Match Report


AS Saint-ÉtienneAS Saint-Étienne     Le MansLe Mans
António CarlosAntónio Carlos Computer Player Computer Player
Louis CousinL. Cousin61
G
1
G
63Franois LefèvreF. Lefèvre
Roel LambersR. Lambers61
D
2
D
68Theo BosmanT. Bosman
Diogo MoutinhoD. Moutinho66
D
3
D
64Adnan TomczykA. Tomczyk
Pascal BreitnerP. Breitner63
D
4
D
63Devanir AuriolD. Auriol
Silvio CrosnierS. Crosnier58
D
5
D
61Arturo PichichiA. Pichichi
Robin FortesR. Fortes63
M
6
M
68Frederic VanderF. Vander
Juan-Carlos Guerrero LopezJ. Guerrero Lopez68
M
7
M
62Diego DiattaD. Diatta
Gerhard WeigelG. Weigel71
M
8
M
53Dambou GastienD. Gastien
Mansour DoumencM. Doumenc63
A
9
M
49Miguael FerrierM. Ferrier
Hubert CarriéreH. Carriére67
A
10
A
64Guillermo DiazG. Diaz
Nunzio FissoreN. Fissore66
A
11
A
62Julian JimenezJ. Jimenez

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard where AS Saint-Étienne play host to Le Mans. A crowd of 19,063 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
AS Saint-Étienne are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Le Mans appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
The whistle blows and Le Mans kick off!
6.23
Frederic Vander makes a beautiful solo run. Frederic Vander knocks in a cross ball towards Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.19
Gerhard Weigel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
27.50
Robin Fortes knocks the ball to his team mate, Hubert Carriére. Hubert Carriére knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franois Lefèvre who gathers it comfortably.
32.07
Diogo Moutinho passes the ball forward to Robin Fortes. Robin Fortes kicks a strong pass forward to Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.06
Dambou Gastien kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Jimenez. Julian Jimenez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.40
Juan-Carlos Guerrero Lopez makes a beautiful solo run. Juan-Carlos Guerrero Lopez shoots from long range but Franois Lefèvre is on top of it.
39.10
Robin Fortes passes the ball forward to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hubert Carriére but the linesman indicates offside!
40.47
Diogo Moutinho makes a probing pass to Gerhard Weigel. Gerhard Weigel passes the ball forward to Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
44.27
AS Saint-Étienne are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Le Mans's defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and AS Saint-Étienne kick off!
47.28
Pascal Breitner flicks the ball to his team mate, Robin Fortes. Robin Fortes knocks the ball forward to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore finds some space and shoots from distance. Franois Lefèvre easily smothers it.
48.17
Frederic Vander makes a beautiful solo run. Frederic Vander knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Silvio Crosnier.
51.31
Juan-Carlos Guerrero Lopez kicks a strong pass forward to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franois Lefèvre who gathers it comfortably.
53.23
Diego Diatta makes a beautiful solo run. Diego Diatta threads the ball through to Julian Jimenez but he's offside!
55.04
Diogo Moutinho makes a probing pass to Gerhard Weigel. Gerhard Weigel knocks the ball to his team mate, Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franois Lefèvre who gathers it comfortably.
59.01
Dambou Gastien knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz finds some space and shoots from distance. Guillermo Diaz scores for Le Mans!!
63.26
Roel Lambers makes a probing pass to Juan-Carlos Guerrero Lopez. Juan-Carlos Guerrero Lopez knocks the ball forward to Hubert Carriére. Hubert Carriére knocks the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.33
Diogo Moutinho sees a break and surges forward. Diogo Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mansour Doumenc. Mansour Doumenc makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hubert Carriére but he's offside!
67.17
Gerhard Weigel takes it forward alone. Gerhard Weigel plays a perfect one-two with Hubert Carriére and rushes in on goal... Gerhard Weigel shoots from just inside the box. Franois Lefèvre easily smothers it.
79.18
Robin Fortes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore plays a perfect one-two with Mansour Doumenc and rushes in on goal... Nunzio Fissore shoots from just inside the box but somehow Franois Lefèvre manages to keep it out.
84.25
Robin Fortes advances with the ball. Robin Fortes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franois Lefèvre who gathers it comfortably.
85.49
Miguael Ferrier kicks a strong pass forward to Guillermo Diaz. Guillermo Diaz whips in a cross ball towards Julian Jimenez. Julian Jimenez flicks the ball with his head but Louis Cousin is on top of it.
87.11
Robin Fortes makes a probing pass to Nunzio Fissore. Nunzio Fissore goes all the way! Nunzio Fissore makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Nunzio Fissore scores for AS Saint-Étienne!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Diaz of Le Mans
Match Statistics
 

AS Saint-Étienne

Le Mans
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62%
38%
Play Area
25.3%
48.1%
26.6%

Scorers
Nunzio Fissore 87
Guillermo Diaz 6, 59