Match Report


FC LorientFC Lorient     SM CaenSM Caen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose CastroJ. Castro61
G
1
G
69Lionel ArribagéL. Arribagé
Jose Javier FarinosJ. Farinos69
D
2
D
63Moritz KlinsmannM. Klinsmann
Thierry GueiT. Guei66
D
captain3
D
63Jean-Jacques FerrereJ. Ferrere
Felice CapecchiF. Capecchi63
D
4captain
D
41Jean-Marc PontalJ. Pontal
Jean-Marc ReveilléreJ. Reveillére60
D
5
D
41Bertrand GomaB. Goma
Patricio SotoP. Soto67
M
6
M
57Eric AjasE. Ajas
Toni LuccaT. Lucca66
M
7
M
56Olaf HillO. Hill
Geoffroy SorlinG. Sorlin63
M
8
M
56Anthony LjungbergA. Ljungberg
Samuel MercierS. Mercier68
A
9
A
56Mickael SankhareM. Sankhare
Jean-Michel MaravalJ. Maraval67
A
10
A
54Bernard MolinierB. Molinier
Richard YoungR. Young66
A
11
A
51Djibrill GilletD. Gillet
 
Florent SalaunF. Salaun62
A
12
G
66Cedric LeclercC. Leclerc
Corrado SussiC. Sussi62
M
13
G
58Thierry ChartonT. Charton
Ahmed GilletA. Gillet58
M
14
G
57Daniel GomesD. Gomes

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stade du Moustoir where FC Lorient play host to SM Caen. A crowd of 7,470 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Lorient and SM Caen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alcaly Koné.


0.00
SM Caen kick off the first half!
3.06
Jose Javier Farinos flicks a high pass forward. Felice Capecchi controls it well on his chest. Felice Capecchi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Toni Lucca. Toni Lucca shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Lionel Arribagé as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
4.17
Corner kick to FC Lorient. Geoffroy Sorlin plays it out to the edge of the box. Jean-Marc Pontal steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
6.41
With imagination, Patricio Soto laces a weighted ball forward to Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval lofts in a cross ball towards Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin directs the ball goalwards with his head. Geoffroy Sorlin scores for FC Lorient!!
15.08
Olaf Hill clumsily knocks into Samuel Mercier. Olaf Hill is shown the yellow card! Samuel Mercier runs off the knock.
16.21
Toni Lucca hits a low pass to Patricio Soto. Patricio Soto lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Jean-Jacques Ferrere blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
21.10
Geoffroy Sorlin decides to run forward with the ball. Geoffroy Sorlin shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
24.52
With some swift thinking, Felice Capecchi plays the ball forward to Patricio Soto. Seeing a gap ahead, Patricio Soto picks a pass forward to Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.54
Bertrand Goma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Olaf Hill. Olaf Hill tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.42
Thierry Guei makes a simple pass to Jean-Marc Reveillére. Jean-Marc Reveillére plays the ball forward to Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin shoots from 20 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FC Lorient are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
33.17
With great imagination, Olaf Hill laces a weighted ball forward to Anthony Ljungberg. Anthony Ljungberg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
36.43
Toni Lucca kicks a strong pass forward to Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young connects with a diving header but Bertrand Goma is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
38.44
Showing composure, Geoffroy Sorlin plays the ball forward to Richard Young. Richard Young whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
39.18
Patricio Soto makes a probing pass to Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
40.45
Olaf Hill clumsily knocks into Toni Lucca. The referee brings Olaf Hill to one side and gives him a warning! Toni Lucca runs off the knock.
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. SM Caen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Lorient kick off and get the second half underway!
47.50
Bernard Molinier flicks a high ball forward to Mickael Sankhare who takes it down. Mickael Sankhare shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
48.23
Felice Capecchi threads the ball through to Geoffroy Sorlin. Showing composure, Geoffroy Sorlin plays the ball forward to Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Young. Richard Young is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.21
Toni Lucca hits a low pass to Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Mercier but he's offside!
53.44
Geoffroy Sorlin flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Mercier holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuel Mercier sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
57.33
Patricio Soto hits a low pass to Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval directs the ball goalwards with his head but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
59.47
Jose Javier Farinos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Geoffroy Sorlin. Geoffroy Sorlin flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Young. Richard Young whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Michel Maraval. Jean-Michel Maraval makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Lionel Arribagé!
60.28
FC Lorient have made 2 substitutions with Florent Salaun replacing Jean-Marc Reveillére and Ahmed Gillet replacing Geoffroy Sorlin .
63.49
Eric Ajas flicks a high pass forward. Bernard Molinier holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bernard Molinier whips in a cross ball towards Mickael Sankhare. Mickael Sankhare directs the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
66.19
Toni Lucca flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Young. Richard Young lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Mercier. Samuel Mercier connects with a diving header. The ball strikes Jean-Marc Pontal's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
67.40
It's a corner kick. Patricio Soto kicks a low ball out wide. Anthony Ljungberg reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
71.55
Moritz Klinsmann threads a neat ball through to Anthony Ljungberg. Anthony Ljungberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mickael Sankhare. Mickael Sankhare shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Jose Castro had no chance!! Goal for SM Caen!
75.37
With some swift thinking, Olaf Hill plays the ball forward to Anthony Ljungberg. Anthony Ljungberg plays a quick one-two with Mickael Sankhare and rushes in on goal... Anthony Ljungberg muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
81.32
Olaf Hill knocks the ball forward to Eric Ajas. Eric Ajas finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.07
Eric Ajas clumsily knocks into Ahmed Gillet. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ahmed Gillet stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.29
Ahmed Gillet threads a neat ball through to Richard Young. Richard Young shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
87.50
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Lorient

SM Caen
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
10
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.3%
29.7%
Play Area
27%
43.2%
29.7%

Scorers
Geoffroy Sorlin 6
Richard Young 48
Mickael Sankhare 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Geoffroy Sorlin of FC Lorient

Match Ratings