Match Report
| SM Caen | SM Caen |  |  | Le Mans | Le Mans | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Hernandez | E. Hernandez |  | 72 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 | | Marques Pereira Esceth-Nzi | M. Esceth-Nzi | |||||||||
| Alec Gemmell | A. Gemmell |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Francois Noro | F. Noro | |||||||||
| Arinaga Ito | A. Ito |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Lamberto Pirri | L. Pirri | |||||||||
| Ross Mike | R. Mike |  | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Devanir Auriol | D. Auriol | |||||||||
| Gianluca Ambrosetti | G. Ambrosetti | | 69 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 |  | Arturo Pichichi | A. Pichichi | |||||||||
| Kubilay Türkyilmaz | K. Türkyilmaz |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Diego Diatta | D. Diatta | |||||||||
| Graeme Kirkland | G. Kirkland | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Sabri Belmadi | S. Belmadi | |||||||||
| Charles-Edward Distin | C. Distin | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Martin Arias | M. Arias | |||||||||
| Alvaro Becerra | A. Becerra |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Guillermo Diaz | G. Diaz | |||||||||
| Hubert Boniface | H. Boniface | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Julian Jimenez | J. Jimenez | |||||||||
| Younès Zerhouni | Y. Zerhouni |  | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Mathieu Garrault | M. Garrault | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stade Michel dOrnano where SM Caen play host to Le Mans. A crowd of 18,846 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both SM Caen and Le Mans are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both SM Caen and Le Mans are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0SM Caen kick off and get the match underway!
2.02
1-0Kubilay Türkyilmaz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alvaro Becerra. Alvaro Becerra knocks in a cross ball towards Younès Zerhouni. Younès Zerhouni heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.11
1-0Diego Diatta flicks the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Garrault. Mathieu Garrault goes all the way! Mathieu Garrault tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Eric Hernandez manages to gather it comfortably.
12.13
1-0Diego Diatta knocks the ball forward to Julian Jimenez. Julian Jimenez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianluca Ambrosetti.
14.56
Kubilay Türkyilmaz knocks the ball forward to Alvaro Becerra. Alvaro Becerra shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
18.24
Lamberto Pirri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Diatta. Diego Diatta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz lofts in a cross ball towards Mathieu Garrault. Mathieu Garrault directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Eric Hernandez manages to keep it out.
20.49
1-0Martin Arias advances with the ball. Martin Arias threads the ball through to Mathieu Garrault but he's offside!
21.35
Diego Diatta makes a probing pass to Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arinaga Ito.
26.15
Gianluca Ambrosetti makes a simple pass to Charles-Edward Distin. Charles-Edward Distin kicks a strong pass forward to Younès Zerhouni. Younès Zerhouni goes all the way! Younès Zerhouni rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.35
2-0Gianluca Ambrosetti makes a simple pass to Charles-Edward Distin. Charles-Edward Distin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hubert Boniface. Hubert Boniface shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
33.10
2-0SM Caen are easily keeping Le Mans at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
34.29
Alec Gemmell makes a simple pass to Charles-Edward Distin. Charles-Edward Distin makes a probing pass to Alvaro Becerra. Alvaro Becerra goes all the way! Alvaro Becerra takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.57
Kubilay Türkyilmaz kicks a strong pass forward to Alvaro Becerra. Alvaro Becerra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marques Pereira Esceth-Nzi who gathers it comfortably.
42.43
Martin Arias chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Jimenez. Julian Jimenez shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
45.00
Sabri Belmadi makes a simple pass to Mathieu Garrault. Mathieu Garrault sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Le Mans get the second half underway!
47.48
Graeme Kirkland chips the ball to his team mate, Younès Zerhouni. Younès Zerhouni kicks a strong pass forward to Hubert Boniface. Hubert Boniface cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Marques Pereira Esceth-Nzi manages to keep it out.
49.27
Charles-Edward Distin threads the ball through to Younès Zerhouni. Younès Zerhouni knocks the ball forward to Alvaro Becerra. Alvaro Becerra shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
53.03
Martin Arias passes the ball forward to Mathieu Garrault. Mathieu Garrault goes all the way! Mathieu Garrault cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.00
Graeme Kirkland chips the ball to his team mate, Younès Zerhouni. Younès Zerhouni plays a perfect one-two with Alvaro Becerra and rushes in on goal... Younès Zerhouni cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Marques Pereira Esceth-Nzi easily smothers it!
66.46
Devanir Auriol sees a break and surges forward. Devanir Auriol makes a simple pass to Julian Jimenez. Julian Jimenez goes all the way! Julian Jimenez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.55
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.43
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
77.34
3-0Guillermo Diaz clumsily knocks into Ross Mike. Guillermo Diaz is warned by the referee! Ross Mike runs off the knock.
79.10
Martin Arias flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
81.26
3-0Guillermo Diaz hacks Ross Mike from behind! Guillermo Diaz is warned by the referee again! Ross Mike gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.13
Lamberto Pirri makes a simple pass to Martin Arias. Martin Arias knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Eric Hernandez.
85.31
Diego Diatta knocks the ball forward to Julian Jimenez. Julian Jimenez goes all the way! Julian Jimenez shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.09
Diego Diatta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mathieu Garrault. Mathieu Garrault makes a simple pass to Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Devanir Auriol makes a probing pass to Sabri Belmadi. Sabri Belmadi knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Hernandez who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.9%
53.1%
Play Area
28.1%
45.8%
26%
Scorers
| Younès Zerhouni 2, 26 Alvaro Becerra 49 |