AMIENS. Amiens SC overcomes Sochaux 1-0 after G. Ilenikhena scored just 1 goal (76′). Sochaux lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stade Crédit Agricole de la Licorne stadium in Amiens on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was William Toulliou with the collaboration of Grégoire Valleteau and Frédéric Hebrard. The 4th official was Yohan Gagnant. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sochaux had a strong ball possession 57% while Amiens SC was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Amiens SC had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Amiens SC won the match.
Amiens SC shot 13 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Sochaux shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Amiens SC received 2 yellow cards (Hassane Bandé and Sebastian Ring). Talking about the opposition, Sochaux received 1 yellow card (Moussa Doumbia).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Amiens SC will have 44 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Sochaux will stay with 52 points like Caen to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Amiens SC will host Laval on the 2nd of June with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Amiens SC (1 draw).
Sochaux will host Metz on the 26th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Metz (5 draws).
Amiens SC – Formation
Amiens SC
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76'Amiens SC started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Patrice Descamps decided to play with the following team: Regis Gurtner , Formose Mendy , Nicholas Opoku , Mamadou Fofana , Sebastian Ring , Iron Gomis , Jérémy Gélin , Mamadou Fofana , Hassane Bandé , Papiss Demba Cissé and Janis Antiste .
The home team had on the bench: Owen Gene, Mattheo Xantippe, Youssouf Assogba, George Ilenikhena , Paul Charruau, Abdourahmane Barry and Mathis Lachuer.
Amiens SC could not rely on the presence of Mathis Lachuer (injured).
Substitutions
Amiens SC made 4 changes: Sebastian Ring for M. Xantippe (81′), Iron Gomis for Owen Géne (82′), Papiss Cissé for Youssouf Assogba (90′) and Janis Antiste for Mathis Lachuer (90′).
Best player: George Ilenikhena
The most impressive player for Amiens SC was George Ilenikhena.
His rating is with 1 goal, 1 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 66′.
Sochaux – Formation
Sochaux
Sochaux started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Olivier Guégan played with: Maxence Prévot , Nolan Galves , Ismaël Aaneba , Saad Agouzoul , Abdallah Ndour , Skelly Alvero , Rassoul Ndiaye , Aldo Kalulu , Gaetan Weissbeck , Moussa Doumbia and Ibrahim Sissoko .
These were the players on the bench: Eliezer Mayenda , Tony Mauricio , Maxime Do Couto Teixeira, Mehdi Jeannin, Franck Kanouté , Jodel Dossou and Christ Makosso .
Substitutions
Sochaux made 3 changes: Moussa Doumbia for Tony Mauricio (71′), Rassoul Ndiaye for Franck Kanouté (71′) and S. Alvero for Eliezer Mayenda Dossou (78′).
Best player: Gaetan Weissbeck
The player that probably impressed the most for Sochaux was Gaetan Weissbeck.
His rating is with 51 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
- Saint-Étienne – Guingamp – 3-2
- Nîmes – Valenciennes – 3-3
- Pau – Quevilly Rouen – 3-4
- Niort – Metz – 1-3
- Amiens SC – Sochaux – 1-0
- Laval – Bastia – 2-1
- Annecy – Dijon – 1-1
- Bordeaux – Caen – 1-0
