Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stade Gaston Petit where Chateauroux play host to FC Lorient. A crowd of 8,991 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Chateauroux are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Lorient appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Davidson.


0.00
Chateauroux start the match!
3.54
Fabrice Barbosa flicks a high ball forward to Yoann Koné who takes it down. Yoann Koné sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
8.10
Fabrice Barbosa knocks the ball forward to Yoann Koné. Yoann Koné plays a one-two with Abel Santos and advances towards the goal... Yoann Koné tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Cedric Le Lan. What a great pair of hands!
12.10
Yoann Charvet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Barbosa. Fabrice Barbosa deftly passes the ball to Dominique Abbas, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Dominique Abbas provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
15.53
Christian Rambo kicks a strong pass forward to James Pearce. James Pearce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moussa Pichot. Moussa Pichot controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
16.07
Tomas Moutinho makes a simple pass to Domenico Pignol. Domenico Pignol lofts in a cross ball towards Sophiane Samson. Sophiane Samson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Emmerick Friio.
17.38
Sophiane Samson takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to James Pearce. James Pearce looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.48
Abel Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominique Abbas. Dominique Abbas makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Mickael Abriel. Mickael Abriel muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Cedric Le Lan.
20.12
Tomas Moutinho flicks a high pass forward to Moussa Pichot who brings the ball under control. Moussa Pichot whips in a cross ball towards Domenico Pignol. Domenico Pignol makes a convincing header. Emmerick Friio is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.22
Moussa Pichot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Domenico Pignol. Domenico Pignol controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.56
Sophiane Samson clumsily knocks into Yoann Charvet. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yoann Charvet runs off the knock.
30.20
Nicolas Torres comes in with a late challenge on Moussa Pichot. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Moussa Pichot runs off the knock.
44.55
Fabrice Barbosa takes it forward alone. Fabrice Barbosa makes a defence splitting pass to Yoann Charvet. Yoann Charvet muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Yoann Charvet scores for Chateauroux!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chateauroux appear unchanged since the first half. FC Lorient also appear unchanged since the first half. The Chateauroux players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC Lorient kick off!
54.28
Nicolas Torres threads a neat ball through to Kevin Gough. Kevin Gough chips the ball to his team mate, Mickael Abriel. Mickael Abriel plays a scrappy one-two with Dominique Abbas and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Mickael Abriel provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
55.47
Dominique Abbas threads the ball through to Mickael Abriel. Mickael Abriel knocks in a cross ball towards Valerien Assignon. Valerien Assignon rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Cedric Le Lan. Excellent save.
59.44
Sophiane Samson makes a simple pass to James Pearce. James Pearce knocks the ball forward to Jean-No‘l Bruno. Jean-No‘l Bruno runs straight at the defence! Jean-No‘l Bruno tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.48
Chateauroux have made 2 substitutions with Chritophe Toursel replacing Fabrice Barbosa and Pierre-Yves Bourgois replacing Mickael Abriel .
66.11
Chritophe Toursel barges into Sophiane Samson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sophiane Samson runs off the knock.
72.24
Moussa Pichot threads the ball through to Jean-No‘l Bruno. Jean-No‘l Bruno knocks in a cross ball towards Domenico Pignol. Domenico Pignol outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Solid save from Emmerick Friio.
77.18
With great vision, Yoann Charvet plays the ball forward to Chritophe Toursel. Chritophe Toursel passes the ball forward but Valerien Assignon is offside!
79.05
Kevin Gough clumsily knocks into Jean-No‘l Bruno. The referee calls over Kevin Gough and warns him to calm down! Jean-No‘l Bruno stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.28
Nicolas Torres clumsily knocks into Jean-No‘l Bruno. The referee calls over Nicolas Torres and warns him to calm down! Jean-No‘l Bruno runs off the knock.
89.17
Chritophe Toursel catches Sophiane Samson on the ankles. The referee calls over Chritophe Toursel and warns him to calm down! Sophiane Samson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.6%
55.4%
Play Area
24.6%
46.2%
29.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to James Pearce of FC Lorient

Match Ratings