Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     SM CaenSM Caen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Kaci QuinteroK. Quintero78
G
captain1
G
59Marco AzzopardiM. Azzopardi
Thomas AndenasT. Andenas61
D
2
D
67Giampietro FlorioG. Florio
Jero DarmonJ. Darmon57
D
3
D
67Franois CinettiF. Cinetti
Abdeliah EttoriA. Ettori57
D
4
D
66Del HackworthD. Hackworth
Guglielmo ZaniniG. Zanini51
D
5
D
64Pierre TanguyP. Tanguy
Soufiane TourselS. Toursel77
M
6
M
71Gianfranco Del PieroG. Del Piero
Rafael ScharrenburgR. Scharrenburg70
M
7
M
63Eric SammerE. Sammer
Scott StrachanS. Strachan70
M
8
M
56Cedric DebaetsC. Debaets
Christian WinklerC. Winkler68
A
9
A
70Giuliano CardoneG. Cardone
Miguel VilaM. Vila68
A
10captain
A
68Aboubacar EggimannA. Eggimann
Nordin GenauxN. Genaux63
A
11
A
64Frank GreeningF. Greening
 
Linus WieczorekL. Wieczorek68
M
12
D
60Alexei PeyrladeA. Peyrlade
Alassan SakhoA. Sakho68
M
13
D
52Jean-Marc TatarianJ. Tatarian
Sol StampS. Stamp61
A
14
M
51Christophe FayolleC. Fayolle

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to SM Caen. A crowd of 18,435 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Le Mans and SM Caen are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mathieur Durix.


0.00
SM Caen kick off!
3.01
Del Hackworth chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Sammer. Eric Sammer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frank Greening. Frank Greening whips in a cross ball towards Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
4.47
Thomas Andenas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Soufiane Toursel. Soufiane Toursel flicks a high pass forward to Christian Winkler who brings the ball under control. Christian Winkler knocks in a cross ball towards Nordin Genaux. Nordin Genaux connects with a diving header. Marco Azzopardi manages to gather it comfortably.
9.22
Cedric Debaets passes the ball forward to Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
14.41
Del Hackworth makes a beautiful solo run. Del Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Greening. Frank Greening knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.43
Gianfranco Del Piero catches Scott Strachan on the ankles. The referee brings Gianfranco Del Piero to one side and gives him a warning! Scott Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.51
Gianfranco Del Piero flicks a high pass forward to Aboubacar Eggimann who brings the ball neatly under control. Aboubacar Eggimann threads the ball through to Giuliano Cardone but he's offside!
36.27
Del Hackworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Sammer. Eric Sammer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Kaci Quintero as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
37.26
Gianfranco Del Piero takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Soufiane Toursel reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
39.20
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.27
Giampietro Florio flicks a high pass forward. Cedric Debaets holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cedric Debaets deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kaci Quintero who gathers it comfortably.
42.00
Guglielmo Zanini knocks the ball forward to Soufiane Toursel. Soufiane Toursel threads a neat ball through to Christian Winkler. Christian Winkler makes a pass forward but Nordin Genaux is yards offside!
45.00
Soufiane Toursel makes a simple pass to Christian Winkler. Christian Winkler knocks in a cross ball towards Nordin Genaux. Nordin Genaux makes a looping header on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Le Mans appear unchanged since the first half. SM Caen also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Le Mans kick off and get the second half underway!
49.31
Eric Sammer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Greening. Frank Greening rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.02
Gianfranco Del Piero knocks the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Greening. Frank Greening rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
54.58
Abdeliah Ettori flicks the ball to his team mate, Soufiane Toursel. Soufiane Toursel threads the ball through to Christian Winkler. Christian Winkler shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
57.00
Cedric Debaets flicks a high pass forward. Giuliano Cardone collects the pass. Giuliano Cardone whips in a cross ball towards Frank Greening. Frank Greening gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
61.26
Nordin Genaux catches Pierre Tanguy on the ankles. The referee calls over Nordin Genaux and shows him a yellow card! Pierre Tanguy stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.24
SM Caen are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
65.04
Rafael Scharrenburg runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rafael Scharrenburg lofts in a cross ball towards Nordin Genaux. Nordin Genaux finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
73.15
With some swift thinking, Cedric Debaets plays the ball forward to Aboubacar Eggimann. Aboubacar Eggimann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.55
Rafael Scharrenburg threads a neat ball through to Miguel Vila. Miguel Vila lofts in a cross ball towards Christian Winkler. Christian Winkler outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.41
Le Mans have made a substitution with Alassan Sakho replacing Guglielmo Zanini .
78.45
Franois Cinetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Debaets. Cedric Debaets takes it forward alone. Cedric Debaets knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Greening. Frank Greening gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Kaci Quintero reads it well. Superb keeping!
79.40
Soufiane Toursel sees a break and surges forward. Soufiane Toursel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marco Azzopardi who gathers it comfortably.
84.22
Soufiane Toursel kicks a strong pass forward to Nordin Genaux. Nordin Genaux lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Vila. Miguel Vila heads the ball goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.47
Gianfranco Del Piero flicks the ball to his team mate, Giuliano Cardone. Giuliano Cardone lofts in a cross ball towards Aboubacar Eggimann. Aboubacar Eggimann rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

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

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
25.4%
46.5%
28.2%

Scorers
Nordin Genaux 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kaci Quintero of Le Mans

Match Ratings