Match Report


Le MansLe Mans     AC AjaccioAC Ajaccio
Ian MortimerIan Mortimer Computer Player Computer Player
René KehrliR. Kehrli80
G
1
G
66Duarte ReisD. Reis
Cyrille WarmuzC. Warmuz76
D
2captain
D
70Sebastiao PinheiroS. Pinheiro
Tiago VarelaT. Varela80
D
3
D
64Carlos ZamoraC. Zamora
Francisco AzevedoF. Azevedo81
D
captain4
D
63Jocelyn PiresJ. Pires
Jochem VerlindenJ. Verlinden80
M
5
M
78Mehdi Van AnkerenM. Van Ankeren
Niklas ForssellN. Forssell80
M
6
M
72Eddy SopalskiE. Sopalski
Wilfried Le PenW. Le Pen81
M
7
M
67Simon SchellS. Schell
Dmitri KorneevD. Korneev84
M
8
M
67Ronald PotillonR. Potillon
Dario TresorD. Tresor76
A
9
A
73Damir PetitD. Petit
Daniel Gabriel MutuD. Mutu78
A
10
A
63Billy DavidsonB. Davidson
Ezequiel NievesE. Nieves78
A
11
A
61Fabien CloarecF. Cloarec
 
Fabien GueiF. Guei71
D
12
M
66Roy NeeskensR. Neeskens
Ross GomezR. Gomez78
M
13
M
66Miguael WiartM. Wiart
Salvador AdailtonS. Adailton84
A
14
D
63Marcel FriioM. Friio

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at MM Arena where Le Mans play host to AC Ajaccio. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Le Mans and AC Ajaccio are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Mario Lama.


