French Ligue 1

Saint-Étienne vs Le Mans, 2009/2010 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
  • 55': Cedric Varrault
  • 76': Yohan Benalouane
  • Red Card 83': Kevin Mirallas
FT
2 - 0
Le Mans

    About

    Saint-Étienne are hosting Le Mans at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, , , 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.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Roland Lamah (Le Mans) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Almen Abdi.
    • 8': Cedric Varrault (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 8': Foul by Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans).
    • 9': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
    • 9': Olivier Thomert (Le Mans) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Roland Lamah (Le Mans) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastien Corchia.
    • 12': Cedric Varrault (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 12': Foul by Olivier Thomert (Le Mans).
    • 13': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Didier Ovono.
    • 15': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Yohan Benalouane.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Almen Abdi (Le Mans) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Gonzalo Bergessio.
    • 17': Dimitri Payet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 17': Foul by Sebastien Corchia (Le Mans).
    • 18': Roland Lamah (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Dimitri Payet (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 24': Foul by Sebastien Corchia (Le Mans).
    • 24': Dimitri Payet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans).
    • 25': Gonzalo Bergessio (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Yohan Benalouane.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 29': Foul by Herold Goulon (Le Mans).
    • 29': Gonzalo Bergessio (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Herold Goulon (Le Mans) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Yohan Benalouane (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet following a set piece situation.
    • 30': Ludovic Baal (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 30': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
    • 31': Attempt missed. Herold Goulon (Le Mans) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 31': Foul by Olivier Thomert (Le Mans).
    • 31': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Bergessio (St Etienne) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dimitri Payet following a set piece situation.
    • 33': Delay in match (St Etienne).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Modibo Maiga (Le Mans) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastien Corchia with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Bergessio (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Loic Perrin.
    • 37': Herold Goulon (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 37': Foul by Dimitri Payet (St Etienne).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a cross.
    • 40': Modibo Maiga (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Pape Malikou Diakhate (St Etienne).
    • 41': Attempt missed. Modibo Maiga (Le Mans) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastien Corchia from a direct free kick.
    • 41': Sebastien Corchia (Le Mans) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Dimitri Payet (St Etienne).
    • 41': Dimitri Payet (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Modibo Maiga with a cross.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 45': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Grégory Cerdan.
    • 45': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Le Mans 0.
    • 0': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Le Mans 0.
    • 46': Almen Abdi (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne).
    • 47': Attempt missed. Sebastien Corchia (Le Mans) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 48': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Mouhamadou Dabo.
    • 50': Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a fast break.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Bergessio.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Bergessio (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loic Perrin.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Loic Perrin.
    • 54': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Didier Ovono.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Bergessio (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 55': Goal! St Etienne 1, Le Mans 0. Cedric Varrault (St Etienne) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Bergessio following a corner.
    • 56': João Paulo (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 56': Foul by Gonzalo Bergessio (St Etienne).
    • 58': Offside, St Etienne. Emmanuel Riviere tries a through ball, but Gelson Fernandes is caught offside.
    • 61': Substitution, St Etienne. Kevin Mirallas forward replaces Gonzalo Bergessio.
    • 61': Substitution, Le Mans. Mathieu Dossevi midfielder replaces Herold Goulon.
    • 62': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne).
    • 62': Mathieu Dossevi (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Riviere.
    • 64': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (St Etienne).
    • 64': Olivier Thomert (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 67': Foul by Roland Lamah (Le Mans).
    • 70': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ludovic Baal.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Substitution, Le Mans. Thorstein Helstad forward replaces Modibo Maiga.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Baal.
    • 75': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Almen Abdi (Le Mans).
    • 75': Almen Abdi (Le Mans) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Goal! St Etienne 2, Le Mans 0. Yohan Benalouane (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 78': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Le Mans).
    • 80': Substitution, Le Mans. Idir Ouali midfielder replaces Olivier Thomert.
    • 80': Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by João Paulo (Le Mans).
    • 80': João Paulo (Le Mans) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Offside, St Etienne. Mouhamadou Dabo tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Riviere is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
    • 82': Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 82': Foul by Mathieu Dossevi (Le Mans).
    • 82': Foul by Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne).
    • 82': Sebastien Corchia (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 83': Delay in match (Le Mans).
    • 83': Kevin Mirallas (St Etienne) is shown the red card for fighting.
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Riviere (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a through ball.
    • 87': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Didier Ovono.
    • 88': Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by João Paulo (Le Mans).
    • 90': Foul by Cedric Varrault (St Etienne).
    • 90': Idir Ouali (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 90': Blaise Matuidi (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Almen Abdi (Le Mans).
    • 90': Dimitri Payet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans).
    • 90': Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (St Etienne).
    • 90': Sebastien Corchia (Le Mans) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Second Half ends, St Etienne 2, Le Mans 0.
    • 0': Match ends, St Etienne 2, Le Mans 0.
    • 0': Match ends, St Etienne 2, Le Mans 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 13
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 1
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 1
    51.3 Possession 48.7
    10 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    259 Accurate Passes 253
    372 Passes 353
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    14 Crosses 15
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    56 Long Balls 44
    27 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    22 Effective Tackles 16
    31 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    9 Effective Clearances 11
    16 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 26,000

    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
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    16 Jeremie Janot (GK)
    28 Yohan Benalouane
    3 Pape Diakhate
    21 Mouhamadou Dabo
    2 Cedric Varrault
    12 Blaise Matuidi
    22 Gelson Fernandes
    7 Dimitri Payet Yellow Card
    24 Loïc Perrin
    29 Emmanuel Rivière
    9 Gonzalo Bergessio
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Josuha Guilavogui, Guirane N'Daw, Moustapha Sall, Yohan Hautcoeur, Kevin Mirallas, Vincent Plante.

    MNS Le Mans (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Didier Ovono (GK)
    5 Gregory Cerdan
    23 João Paulo Yellow Card
    24 Ludovic Baal
    28 Sébastien Corchia
    8 Frédéric Thomas Yellow Card
    26 Harold Goulon Yellow Card
    9 Modibo Maïga
    27 Almen Abdi Yellow Card
    31 Olivier Thomert
    25 Roland Lamah
    Le Mans Substitutes:
    Idir Ouali, Cyriaque Louvion, Mathieu Dossevi, Thorstein Helstad, Antonio Geder Malta Camilo, Georgi Makaridze, Samuel Bouhours.

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