Match Report


OGC NiceOGC Nice     Le MansLe Mans
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oscar HerreraO. Herrera67
G
1
G
66Lars RohrschneiderL. Rohrschneider
Jaime CostaJ. Costa77
D
2
D
67Edgar RigaE. Riga
Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn68
D
3captain
D
61Gary PowerG. Power
Purrel SeedorfP. Seedorf64
D
4
D
60Nico KlinsmannN. Klinsmann
Juan NavarroJ. Navarro67
M
5
M
74Gerhard OswaldG. Oswald
Giovanni ParamattiG. Paramatti63
M
6
M
69Alex El KhanchafA. El Khanchaf
Angelo CazarelliA. Cazarelli61
M
captain7
M
65Oliver BräutigamO. Bräutigam
Alexander ValenconiA. Valenconi61
M
8
M
64Ghislain BarbosaG. Barbosa
Giuseppe GinolaG. Ginola65
A
9
A
64Adrien CoupetA. Coupet
Jose BrunelJ. Brunel59
A
10
A
62Ferdinand ValenconiF. Valenconi
Christina BradjaC. Bradja59
A
11
A
59John SabléJ. Sablé
 
Ellery VictoriaE. Victoria60
G
12
M
64Younes PontalY. Pontal
Manuele GrassadoniaM. Grassadonia60
D
13
M
59Christian AltomareC. Altomare
Gregory DujeuxG. Dujeux58
D
14
D
58Yazid AllibertY. Allibert

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Allianz Riviera where OGC Nice play host to Le Mans. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both OGC Nice and Le Mans are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Hamed Agasson.


0.00
Le Mans kick off!
2.17
Angelo Cazarelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christina Bradja. Christina Bradja knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Brunel. With a superhuman jump, Jose Brunel connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
3.01
Oliver Bräutigam makes a beautiful solo run. Oliver Bräutigam shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
6.37
Gary Power makes a probing pass to Alex El Khanchaf. Alex El Khanchaf knocks the ball to his team mate, John Sablé. John Sablé whips in a cross ball towards Ferdinand Valenconi. Ferdinand Valenconi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
12.48
Angelo Cazarelli flicks a high pass forward. Jose Brunel collects the pass. Jose Brunel lofts in a cross ball towards Christina Bradja. Christina Bradja knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
14.16
Angelo Cazarelli threads a neat ball through to Giuseppe Ginola. Giuseppe Ginola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.26
Gary Power brings the ball forward. Gary Power sees John Sablé in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Sablé sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Oscar Herrera manages to keep it out.
21.52
Angelo Cazarelli surges forward with the ball. Angelo Cazarelli skips past Nico Klinsmann! Angelo Cazarelli muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Lars Rohrschneider manages to keep it out.
22.36
Gerhard Oswald makes a beautiful solo run. Gerhard Oswald knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Herrera who gathers it comfortably.
24.31
Alex Meiklejohn sees Angelo Cazarelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Angelo Cazarelli sees space and advances. Angelo Cazarelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christina Bradja but the linesman indicates offside!
28.21
Alex El Khanchaf controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Sablé. John Sablé lofts in a cross ball towards Adrien Coupet. Adrien Coupet is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Adrien Coupet!
33.54
Jaime Costa comes in with a late challenge on Oliver Bräutigam. The referee calls over Jaime Costa and shows him a yellow card! Oliver Bräutigam grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.16
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.38
Purrel Seedorf breaks forward. Purrel Seedorf surges forward with the ball. Purrel Seedorf lofts in a cross ball towards Christina Bradja. Christina Bradja whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.27
Adrien Coupet comes in with a late challenge on Alex Meiklejohn. The referee calls over Adrien Coupet and shows him a yellow card! Alex Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. OGC Nice have changed their lineup with Gregory Dujeux replacing Christina Bradja. Le Mans appear unchanged since the first half. The OGC Nice players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
OGC Nice kick off!
47.17
Angelo Cazarelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Brunel. Jose Brunel knocks in a cross ball towards Gregory Dujeux. Gregory Dujeux heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.48
Gregory Dujeux barges into Nico Klinsmann. Gregory Dujeux is warned by the referee! Nico Klinsmann runs off the knock.
49.39
Angelo Cazarelli threads the ball through to Jose Brunel. Jose Brunel knocks in a cross ball towards Gregory Dujeux. Gregory Dujeux beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.59
Jaime Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Angelo Cazarelli. Angelo Cazarelli threads a neat ball through to Jose Brunel. Jose Brunel skips past Gary Power! Jose Brunel shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
54.14
Oliver Bräutigam passes the ball forward to Ferdinand Valenconi. Ferdinand Valenconi makes a simple pass, allowing Adrien Coupet to run into the box. Adrien Coupet takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.10
Oliver Bräutigam knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrien Coupet. Adrien Coupet controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
60.31
Gerhard Oswald takes it forward alone. Gerhard Oswald shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.23
Alex El Khanchaf makes a probing pass to Ferdinand Valenconi. Ferdinand Valenconi edges inside the box! Ferdinand Valenconi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
67.04
Alex Meiklejohn plays the ball forward to Angelo Cazarelli. Angelo Cazarelli kicks a strong pass forward to Giuseppe Ginola. Giuseppe Ginola knocks in a cross ball towards Gregory Dujeux. Gregory Dujeux heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gregory Dujeux!
71.53
Alex El Khanchaf hits a low pass to John Sablé. John Sablé advances inside the box! John Sablé cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. John Sablé scores for Le Mans!!
75.29
Nico Klinsmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex El Khanchaf. Alex El Khanchaf knocks the ball to his team mate, John Sablé. John Sablé knocks the ball forward to Ferdinand Valenconi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.05
Juan Navarro clumsily knocks into Oliver Bräutigam. Juan Navarro is warned by the referee! Oliver Bräutigam stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.00
Jose Brunel catches Nico Klinsmann on the ankles. The referee brings Jose Brunel to one side and gives him a warning! Nico Klinsmann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.52
Alex Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Navarro. Juan Navarro knocks the ball forward to Gregory Dujeux. Gregory Dujeux lofts in a cross ball towards Giuseppe Ginola. Giuseppe Ginola jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Lars Rohrschneider is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
84.10
Oliver Bräutigam makes a probing pass to John Sablé. John Sablé sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Oscar Herrera manages to keep it out.
90.00
Ferdinand Valenconi catches Purrel Seedorf on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Purrel Seedorf stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

OGC Nice

Le Mans
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.9%
56.1%
Play Area
32.9%
41.5%
25.6%

Scorers
Christina Bradja 38
Gregory Dujeux 67
Giuseppe Ginola 82
Adrien Coupet 28
John Sablé 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Sablé of Le Mans

Match Ratings