This Saturday was a great day for Le Mans FC as the club promoted to Ligue 1 played two friendly matches. They ended in two draws: first against a selection of UNFP players in the morning (1-1), then against Saumur (National 1) in the late afternoon (0-0). The first match of the day took place behind closed doors at Pincenardière, the training center of the Manceau club. Louis Mafouta, recruited in early July, scored an opportunistic goal by taking a ball that was lying in the opponent's surface (35th minute, 1-0) and marked for the fifth time since the start of the preparation. But in the second half, the players of Patrick Videira conceded the equalizer of UNFP (1-1, Jérémie Bela in the 65th minute). Le Mans continued the day in Maine-et-Loire, at the Rives-du-Thouet stadium, to face Saumur. The match, this time open to the public, did not offer a single goal to the spectators (0-0). Even if the Manceau William Harhouz touched the bar with a header shot, at the end of the match (83rd minute). Le Mans FC is currently 3rd in Ligue 2, with 57 points, 15 wins, 12 draws and 4 losses in 31 matches. The club is 1 point behind the leaders of Estac Troyes. Le Mans FC has also scored 46 goals and conceded 29 this season.