GRENOBLE. Grenoble Foot 38 snatched a late win Dunkerque 1-0 after L. Nestor scored just 1 goal (90′). Grenoble Foot 38 was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%) was among the factors of its victory.
M. Kikonda received a red card (44′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Dunkerque lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade des Alpes stadium in Grenoble on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Frank Schneider assisted by Matthieu Lombard and Julien Garrigues. The 4th official was Bastien Leray. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -1.4 degrees Celsius or 29.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 9 Total 3
- 7 On Target 0
- 2 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 88 Attack 69
- 39 Dangerous attack 17
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 27 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Grenoble Foot 38 was in firm control of the ball 64% while Dunkerque was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Grenoble Foot 38 was was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Grenoble Foot 38 won the match.
Grenoble Foot 38 shot 9 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Dunkerque shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Grenoble Foot 38 received 4 yellow cards (M. Jacobacci, G. Kokhreidze, A. Belmonte and F. Bambock). Talking about the opposition, Dunkerque received 1 yellow card (M. Kikonda).
Also, Dunkerque didn’t finish the match with 11 players after M. Kikonda (Dunkerque) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (44′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Grenoble Foot 38 will have 21 points like Niort and Pau to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Dunkerque will stay with 16 points like Dijon and Valenciennes to remain in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Grenoble Foot 38 will play away with Valenciennes on the 20th of November with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Valenciennes (2 draws).
Dunkerque will host Ajaccio on the 20th of November with a 1-1 head to head record.
Grenoble Foot 38 – Formation
Grenoble Foot 38
90'
87'
43'
Grenoble Foot 38 started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Maurizio Jacobacci decided to play with the following team: Brice Maubleu , Jules Sylvestre-Brac , Adrien Monfray , Loïc Nestor , Jordy Gaspar , Anthony Belmonte , Franck Bambock , Alex Gersbach , Mamadou Diallo , Florian Michel and Achille Anani .
The home team had on the bench: Abdel Hakim Abdallah , David Henen , Orges Bunjaku , Giorgi Kokhreidze , Souleymane Cissé, Loris Nery and Esteban Salles.
Grenoble Foot 38 could not rely on the presence of O. Bunjaku (injured).
Substitutions
Grenoble Foot 38 made 5 changes: A. Anani for D. Henen (72′), F. Michel for O. Bunjaku (73′), A. Belmonte for G. Kokhreidze (78′), A. Gersbach for A. H. Abdallah (87′) and J. Gaspar for L. Nery (87′).
Best player: Loïc Nestor
The player that probably impressed the most for Grenoble Foot 38 was Loïc Nestor.
His rating is with 1 goal, 92 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Dunkerque – Formation
Dunkerque
44'
Dunkerque started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Romain Revelli played with: Axel Maraval , Demba Thiam , Alioune Ba , Samuel Yohou , Adon Gomis , Driss Trichard , Bilal Brahimi , Mario Jason Kikonda , Leverton Pierre , Kevin Rocheteau and Malik Tchokounte .
These were the players on the bench: Désiré Ségbé Azankpo, Mohamed Ouadah , Loic Kouagba, Dorian Salhi, Redouane Kerrouche , Marco Ludivin Majouga and Emeric Dudouit .
Substitutions
Dunkerque made 4 changes: D. Trichard for M. Ouadah (64′), K. Rocheteau for E. Dudouit (64′), L. Pierre for R. Kerrouche (75′) and B. Brahimi for M. Majouga (90′).
Best player: Axel Maraval
The most impressive player for Dunkerque was the goalkeeper: Axel Maraval. His rating is 7.83. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Ajaccio – Dijon – 1-0
- Amiens SC – Caen – 0-0
- Auxerre – Pau – 4-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Dunkerque – 1-0
- Guingamp – Bastia – 2-3
- Le Havre – Valenciennes – 0-0
- Niort – Nancy – 1-3
- Paris – Rodez – 1-0
- Quevilly Rouen – Toulouse – 0-0
- Sochaux – Nîmes – 0-1
