Match Report
| Le Mans | Le Mans |  |  | SM Caen | SM Caen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Bouisset | J. Bouisset |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Carl Le Pen | C. Le Pen | |||||||||
| Petri Sier | P. Sier |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Tomasz Vilatte | T. Vilatte | |||||||||
| Jo‘l Schemmel | J. Schemmel | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Carmelo Di Natale | C. Di Natale | |||||||||
| Jean-Philippe Darbelet | J. Darbelet | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Edern Mazzoncini | E. Mazzoncini | |||||||||
| Pegguy De Palmas | P. De Palmas | | 74 | M | | 5 | | D | 57 |  | Dale Oakley | D. Oakley | |||||||||
| Mario Reis | M. Reis |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Mamar Meride | M. Meride | |||||||||
| Alex Campbell | A. Campbell |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Pierre-Alain Gaillot | P. Gaillot | |||||||||
| Bernardo Veronese | B. Veronese | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Jerome Uras | J. Uras | |||||||||
| Farid Kopa | F. Kopa | | 63 | A | | 9 | | M | 60 |  | Rainer Bartsch | R. Bartsch | |||||||||
| Yves-A. Pedemas | Y. Pedemas | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Kaci Plante | K. Plante | |||||||||
| Dominic Matteo | D. Matteo | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Dominique Boghossian | D. Boghossian | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to SM Caen. A crowd of 17,309 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Le Mans are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SM Caen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Le Mans are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while SM Caen appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Le Mans get the match underway!
2.41
0-0Pierre-Alain Gaillot knocks the ball forward to Kaci Plante. Kaci Plante shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
6.18
0-0Alex Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Matteo. Dominic Matteo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edern Mazzoncini.
16.52
0-0Yves-A. Pedemas comes in with a late challenge on Edern Mazzoncini. Yves-A. Pedemas is warned by the referee! Edern Mazzoncini runs off the knock.
24.37
Jean-Philippe Darbelet threads the ball through to Alex Campbell. Alex Campbell makes a simple pass to Dominic Matteo. Dominic Matteo shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
27.07
Carmelo Di Natale catches Yves-A. Pedemas on the ankles. Carmelo Di Natale is given a warning by the referee! Yves-A. Pedemas hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.08
0-0Jo‘l Schemmel knocks the ball forward to Mario Reis. Mario Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Pedemas. Yves-A. Pedemas goes all the way! Yves-A. Pedemas tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Carl Le Pen manages to gather it comfortably.
34.15
Carmelo Di Natale knocks the ball forward to Jerome Uras. Jerome Uras knocks the ball to his team mate, Kaci Plante. Kaci Plante knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Petri Sier.
39.32
Alex Campbell surges forward with the ball. Alex Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Matteo. Dominic Matteo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
SM Caen kick off!
47.53
0-0SM Caen are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Le Mans's defence.
48.52
Jean-Philippe Darbelet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pegguy De Palmas. Pegguy De Palmas flicks the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Pedemas. Yves-A. Pedemas goes all the way! Yves-A. Pedemas cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Carl Le Pen manages to keep it out.
53.38
Edern Mazzoncini kicks a strong pass forward to Mamar Meride. Mamar Meride makes a simple pass to Kaci Plante. Kaci Plante lofts in a cross ball towards Dominique Boghossian. Dominique Boghossian flicks the ball with his head but John Bouisset is on top of it.
54.04
Kaci Plante catches Jo‘l Schemmel on the ankles. Kaci Plante is warned by the referee! Jo‘l Schemmel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.25
Mamar Meride makes a simple pass to Kaci Plante. Kaci Plante sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.45
Jean-Philippe Darbelet makes a probing pass to Mario Reis. Mario Reis passes the ball forward to Dominic Matteo. Dominic Matteo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Le Pen who gathers it comfortably.
61.51
Bernardo Veronese knocks the ball to his team mate, Farid Kopa. Farid Kopa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Le Pen who gathers it comfortably.
63.53
Mario Reis catches Pierre-Alain Gaillot on the ankles. The referee calls over Mario Reis and warns him to calm down! Pierre-Alain Gaillot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.50
Jean-Philippe Darbelet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Campbell. Alex Campbell flicks the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Pedemas. Yves-A. Pedemas plays a perfect one-two with Farid Kopa and rushes in on goal... Yves-A. Pedemas tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.12
Jerome Uras flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominique Boghossian. Dominique Boghossian knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Bouisset who gathers it comfortably.
72.29
Pegguy De Palmas takes it forward alone. Pegguy De Palmas knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edern Mazzoncini.
81.31
Pierre-Alain Gaillot comes in with a late challenge on Jean-Philippe Darbelet. The referee calls over Pierre-Alain Gaillot and warns him to calm down! Jean-Philippe Darbelet stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.11
0-0Jerome Uras comes in with a late challenge on Mario Reis. Jerome Uras is shown the yellow card! Mario Reis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.09
Mamar Meride passes the ball forward to Dominique Boghossian. Dominique Boghossian whips in a cross ball towards Kaci Plante. Kaci Plante is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but John Bouisset is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!