NIORT. Caen defeated Niort to win 2-1. It was Niort to strike first with an early goal of at the ‘. Then it was a goal in the 13′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Guy-Marcelin Kilama gave the win to Caen in the 33’ minute with an own goal.
The match was played at the Stade René Gaillard stadium in Niort on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was William Toulliou who had the assistance of Grégoire Valleteau and Camille Soriano. The 4th official was Valentin Ougier. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Niort was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Caen that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Niort was more pushing with 47 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Caen found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Niort shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Caen shot 12 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Niort didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Caen received 1 yellow card (Quentin Daubin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Niort will stay with 27 points to remain in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Caen will have 52 points like Sochaux and Bastia to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Niort will play away with Bastia on the 13th of May with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bastia (3 draws).
Caen will host Le Havre on the 29th of April with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Le Havre (9 draws).
Niort – Formation
Niort
75'
Niort started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Bernard Simondi decided to play with the following team: Jean Louchet , Joris Moutachy , Guy-Marcelin Kilama , Quentin Bernard , Lenny Vallier , Charles Kabore , Bilal Boutobba , Oumar Ngom , Junior Olaitan , Yanis Merdji and Nesta Elphege .
The home team had on the bench: Samuel Renel , Bradley Matufueni M’bondo, Godwin Bentil , Tyron Tormin, Samy Benchama , Amadou Sagna and Yanis Maronne.
Substitutions
Niort made 5 changes: N. Elphege for Godwin Bentil (46′), O. Ngom for Samuel Renel (46′), Charles Kaboré for Samy Benchama (75′), Yanis Merdji for Amadou Sagna (75′) and Junior Olaitan for Tyrone Tormin (85′).
Best player: Bilal Boutobba
The player that probably impressed the most for Niort was Bilal Boutobba.
His rating is with 33 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.
Caen – Formation
Caen
55'
48'
Caen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Stéphane Moulin played with: Anthony Mandrea , Hugo Vandermersch , Ibrahim Cissé , Romain Thomas , Ali Abdi , Bilal Brahimi , Quentin Daubin , Hianga’a M’Bock , Moussa Sylla , Norman Bassette and Yoann Court .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Mohamed Hafid , Samuel Essende , Djibril Diani, Caleb Zady Sery , Godson Kyeremeh , Yannis Clementia and Emmanuel Ntim.
Substitutions
Caen made 4 changes: Bilal Brahimi for Mohamed Hafid (64′), N. Bassette for Godson Kyeremeh (64′), Y. Court for Caleb Sery (77′) and Moussa Sylla for Samuel Essende (77′).
Best player: Romain Thomas
The most impressive player for Caen was Romain Thomas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Nîmes – 3-0
- Saint-Étienne – Metz – 1-3
- Le Havre – Quevilly Rouen – 0-0
- Pau – Guingamp – 2-1
- Dijon – Bastia – 1-1
- Niort – Caen – 1-2
- Amiens SC – Valenciennes – 0-2
- Laval – Sochaux – 2-1
- Annecy – Rodez – 0-3
