Match Report
| Chamois Niortais | Chamois Niortais |  |  | Le Mans | Le Mans | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ramon Bot | R. Bot |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Marques Pereira Esceth-Nzi | M. Esceth-Nzi | |||||||||
| Thierry Debec | T. Debec | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Francois Noro | F. Noro | |||||||||
| Mathieur Tronche | M. Tronche | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Lamberto Pirri | L. Pirri | |||||||||
| Edmundo Izquierdo | E. Izquierdo |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Devanir Auriol | D. Auriol | |||||||||
| Jean-Philippe Rool | J. Rool | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Arturo Pichichi | A. Pichichi | |||||||||
| Abassi Murati | A. Murati | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Diego Diatta | D. Diatta | |||||||||
| Martial Gallas | M. Gallas | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Sabri Belmadi | S. Belmadi | |||||||||
| Ruddy Cousin | R. Cousin | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Martin Arias | M. Arias | |||||||||
| Giovanni M. Frezza | G. Frezza | | 51 | M | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Guillermo Diaz | G. Diaz | |||||||||
| Gilles Ferhaoui | G. Ferhaoui | | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Julian Jimenez | J. Jimenez | |||||||||
| Jean-Marie Brouard | J. Brouard | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Mathieu Garrault | M. Garrault | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade Rene Gaillard where Chamois Niortais play host to Le Mans. A crowd of 14,948 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Chamois Niortais are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Le Mans appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Chamois Niortais are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Le Mans appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Le Mans kick off the first half!
2.43
0-0Martin Arias kicks a strong pass forward to Mathieu Garrault. Mathieu Garrault plays a perfect one-two with Julian Jimenez and rushes in on goal... Mathieu Garrault takes a shot at goal. Ramon Bot easily smothers it.
3.23
0-0Arturo Pichichi flicks the ball to his team mate, Sabri Belmadi. Sabri Belmadi knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Jimenez but the referee indicates it's offside!
8.08
0-0Martial Gallas passes the ball forward to Gilles Ferhaoui. Gilles Ferhaoui lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Marie Brouard. Jean-Marie Brouard heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
9.06
Mathieur Tronche controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martial Gallas. Martial Gallas threads the ball through to Gilles Ferhaoui. Gilles Ferhaoui sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Marques Pereira Esceth-Nzi manages to keep it out.
10.45
Devanir Auriol flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Arias. Martin Arias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mathieu Garrault. Mathieu Garrault knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
12.29
0-0Sabri Belmadi barges into Martial Gallas. The referee calls over Sabri Belmadi and warns him to calm down! Martial Gallas runs off the knock.
14.06
Giovanni M. Frezza brings the ball forward. Giovanni M. Frezza goes all the way! Giovanni M. Frezza cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Marques Pereira Esceth-Nzi manages to gather it comfortably.
22.36
Abassi Murati brings the ball forward. Abassi Murati controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Marques Pereira Esceth-Nzi is on top of it.
32.55
0-0Thierry Debec threads the ball through to Giovanni M. Frezza. Giovanni M. Frezza sees space and advances. Giovanni M. Frezza knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francois Noro.
44.54
Martin Arias chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Jimenez. Julian Jimenez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Jean-Philippe Rool barges into Julian Jimenez. Jean-Philippe Rool is given a warning by the referee! Julian Jimenez stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Chamois Niortais get the second half underway!
53.40
0-0Chamois Niortais are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
54.49
Thierry Debec chips the ball to his team mate, Giovanni M. Frezza. Giovanni M. Frezza passes the ball forward to Gilles Ferhaoui. Gilles Ferhaoui shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.40
0-1Lamberto Pirri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Arias. Martin Arias makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.27
Ruddy Cousin makes a simple pass to Gilles Ferhaoui. Gilles Ferhaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marques Pereira Esceth-Nzi who gathers it comfortably.
67.50
Devanir Auriol knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Arias. Martin Arias makes a simple pass to Mathieu Garrault. Mathieu Garrault deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Ramon Bot!
71.22
Martial Gallas kicks a strong pass forward to Jean-Marie Brouard. Jean-Marie Brouard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Ferhaoui. Gilles Ferhaoui shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.01
Giovanni M. Frezza advances with the ball. Giovanni M. Frezza whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Ferhaoui. Gilles Ferhaoui heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
78.46
Francois Noro chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Arias. Martin Arias passes the ball forward to Mathieu Garrault. Mathieu Garrault makes a simple pass to Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Ramon Bot easily smothers it.
81.13
Martial Gallas brings the ball forward. Martial Gallas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
23.9%
42.3%
33.8%
Scorers