French Ligue 1

Lyon vs Le Mans, 2008/2009 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Lyon
  • 22': Karim Benzema
  • 57': Juninho
FT
2 - 0
Le Mans

    About

    Lyon are hosting Le Mans at Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Juninho (Lyon).
    • 1': Mathieu Coutadeur (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur with a cross.
    • 1': Fred (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Paulo André (Le Mans).
    • 2': Attempt saved. Juninho (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. César Delgado (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
    • 5': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Antonio Camilo Malta Géder.
    • 8': Foul by Modibo Maíga (Le Mans).
    • 8': Cris (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Toulalan.
    • 14': Fredrik Stromstad (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 14': Foul by Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon).
    • 15': Foul by Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans).
    • 15': Fred (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Yohann Pele.
    • 16': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ibrahima Camara.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Abdul Kader Keita.
    • 19': Foul by Paulo André (Le Mans).
    • 19': Cris (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 20': Offside, Le Mans. Saber Ben Frej tries a through ball, but Modibo Maíga is caught offside.
    • 21': Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 21': Foul by Jean-Alain Boumsong (Lyon).
    • 22': Goal! Lyon 1, Le Mans 0. Karim Benzema (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Toulalan following a fast break.
    • 24': Foul by Antonio Camilo Malta Géder (Le Mans).
    • 24': Karim Benzema (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Fred (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 26': Delay in match Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans) because of an injury.
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Saber Ben Frej (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 27': Foul by César Delgado (Lyon).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Anthony Reveillere (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Fred (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdul Kader Keita with a cross.
    • 34': Foul by Paulo André (Le Mans).
    • 34': Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Offside, Le Mans. Fredrik Stromstad tries a through ball, but Mathieu Coutadeur is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Paulo André (Le Mans).
    • 39': César Delgado (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Lamine Gassama.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Reveillere.
    • 43': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Paulo André.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Juninho (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cris.
    • 44': Foul by Modibo Maíga (Le Mans).
    • 44': Jérémy Toulalan (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 44': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Saber Ben Frej.
    • 45': Saber Ben Frej (Le Mans) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon).
    • 45': Delay in match Saber Ben Frej (Le Mans) because of an injury.
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur with a cross.
    • 45': Modibo Maíga (Le Mans) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Cris (Lyon).
    • 45': Attempt missed. Modibo Maíga (Le Mans) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45': First Half ends, Lyon 1, Le Mans 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Le Mans. Ludovic Baal defender replaces Saber Ben Frej.
    • 0': Second Half begins Lyon 1, Le Mans 0.
    • 46': Foul by Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans).
    • 46': Fred (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Offside, Lyon. Jean-Alain Boumsong tries a through ball, but Fred is caught offside.
    • 49': Paulo André (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 49': Foul by Fred (Lyon).
    • 50': Foul by Antonio Camilo Malta Géder (Le Mans).
    • 50': Karim Benzema (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Juninho (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 51': Modibo Maíga (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 51': Foul by Lamine Gassama (Lyon).
    • 52': Foul by Paulo André (Le Mans).
    • 52': Karim Benzema (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur.
    • 53': Foul by Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans).
    • 53': Karim Benzema (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 53': Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Foul by Frédéric Thomas (Le Mans).
    • 54': Fred (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. César Delgado (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Juninho.
    • 55': Offside, Lyon. César Delgado tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Fred (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 57': Goal! Lyon 2, Le Mans 0. Juninho (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
    • 58': Substitution, Lyon. Honorato Campos Ederson midfielder replaces Karim Benzema.
    • 58': Substitution, Le Mans. Gervinho forward replaces Frédéric Thomas.
    • 59': Foul by Antonio Camilo Malta Géder (Le Mans).
    • 59': César Delgado (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Antonio Camilo Malta Géder (Le Mans) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Lyon. Jean Makoun midfielder replaces Juninho.
    • 60': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Le Mans).
