Match Report


FC LorientFC Lorient     FC IstresFC Istres
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose CastroJ. Castro61
G
1
G
60Neil BanksN. Banks
Jose Javier FarinosJ. Farinos69
D
2
D
69Uwe SpenglerU. Spengler
Thierry GueiT. Guei65
D
captain3
D
67Adel SarrA. Sarr
Felice CapecchiF. Capecchi62
D
4
D
66Jean-Marc FanniJ. Fanni
Jean-Marc ReveilléreJ. Reveillére60
D
5
D
65Sherif FrapolliS. Frapolli
Sabri RocheS. Roche69
M
6
M
70David GlassD. Glass
Patricio SotoP. Soto66
M
7captain
M
67Attilio ZilianiA. Ziliani
Geoffroy SorlinG. Sorlin62
M
8
M
67Daniele CoppingD. Copping
Samuel MercierS. Mercier67
A
9
A
66Jan ReimersJ. Reimers
Jean-Michel MaravalJ. Maraval67
A
10
A
63Cedric ThomertC. Thomert
Richard YoungR. Young66
A
11
A
56Damien DistinD. Distin
 
Florent SalaunF. Salaun62
A
12
M
66Linus ThieleL. Thiele
Corrado SussiC. Sussi61
M
13
M
66Alexandre PostigaA. Postiga
Jaime AndradeJ. Andrade61
M
14
M
65Jean-No‘l KerhuielJ. Kerhuiel

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Stade du Moustoir where FC Lorient play host to FC Istres. A crowd of 16,670 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Lorient and FC Istres are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dagui Mboma.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Lorient kicking off!
3.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Javier Farinos plays the ball forward to Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Mercier holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuel Mercier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Marc Fanni.
4.18
Geoffroy Sorlin comes in with a late challenge on Adel Sarr. Geoffroy Sorlin is shown the yellow card! Adel Sarr stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.39
Daniele Copping flicks a high pass forward to Cedric Thomert who brings the ball under control. Cedric Thomert shoots from distance. Jose Castro gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
8.55
David Glass flicks a high ball forward to Jan Reimers who takes it down. Jan Reimers shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
15.51
Sabri Roche flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Mercier who takes it down. Samuel Mercier passes the ball forward but Jean-Michel Maraval is offside!
16.45
Felice Capecchi takes a short throw-in bringing Jose Javier Farinos into play. Jose Javier Farinos brings the ball forward. Jose Javier Farinos knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval whips in a cross ball towards Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.37
Jean-Marc Reveillére makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sabri Roche. Sabri Roche runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sabri Roche lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Neil Banks manages to gather it.
26.50
Daniele Copping controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cedric Thomert. Cedric Thomert cuts inside the box! Cedric Thomert muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Jose Castro had no chance!! Goal for FC Istres!
33.38
Sherif Frapolli flicks a high ball forward to Jan Reimers who takes it down. Jan Reimers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Marc Reveillére.
34.50
Daniele Copping takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Sherif Frapolli. Sherif Frapolli sees space and advances. Sherif Frapolli threads a neat ball through to David Glass. David Glass shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
38.56
Thierry Guei flicks a high ball forward to Geoffroy Sorlin who takes it down. Geoffroy Sorlin hits a low pass to Sabri Roche. Sabri Roche shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
39.36
Cedric Thomert comes in with a late challenge on Patricio Soto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Patricio Soto carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Lorient appear unchanged since the first half. FC Istres also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Istres players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
FC Istres kick off the second half!
48.08
Richard Young hacks Uwe Spengler from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Uwe Spengler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.05
With a delightful solo run, Sabri Roche stretches the opposition's defence. Sabri Roche shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
54.35
Patricio Soto darts forward. Patricio Soto shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
55.14
Jean-Michel Maraval comes in with a late challenge on Jean-Marc Fanni. Jean-Michel Maraval is warned by the referee! Jean-Marc Fanni carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.52
Jean-Marc Fanni darts forward. Jean-Marc Fanni flicks a high pass forward. Jan Reimers collects the pass. Jan Reimers skips past Felice Capecchi! Jan Reimers shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jose Castro manages to gather it.
63.18
Sherif Frapolli chips the ball to his team mate, Daniele Copping. Daniele Copping makes a simple pass to Attilio Ziliani. Attilio Ziliani skips past Jean-Marc Reveillére! Attilio Ziliani strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
72.37
Attilio Ziliani flicks a high ball forward to David Glass who takes it down. David Glass shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.57
Richard Young comes in with a high challenge, catching Daniele Copping with his studs. Richard Young is shown the red card!! Daniele Copping stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.02
With vision, Adel Sarr plays the ball forward to David Glass. David Glass runs straight at the opposition's defence. David Glass whips in a cross ball towards Jan Reimers. Jan Reimers flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.13
Attilio Ziliani threads the ball through to Daniele Copping. Daniele Copping knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Attilio Ziliani is offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Lorient

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

Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
27.3%
45.5%
27.3%

Scorers
Jan Reimers 9, 77
Cedric Thomert 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jan Reimers of FC Istres

Match Ratings
1.Jose Castro (GK)
6
2.Jose Javier Farinos (DEF)
6
3.Thierry Guei (DEF)
6
4.Felice Capecchi (DEF)
6
5.Jean-Marc Reveillére (DEF)
6
6.Sabri Roche (MID)
6
7.Patricio Soto (MID)
6
8.Geoffroy Sorlin (MID)yellow card
5
9.Samuel Mercier (ATT)
6
10.Jean-Michel Maraval (ATT)
6
11.Richard Young (ATT)yellow cardred card
3
 
12.Florent Salaun (ATT)
0
13.Corrado Sussi (MID)
0
14.Jaime Andrade (MID)
0

1.Neil Banks (GK)
6
2.Uwe Spengler (DEF)
6
3.Adel Sarr (DEF)
6
4.Jean-Marc Fanni (DEF)
6
5.Sherif Frapolli (DEF)
6
6.David Glass (MID)
7
7.Attilio Ziliani (MID)
6
8.Daniele Copping (MID)
6
9.Jan Reimers (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Cedric Thomert (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Damien Distin (ATT)
6
 
12.Linus Thiele (MID)
0
13.Alexandre Postiga (MID)
0
14.Jean-No‘l Kerhuiel (MID)
0