Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     AS NancyAS Nancy
Computer Player Computer Player Mark Richardson Mark Richardson
Tchiressoua CatherineT. Catherine73
G
1
G
70Alberto MarcosA. Marcos
Alex TelferA. Telfer73
D
2
D
70Florian GousséF. Goussé
Garry CampbellG. Campbell73
D
3captain
D
81Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Corentin MatingouC. Matingou67
D
4
D
69Neil JohnstoneN. Johnstone
Azziz GuiniaA. Guinia52
D
5
D
69Duncan SounessD. Souness
Jean-Louis RottJ. Rott68
M
6
M
72Nicolas JungN. Jung
Anselmo ImbrianiA. Imbriani64
M
7
M
73Ivan GaladamesI. Galadames
Armin GeisA. Geis64
M
8
M
70Jean-Luc AlicarteJ. Alicarte
Dominic GlassD. Glass84
A
captain9
A
70Daniel BellosoD. Belloso
Johnny BottelinJ. Bottelin66
A
10
A
70Neil RitchieN. Ritchie
Delano HespD. Hesp62
A
11
A
74Tomˆs KoemanT. Koeman
 
Gregory SafanjonG. Safanjon66
G
12
M
67Augustine NwakireA. Nwakire
Nikolas ZieglerN. Ziegler63
G
13
M
69Craig BurleyC. Burley
Ronald BradjaR. Bradja62
M
14
A
67John AlonzoJ. Alonzo

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to AS Nancy. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Le Mans and AS Nancy are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ahmed Diatta.


0.00
The whistle blows and Le Mans get the match underway!
2.15
Dominic Glass hits a low pass to Anselmo Imbriani. Anselmo Imbriani lofts in a cross ball towards Delano Hesp. Delano Hesp finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alberto Marcos with no chance!! Goal for Le Mans!
8.20
Armin Geis hacks Tomˆs Koeman from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomˆs Koeman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.35
Duncan Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Luc Alicarte. Jean-Luc Alicarte flicks a high pass forward to Neil Ritchie who brings the ball under control. Neil Ritchie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Campbell.
12.30
Jean-Luc Alicarte chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.59
Jean-Louis Rott makes a simple pass to Dominic Glass. Dominic Glass lofts in a cross ball towards Johnny Bottelin. Johnny Bottelin beats his man to it with a header but it's well over the bar!
15.24
Armin Geis threads a neat ball through to Anselmo Imbriani. Anselmo Imbriani threads the ball through to Delano Hesp but he's offside!
20.46
Neil Johnstone flicks a high ball forward to Neil Ritchie who takes it down. Neil Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman connects with a diving header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.11
Colin McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Neil Johnstone controls it well on his chest. Neil Johnstone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Belloso. Daniel Belloso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Corentin Matingou.
22.49
Jean-Luc Alicarte flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Belloso controls it well on his chest. Daniel Belloso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.40
Garry Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anselmo Imbriani. Anselmo Imbriani threads a neat ball through to Jean-Louis Rott. Jean-Louis Rott shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.33
Jean-Louis Rott passes the ball forward to Armin Geis. Armin Geis plays a quick one-two with Delano Hesp and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Armin Geis provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.07
Corentin Matingou flicks a high pass forward. Armin Geis collects the pass. Armin Geis whips in a cross ball towards Johnny Bottelin. Johnny Bottelin knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alberto Marcos with no chance!! Goal for Le Mans!
44.19
Jean-Luc Alicarte makes a beautiful solo run. Jean-Luc Alicarte controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Le Mans appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with AS Nancy kicking off!
47.48
Neil Johnstone makes a probing pass to Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung plays the ball forward to Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie rushes past Alex Telfer! Neil Ritchie muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
48.05
Jean-Luc Alicarte sees a break and surges forward. Jean-Luc Alicarte lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie powers a header at goal. Good keeping from Tchiressoua Catherine as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
49.49
Corner kick to AS Nancy. Nicolas Jung chips it out wide. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Neil Ritchie provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.53
Seeing a gap ahead, Anselmo Imbriani plays the ball forward to Jean-Louis Rott. Jean-Louis Rott lofts in a cross ball towards Anselmo Imbriani. Anselmo Imbriani heads the ball goalwards but somehow Alberto Marcos manages to keep it out.
53.48
Duncan Souness darts forward. Duncan Souness rushes past Corentin Matingou! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Duncan Souness provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.25
AS Nancy have made a substitution with John Alonzo replacing Daniel Belloso .
63.21
Jean-Luc Alicarte brings the ball forward. Jean-Luc Alicarte lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Tchiressoua Catherine with no chance!! Goal for AS Nancy!
66.52
Without breaking stride, Delano Hesp plays the ball forward to Armin Geis. Armin Geis shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.42
Tomˆs Koeman catches Corentin Matingou on the ankles. Tomˆs Koeman is warned by the referee! Corentin Matingou gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.30
Jean-Luc Alicarte catches Jean-Louis Rott on the ankles. The referee warns Jean-Luc Alicarte to calm down! Jean-Louis Rott grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
71.35
Duncan Souness takes a long throw-in. Florian Goussé makes a probing pass to Ivan Galadames. Ivan Galadames passes the ball forward to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Tchiressoua Catherine.
72.45
Jean-Luc Alicarte takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Ivan Galadames cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
75.02
Johnny Bottelin hacks Ivan Galadames from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Galadames runs off the knock.
77.59
AS Nancy have made 2 substitutions with Augustine Nwakire replacing Ivan Galadames and Craig Burley replacing Jean-Luc Alicarte .
81.43
Colin McGrory barges into Anselmo Imbriani. The referee warns Colin McGrory to calm down! Anselmo Imbriani stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.26
Nicolas Jung flicks a high ball forward to Neil Ritchie who takes it down. Neil Ritchie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
With imagination, Colin McGrory laces a through ball forward to Nicolas Jung. Nicolas Jung passes the ball forward to Tomˆs Koeman. Tomˆs Koeman whips in a cross ball towards Neil Ritchie. Neil Ritchie makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

AS Nancy
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
28.8%
46.6%
24.7%

Scorers
Delano Hesp 2
Armin Geis 33
Johnny Bottelin 39
Duncan Souness 53
Neil Ritchie 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Delano Hesp of Le Mans

Match Ratings
1.Tchiressoua Catherine (GK)
6
2.Alex Telfer (DEF)
6
3.Garry Campbell (DEF)
6
4.Corentin Matingou (DEF)
6
5.Azziz Guinia (DEF)
6
6.Jean-Louis Rott (MID)
6
7.Anselmo Imbriani (MID)
8
8.Armin Geis (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
9.Dominic Glass (ATT)
6
10.Johnny Bottelin (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Delano Hesp (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Gregory Safanjon (GK)
0
13.Nikolas Ziegler (GK)
0
14.Ronald Bradja (MID)
0

1.Alberto Marcos (GK)
6
2.Florian Goussé (DEF)
6
3.Colin McGrory (DEF)
6
4.Neil Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Souness (DEF)goal scored
8
6.Nicolas Jung (MID)
6
7.Ivan Galadames (MID)
6
8.Jean-Luc Alicarte (MID)
8
9.Daniel Belloso (ATT)
6
10.Neil Ritchie (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Tomˆs Koeman (ATT)
6
 
12.Augustine Nwakire (MID)
6
13.Craig Burley (MID)
6
14.John Alonzo (ATT)
6