0.00
Le Mans kick off!
3.43
Dmitri Korneev plays the ball forward to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Ezequiel Nieves is offside!
6.39
Cyrille Warmuz powers a long ball forward. Dario Tresor plays a one-two with Ezequiel Nieves and rushes in on goal... Dario Tresor makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.00
Simon Schell threads a neat ball through to Fabien Cloarec. Fabien Cloarec knocks in a cross ball towards Damir Petit. Damir Petit directs the ball goalwards with his head. René Kehrli effortlessly picks it out of the air!
10.34
Jochem Verlinden passes the ball forward to Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
12.13
Cyrille Warmuz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Niklas Forssell. Niklas Forssell threads a neat ball through to Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves knocks in a cross ball towards Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor flicks the ball with his head. The ball strikes Carlos Zamora's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
13.44
Jochem Verlinden takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Eddy Sopalski gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
14.54
Jocelyn Pires flicks a high ball forward to Ronald Potillon who takes it down. Ronald Potillon makes a probing pass to Fabien Cloarec. Fabien Cloarec knocks in a cross ball towards Damir Petit. Damir Petit makes a deft header but it's drastically wayward!
20.18
Ronald Potillon catches Jochem Verlinden on the ankles. Ronald Potillon is shown the yellow card! Jochem Verlinden stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.26
Simon Schell threads the ball through to Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson makes a probing pass to Damir Petit but he's offside!
22.56
Tiago Varela knocks the ball forward to Dmitri Korneev. Dmitri Korneev makes a simple pass to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor plays a scrappy one-two with Daniel Gabriel Mutu and advances towards the goal... Dario Tresor comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
27.34
Wilfried Le Pen catches Simon Schell on the ankles. The referee calls over Wilfried Le Pen and warns him to calm down! Simon Schell grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.31
Carlos Zamora plays the ball forward to Simon Schell. Simon Schell passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Fabien Cloarec. Fabien Cloarec knocks in a cross ball towards Damir Petit. Damir Petit rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.46
Carlos Zamora flicks a high pass forward. Simon Schell controls it well on his chest. Simon Schell threads the ball through to Damir Petit. Damir Petit knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.48
Simon Schell makes a probing pass to Damir Petit. Damir Petit whips in a cross ball towards Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.56
Ronald Potillon threads a neat ball through to Fabien Cloarec. Fabien Cloarec knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.40
Jocelyn Pires comes in with a late challenge on Dario Tresor. Jocelyn Pires is shown the yellow card! Dario Tresor runs off the knock.
45.00
Tiago Varela flicks a high pass forward. Niklas Forssell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Niklas Forssell flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Gabriel Mutu easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Gabriel Mutu plays a scrappy one-two with Dario Tresor and stumbles forward towards the goal... Daniel Gabriel Mutu looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Le Mans appear unchanged since the first half. AC Ajaccio also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with AC Ajaccio kicking off!
47.26
Carlos Zamora flicks a high pass forward to Mehdi Van Ankeren who brings the ball under control. Mehdi Van Ankeren passes the ball forward to Fabien Cloarec. Fabien Cloarec shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
57.54
Jocelyn Pires makes a simple pass to Ronald Potillon. Ronald Potillon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
60.25
Le Mans have made 3 substitutions with Fabien Guei replacing Francisco Azevedo, Ross Gomez replacing Wilfried Le Pen and Salvador Adailton replacing Ezequiel Nieves .
61.33
Niklas Forssell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor whips in a cross ball towards Salvador Adailton. Salvador Adailton powers a header at goal but is denied by Duarte Reis. Excellent save.
63.01
Showing composure, Niklas Forssell laces a through ball forward to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu makes a looping header on goal. Duarte Reis comfortably punches it away to safety.
73.13
With vision, Jocelyn Pires laces a weighted ball forward to Simon Schell. Simon Schell surges forward with the ball. Simon Schell knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson heads the ball goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.48
Sebastiao Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward to Simon Schell who brings the ball neatly under control. Simon Schell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damir Petit. Damir Petit shoots from outside the area. Damir Petit scores for AC Ajaccio!!
83.54
Ross Gomez barges into Eddy Sopalski. Ross Gomez is warned by the referee! Eddy Sopalski gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.02
Eddy Sopalski knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Davidson. Billy Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Damir Petit. Damir Petit jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. René Kehrli comfortably picks it out of the air!
85.01
Sebastiao Pinheiro hits a low pass to Eddy Sopalski. Eddy Sopalski makes a simple pass to Damir Petit. Damir Petit shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
87.42
Ross Gomez hits a low pass to Daniel Gabriel Mutu. Daniel Gabriel Mutu shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
90.00
Jochem Verlinden clumsily knocks into Ronald Potillon. Jochem Verlinden is shown the yellow card! Ronald Potillon runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Le Mans

AC Ajaccio
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.3%
58.7%
Play Area
26.1%
42.4%
31.5%

Scorers
Damir Petit 28, 79
Billy Davidson 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Damir Petit of AC Ajaccio

Match Ratings
1.René Kehrli (GK)
7
2.Cyrille Warmuz (DEF)
7
3.Tiago Varela (DEF)
6
4.Francisco Azevedo (DEF)
6
5.Jochem Verlinden (MID)yellow card
5
6.Niklas Forssell (MID)
7
7.Wilfried Le Pen (MID)
5
8.Dmitri Korneev (MID)
6
9.Dario Tresor (ATT)
6
10.Daniel Gabriel Mutu (ATT)
6
11.Ezequiel Nieves (ATT)
6
 
12.Fabien Guei (DEF)
6
13.Ross Gomez (MID)
6
14.Salvador Adailton (ATT)
6

1.Duarte Reis (GK)
7
2.Sebastiao Pinheiro (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Zamora (DEF)
6
4.Jocelyn Pires (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Mehdi Van Ankeren (MID)
6
6.Eddy Sopalski (MID)
6
7.Simon Schell (MID)
8
8.Ronald Potillon (MID)yellow card
6
9.Damir Petit (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Billy Davidson (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Fabien Cloarec (ATT)
7
 
12.Roy Neeskens (MID)
0
13.Miguael Wiart (MID)
0
14.Marcel Friio (DEF)
0