    • 60': Fred (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Paulo André.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdul Kader Keita with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Foul by Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans).
    • 62': Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Fredrik Stromstad (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 64': Foul by César Delgado (Lyon).
    • 64': Offside, Le Mans. Fredrik Stromstad tries a through ball, but Modibo Maíga is caught offside.
    • 68': Paulo André (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 68': Foul by César Delgado (Lyon).
    • 68': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Le Mans).
    • 68': César Delgado (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Reveillere with a cross.
    • 71': Mathieu Coutadeur (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Foul by Jean Makoun (Lyon).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur from a direct free kick.
    • 73': Foul by Antonio Camilo Malta Géder (Le Mans).
    • 73': César Delgado (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Fred (Lyon) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Honorato Campos Ederson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 75': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Lamine Gassama.
    • 75': Hand ball by Abdul Kader Keita (Lyon).
    • 76': Substitution, Le Mans. Thorstein Helstad forward replaces Modibo Maíga.
    • 77': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Jean Makoun.
    • 77': Corner, Le Mans. Conceded by Cris.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Coutadeur with a cross following a corner.
    • 78': Foul by Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans).
    • 78': Fred (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Ibrahima Camara (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 79': Foul by Fred (Lyon).
    • 80': Foul by Paulo André (Le Mans).
    • 80': Anthony Reveillere (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 80': Foul by Antonio Camilo Malta Géder (Le Mans).
    • 80': Fred (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Gervinho (Le Mans) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thorstein Helstad.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Mathieu Coutadeur (Le Mans) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fredrik Stromstad.
    • 83': Substitution, Lyon. Kim Källström midfielder replaces Abdul Kader Keita.
    • 83': Mathieu Coutadeur (Le Mans) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 83': Foul by Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon).
    • 84': Foul by Grégory Cerdan (Le Mans).
    • 84': Honorato Campos Ederson (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Paulo André (Le Mans) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by César Delgado (Lyon).
    • 87': Attempt saved. Kim Källström (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by César Delgado.
    • 87': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Yohann Pele.
    • 87': Hand ball by César Delgado (Lyon).
    • 88': Foul by Paulo André (Le Mans).
    • 88': César Delgado (Lyon) wins a free kick in his own half.
    • 90': Foul by Antonio Camilo Malta Géder (Le Mans).
    • 90': César Delgado (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Hand ball by Paulo André (Le Mans).
    • 90': Offside, Lyon. Kim Källström tries a through ball, but César Delgado is caught offside.
    • 90': Paulo André (Le Mans) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Foul by César Delgado (Lyon).
    • 90': Second Half ends, Lyon 2, Le Mans 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Lyon 2, Le Mans 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/2697.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originMNS LYONhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/167.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    25 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    7 Saves 3
    49.2 Possession 50.8
    8 SHOTS 21
    3 ON GOAL 9
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    281 Accurate Passes 304
    377 Passes 389
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 7
    17 Crosses 28
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    47 Long Balls 48
    28 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    11 Effective Tackles 16
    14 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    11 Effective Clearances 12
    17 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade de Gerland
    Location: Lyon, France
    Attendance: 36,000

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Angers 0 0 0
    2 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
    3 Brest 0 0 0
    4 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LYON Lyon

    No. Name
    1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
    4 Jean-Alain Boumsong
    3 Cris
    20 Anthony Reveillere
    32 Lamine Gassama
    28 Jérémy Toulalan
    8 Juninho
    19 César Delgado
    10 Karim Benzema
    9 Fred
    23 Kader Keita
    Lyon Substitutes:
    Fabio Grosso, Frédéric Piquionne, Ederson, Sebastien Faure, Kim Källström, Rémy Vercoutre, Jean Makoun.

    MNS Le Mans

    No. Name
    30 Yohann Pelé (GK)
    5 Gregory Cerdan Yellow Card
    2 Antonio Geder Malta Camilo Yellow Card
    29 Ibrahim Camara
    3 Sabeur Ben Frej
    8 Frédéric Thomas
    4 André Paulo
    9 Modibo Maïga
    20 Mathieu Coutadeur
    7 Fredrik Stromstad
    10 Anthony Tallec
    Le Mans Substitutes:
    Rodolphe Roche, Gervinho, Alphousseyni Keita, Roland Lamah, Cyriaque Louvion, Ludovic Baal, Thorstein Helstad.

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