French Ligue 1

Le Mans vs Saint-Étienne, 2008/2009 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Le Mans
  • 38': Thorstein Helstad
FT
1 - 0
Saint-Étienne

    About

    Le Mans are hosting Saint-Étienne at Leon-Bollée, , , starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Geoffrey Dernis with a through ball.
    • 1': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Sylvain Monsoreau.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Geoffrey Dernis (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bafetimbi Gomis.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Pascal Feindouno (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Geoffrey Dernis.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Coutadeur (Le Mans) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Stromstad.
    • 8': Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 8': Foul by Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans).
    • 8': Foul by Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne).
    • 8': Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 10': Foul by Daisuke Matsui (St Etienne).
    • 10': Antonio Camilo Malta Géder (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Pascal Feindouno (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mouhamadou Dabo with a cross following a fast break.
    • 14': Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 14': Foul by Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans).
    • 17': Modibo Maíga (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Foul by Efstathios Tavlaridis (St Etienne).
    • 18': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Sylvain Monsoreau.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Saber Ben Frej (Le Mans) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur with a cross.
    • 19': Mouhamadou Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 19': Foul by Anthony Le Tallec (Le Mans).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Dernis (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Loic Perrin.
    • 24': Foul by Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans).
    • 24': Christophe Landrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 25': Foul by Anthony Le Tallec (Le Mans).
    • 25': Daisuke Matsui (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Modibo Maíga (Le Mans).
    • 25': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Modibo Maíga (Le Mans) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Rodolphe Roche.
    • 32': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Christophe Landrin.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Anthony Le Tallec (Le Mans) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahima Camara with a cross.
    • 34': Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Antonio Camilo Malta Géder (Le Mans).
    • 35': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Dernis (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 35': Foul by Saber Ben Frej (Le Mans).
    • 35': Geoffrey Dernis (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 35': Fredrik Stromstad (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 35': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne).
    • 37': Attempt missed. Christophe Landrin (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 38': Goal! Le Mans 1, St Etienne 0. Thorstein Helstad (Le Mans) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Stromstad.
    • 40': Foul by Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne).
    • 40': Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 45': Pascal Feindouno (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans).
    • 45': First Half ends, Le Mans 1, St Etienne 0.
    • 0': Second Half begins Le Mans 1, St Etienne 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Christophe Landrin (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pascal Feindouno.
    • 47': Mouhamadou Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 47': Foul by Anthony Le Tallec (Le Mans).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pascal Feindouno.
    • 49': Foul by Thorstein Helstad (Le Mans).
    • 49': Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Mouhamadou Dabo.
    • 50': Delay in match Thorstein Helstad (Le Mans) because of an injury.
    • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Christophe Landrin (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 56': Substitution, St Etienne. David Gigliotti forward replaces Daisuke Matsui.
    • 58': Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 58': Foul by Pascal Feindouno (St Etienne).
    • 59': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Mouhamadou Dabo.
    • 60': Mathieu Coutadeur (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 60': Dangerous play by David Gigliotti (St Etienne).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Pascal Feindouno (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christophe Landrin.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Bafetimbi Gomis (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
    • 65': Substitution, Le Mans. Alphousseyni Keita midfielder replaces Modibo Maíga.
    • 68': Foul by Alphousseyni Keita (Le Mans).
    • 68': Geoffrey Dernis (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Stromstad (Le Mans) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Le Tallec.
    • 71': Substitution, Le Mans. Gervinho forward replaces Thorstein Helstad.
    • 71': Substitution, St Etienne. Paulo Machado midfielder replaces Geoffrey Dernis.
    • 73': Foul by Alphousseyni Keita (Le Mans).
    • 73': Paulo Machado (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Offside, Le Mans. Mathieu Coutadeur tries a through ball, but Gervinho is caught offside.
    • 75': Foul by Fredrik Stromstad (Le Mans).
    • 75': Christophe Landrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Foul by Gervinho (Le Mans).
    • 77': Efstathios Tavlaridis (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 78': Saber Ben Frej (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 78': Foul by Pascal Feindouno (St Etienne).
    • 81': Offside, St Etienne. Christophe Landrin tries a through ball, but David Gigliotti is caught offside.
    • 83': Offside, Le Mans. Ibrahima Camara tries a through ball, but Gervinho is caught offside.
    • 84': Substitution, St Etienne. Dimitri Payet midfielder replaces Blaise Matuidi.
    • 86': Foul by Saber Ben Frej (Le Mans).
    • 86': Dimitri Payet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Saber Ben Frej (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 88': Foul by David Gigliotti (St Etienne).
    • 90': Gervinho (Le Mans) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Efstathios Tavlaridis (St Etienne).
    • 90': Efstathios Tavlaridis (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fredrik Stromstad (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Paulo Machado (St Etienne).
    • 90': Foul by Gervinho (Le Mans).
    • 90': Mouhamadou Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 90': Second Half ends, Le Mans 1, St Etienne 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Le Mans 1, St Etienne 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 1
    58.5 Possession 41.5
    12 SHOTS 5
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    411 Accurate Passes 261
    493 Passes 350
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    22 Crosses 23
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    70 Long Balls 62
    51 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    16 Effective Tackles 14
    20 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    25 Effective Clearances 13
    35 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Leon-Bollée
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 11,355

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lens 16 +15 37
    2 Paris Saint-Germain 16 +21 36
    3 Marseille 16 +21 32
    4 Lille 16 +13 32
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MNS Le Mans

    No. Name
    16 Rodolphe Roche (GK)
    5 Gregory Cerdan
    3 Sabeur Ben Frej
    29 Ibrahim Camara
    2 Antonio Geder Malta Camilo
    8 Frédéric Thomas
    7 Fredrik Stromstad
    20 Mathieu Coutadeur
    10 Anthony Tallec
    22 Thorstein Helstad
    9 Modibo Maïga Yellow Card
    Le Mans Substitutes:
    Mathieu Dossevi, Gervinho, Cyriaque Louvion, Khaled Adénon, Thibault Ferrand, Mamadou Samassa, Alphousseyni Keita.

    ASSE Saint-Étienne

    No. Name
    1 Jodi Viviani (GK)
    4 Stathis Tavlaridis Yellow Card
    21 Mouhamadou Dabo
    32 Sylvain Monsoreau
    14 Pascal Feindouno
    22 Daisuke Matsui
    12 Blaise Matuidi
    24 Loïc Perrin
    19 Christophe Landrin Yellow Card
    11 Geoffrey Dernis
    18 Bafetimbi Gomis
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    David Gigliotti, Yohan Benalouane, Aruajo Ilan, Paulo Machado, Dimitri Payet, David Sauget, Jeremie Janot.

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