AJACCIO. Ajaccio was capable to reverse the scoreline against Troyes to win 2-1. It was Troyes to strike first with a goal of Mama Baldé at the 23′. Then it was a penalty in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. El Idrissy gave the win to Ajaccio in the 68′ minute.
Mama Baldé received a red card (76′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Troyes lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade François Coty stadium in Ajaccio on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Bollengier assisted by Mathieu Grosbost and Huseyin Ocak. The 4th official was Faouzi Benchabane. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Ajaccio was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Troyes that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Ajaccio was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ajaccio won the match.
Ajaccio shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Troyes shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Ajaccio received 2 yellow cards (C. Vidal and Vincent Marchetti). Talking about the opposition, Troyes received 1 yellow card (Mama Baldé).
Also, Troyes didn’t end the match with 11 players after Mama Baldé (Troyes) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ajaccio will have 21 points like Auxerre to hold in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Troyes will stay with 19 points to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Ajaccio will play away with Reims on the 5th of March with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Ajaccio (4 draws).
Troyes will host Monaco on the 5th of March with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Monaco (4 draws).
Ajaccio – Formation
Ajaccio
83'
51'
62'
Ajaccio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Olivier Pantaloni decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Leroy , Clement Vidal , Oumar Gonzalez , Cedric Avinel , Ismaël Diallo , Cyrille Bayala , Vincent Marchetti , Mathieu Coutadeur , Youcef Belaïli , Mounaim El Idrissy and Romain Hamouma .
The home team had on the bench: Riad Nouri, Moussa Soumano, Kevin Spadanuda, Mickaël Barreto , Mickaël Alphonse, Fernand Mayembo, Moussa Djitté and Francois-Joseph Sollacaro.
Ajaccio could not rely on the presence of Mickaël Alphonse (injured) and Riad Nouri (injured).
Substitutions
Ajaccio made 4 changes: Cyrille Bayala for Mickaël Barreto (79′), C. Vidal for Mickaël Alphonse (83′), Youcef Belaïli for Riad Nouri (83′) and Romain Hamouma for Moussa Djitté (90′).
Best player: Youcef Belaïli
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajaccio was Youcef Belaïli.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (88% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Troyes – Formation
Troyes
76'
Troyes started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Patrick Kisnorbo played with: Gauthier Gallon , Jackson Porozo , Adil Rami , Yoann Salmier , Andreas Bruus , Lucien Agoumé , Xavier Chavalerin , Abdu Conté , Rony Lopes , Wilson Odobert and Mama Baldé .
They had on the bench: Ike Ugbo, Erik Palmer-Brown, Rominigue Kouamé, Danel Dongmo, Tanguy Zoukrou, Alexis Tibidi, Mateusz Lis, Renaud Ripart and Yasser Larouci.
Substitutions
Troyes made 5 changes: J. Porozo for Ike Ugbo (82′), Abdu Conté for Yasser Larouci (82′), A. Rami for Erik Palmer-Brown (82′), W. Odobert for Renaud Ripart (82′) and Rony Lopes for Alexis Tibidi (90′).
Best player: Wilson Odobert
The most impressive player for Troyes was Wilson Odobert.
His rating is with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Olympique Marseille – Paris Saint Germain – 0-3
- Monaco – Nice – 0-3
- Reims – Toulouse – 3-0
- Nantes – Rennes – 0-1
- Clermont – Strasbourg – 1-1
- Ajaccio – Troyes – 2-1
- Lorient – Auxerre – 0-1
