Pau defeats Grenoble Foot 38 after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

BIZANOS. Pau succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Grenoble Foot 38.

October 30, 2023

BIZANOS. Pau was able to turn the tables against Grenoble Foot 38.

The match was played at the Stade Du Hameau Idron 1 stadium in Bizanos on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Benjamin Lepaysant with the collaboration of Quentin Guidou and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Julien Reynet. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.27 degrees Celsius or 68.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.

Match Statistics

Pau

3 - 2

Grenoble Foot 38

48 Ball Possession 52

Shots

15 Total 7
7 On Target 4
6 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 0

82 Attack 96
46 Dangerous attack 39
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

18 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Pau was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Grenoble Foot 38 that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pau was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pau won the match.

Pau shot 15 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grenoble Foot 38 shot 7 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Pau received 2 yellow cards (Lenny Pirringuel and Steeve Beusnard). On the opposite side, Grenoble Foot 38 received 2 yellow cards (Adrien Monfray and Pape Meissa Ba).

Match Timeline

Pape Meïssa Ba(goal)

15'

Pape Meïssa Ba- Yellow

Mons Bassouamina(goal)

23'

Steeve Beusnard- Yellow

30'

59'

Pape Meïssa Ba(goal)Mohamed Amine Sbai

62'

Eddy Sylvestre- sub ->Baptiste Isola

O. Ngom- sub ->Louis Mouton

67'

68'

70'

Johann Obiang- sub ->Kenji-Van Boto

72'

73'

Natanaël Ntolla- sub ->Mohamed Amine Sbai

74'

Virgiliu Postolachi- sub ->Pape Meissa Ba

C. Boli- sub ->Mons Bassouamina

80'

Loïc Nestor- sub ->Jessy Benet

Khalid Boutaïb(goal)Jean Ruiz

82'

89'

Adrien Monfray- Yellow

C. Boli(goal)Moussa Sylla

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Pau

After this contest, Pau will have 18 points to remain in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Grenoble Foot 38 will stay with 21 points like Saint-Étienne to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Pau will play away against Angers SCO on the 4th of May with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Grenoble Foot 38 will host Saint-Étienne on the 23rd of April with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Saint-Étienne (2 draws).

Pau – Formation

Pau

Bingourou Kamara 1.Senegal

7.0

Therence Koudou 2.France

7.3

Xavier Kouassi 4.Ivory Coast

7.5

Kenji-Van Boto 24.Madagascar

6.3

72'

Jean Ruiz 25.France

7.3

Sessi D'Almeida 6.Benin

7.7

Moussa Sylla 7.France

8.2

Khalid Boutaïb 10.Morocco

7.8

82'

Mons Bassouamina 11.France

7.3

80'

23'

Louis Mouton 13.France

7.0

67'

Steeve Beusnard 21.France

6.3

68'

30'

Substitutes

M. Jeannin 40.Algeria

Antoine Batisse 17.France

Ousmane Kanté 19.Guinea

Johann Obiang 23.Gabon

6.6

72'

L. Pirringuel 28.France

6.4

68'

70'

C. Boli 70.France

7.5

80'

90'

O. Ngom 18.France

6.4

67'

Pau started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Nicolas Usaï decided to play with the following team: Bingourou Kamara (7.0), Therence Koudou (7.3), Xavier Kouassi (7.5), Jean Ruiz (7.3), Kenji-Van Boto (6.3), Steeve Beusnard (6.3), Sessi D’Almeida (7.7), Louis Mouton (7.0), Mons Bassouamina (7.3), Moussa Sylla (8.2) and Khalid Boutaïb (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Antoine Batisse, Oumar Ngom (6.4), Ousmane Kanté, Johann Obiang (6.6), Lenny Pirringuel (6.4), Mehdi Jeannin and Charles Boli (7.5).

Substitutions

Pau made 4 changes: Steeve Beusnard for Lenny Pirringuel (68′), Louis Mouton for Oumar Ngom (67′), Kenji-Van Boto for Johann Obiang (72′) and Mons Bassouamina for Charles Boli (80′).

Best player: Moussa Sylla

The player that probably impressed the most for Pau was Moussa Sylla even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Grenoble Foot 38 – Formation

Grenoble Foot 38

Brice Maubleu 1.France

7.1

Mamadou Diarra 4.Senegal

7.0

Adrien Monfray 5.France

7.3

89'

Gaëtan Paquiez 29.France

6.3

M. Tourraine 39.France

7.0

Dante Rigo 6.Belgium

6.4

Jessy Benet 8.France

7.5

80'

Baptiste Isola 20.France

6.7

62'

Pape Meïssa Ba 7.Senegal

8.5

74'

15'

9', 59'

Amine Sbaï 11.France

7.0

73'

Lenny Joseph 19.France

7.0

Substitutes

Bobby Allain 16.France

Loïc Nestor 14.Guadeloupe

6.3

80'

Arial Mendy 77.Senegal

Abdoulie Sanyang 2.Gambia

Eddy Sylvestre 10.France

7.0

62'

Virgiliu Postolachi 17.Moldova

6.3

74'

Natanaël Ntolla 22.France

6.6

73'

Grenoble Foot 38 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Vincent Hognon played with: Brice Maubleu (7.1), Mathys Tourraine (7.0), Adrien Monfray (7.3), Mamadou Diarra (7.0), Gaëtan Paquiez (6.3), Baptiste Isola (6.7), Dante Rigo (6.4), Jessy Benet (7.5), Lenny Joseph (7.0), Pape Meissa Ba (8.5) and Mohamed Amine Sbai (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Abdoulie Sanyang, Eddy Sylvestre (7.0), Loïc Nestor (6.3), Bobby Allain, Virgiliu Postolachi (6.3), Natanael Ntolla (6.6) and Arial Mendy.

Substitutions

Grenoble Foot 38 made 4 changes: Baptiste Isola for Eddy Sylvestre (62′), Pape Meissa Ba for Virgiliu Postolachi (74′), Mohamed Amine Sbai for Natanael Ntolla (73′) and Jessy Benet for Loïc Nestor (80′).