Match Report


BastiaBastia     FC LorientFC Lorient
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Cedric BayleC. Bayle76
G
1
G
61Jose CastroJ. Castro
Nils PalumboN. Palumbo76
D
2
D
69Jose Javier FarinosJ. Farinos
Jean-Louis AbrielJ. Abriel74
D
3captain
D
65Thierry GueiT. Guei
Juan-Carlos VazquezJ. Vazquez72
D
4
D
62Felice CapecchiF. Capecchi
Guilherme PostigaG. Postiga71
D
5
D
60Jean-Marc ReveilléreJ. Reveillére
Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer83
M
captain6
M
69Sabri RocheS. Roche
Damir ChelleD. Chelle77
M
7
M
66Patricio SotoP. Soto
Torsten TöpferT. Töpfer77
M
8
M
62Geoffroy SorlinG. Sorlin
Yves-A. RibeiroY. Ribeiro75
A
9
A
67Samuel MercierS. Mercier
Rodolfo VergesR. Verges73
A
10
A
67Jean-Michel MaravalJ. Maraval
Malcolm EvansM. Evans71
A
11
A
66Richard YoungR. Young
 
Edmundo GuerreroE. Guerrero73
M
12
A
62Florent SalaunF. Salaun
Rodolfo AndresR. Andres73
M
13
M
61Corrado SussiC. Sussi
Romero P. CamineroR. Caminero71
A
14
M
61Jaime AndradeJ. Andrade

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Armand Cesari where Bastia play host to FC Lorient. A crowd of 17,911 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bastia and FC Lorient are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Regis Murati.


0.00
Bastia start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.57
Felice Capecchi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Soto. Patricio Soto kicks a strong pass forward to Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
3.29
Nils Palumbo flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Töpfer easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Torsten Töpfer plays the ball forward to Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Thierry Guei.
8.33
Jean-Louis Abriel passes the ball forward to Torsten Töpfer. Torsten Töpfer threads a neat ball through to Malcolm Evans. Malcolm Evans knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.43
Emmanuel Llacer sees a break and surges forward. Emmanuel Llacer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felice Capecchi.
20.22
Felice Capecchi sees Jose Javier Farinos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Javier Farinos makes an attacking run forward. Jose Javier Farinos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.53
Guilherme Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Emmanuel Llacer collects the pass. Emmanuel Llacer flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Evans collects the pass. Malcolm Evans whips in a cross ball towards Damir Chelle. With a superhuman jump, Damir Chelle connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Bastia are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
30.35
Torsten Töpfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodolfo Verges. Rodolfo Verges plays a quick one-two with Yves-A. Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Rodolfo Verges muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
32.26
Sabri Roche hacks Torsten Töpfer from behind! The referee calls over Sabri Roche and warns him to calm down! Torsten Töpfer stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.57
Patricio Soto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.14
Sabri Roche kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Soto. Patricio Soto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.51
Geoffroy Sorlin sees Richard Young in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Young shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
44.48
Geoffroy Sorlin barges into Malcolm Evans. The referee calls over Geoffroy Sorlin and shows him a yellow card! Malcolm Evans hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and FC Lorient kick off!
47.09
Jean-Louis Abriel runs forward with the ball. Jean-Louis Abriel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damir Chelle. Damir Chelle knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felice Capecchi.
49.25
Thierry Guei makes a beautiful solo run. Thierry Guei flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
54.18
Sabri Roche runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sabri Roche whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
57.41
Juan-Carlos Vazquez flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Evans holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malcolm Evans knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Castro who gathers it comfortably.
60.48
FC Lorient have made 2 substitutions with Florent Salaun replacing Jean-Marc Reveillére and Jaime Andrade replacing Geoffroy Sorlin .
61.55
Emmanuel Llacer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Castro who gathers it comfortably.
66.49
Patricio Soto kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Young. Richard Young knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Soto. Patricio Soto connects with a diving header but it slams into the crowd!
67.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Guilherme Postiga plays the ball forward to Jean-Louis Abriel. Jean-Louis Abriel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.21
Torsten Töpfer kicks a strong pass forward to Emmanuel Llacer. Emmanuel Llacer edges inside the box! Emmanuel Llacer cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Jose Castro easily smothers it!
75.46
Felice Capecchi flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Andrade holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jaime Andrade sees Jean-Michel Maraval in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Michel Maraval shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
77.21
Bastia have made 3 substitutions with Edmundo Guerrero replacing Rodolfo Verges, Rodolfo Andres replacing Emmanuel Llacer and Romero P. Caminero replacing Guilherme Postiga .
78.24
Jean-Louis Abriel flicks a high ball forward to Rodolfo Andres who takes it down. Rodolfo Andres flicks a high pass forward. Damir Chelle controls it well on his chest. Damir Chelle whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Evans. Malcolm Evans knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
83.10
Thierry Guei flicks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Soto. Patricio Soto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Cedric Bayle is on top of his game. Excellent keeping!
84.21
Felice Capecchi hacks Rodolfo Andres from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rodolfo Andres hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Torsten Töpfer threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Guerrero. Edmundo Guerrero knocks in a cross ball towards Yves-A. Ribeiro. Yves-A. Ribeiro knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bastia

FC Lorient
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
24.1%
44.3%
31.6%

Scorers
Samuel Mercier 49, 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Mercier of FC Lorient

Match Ratings