LORIENT. Lorient was in the end too good for Ajaccio with the goal of Bamba Dieng (6′ pen), Romain Faivre (43′) and Julien Ponceau (58′). Lorient took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stade Yves Allainmat – Le Moustoir stadium in Lorient on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Eric Wattellier with the collaboration of Bastien Courbet and Christophe Mouysset. The 4th official was Tifenn LeProdhomme. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 55.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Lorient had a superior ball possession 58% while Ajaccio was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Lorient was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lorient won the match.
Ajaccio shot 12 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Lorient shot 10 times, 6 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Ajaccio received 2 yellow cards (Mohamed Youssouf and C. Vidal). Talking about the opposition, Lorient didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Ajaccio will stay with 18 points like Auxerre to remain in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Lorient will have 39 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Ajaccio will host Troyes on the 26th of February with a 11-7 head to head record in favor of Troyes (3 draws).
Lorient will play away agasint Olympique Lyonnais on the 5th of March with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Olympique Lyonnais (9 draws).
Ajaccio – Formation
Ajaccio
28'
77'
Ajaccio started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Régis Le Bris decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Leroy , Mohamed Youssouf , Oumar Gonzalez , Cedric Avinel , Mickaël Alphonse , Clement Vidal , Romain Hamouma , Vincent Marchetti , Mickaël Barreto , Cyrille Bayala and Moussa Soumano .
The home team had on the bench: Ruan Potó , Moussa Djitté , Jean Fiacre Kouamé Botué, Fernand Mayembo, Victor Lebas, Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, Mehdi Puch-Herrantz and Lebas da Silva.
Substitutions
Ajaccio made 3 changes: M. Soumano for Moussa Djitté (62′), Romain Hamouma for Ruan Potó (77′) and Cyrille Bayala for Kouame Fiacre Botue (87′).
Best player: Moussa Djitté
The most impressive player for Ajaccio was Moussa Djitté.
His rating is with 5 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 62′.
Lorient – Formation
Lorient
43'
Lorient started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Olivier Pantaloni played with: Vito Mannone , Gedeon Kalulu , Bamo Meïté , Montassar Talbi , Vincent Le Goff , Enzo Le Fée , Jean-Victor Makengo , Romain Faivre , Julien Ponceau , Ahmadou Bamba Dieng and Ibrahima Kone .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Julian Pollersbeck, Siriné Doucouré, Adil Aouchiche , Théo Le Bris , Ayman Kari, Igor Silva, Stéphane Diarra , Darline Yongwa and Laurent Abergel .
Substitutions
Lorient made 5 changes: Bamba Dieng for Théo Le Bris (63′), E. Le Fée for Laurent Abergel (63′), Julien Ponceau for Adil Aouchiche (74′), Romain Faivre for Stéphane Diarra (74′) and I. Koné for Ckene Doucouré (85′).
Best player: Gedeon Kalulu
The player that probably impressed the most for Lorient was Gedeon Kalulu even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 49 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Toulouse – Olympique Marseille – 2-3
- Paris Saint Germain – Lille – 4-3
- Troyes – Montpellier – 0-1
- Rennes – Clermont – 2-0
- Brest – Monaco – 1-2
- Lens – Nantes – 3-1
- Lorient – Ajaccio – 3-0
