DUNKERQUE. Laval had a surprising win over Dunkerque with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Kadile (15′) and a goal from A. Cherni (33′). Dunkerque lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stade Marcel-Tribut stadium in Dunkerque on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Antoine Valnet who had the assistance of Quentin Guidou and Florent Marmion. The 4th official was Steven Llewellyn. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.56 degrees Celsius or 45.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Dunkerque had a strong ball possession 57% while Laval was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dunkerque was putting more pressure with 89 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Laval managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Dunkerque shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Laval shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Dunkerque received 1 yellow card (Opa Sangante). On the opposite side, Laval received 4 yellow cards (Malik Tchokounté, Antonin Bobichon, Jimmy Roye and Junior Kadile).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Dunkerque will stay with 12 points like Quevilly Rouen to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Laval will have 32 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dunkerque will play away against Angers SCO on the 18th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Angers SCO (0 draws).
Laval will play away agasint Angers SCO on the 6th of April with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Angers SCO (5 draws).
Dunkerque – Formation
Dunkerque started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Balijon , Yohan Bilingi , Opa Sangante , Billy Koumetio , Driss Trichard , Rémy Boissier , Hugo Gambor , Enzo Bardeli , Julien Anziani , Samy Baghdadi and Achraf Laâziri .
The home team had on the bench: Lucas Lavallée, Tidiane Keita , Junior Senneville, Elhadj Bah , Jean-Philippe Gbamin , Demba Thiam and Ángel Orelien .
Substitutions
Dunkerque made 4 changes: Driss Trichard for Jean-Philippe Gbamin (46′), Julien Anziani for Ángel Orelien (72′), Samy Baghdadi for Elhadj Bah (72′) and Rémy Boissier for Tidiane Keita (83′).
Player of the match: Hugo Gambor
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dunkerque was Hugo Gambor.
His rating is with 76 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Laval – Formation
Laval started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Olivier Frapolli played with: Maxime Hautbois , Yasser Balde , Marvin Baudry , Pape Djibril Diaw , Thibault Vargas , Jimmy Roye , Sam Sanna , Amin Cherni , Junior Kadile , Malik Tchokounté and Antonin Bobichon .
These were the players on the bench: Jordan Tell , Noa Mupemba, Titouan Thomas , Jordan Adeoti , Peter Ouaneh, Anthony Gonçalves and Theo Chatelain.
Substitutions
Laval made 4 changes: Antonin Bobichon for Titouan Thomas (77′), Jimmy Roye for Jordan Adeoti (83′), Malik Tchokounté for Jordan Tell (87′) and Junior Kadile for Anthony Gonçalves (83′).
Player of the match: Amin Cherni
The player that probably impressed the most for Laval was Amin Cherni.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Bordeaux – 1-2
- Saint-Étienne – Pau – 1-2
- Amiens SC – Concarneau – 1-1
- Quevilly Rouen – Valenciennes – 0-0
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Rodez – 2-1
- Dunkerque – Laval – 0-2
- Troyes – Guingamp – 0-1
- Bastia – Auxerre – 0-0
- Annecy – Ajaccio – 2-0