Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stade Francis le Basser where Stade Lavallois play host to FC Lorient. A crowd of 16,882 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stade Lavallois are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Lorient appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Regis Guel.


0.00
FC Lorient kick off the first half!
4.34
Gregory Vairelles threads a neat ball through to Oliver Arndt. Oliver Arndt shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
6.57
Mario Warmuz makes an attacking run forward. Mario Warmuz rushes past Marcel Assou! Mario Warmuz cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Jeremie Eboki-Poh.
14.42
With great vision, Fadel Debaets plays the ball forward to Eugenio Hidalgo. Without breaking stride, Eugenio Hidalgo plays the ball forward to Dean Craddock who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Dean Craddock provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Jannick Maraval manages to keep it out.
15.28
Wahid Hugues makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fadel Debaets. Fadel Debaets knocks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Arndt. Oliver Arndt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
16.35
Shabani Darbelet sees a break and surges forward. Shabani Darbelet whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Matteo. Dominic Matteo whips the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
22.34
Wahid Hugues sees Gregory Vairelles in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gregory Vairelles decides to run forward with the ball. Gregory Vairelles plays a one-two with Eugenio Hidalgo and advances towards the goal... Gregory Vairelles cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Jannick Maraval reads it well. Good keeping!
39.08
Fadel Debaets advances with the ball. Fadel Debaets tries a spectacular long range effort. Jannick Maraval easily gets down and covers it.
45.00
Mario Warmuz kicks a strong pass forward to Dominic Matteo. Dominic Matteo shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
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. FC Lorient have changed their lineup with Ian Wiltord replacing Jeremie Eboki-Poh. The Stade Lavallois players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Stade Lavallois kick off and get the second half underway!
53.12
Wahid Hugues passes the ball forward to Fadel Debaets. Fadel Debaets makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Hidalgo. Eugenio Hidalgo flicks a high pass forward. Dean Craddock controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Dean Craddock cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.40
Gregory Vairelles hits a low pass to Eugenio Hidalgo. Eugenio Hidalgo plays a scrappy one-two with Oliver Arndt and stumbles forward towards the goal... Eugenio Hidalgo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.47
Fadel Debaets passes the ball forward to Dean Craddock. Dean Craddock threads the ball through into the box. Eugenio Hidalgo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
61.33
Wahid Hugues takes the throw-in. Frederic Vercoutre makes a simple pass to Fadel Debaets. With a delightful solo run, Fadel Debaets stretches the opposition's defence. Fadel Debaets knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.07
Mario Warmuz flicks a high pass forward. Kodjo Lestin controls it well on his chest. Kodjo Lestin puts a great ball through. Eduardo Ferrer runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
72.19
Gerald Müller flicks a high ball forward to Luis Petit who takes it down. Luis Petit flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Matteo who takes it down. Dominic Matteo edges inside the box! Dominic Matteo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
73.02
Shabani Darbelet threads the ball through to Eduardo Ferrer. Eduardo Ferrer rushes past Wahid Hugues! Eduardo Ferrer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
75.36
Mario Warmuz knocks the ball forward to Eduardo Ferrer. Eduardo Ferrer whips in a cross ball towards Kodjo Lestin. Kodjo Lestin beats his man to it with a header. It's miles wide!
77.22
FC Lorient appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
77.22
Gerald Müller decides to run forward with the ball. Gerald Müller sees a break and surges forward. Gerald Müller runs straight at the defence! Gerald Müller tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.22
Shabani Darbelet chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Ferrer. Eduardo Ferrer knocks the ball forward to Dominic Matteo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

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

Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
24.7%
45.9%
29.4%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eugenio Hidalgo of FC Lorient

Match Ratings
1.Jannick Maraval (GK)
7
2.Gerald Müller (DEF)
8
3.Martino De Rosa (DEF)
6
4.Nestor Gillet (DEF)
6
5.Barket Fretard (MID)
6
6.Shabani Darbelet (MID)
8
7.Mario Warmuz (MID)
7
8.Luis Petit (MID)
6
9.Kodjo Lestin (ATT)
6
10.Eduardo Ferrer (ATT)
6
11.Dominic Matteo (ATT)
6
 
12.Armin Schäfer (GK)
0
13.Nicolas Nordwald (DEF)
0
14.Chritophe Kante (MID)
0

1.Jeremie Prat (GK)
6
2.Jeremie Eboki-Poh (DEF)
6
3.Marcel Assou (DEF)
6
4.Alberto Collet (DEF)
6
5.Wahid Hugues (DEF)
6
6.Frederic Vercoutre (DEF)
6
7.Gregory Vairelles (MID)
7
8.Fadel Debaets (MID)
8
9.Oliver Arndt (ATT)
7
10.Eugenio Hidalgo (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Dean Craddock (ATT)
6
 
12.Jan Kistner (MID)
0
13.Jaime Pinheiro (GK)
0
14.Ian Wiltord (MID)
6