00:02And so away we go. On a major day for Le Mans. They, not too long ago, didn't think was
00:10possible.
00:11But now Ligue 1 football, a regularity for them again.
00:14And now they seek their first top flight back-end in the Ligue 1 game to be played here, remember?
00:20To find a positive result in this environment in games like this this season.
00:26Here's Ryan Bamba seeking half a yard.
00:29Able to wriggle away from the nearest challenger. Bamba towards goal.
00:34Eventually it's tidied up by the Lange back line. Anywhere will do for now for them.
00:38The likes of Jonathan Grotty have his moments.
00:44And it comes from Trovan. And Grotty was the player to meet it.
00:48Up and over it went.
00:51A calm player in his first appearance since November last.
00:56La Cuis. Pellier player. Now a chance to turn for Rafuta.
01:06Caledot with a ball across. It's a delicious, delightful ball played here.
01:12Scored on match day one in the 2-2 draw against St-Brestois. And really should have scored here.
01:17It's a delightful ball in from Caledot. Skipped up awkwardly.
01:22To maintain their top flight status in Serie A in Italy.
01:27In Cam Le Mans. Another lovely ball across the face of goal.
01:31A vital touch in the end.
01:36It's a fabulous last ditch.
01:40Thrawed away from Jonathan Grotty.
01:44He simply had to make and get right.
01:49Able to wriggle away.
01:51It's a really good opening. It's fabulously challenged.
01:54And it falls fortuitously.
01:56Scrumbled away. And Caledot!
01:58Very good save from Risa.
02:01For a moment or two.
02:03A fortuitous deflection or two.
02:06In the end eventually fell to Luka Caledot who let fly.
02:08And there's a roar from the crowd as it's brought forward now by Bourgaba.
02:14Into the wide area as he goes.
02:16Bamba across the face of goal.
02:18Risa got enough of it.
02:19It's over into the path of Caledot again.
02:22Caledot across.
02:23And it's off the line.
02:24And it's scrambled in.
02:30Patience pays off.
02:33And it's a second goal of the season for Adil Bourgaba.
02:40Vimont pressed and pushed.
02:42And eventually found their way through.
02:45Hulse again.
02:47Robin Risa doing as much as he could.
02:50A crease with an element of fortune.
02:52It's a deflected ball forward in the end.
02:55And headed towards goal by Mahfuta.
02:58Never so unfortunate to see his header hit the woodwork.
03:02Bounce fortuitously though.
03:03Into the path of Adil Bourgaba.
03:07Aguilar.
03:10He's never going to miss.
03:16Well it's no more than they deserve.
03:28Vlatovic.
03:30Aguilar.
03:32Into the wide area as he goes.
03:34Lovely ball played in.
03:36Steered away for now though.
03:38Yuhu on defensive duties.
03:40Vlatovic.
03:41Angle change now for Tovan.
03:44Up and away by the head of Avril Bourgaba.
03:46Cyberpunk.
03:47Round two.
03:51C Gobble.
03:53Fixrar three goals for jogging La Vlphworkaba.
03:55Ligue 1 for Long since 1988.
03:58Here's Kaleadeau with a ball in.
04:00It's deflected.
04:01And it's really well done by Robin Risa.
