Ajaccio overcomes Valenciennes 2-1

AJACCIO. Ajaccio overcame Valenciennes to win 2-1.

By
John Ross
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Ajaccio overcomes Valenciennes 2-1

AJACCIO. Ajaccio beat Valenciennes to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Ajaccio to strike first with an early goal of Ben Hamed Touré at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Yoann Touzghar gave the win to Ajaccio in the 42′ minute with a goal. Valenciennes lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade François Coty stadium in Ajaccio on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Antoine Valnet who had the assistance of Quentin Guidou and Florian Gonçalves de Araujo. The 4th official was Edgar Barenton. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 13.99 degrees Celsius or 57.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ajaccio

2 - 1

Team 1

Valenciennes

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 6 Total 4
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 1 Off Target 2
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 66 Attack 69
  • 37 Dangerous attack 39
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 18 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Valenciennes had a superior ball possession 56% while Ajaccio was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Valenciennes had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Ajaccio succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Ajaccio shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Valenciennes shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Ajaccio received 1 yellow card (Stephen Quemper). On the opposite side, Valenciennes received 1 yellow card (Souleymane Basse).

Match Timeline

B. Touré(goal)Riad Nouri
8'
Stephen Quemper- Yellow
29'
31'
Y. Haouari(goal)Ilyes Hamache
Yoann Touzghar(goal)
42'
57'
Andrew Jung- sub ->Makabi Lilepo
57'
N. Venema- sub ->Yassine Haouari
Everson- sub ->Riad Nouri
74'
74'
J. Sanda- sub ->Gabin Blancquart
M. Soumano- sub ->Ben Hamed Touré
74'
78'
David Kruse - sub ->Aymen Boutoutaou
Valentin Jacob- sub ->Yoann Touzghar
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Auxerre
64
34
Saint-Étienne
63
35
Angers SCO
61
35
Rodez
56
35
Paris
55
35
Laval
52
35
Pau
51
35
Caen
51
35
Guingamp
50
35
Amiens SC
46
35
Bastia
46
35
Ajaccio
46
35
Grenoble Foot 38
45
35
Bordeaux
44
35
Annecy
42
35
Dunkerque
41
34
Troyes
37
35
Quevilly Rouen
35
35
Concarneau
35
35
Valenciennes
23
35

After playing this match, Ajaccio has 30 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Valenciennes will stays with 11 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Ajaccio will play away against Troyes on the 13th of January with a 11-9 head to head record in favor of Troyes (3 draws).

Valenciennes will host Amiens SC on the 13th of January with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Amiens SC (5 draws).

Ajaccio – Formation

Ajaccio
G
F. Sollacaro 16.France
6.7
D
Stephen Quemper 3.France
6.4
29'
D
C. Vidal 5.France
6.8
D
Mohamed Youssouf  20.Comoros
6.3
M
Thomas Mangani 6.France
7.3
M
R. Nouri 7.France
7.3
74'
M
Yacine Bammou 10.Morocco
6.4
M
B. Touré 11.Ivory Coast
7.1
74' Goals8'
M
Tim Jabol-Folcarelli 26.France
7.0
F
Yoann Touzghar 9.Tunisia
7.3
86' Goals42'
Substitutes
G
Ghjuvanni Quilichini 30.France
D
T. Strata 31.Romania
M
Everson 17.Brazil
6.4
74'
M
Valentin Jacob 19.France
6.4
86'
M
M. Puch-Herrantz 37.Algeria
F
M. Soumano 18.France
6.4
74'

Ajaccio started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Olivier Pantaloni decided to play with the following team: Francois-Joseph Sollacaro (6.7), Mohamed Youssouf (6.3), Anthony Khelifa (7.0), Clement Vidal (6.8), Stephen Quemper (6.4), Yacine Bammou (6.4), Tim Jabol Folcarelli (7.0), Thomas Mangani (7.3), Riad Nouri (7.3), Ben Hamed Touré (7.1) and Yoann Touzghar (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Everson Junior Pereira da Silva (6.4), Moussa Soumano (6.4), Valentin Jacob (6.4), Ghjuvanni Quilichini, Tony Strata, Mehdi Puch-Herrantz and Jérémy De Bessa.

Substitutions

Ajaccio made 3 changes: Riad Nouri for Everson Junior Pereira da Silva (74′), Ben Hamed Touré for Moussa Soumano (74′) and Yoann Touzghar for Valentin Jacob (86′).

Player of the match: Thomas Mangani​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajaccio was Thomas Mangani even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.3 with 47 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 14.

Valenciennes – Formation

Valenciennes
G
J. Louchet 16.France
6.1
D
S. Basse 3.Senegal
7.3
D
T. Moore 4.England
7.0
D
J. Poha 5.France
6.3
M
Julien Masson 6.France
7.0
M
Sacha Bansé 8.Burkina Faso
6.7
M
A. Boutoutaou 17.Algeria
7.7
78'
M
Ilyes Hamache 20.France
7.5
M
Makabi Lilepo 34.DR Congo
6.6
57'
M
Y. Haouari 99.Algeria
7.5
57' Goals31'
Substitutes
G
L. Diabaté 30.Mali
D
L. Woudenberg 15.Netherlands
D
J. Sanda 44.France
7.0
74'
M
David Kruse  23.Denmark
6.8
78'
M
T. Diagouraga 47.France
F
N. Venema 10.Netherlands
6.4
57'
F
Andrew Jung 18.France
6.4
57'

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

Ahmed Kantari played with: Jean Louchet (6.1), Taylor Moore (7.0), Jordan Poha (6.3), Gabin Blancquart (6.6), Souleymane Basse (7.3), Sacha Bansé (6.7), Julien Masson (7.0), Makabi Lilepo (6.6), Aymen Boutoutaou (7.7), Ilyes Hamache (7.5) and Yassine Haouari (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nick Venema (6.4), Lucas Woudenberg, Andrew Jung (6.4), David Kruse (6.8), Lassana Sy, Joachim Kayi Sanda (7.0) and Tidyane Diagouraga.

Valenciennes could not rely on the presence of Nick Venema (injured).

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 4 changes: Gabin Blancquart for Joachim Kayi Sanda (74′), Yassine Haouari for Nick Venema (57′), Makabi Lilepo for Andrew Jung (57′) and Aymen Boutoutaou for David Kruse (78′).

Player of the match: Aymen Boutoutaou​

The most impressive player for Valenciennes was Aymen Boutoutaou.

His rating is 7.7 with 28 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 22. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

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