Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Tchiressoua CatherineT. Catherine73
G
1captain
G
67Brian RankinB. Rankin
Corentin MatingouC. Matingou67
D
2
D
70Frank StuartF. Stuart
Lee MayL. May66
D
3
D
65Malcolm McleodM. Mcleod
Dami‘n Van AnkerenD. Van Ankeren63
D
4
D
62Frederico CaballeroF. Caballero
Rodney BroersR. Broers60
D
5
D
61Quim CastroQ. Castro
Jean-Louis RottJ. Rott69
M
6
M
72Purrel BlinkerP. Blinker
Anselmo ImbrianiA. Imbriani65
M
7
M
68Fabrice BottelinF. Bottelin
David PintoD. Pinto64
M
8
M
65Carlos MartinC. Martin
Delano HespD. Hesp62
A
9
A
68Elena RuizE. Ruiz
Fritz BogaczykF. Bogaczyk51
A
captain10
A
68Warren BastinW. Bastin
Arnauld PetitjeanA. Petitjean50
A
11
A
67Nicolas WalterN. Walter
 
Gregory SafanjonG. Safanjon67
G
12
A
65Luis PenaL. Pena
Armin GeisA. Geis64
M
13
M
64Dominique Van Der LuerD. Van Der Luer
Ronald BradjaR. Bradja63
M
14
D
57Jean-Louis HeurliéJ. Heurlié

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to AS Saint-Étienne. A crowd of 15,046 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Le Mans and AS Saint-Étienne are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nicolas Cool.


0.00
AS Saint-Étienne get the match underway!
9.46
David Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Anselmo Imbriani controls it well on his chest. Anselmo Imbriani passes the ball forward but Fritz Bogaczyk is offside!
12.30
Anselmo Imbriani threads the ball through to David Pinto. David Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.08
Lee May knocks the ball forward to Jean-Louis Rott. Jean-Louis Rott flicks a high pass forward. Arnauld Petitjean holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arnauld Petitjean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.03
Carlos Martin knocks the ball forward to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Tchiressoua Catherine. What a great pair of hands!
26.40
David Pinto sees Arnauld Petitjean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arnauld Petitjean tries a spectacular long range effort. Superb reactions from Brian Rankin. What a save!
28.57
Purrel Blinker chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Martin. Carlos Martin knocks the ball forward to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
38.17
Elena Ruiz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tchiressoua Catherine who gathers it comfortably.
40.47
Corentin Matingou hits a low pass to Lee May. Lee May passes the ball forward to David Pinto. David Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
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 Saint-Étienne also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Saint-Étienne players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Le Mans kick off!
47.15
Fabrice Bottelin flicks a high ball forward to Nicolas Walter who takes it down. Nicolas Walter shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
48.54
Purrel Blinker passes the ball forward to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.16
Frank Stuart decides to run forward with the ball. Frank Stuart threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Tchiressoua Catherine.
51.47
With a delightful solo run, Malcolm Mcleod stretches the opposition's defence. Malcolm Mcleod plays a scrappy one-two with Nicolas Walter and advances towards the goal... Malcolm Mcleod tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.14
Fabrice Bottelin hits a low pass to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.14
Jean-Louis Rott chips the ball to his team mate, Anselmo Imbriani. Anselmo Imbriani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.13
Nicolas Walter flicks a high ball forward to Warren Bastin who takes it down. Warren Bastin finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.45
Lee May kicks a strong pass forward to Anselmo Imbriani. Anselmo Imbriani shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
73.47
Lee May flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Louis Rott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-Louis Rott kicks a strong pass forward to Delano Hesp. Delano Hesp knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.58
Corentin Matingou advances with the ball. Corentin Matingou flicks a high pass forward. Delano Hesp controls it well on his chest. Delano Hesp knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malcolm Mcleod.
83.58
Fabrice Bottelin kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.04
Carlos Martin threads a neat ball through to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Warren Bastin. Warren Bastin gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Tchiressoua Catherine is on top of his game. Great keeping!
89.12
Corentin Matingou takes it forward alone. Corentin Matingou kicks a strong pass forward to Arnauld Petitjean. Arnauld Petitjean knocks in a cross ball towards Fritz Bogaczyk. Fritz Bogaczyk knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Brian Rankin didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
Purrel Blinker flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Walter. Nicolas Walter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lee May.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

AS Saint-Étienne
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
0
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
30.8%
46.2%
23.1%

Scorers
Anselmo Imbriani 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anselmo Imbriani of Le Mans

Match Ratings