04:04he's squeezed through by Gay
04:06now it's at the other end
04:08it's Flocki and Tova
04:10it's Flocki and Tova now for Loz
04:12and Tova let fly
04:13eventually scrambled away by Samuel Juhu
04:18we've seen it all the 35 year old
04:22three appearances in Ligue 2 last season
04:25it's expected to be the number two this year
04:28but in Durita
04:29Kulacic has changed that
04:31here comes the header
04:33well gathered
04:34giant in Western France
04:35it's opened up here
04:37over to the far side
04:38and Flocki and Tova
04:39fabulous save from the Guildkeeper
04:41still not scrambled away
04:43eventually it's pushed to the far side
04:47and Juhu does the rest
04:49well it has to go down
04:51it was the best opening thus far for Loz
04:53and they failed to take it
04:54and now they have some defending to do
04:56with numbers against them
04:58ball played over the top here
05:00and Caledon
05:07it's the stuff dreams are made of for Le Mans
05:11are they now on the cusp of history
05:14are they now on the edge of their first Ligue 1 victory
05:17since 2010
05:19on the cusp of half time
05:25up against the team
05:27undergoing transition
05:28a transition goal as good as they come
05:31it's a lovely loitering ball over the top
05:35and Luca Caledon
05:36who has been nothing more than a major pest
05:39all afternoon
05:42has done ever so well to finish from the angle
05:46up against one of the very best goalkeepers in French football
05:49he made no mistake at all
05:51he made no mistake at all
05:54credit the pass from Mathieu Bourgaba as well
05:57Luca Caledon
06:00to give credit sir
06:03the goalkeeper making a really good save
06:06and here's Aguilar
06:10and talking to Thauvin
06:13Thauvin with an inviting ball in
06:15with Thauvin
06:16near post and in
06:17now then
06:21Simard with the goal
06:22he's first in Ligue 1 this season
06:24and all of a sudden
06:27things aren't so rosy
06:28things aren't so confident
06:33the deflected cross in
06:35which wasn't completely dealt with
06:36it came to the far post
06:37and there's nothing that
06:39Afut can do about it
06:44Kalyan Bamba's
06:45finest moment from a defensive point of view
06:53very well taken head up
06:55so how that'll change the half time team talk
07:00and there goes the half time whistle
07:02and we've had a flurry of goals
07:05towards the end of what has been a very entertaining opening 45 minutes here
07:11do you get a glimpse now of Gibralt Sissé
07:15or Sidibe
07:19as we get ourselves underway
07:21in the second half
07:22as we welcome you back in to Stade Marie-Marvant
07:26Le Mans are on the brink of history
07:29and they are to keep themselves
07:32this scoreline
07:36so forward now
07:37for Loss
07:38Ivanovic
07:39unable to
07:39find in his Simard
07:42from Edouard
07:43that has made way at half time
07:45for those wondering
07:46and it's towards goal
07:47it's a really good save
07:49and it's scrambled in
07:50Simard again
07:52but offside the verdict
07:5716 year old
07:58weaving through
07:59and able to execute an effort
08:00and we can see there
08:01that
08:01the last team
08:02is just offside
08:04two time DFL
08:05Pokal winner
08:06with
08:07Rassemble
08:07Leipzig of course
08:09a two time league winner
08:10in Austria
08:10with
08:11Zaltzburg
08:15Gilard with a really good looking ball
08:17and it's 2-2
08:17but it didn't take him long
08:20Franko Ivanovic
08:22off the bench
08:23and onto the score sheet
08:25instantly
08:25and from two goals down
08:28Loss tie things up
08:29at 2-2
08:32it's expertly done
08:33down the right hand side
08:37Urban Aguilar
08:38with a delightful ball in
08:39Franko Ivanovic
08:41a man on loan
08:43from Benfica
08:45scores his second goal
08:46in Liga this season
08:49beautifully teed up
08:51it was there for the taking
08:52and Boyda Ivanovic
08:54take it
08:59ball over to this
09:01near side
09:02here's Khayan Bamba
09:03and towards goal
09:04it goes
09:05it was scooped up
09:06by Atil Kourava
09:07and up
09:09lovely switch of play
