Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stade Francis le Basser where Stade Lavallois play host to Le Mans. A crowd of 20,254 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Stade Lavallois and Le Mans are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Bruno Diawara.


0.00
Stade Lavallois start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.12
Jero Darmon sees Scott Strachan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Strachan flicks a high pass forward to Christian Winkler who brings the ball under control. Christian Winkler shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
4.25
Allan Brandes threads a neat ball through to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher shoots from long range but it rises well off target!
8.24
Brendan Griffin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Brendan Griffin cuts inside the box! Brendan Griffin makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
14.09
Jean-Guy Cazarelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Allan Brandes. Allan Brandes makes a simple pass to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to Aloisio De Abreu but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.38
Brendan Griffin makes a probing pass to Jocelyn Roy. Jocelyn Roy plays a one-two with Aloisio De Abreu and rushes in on goal... Jocelyn Roy looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
18.24
Sol Stamp comes in with a late challenge on Tobias Erler. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tobias Erler runs off the knock.
24.58
Jean-Guy Cazarelli flicks a high ball forward to Brendan Griffin who takes it down. Brendan Griffin kicks a strong pass forward to Aloisio De Abreu. Aloisio De Abreu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.54
Felipe Sanchez hits a low pass to Jocelyn Roy. Jocelyn Roy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.14
Abdeliah Ettori plays the ball forward to Rafael Scharrenburg. Rafael Scharrenburg threads a neat ball through to Christian Winkler. Christian Winkler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Bremner who gathers it comfortably.
40.54
Scott Strachan hits a low pass to Christian Winkler. Christian Winkler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but David Bremner is on top of it.
45.00
Jero Darmon makes a beautiful solo run. Jero Darmon knocks the ball to his team mate, Sol Stamp. Sol Stamp shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stade Lavallois appear unchanged since the first half. Le Mans also appear unchanged since the first half. The Le Mans players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Le Mans start the second half!
48.43
Jero Darmon plays the ball forward to Scott Strachan. Scott Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Christian Winkler. Christian Winkler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.30
Scott Strachan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Vila. Miguel Vila shoots from long range but it is tipped over by David Bremner.
51.15
Rafael Scharrenburg flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Vila. Miguel Vila runs straight at the defence! Miguel Vila muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! David Bremner had no chance!! Goal for Le Mans!
54.31
Jean-Guy Cazarelli makes a simple pass to Brendan Griffin. Brendan Griffin flicks a high ball forward to Aloisio De Abreu who takes it down. Aloisio De Abreu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from George Van Der Sar. What a great pair of hands!
60.36
Stade Lavallois have made a substitution with Frederic Zouaoui replacing Jocelyn Roy .
61.42
Brendan Griffin flicks a high ball forward to Aloisio De Abreu who takes it down. Aloisio De Abreu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.08
Brendan Griffin passes the ball forward to Frederic Zouaoui. Frederic Zouaoui knocks the ball to his team mate, Aloisio De Abreu. Some silky footwork from Aloisio De Abreu provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but George Van Der Sar manages to gather it effortlessly.
69.30
Scott Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Stamp. Sol Stamp knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gerhard Ziegenhagen.
75.40
Scott Strachan threads a neat ball through to Miguel Vila. Miguel Vila knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Bremner who gathers it comfortably.
77.54
Le Mans have made a substitution with Alassan Sakho replacing Guglielmo Zanini .
81.41
Brendan Griffin brings the ball forward. Brendan Griffin controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Colin Gallacher through on goal. Colin Gallacher shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.16
Felipe Sanchez passes the ball forward to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.30
Rafael Scharrenburg chips the ball to his team mate, Christian Winkler. Christian Winkler rushes past Jean-Guy Cazarelli! Christian Winkler rockets a shot on goal but David Bremner is on top of it.
87.41
Rafael Scharrenburg flicks a high pass forward. Sol Stamp holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sol Stamp tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Miguel Vila hacks Jean-Guy Cazarelli from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jean-Guy Cazarelli grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.3%
42.7%
28%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Brendan Griffin of Stade Lavallois

Match Ratings