Montpellier 1-1 Le Mans: result and report

Ligue 1 · Saturday 5 December 2009

Result

Montpellier 1-1 Le Mans

Ligue 1 · Saturday 5 December 2009, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Montpellier 1-1 Le Mans: match report

Montpellier drew with Le Mans 1-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday 5 December 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.

Karim Aït-Fana opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Montpellier's goals came from Karim Aït-Fana (12') and Lilian Compan (73'). Le Mans scored through Anthony Le Tallec (62').

Discipline: Montpellier received 3 yellow cards; Le Mans received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Montpellier were 5th on 24 points from 13 and Le Mans 18th on 10 points from 14. Montpellier went on to finish that season 5th with 67 points, and Le Mans 18th with 37.

Montpellier lined up in a 4-3-3 and Le Mans in a 4-3-3.

Going into the match Montpellier's last five read W-D-L-L-W and Le Mans's D-D-L-L-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Karim Aït-FanaMontpellier · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Cyril JeunechampMontpellier
  • 43'Red card · Mathieu DosseviLe Mans
  • 44'Yellow card · Alberto Facundo CostaMontpellier
  • 56'Yellow card · Frédéric ThomasLe Mans
  • 62'Goal · Anthony Le TallecLe Mans · 1-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Sébastien CorchiaLe Mans
  • 73'Goal · Lilian CompanMontpellier · 2-1
  • 76'Yellow card · Nenad DzodicMontpellier
  • 78'Yellow card · Anthony Le TallecLe Mans

Team news

Montpellier expected line-up (4-3-3)

Geoffrey Jourdren, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Emir Spahić, Joris Marveaux, Karim Aït-Fana, Tino Costa, Victor Hugo Montano, Souleymane Camara, Romain Pitau, Cyril Jeunechamp, Nenad Dzodic

Le Mans expected line-up (4-3-3)

Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang, Gregory Cerdan, Sébastien Corchia, Ludovic Baal, Herold Goulon, Frédéric Thomas, Cyriaque Louvion, Roland Lamah, Anthony Le Tallec, Modibo Maíga