09:11into Bamba
09:12made it back instantly
09:13into the path of Algerian
09:15Kourava
09:18amongst the sunshine
09:19in Western France
09:22Provin's ball in
09:23not completely dealt with
09:24wild swipe of the leg
09:26and stabbed away
09:27into the path of Provin
09:28Provin across the face
09:30and cleared away by Foyer
09:33here come Benon
09:36heavily done by Kaladol
09:38and a real opening here
09:40for Louis Mahfout
09:41and across it goes
09:42it's scrambled away
09:45those fans know
09:46how big of a chance
09:48that was
09:48Gehi awaiting the service
09:51the ball took no chances
09:53players had a spell
09:55in the Saudi Pro League
09:56onto 20 goals
09:57for Strasbourg
09:58in the 22-23 season
10:01Strasbourg
10:04to the far post
10:06lost away by Sidibe
10:08for now
10:08other way through
10:10this lost back line
10:23Clip forward beautifully
10:25to the back post
10:25across it comes
10:26well-gathered
10:28experience
10:30did by
10:31Le Mans
10:32it's their first
10:34Ligue 1 season
10:35since 2010
10:37it's way through
10:38Giallo back inside
10:39and viral deflection
10:41over
10:43Troyore coming
10:44ever so close
10:45of the second
10:45third Le Mans
10:46here today
10:47now looks to turn
10:48provider
10:51it comes from
10:52Galvay
10:53to the back post
10:56down and up
10:57and over
10:57by Sidibe
11:00shape to the cross
11:01from Alexandre
11:02but
11:03they'll pay
11:04second appearance
11:06now for Le Mans
11:09may be forced
11:10into action
11:10almost immediately
11:11here they come
11:13it's talking
11:14Hazard down
11:14under the challenge
11:15the Farisa's penalty
11:22Hazard twisting
11:23and turning
11:24I wonder
11:25did the foul
11:26actually occur
11:26outside the penalty
11:27area
11:29penalty is wild
11:30and clumsy
11:31from
11:32Gabriel Sidibe
11:35as soon as though
11:37the
11:38crash happened
11:39outside
11:39the
11:40the individual
11:41in charge
11:42of VAR
11:42this afternoon
11:46surely this will be
11:48overturned
11:58so the
11:59can he
12:01could he
12:01on his
12:02return to
12:03French football
12:04on his
12:05return
12:05to
12:06Lens
12:12very nearly
12:13did
12:13his
12:15mess
12:15lube
12:15and wide
12:17since making
12:18his return
12:19struck beautifully
12:21goalkeeper was
12:23statuesque
12:26struck it perfectly
12:27it dipped at the
12:28right moment
12:29didn't dip
12:31enough
12:31thus passes
12:33there's a major
12:33opening for
12:34Lens
12:34here come
12:35Lens
12:36through
12:37Fnoki and
12:37Dovan
12:38Ivanovic
12:39looking to combine
12:40and the effort
12:41towards goal
12:41in the end
12:42is over
12:42from the
12:42teenager
12:43Mezlupe
12:45he does well
12:46to continue
12:47to play on
12:48here
12:49Mezlupe
12:53he and
12:54Lens
12:55find another
12:57opening late
12:57on
12:58here's
12:58Ivanovic
13:00lovely idea
13:01from
13:02Balatovic
13:02over
13:02over
13:03to the
13:03far
13:03side
13:04and
13:04flocking
13:04on top
13:04and
13:05forces
13:05a save
13:07did
13:08Mont
13:11have been
13:12in this
13:12situation
13:12before
13:13conceding
13:14late
13:14losing
13:15to
13:15Stav
13:15Grenet
13:16just
13:16two
13:16weeks
13:16ago
13:19Lens
13:20win it
13:20late
13:20on
13:21in
13:21it
13:21comes
13:22forward
13:23by
13:23Balatovic
13:26goal
13:31Hazard
13:32Rocian
13:33Thauvin
13:33Thauvin
13:35with the
13:35delivery
13:36well
13:37gathered
13:38and the
13:38goalkeeper
13:39out
13:39in fact
13:41it is
13:42so a
13:43hard
13:44fought
13:44point
13:45earned
13:46for
13:46both
13:47and
13:48in
13:48truth
13:48both
13:49sides
13:50will have
13:51reason to
13:51be positive
13:52no doubt
13:53there will
13:53be an
13:54element
13:54of
13:54frustration
13:55because
13:55both
13:56had more
13:56than their
13:56fair share
13:57of chances
13:57to win
13:58it
13:59at what
13:59point
13:59Le Mans
14:00looked like
14:01they were
14:01heading
14:01for
14:02you
14:04going to
14:06you
14:06you
14:08you
14:10you
14:12you
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