Match Report


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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stade du Moustoir where FC Lorient play host to AS Monaco. A crowd of 8,808 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Lorient and AS Monaco are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
AS Monaco kick off!
4.37
Demlaba Vilda knocks the ball forward to Regis Granon. Regis Granon knocks the ball forward to Juan Rosas. Juan Rosas knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pascal Giuly.
8.17
Xavier Brahami plays a long ball forward. Jocelyn Meyrieu lofts in a cross ball towards Juan Rosas. Juan Rosas is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
9.55
Andre Lemasson chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Andrade. Alexandre Andrade sees a break and surges forward. Alexandre Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Khaliloul Le Bris who gathers it comfortably.
16.17
Colin Naysmith makes a probing pass to Martial Vellas. Martial Vellas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.08
Kader Jouault chips the ball to his team mate, Martial Vellas. Martial Vellas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.15
Pascal Giuly makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Naysmith. Colin Naysmith flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Sousa. Tomas Sousa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.07
Alexandre Andrade chips the ball to his team mate, Jocelyn Meyrieu. Jocelyn Meyrieu shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
42.22
Cristiano Nunes clumsily knocks into Kader Jouault. The referee calls over Cristiano Nunes and warns him to calm down! Kader Jouault hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
FC Lorient kick off!
48.49
Andre Lemasson sees a break and surges forward. Andre Lemasson threads the ball through to Juan Rosas. Juan Rosas knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pascal Giuly.
51.42
Alexandre Andrade barges into Kader Jouault. Alexandre Andrade is given a warning by the referee! Kader Jouault runs off the knock.
55.08
Augusto Batistuta makes a probing pass to Tomas Sousa. Tomas Sousa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.55
Colin Naysmith clumsily knocks into Alexandre Andrade. Colin Naysmith is warned by the referee! Alexandre Andrade stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.17
Cristiano Nunes passes the ball forward to Martin Nordqvist. Martin Nordqvist flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Rosas. Juan Rosas plays a perfect one-two with Jocelyn Meyrieu and rushes in on goal... Juan Rosas cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Khaliloul Le Bris easily smothers it.
78.35
Regis Granon hacks Colin Naysmith from behind! Regis Granon is warned by the referee! Colin Naysmith hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.21
Kader Jouault takes it forward alone. Kader Jouault shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.54
Augusto Batistuta makes a probing pass to Martial Vellas. Martial Vellas finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
87.27
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
Pascal Giuly makes a simple pass to Tarik Fenillat. Tarik Fenillat controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomas Sousa. Tomas Sousa shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Kader Jouault of FC Lorient
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
6
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
21.1%
47.4%
31.6%