
Le Mans vs Saint-Étienne, 2008/2009 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1About
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
![]() |
MNS![]() |
|
---|---|---|
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
Venue: Leon-Bollée
Location: ,
Attendance: 11,355
Ligue 1 Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lyon | 2 | +4 | 6 |
2 | Toulouse | 2 | +3 | 6 |
3 | Paris Saint-Germain | 2 | +2 | 6 |
4 | Strasbourg | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Line-Ups
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 ![]() |
Saint-Étienne
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jodi Viviani (GK) |
4 | Stathis Tavlaridis ![]() |
21 | Mouhamadou Dabo |
32 | Sylvain Monsoreau |
14 | Pascal Feindouno |
22 | Daisuke Matsui |
12 | Blaise Matuidi |
24 | Loïc Perrin |
19 | Christophe Landrin ![]() |
11 | Geoffrey Dernis |
18 | Bafetimbi Gomis |
Ligue 1 News

Madrid's Ceballos halts Marseille move after Betis interest - sources
Real Madrid's Dani Ceballos has put his move to Marseille on hold in a bid to fulfill his desire to return to Real Betis, sources have told ESPN.

Barcelona eye Monaco's Vanderson as defensive reinforcement - source
Monaco full-back Vanderson is one of the options being considered by Barcelona depending on exits before the transfer window closes a source told ESPN.

Summer transfer window: Grading big signings in men's soccer
The window is open, clubs are doing business and players are on the move. Here is how we rate the biggest deals.

When does the summer transfer window open and close?
Find out when the 2025 summer transfer window will close in the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.

Rowe joins Bologna after fighting Marseille teammate Rabiot
Jonathan Rowe has completed a move to Serie A side Bologna days after being involved in a violent confrontation with Marseille teammate Adrien Rabiot.