Match Report


Montpellier HSCMontpellier HSC     FC LorientFC Lorient
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Felipe GuardiolaF. Guardiola58
G
1captain
G
63Steven ArtesS. Artes
Danijel DeschampsD. Deschamps66
D
2
D
63Yazid KopaY. Kopa
Djibrill MontanierD. Montanier65
D
captain3
D
59Mansour HagardM. Hagard
Armindo ChabertA. Chabert61
D
4
D
56Adrien MazureA. Mazure
Pierre BahP. Bah53
D
5
D
49Wagneau TrévisanW. Trévisan
Eoin OwenE. Owen70
M
6
M
70Frederic RémyF. Rémy
Brahim OdetB. Odet70
M
7
M
59Joao AlvesJ. Alves
Malcolm RipleyM. Ripley53
M
8
M
56Reginald BakariR. Bakari
Philippe MayeleP. Mayele53
M
9
A
67Stephane VilatteS. Vilatte
Kevin RodgersK. Rodgers80
A
10
A
66Danijel FirlyD. Firly
Sebastian GilS. Gil62
A
11
A
64Rodolfo MorenoR. Moreno
 
Gianluigi ZambrottaG. Zambrotta57
A
12
G
61Demetrio NistaD. Nista
Khaliloul GrossmannK. Grossmann56
G
13
G
59Jeremy DelmotteJ. Delmotte
Geoffroy BenkouarG. Benkouar56
G
14
A
54Wagneau ChagotW. Chagot

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Stade de la Mosson where Montpellier HSC play host to FC Lorient. A crowd of 9,309 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Montpellier HSC are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Lorient appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by GŽrard Banchelli.


0.00
FC Lorient get the match underway!
2.37
Danijel Deschamps flicks a high pass forward. Malcolm Ripley collects the pass. Malcolm Ripley passes the ball forward to Sebastian Gil. Sebastian Gil tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.29
Joao Alves catches Malcolm Ripley on the ankles. The referee calls over Joao Alves and shows him a yellow card! Malcolm Ripley runs off the knock.
16.18
Joao Alves threads a neat ball through to Danijel Firly. Danijel Firly sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
21.49
Joao Alves comes in with a late challenge on Malcolm Ripley. The referee calls over Joao Alves and warns him to calm down! Malcolm Ripley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.03
Djibrill Montanier passes the ball forward to Brahim Odet. Brahim Odet kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Rodgers. Kevin Rodgers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.54
Brahim Odet flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Rodgers controls it well on his chest. Kevin Rodgers shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
26.53
With imagination, Adrien Mazure laces a through ball forward to Joao Alves. Joao Alves hits a low pass to Rodolfo Moreno. Rodolfo Moreno finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
32.01
Joao Alves threads a neat ball through to Stephane Vilatte. Stephane Vilatte shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
40.25
Malcolm Ripley advances with the ball. Malcolm Ripley makes a simple pass, allowing Kevin Rodgers to run into the box. Kevin Rodgers looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Steven Artes!
45.00
Brahim Odet makes an attacking run forward. Brahim Odet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot 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. Montpellier HSC appear unchanged since the first half. FC Lorient also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and Montpellier HSC kick off!
49.07
Reginald Bakari passes the ball forward to Stephane Vilatte. Stephane Vilatte shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
51.38
Malcolm Ripley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Rodgers. Kevin Rodgers shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
57.22
Danijel Firly clumsily knocks into Danijel Deschamps. Danijel Firly is shown the yellow card! Danijel Deschamps carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.31
Montpellier HSC have made a substitution with Gianluigi Zambrotta replacing Sebastian Gil .
65.12
Danijel Deschamps chips the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Ripley. Malcolm Ripley makes a simple pass to Gianluigi Zambrotta. Gianluigi Zambrotta shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.09
Reginald Bakari hacks Brahim Odet from behind! The referee calls over Reginald Bakari and shows him a yellow card! Brahim Odet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.13
Montpellier HSC are in full control of this game.
69.18
Montpellier HSC are in full control of this game.
71.44
Malcolm Ripley threads a neat ball through to Gianluigi Zambrotta. Gianluigi Zambrotta sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
75.12
Gianluigi Zambrotta catches Wagneau Trévisan on the ankles. Gianluigi Zambrotta is shown the yellow card! Wagneau Trévisan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.48
Montpellier HSC have made a substitution with Geoffroy Benkouar replacing Brahim Odet .
81.06
Geoffroy Benkouar flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Rodgers who brings the ball under control. Kevin Rodgers shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
83.15
Malcolm Ripley comes in with a late challenge on Frederic Rémy. Malcolm Ripley is warned by the referee! Frederic Rémy stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.16
Joao Alves clumsily knocks into Djibrill Montanier. The referee brings Joao Alves to one side and gives him another warning! Djibrill Montanier runs off the knock.
89.06
Reginald Bakari hits a low pass to Rodolfo Moreno. Rodolfo Moreno whips in a cross ball towards Danijel Firly. Danijel Firly makes a looping header on goal. Felipe Guardiola manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Montpellier HSC

FC Lorient
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.9%
41.1%
Play Area
31.5%
47.9%
20.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Djibrill Montanier of Montpellier HSC

Match Ratings