00:00this weekend. Away we go then the Ligue 1 season starts for Le Mans and for
00:07Brest. A day of contrasting emotions for both these sides as they look to make
00:14the best of starts to the new campaign.
00:22Gently in then, lofted more than blasted and it might come back to a jork! A jork
00:27has a shot and it hits his own man, still not away. And eventually the first touch
00:33in a slightly panicked fashion goes over the top.
00:40Well it was a decent ball in, Dumbia tried to get on it, a jork finally managed to
00:46get something there and the ball came back out again.
00:52Bradley Loco I think who... Le Mans get the ball on the floor and now start up there
00:56first real attack. Great run to the byline. Back post! And it's over the top from
01:03Antoine Rabiat.
01:09Starting up front alongside the hitman, Mafuta.
01:16Spear-ins forward in his third season with Le Mans. Having started off at Marseille who did a number last
01:24night.
01:27In comes the free kick. And it's just gone wide.
01:33Real chance at the back post for Raphael Le Guin.
01:38Just couldn't react to it from the ball in by the captain Lala.
01:42Reflected on.
01:46Chance is beginning to come at both ends now.
01:49Ludovic Cajor there. Very keen on getting on the end of this corner.
01:53However it was on the ground and over the top.
01:58Good delivery. Not quite sure who got the touch in the end.
02:07Looks as though it was Le Guin.
02:12A couple of chances for him then in the early part of this game.
02:15Strong work from Lucas Buarez.
02:19And a good ball forward and the chase is on and great work from Le Guin again.
02:24It will be a corner though to Le Mans.
02:30Le Mans lost their last encounter against Brest back in 2005 when both were in Ligue 2.
02:36Remaining unbeaten in the previous five.
02:45Le Guin's had a good half so far.
02:47Tracking the runs.
02:49Now they might be away though.
02:52Counter attack possibility here for Brest.
02:55Too many Le Mans players in the way.
02:57Nice ball out wide though.
02:58It continues on.
02:59Romain Del Castillo.
03:01Castillo's free.
03:02And there is the first goal.
03:04Bang on half an hour.
03:06Roman Del Castillo.
03:13Well we talked about him being the dynamo in attack.
03:17Creativity wise.
03:19A beautiful first touch.
03:26And the 30 year old attacking midfielder.
03:30Adds to the nine goals he scored in Ligue 1 last season.
03:34With his first of the new campaign.
03:37And it's first blood to the visitors.
03:43And after a summer where they lost their coach.
03:46Eric Watt.
03:50This is a fine way to honor his memory.
03:54With just the sort of goal that he would have loved.
03:59Sharp.
04:00Dynamic.
04:02Clinical.
04:03And Brest have the lead.
04:09Le Mans nil.
04:10Brest won.
04:11With half an hour gone.
04:20Another strident run by Le Mans.
04:21But Le Gouin sticks out his foot again.
04:24Been terrific so far.
04:26All but they have got away there.
04:28And the shot on target.
04:32Louis Maffuta gets his first sight at goal.
04:36One of the most dangerous strikers last season in Ligue 2 for Gangot.
04:41Looking to impress in Ligue 1.
04:44Might still.
04:45More good play.
04:46Another chance here for Le Mans.
04:48And it's over the top this time.
04:52Yasser Lerucci with his second chance of the game.
04:57More good play.
04:59Nice little foot skills.
05:00Passing is good.
05:01And he set himself for the shot.
05:04But then just couldn't get anything on it.
05:05Power or accuracy.
05:09And the left wing back from Algeria.
05:17Just hanging on to their one nil lead at the moment.
05:20And trying to add to it.
05:22Del Castillo with the ball over the top.
05:24But he's only succeeded in handing it to Adil Bouraba.
05:30Who was sifed down fairly though.
05:33Denying him the chance to shoot.
05:39And it's that late.
05:41...out the danger however.
05:42That wasn't the best ball.
05:43Lerucci's got it again.
05:44Lerucci deflected ball into the box.
05:46And Le Guin is there.
05:48Back in by Baraba.
05:50No penalty says the referee.
05:52It might not matter.
05:54They're backing it right on half time.
06:00What a time to score their first goal in Liga.
06:04Sixteen seasons after the last.
06:07Dameke, the ex-Senegalese international.
06:10The man to get them going.
06:25Third season with the club.
06:29Ten goals in their promotion campaign last season.
