CAEN. Le Havre overcome Caen to win 2-1. A goal from E. Ntim was decisive in the 89min. It was Le Havre to strike first with a goal of Gautier Lloris at the 42′. Then Oussama Targhalline scored again for Le Havre in the 56′ minute. Eventually, E. Ntim reduced the distance for Caen (89′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Caen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

Le Havre remained with 10 players after A. Richardson received a red card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Stade Michel d’Ornano stadium in Caen on Saturday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Romain Lissorgue who was helped by Manuela Nicolosi and Mohamed Benkemouche. The 4th official was Julien Gueguen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Caen

1 - 2

Le Havre

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 90 Attack 68
  • 80 Dangerous attack 55
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 11
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 18
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Caen had a strong ball possession 56% while Le Havre was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Caen was putting more pressure with 80 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Le Havre managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Caen shot 15 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Le Havre shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Caen didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Le Havre received 1 yellow card (J. Casimir).

Also, Le Havre didn’t finish the match with 11 players after A. Richardson (Le Havre) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

42'
Gautier Lloris(goal)Nabil Alioui
52'
Josue Casimir- Yellow
56'
Oussama Targhalline(goal)
Godson Kyeremeh - sub ->Moussa Sylla
61'
Caleb Zady Sery- sub ->Bilal Brahimi
61'
66'
Étienne Youté Kinkoué- sub ->A. Sangante
66'
74'
74'
85'
88'
Antoine Joujou- sub ->Samuel Grandsir
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Le Havre
75
38
Metz
72
38
Bordeaux
69
37
Bastia
60
38
Caen
59
38
Guingamp
55
38
Paris
55
38
Saint-Étienne
53
38
Sochaux
52
38
Grenoble Foot 38
51
38
Quevilly Rouen
50
38
Pau
47
38
Amiens SC
47
38
Laval
46
38
Valenciennes
45
38
Annecy
45
38
Rodez
43
37
Dijon
42
38
Nîmes
36
38
Niort
29
38

After playing this match, Caen will stay with 52 points like Sochaux to sit in the 6th place. On the other side, Le Havre will have 68 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Caen will host Saint-Étienne on the 26th of May with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Saint-Étienne (2 draws).

Le Havre will play away agasint Bastia on the 26th of May with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Le Havre (5 draws).

Caen – Formation

Caen
G
Anthony Mandréa 1.France
7.2
D
Romain Thomas 29.France
6.5
D
Ali Abdi 2.Tunisia
6.4
D
Ibrahim Cissé 27.France
6.8
74'
D
Hugo Vandermersch 24.France
6.4
M
Quentin Daubin 6.France
6.6
M
H. Mbock 18.France
6.7
74'
M
Bilal Brahimi 21.France
6.6
61'
M
Yoann Court 11.France
6.5
85'
M
Moussa Sylla 13.France
6.7
61'
F
Alexandre Mendy 19.Guinea-Bissau
7.0
Substitutes
G
Yannis Clémentia 16.Martinique
D
Emmanuel Ntim 91.Ghana
6.6
74' 89'
M
Godson Kyeremeh 17.France
6.3
61'
M
Djibril Diani 28.France
F
Caleb Zady Sery 10.Ivory Coast
6.7
61'
F
Samuel Essende 99.France
6.4
85'
F
Norman Bassette 77.Belgium
6.4
74'

Caen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Stéphane Moulin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Mandrea (7.2), Hugo Vandermersch (6.4), Ibrahim Cissé (6.8), Romain Thomas (6.5), Ali Abdi (6.4), Quentin Daubin (6.6), Hianga’a M’Bock (6.7), Moussa Sylla (6.7), Yoann Court (6.5), Bilal Brahimi (6.6) and Alexandre Mendy (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Emmanuel Ntim (6.6), Yannis Clementia, Caleb Zady Sery (6.7), Godson Kyeremeh (6.3), Djibril Diani, Samuel Essende (6.4) and Norman Bassette (6.4).

Caen could not rely on the presence of E. Ntim (injured).

Substitutions

Caen made 5 changes: Moussa Sylla for Godson Kyeremeh (61′), Bilal Brahimi for Caleb Sery (61′), H. Mbock for Norman Bassette (74′), Ibrahim Cissé for Emmanuel Ntim (74′) and Y. Court for Samuel Essende (85′).

Best player: Anthony Mandrea​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Caen was the goalkeeper: Anthony Mandrea. His rating is 7.20. He performed 4 saves.

Le Havre – Formation

Le Havre
G
Mathieu Gorgelin 1.France
7.0
D
Oualid El Hajjam 17.Morocco
6.9
D
Gautier Lloris 4.France
7.4
42'
D
Christopher Operi 27.France
7.4
D
Arouna Sangante 93.Senegal
7.1
66'
M
Victor Lekhal 22.Algeria
7.3
M
Oussama Targhalline 5.Morocco
8.0
88' 56'
M
Amir Richardson 24.France
6.4
90'
F
Samuel Grandsir 29.France
7.1
88'
F
Nabil Alioui 10.France
7.7
90'
F
Josue Casimir 23.Guadeloupe
6.5
66' 52'
Substitutes
G
M. Koné 16.France
D
Étienne Youté Kinkoué 92.France
6.1
66'
M
Antoine Joujou 21.France
88'
F
Elies Mahmoud 28.France
90'
F
Quentin Cornette 11.France
F
Yann Kitala 9.France
6.6
66'

Le Havre started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Luka Elsner played with: Mathieu Gorgelin (7.0), Oualid El Hajjam (6.9), Arouna Sangante (6.9), Gautier Lloris (7.4), Christopher Operi (7.4), Amir Richardson (6.4), Victor Lekhal (7.3), Oussama Targhalline (8.0), Samuel Grandsir (7.1), Josué Casimir (6.5) and Nabil Alioui (7.7).

They had on the bench: Elies Mahmoud, Quentin Cornette, Étienne Youte Kinkoue (6.6), Antoine Joujou, Simon Ebonog, Yann Kitala (6.6) and Mohamed Koné.

Le Havre could not rely on the presence of E. Kinkoue (injured) and Elies Mahmoud (injured).

Substitutions

Le Havre made 3 changes: A. Sangante for Étienne Kinkoue (66′), J. Casimir for Yann Kitala (66′) and Nabil Alioui for Elies Mahmoud (90′).

Best player: Oussama Targhalline​

The player that probably impressed the most for Le Havre was Oussama Targhalline.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 54 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.​