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It's a sunny day here at Stade du Moustoir where FC Lorient play host to Paris Saint-Germain. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Lorient are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Paris Saint-Germain appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by StŽphane Dufournet.


0.00
The whistle blows and FC Lorient kick off!
3.29
Jean-Marc Agboh decides to run forward with the ball. Jean-Marc Agboh knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mansour Hagard.
9.46
Frederic Rémy surges forward with the ball. Frederic Rémy tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Flavio Arricca. Excellent save.
14.12
Edward Moss flicks a high pass forward. Pier Giovanni Suriano collects the pass. Pier Giovanni Suriano knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yazid Kopa.
21.22
Mansour Hagard makes a simple pass to Joao Alves. Joao Alves kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Moreno. Rodolfo Moreno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.37
Adrien Mazure barges into Edward Moss. Adrien Mazure is shown the yellow card! Edward Moss carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.09
Yazid Kopa takes a quick throw-in, which Mansour Hagard takes on the chest. With great imagination, Mansour Hagard picks a pass forward to Frederic Rémy. Frederic Rémy makes a probing pass to Danijel Firly. Danijel Firly shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Flavio Arricca comfortably smothers it!
28.06
Joao Alves flicks a high pass forward to Rodolfo Moreno who brings the ball under control. Rodolfo Moreno knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Flavio Arricca who gathers it comfortably.
36.08
Rodolfo Moreno hacks Alexei Douchez from behind! The referee warns Rodolfo Moreno to calm down! Alexei Douchez stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.02
Yannick Chabaud threads the ball through to Maxence Fischer. Maxence Fischer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
44.54
Joao Alves kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Moreno. Rodolfo Moreno plays a quick one-two with Danijel Firly and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Rodolfo Moreno provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Flavio Arricca manages to gather it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Lorient appear unchanged since the first half. Paris Saint-Germain also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Lorient players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Paris Saint-Germain kick off!
47.14
Yannick Chabaud makes a simple pass to Pier Giovanni Suriano. Pier Giovanni Suriano knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steven Artes who gathers it comfortably.
49.52
Mansour Hagard flicks the ball to his team mate, Reginald Bakari. Reginald Bakari chips the ball to his team mate, Stephane Vilatte. Stephane Vilatte shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
55.25
Reginald Bakari flicks a high pass forward. Danijel Firly controls it well on his chest. Danijel Firly controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
60.41
Paris Saint-Germain have made 2 substitutions with Mauricio Rodriguez replacing Olivier Karembeu and Edouard Benyachou replacing Pier Giovanni Suriano .
67.48
Yannick Chabaud knocks the ball forward to Maxence Fischer. Maxence Fischer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yazid Kopa.
71.41
Adrien Mazure makes a probing pass to Frederic Rémy. Frederic Rémy makes a probing pass to Rodolfo Moreno. Rodolfo Moreno finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
72.16
Frederic Rémy changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Frederic Rémy knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Moreno. Rodolfo Moreno knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Flavio Arricca had no chance!! Goal for FC Lorient!
75.31
Frederic Rémy makes a probing pass to Stephane Vilatte. Stephane Vilatte plays a scrappy one-two with Rodolfo Moreno and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stephane Vilatte shoots from just inside the box. Stephane Vilatte scores for FC Lorient!!
77.31
Paris Saint-Germain have made a substitution with Francisco Gomes replacing Maxence Fischer .
78.07
Frederic Rémy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danijel Firly. Danijel Firly advances inside the box! Mauricio Rodriguez barges into Danijel Firly. Danijel Firly appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
84.47
Mansour Hagard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Alves. Joao Alves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodolfo Moreno. Rodolfo Moreno shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
89.10
Reginald Bakari knocks the ball to his team mate, Danijel Firly. Danijel Firly shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.8%
37.2%
Play Area
24.4%
48.8%
26.7%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederic Rémy of FC Lorient

Match Ratings