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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at DW Stadium where Wigan Athletic play Le Mans in this friendly game. A crowd of 16,973 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Wigan Athletic and Le Mans are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Wigan Athletic get the match underway!
2.56
Jean Borios makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Ezequiel Nieves provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
8.14
Ross Gomez takes the throw-in. Roman Oliynyk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Luca Cuza.
9.35
Roman Oliynyk takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Jero Espartero. Jero Espartero chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Luca Cuza scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
10.41
Andre Da Silva Rivelino threads a neat ball through to Wilfried Le Pen. Wilfried Le Pen knocks the ball forward to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.14
Jero Espartero flicks a high pass forward. Jean Borios holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean Borios makes a simple pass to Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves cuts inside the box! Ezequiel Nieves rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Le Mans!
16.33
Gavin Moore flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Minto controls it well on his chest. Spencer Minto whips in a cross ball towards Corentin Irles. Corentin Irles makes a convincing header. Vikash Coquelet punches it away to safety.
18.13
Jero Espartero flicks a high pass forward to Jean Borios who brings the ball neatly under control. Jean Borios sees space and advances. Jean Borios plays a quick one-two with Dario Tresor and rushes in on goal... Tony Lanckohr catches Jean Borios on the ankles. Jean Borios appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
20.51
Andre Da Silva Rivelino knocks the ball forward to Jean Borios. Jean Borios threads a neat ball through to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor plays a one-two with Ezequiel Nieves and advances towards the goal... Dario Tresor makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Luca Cuza smothers it!
21.27
Ross Gomez flicks a high ball forward to Dario Tresor who takes it down. Dario Tresor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ezequiel Nieves but he's offside!
22.32
Spencer Minto hacks Cyrille Warmuz from behind! Spencer Minto is given a warning by the referee! Cyrille Warmuz runs off the knock.
24.57
Roman Oliynyk plays the ball forward to Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves shoots from distance but Luca Cuza is on top of it.
27.01
Ivan Shields threads the ball through to Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gavin Moore knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Da Silva Rivelino.
28.26
Ivan Shields makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Naysmith. Dominic Naysmith controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Corentin Irles. Corentin Irles knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vikash Coquelet who gathers it comfortably.
32.33
Nicky Power sees Corentin Irles in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Corentin Irles whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Boateng. Nicholas Boateng finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper, Vikash Coquelet, sees it late!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
38.52
Nicky Power deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Spencer Minto. Spencer Minto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.15
Jean Borios threads a neat ball through to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor edges inside the box! Dario Tresor shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.48
Cyrille Warmuz flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean Borios. Jean Borios passes the ball forward to Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Vasco Alves. Vasco Alves shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wigan Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Le Mans also appear unchanged since the first half. The Le Mans players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Le Mans kick off and get the second half underway!
47.35
Andre Da Silva Rivelino makes a probing pass to Jean Borios. Jean Borios makes a probing pass to Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Alves. Vasco Alves powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
48.45
Ross Gomez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dario Tresor. Dario Tresor lofts in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! That's his third!
51.30
Andre Da Silva Rivelino chips the ball to his team mate, Ross Gomez. Ross Gomez makes a simple pass to Ezequiel Nieves. Ezequiel Nieves edges inside the box! Ezequiel Nieves cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.49
Dale George flicks a high pass forward. Spencer Minto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Spencer Minto whips in a cross ball towards Nicholas Boateng. With a superhuman jump, Nicholas Boateng connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Vikash Coquelet with no chance!! Goal for Wigan Athletic!
57.14
Nicky Power flicks a high ball forward to Spencer Minto who takes it down. Spencer Minto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.03
Nicky Power flicks a high ball forward to Spencer Minto who takes it down. Spencer Minto lofts in a cross ball towards Corentin Irles. Corentin Irles connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Vikash Coquelet punches it away to safety.
60.23
Le Mans have made 3 substitutions with Tiago Varela replacing Jero Espartero, Niklas Forssell replacing Wilfried Le Pen and Salvador Adailton replacing Dario Tresor .
63.01
Robert Flintlock sees Dominic Naysmith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Naysmith kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Boateng. Nicholas Boateng knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Varela.
66.18
Robert Flintlock flicks a high ball forward to Nicky Power who takes it down. With vision, Nicky Power laces a through ball forward to Spencer Minto. Spencer Minto lofts in a cross ball towards Corentin Irles. With a superhuman jump, Corentin Irles connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
67.03
Andre Da Silva Rivelino surges forward with the ball. Andre Da Silva Rivelino flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Nieves collects the pass. Ezequiel Nieves sees Vasco Alves just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Vasco Alves makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.28
Tony Lanckohr flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Power collects the pass. Nicky Power flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Boateng controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards Spencer Minto. Spencer Minto whips the ball goalwards with his head. Vikash Coquelet gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
73.58
Jean Borios comes in with a late challenge on Nicky Power. Jean Borios is given a warning by the referee! Nicky Power hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.54
Andre Da Silva Rivelino catches Nicholas Boateng on the ankles. The referee calls over Andre Da Silva Rivelino and warns him to calm down! Nicholas Boateng runs off the knock.
78.46
Ivan Shields deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Moore. Gavin Moore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Spencer Minto. Spencer Minto whips in a cross ball towards Corentin Irles. Corentin Irles directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.27
Tiago Varela makes a probing pass to Jean Borios. With a delightful solo run, Jean Borios stretches the opposition's defence. Jean Borios plays a one-two with Salvador Adailton and advances towards the goal... Jean Borios looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.46
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
84.37
Nicky Power threads the ball through to Spencer Minto. Spencer Minto knocks in a cross ball towards Corentin Irles. Corentin Irles knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 7
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 10
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 48.4210526315789 vs 51.5789473684211
Play Area
Home team third: 31.58%, Midfield: 41.05%, Away team third: 27.37%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ezequiel Nieves of Le Mans

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Luca Cuza (GK)
6
2. Tony Lanckohr (DEF)
6
3. Ivan Shields (DEF)
6
5. Dale George (MID)
6
7. Nicky Power (MID)
6
8. Gavin Moore (MID)
6
10. Corentin Irles (ATT)
6
11. Spencer Minto (ATT)
6

12. Simon Breyer (ATT)
0
13. Ben Harrison (MID)
0
14. Kieron Wallwork (DEF)
0

6
6
5. Roman Oliynyk (MID)
6
6. Jean Borios (MID)
9
6
8. Ross Gomez (MID)
6
9. Dario Tresor (ATT)
7
10. Ezequiel Nieves (ATT)
9
11. Vasco Alves (ATT)
7

12. Tiago Varela (DEF)
6
13. Niklas Forssell (MID)
6