06:33And now a first ever goal.
06:36In the top flight.
06:38In a professional league.
06:41For Dameke.
06:43However.
06:46Is this going to be called back for offside?
06:52Lerucci with the tackle that started all of that off.
06:56Le Mans won.
06:58Pressed one.
06:59The half time whistle goes at the end of an exhilarating half of football here in Le Mans.
07:06They first in the...
07:07Le Mans.
07:08We're gonna be Sythin.
07:10Go!
07:14Go!
07:15Go!
07:19Go!
07:22Go!
07:29Go!
07:30on in this campaign and again they set up the possibility of a counter-attack
07:38Maffuta might have gone too early but he's got the ball Maffuta strikes Le
07:44Mois in front and the man who caused carnage for Gangor last season gets his
07:51first goal for Brest and his first Ligue 1 goal as well for Patrick Vedera's men
07:58here at the stud Mary Mava blood and gold comes from behind to take the lead 10
08:09minutes into the second half coming from behind
08:23well it all started at the other end Brest had been worn because they had
08:28almost conceded to a previous counter-attack they didn't learn the
08:32lesson they were light at the back this time that actually looks onside Maffuta
08:38coming through
08:43and Egel Selvid couldn't stop him in the Brest goal
08:50the 32 year old Central African Republic Internationals first goal in Ligue 1 since he scored for Mets
08:59shotar with the corner first hour gone Le Monde 2 Brest 1 corner decent one in great save and it's
09:09in from Dumbia and they look at the goalkeeper to see if it will count
09:20but did he push the defender out of the way first
09:26but for the time being Brest are back in it beautiful corner now bat poses all kinds of
09:32carnage going on
09:37try and pick out of that lot for the VAR to do
09:43so a short went down rather easy so we can discount that
09:52but Dumbia there the Mali International
09:55his first goal of the new season having scored five
10:01in comes the corner kick and it's well out by Antoine Rabiat
10:05not completely but that will end the danger
10:30corner kick Joris Shotar will take it again
10:34another decent delivery
10:35and it's a good header as well
10:40Lucas Toussaint with it
10:43straight to the goalkeeper
10:46Brest pushing for a victory later on in the game
10:51off the line by Rabiat
10:54crucial to keep Le Monde in it
10:59well guided but he had an account from the man on the line
11:02Loco he's had a decent game too
11:08here comes Balde
11:10Balde again little ding ball inside it's over everybody
11:13Shotar back in
11:16ricocheting everywhere
11:17but not where Ajok wanted it
11:21Le Guin another who's had an excellent game
11:24Ajok
11:27done well
11:29turned into a winger for the first time in the game
11:31Ajok is still going
11:32Ludovic Ajok trying to beat everybody in a
11:35goal blood and goal jersey
11:38Le Guin picks it up
11:41Lala looks up
11:42looks for Ajok again
11:43Ludovic Ajok was twisted
11:45couldn't get the header he wanted
11:59David
12:00space for Bradley Loco
12:04inside to Diambu
12:07and former Red Bull Salzburg man
12:09Lala
12:10good ball in again
12:12it's on by Ajok
12:14shot but nobody can get on to the header
12:17and it slides away to safety
12:20one minute of the seven already gone
12:27here's Le Guin
12:33is there enough time for either time to get the winner
12:35Bradley Loco ball forward into Mama Balde
12:38Balde's done well
12:39good little ball inside
12:40it's gone behind the men in the middle though
12:43Le Guin can bring it away
12:44the crowd rise
12:45they want a counter attack
12:46and they might get one
12:48Haru's on the attack
12:50but out comes Egil Selvig
12:53and he gets there first
12:55the Norwegian
12:55giving everything
12:57with 30 seconds to go
12:58Joris Schotar
13:00with the corner kick
13:01and it's over the top
13:02by Ludovic Ajok
13:04who's had almost half a dozen chances to score
13:07on the opening day
13:08but has just not quite managed
13:10to get the right amount of clinical shooting
13:18well it looked for all the world
13:20as though there was going to be a winner in this game
13:23but they might just have cancelled each other out
13:32and that's exactly what they have done
13:35at the end of a really entertaining
13:38reintroduction Interliga for them
13:40we see And glad to get them
13:42and there's a number that I met
13:43I think
13:43but I should have gone
13:44to stay
13:44remember
13:44you
13:44but I
13:45O
13:49I
13:50did
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