M
5
M
74Eric NéeE. Née
Nestor AdjaoudN. Adjaoud79
M
6
M
74Regis MicoudR. Micoud
Ross GomezR. Gomez78
M
7
M
72Alassan AgbohA. Agboh
Dmitri KorneevD. Korneev84
M
8
M
69Jean-Sebastien RegnaultJ. Regnault
Dario TresorD. Tresor78
A
9
A
68Raouf TourselR. Toursel
Yuri SimonianY. Simonian84
A
10captain
A
61Sophiane MeriemS. Meriem
Salvador AdailtonS. Adailton84
A
11
A
59Steven VencelS. Vencel
 
Jean BoriosJ. Borios76
M
12
G
68Alejandro VicenteA. Vicente
Roland BottelinR. Bottelin74
M
13
M
61Sophiane BrahamiS. Brahami
Ezequiel NievesE. Nieves79
A
14
M
60Claude BiancalaniC. Biancalani

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 19,293 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Le Mans and RC Lens are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Mario Lama.


0.00
RC Lens start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.34
Alassan Agboh flicks a high ball forward to Raouf Toursel who takes it down. Raouf Toursel knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Vencel. Francisco Azevedo barges into Steven Vencel. Steven Vencel appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
3.50
Eric Née advances with the ball. Eric Née lofts in a cross ball towards Sophiane Meriem. Sophiane Meriem is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
6.35
Ross Gomez makes a probing pass to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor cuts inside the box! Dario Tresor shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.50
Rodolphe Thomert chips the ball to his team mate, Regis Micoud. Regis Micoud flicks a high ball forward to Steven Vencel who takes it down. Steven Vencel shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by René Kehrli.
21.51
Alassan Agboh flicks a high ball forward to Raouf Toursel who takes it down. Raouf Toursel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
26.06
Francisco Azevedo threads a neat ball through to Nestor Adjaoud. Nestor Adjaoud kicks a strong pass forward to Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Simonian. Yuri Simonian makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
27.56
Dmitri Korneev clumsily knocks into Eric Née. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eric Née hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.06
Nestor Adjaoud passes the ball forward to Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton knocks the ball forward, putting Yuri Simonian through on goal. Yuri Simonian shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.12
With imagination, Ahmed Dufresnes plays the ball forward to Alassan Agboh. Alassan Agboh flicks a high pass forward. Steven Vencel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steven Vencel plays a scrappy one-two with Raouf Toursel and advances towards the goal... Steven Vencel shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Cyrille Warmuz is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
39.14
Thomas Hansen pushes up the pitch. Thomas Hansen flicks the ball to his team mate, Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.05
Jean-Sebastien Regnault makes a simple pass to Sophiane Meriem. Sophiane Meriem tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.05
Francisco Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Ross Gomez collects the pass. Ross Gomez kicks a strong pass forward to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Simonian. Yuri Simonian is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Yuri Simonian scores for Le Mans!!
45.00
Ahmed Dufresnes flicks a high pass forward. Regis Micoud collects the pass. Regis Micoud darts forward. Regis Micoud knocks in a cross ball towards Steven Vencel. Steven Vencel makes a deft header but it flies wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Le Mans appear unchanged since the first half. RC Lens also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Le Mans kick off!
48.17
Regis Micoud flicks a high pass forward. Raouf Toursel collects the pass. Raouf Toursel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to René Kehrli who gathers it comfortably.
49.10
Nestor Adjaoud threads the ball through to Yuri Simonian. Yuri Simonian puts a great ball through. Salvador Adailton runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
51.20
Niklas Forssell decides to run forward with the ball. Niklas Forssell finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.56
Nestor Adjaoud makes a probing pass to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuri Simonian but he's offside!
54.56
Ahmed Dufresnes takes a quick throw-in. Erwan Moreau makes a simple pass to Regis Micoud. Regis Micoud makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steven Vencel. Steven Vencel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.31
Yuri Simonian barges into Rodolphe Thomert. The referee calls over Yuri Simonian and shows him a yellow card! Rodolphe Thomert runs off the knock.
57.54
Ross Gomez threads a neat ball through to Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
59.59
Jean-Sebastien Regnault flicks a high pass forward. Sophiane Meriem controls it well on his chest. Sophiane Meriem advances inside the box! Sophiane Meriem shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.47
Le Mans have made 3 substitutions with Jean Borios replacing Ross Gomez, Roland Bottelin replacing Dmitri Korneev and Ezequiel Nieves replacing Yuri Simonian .
61.51
Erwan Moreau flicks a high pass forward. Regis Micoud collects the pass. Regis Micoud knocks the ball to his team mate, Sophiane Meriem. Sophiane Meriem tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.43
Jean Borios threads the ball through to Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodolphe Thomert.
71.03
Roland Bottelin makes a probing pass to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor flicks the ball to his team mate, Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton shoots from just inside the box but Anthony Chavrondier is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
78.04
Jean Borios runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jean Borios knocks in a cross ball towards Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor makes a looping header on goal but it slams into the crowd!
79.16
Francisco Azevedo makes a probing pass to Niklas Forssell. Niklas Forssell flicks a high pass forward. Salvador Adailton controls it well on his chest. Salvador Adailton rushes past Ahmed Dufresnes! Salvador Adailton side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Erwan Moreau steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
81.37
Erwan Moreau clumsily knocks into Dario Tresor. Erwan Moreau is given a warning by the referee! Dario Tresor runs off the knock.
83.42
Francisco Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Jean Borios collects the pass. Jean Borios kicks a strong pass forward to Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves plays a one-two with Salvador Adailton and rushes in on goal... Ezequiel Nieves tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

RC Lens
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
25.6%
40.7%
33.7%

Scorers
Yuri Simonian 42
Ezequiel Nieves 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ezequiel Nieves of Le Mans

Match Ratings