CAEN. Caen conquers Concarneau 1-0 after A. Mendy scored just 1 goal (72′). Concarneau lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Stade Michel d’Ornano stadium in Caen on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Azzedine Souifi with the help of Gaétan Korbas and Frédéric Hebrard. The 4th official was S. Préaux. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 2.88 degrees Celsius or 37.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 9 Total 6
- 2 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 104 Attack 83
- 51 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 22 Total 19
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 7
Ball possession
Concarneau had a strong ball possession 57% while Caen was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Caen was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Caen won the match.
Caen shot 9 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Concarneau shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Caen received 1 yellow card (Godson Kyeremeh). On the opposite side, Concarneau received 2 yellow cards (Alec Georgen and Guillaume Jannez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Caen has 29 points like Saint-Étienne to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Concarneau will stays with 22 points like Bordeaux to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Caen will play away with Bastia on the 23rd of January with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Caen (6 draws).
Concarneau will host Amiens SC on the 25th of November with a 0-0 head to head.
Caen – Formation
Caen adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Nicolas Seube decided to play with the following team: Yannis Clémentia , Valentin Henry , Brahim Traoré , Didi Gaucho, Romain Thomas , Alexandre Coeff , Mathias Autret , Diedonné Gaucho Debohi , Noé Lebreton , Godson Kyeremeh , Bilal Brahimi and Alexandre Mendy .
The home team had on the bench: Syam Ben Youssef, Quentin Daubin , Caleb Zady Sery , Mickaël Le Bihan , Hianga’a Mbock , Daylam Meddah and Parfait Mandanda.
Caen could not rely on the presence of Quentin Daubin (injured).
Substitutions
Caen made 4 changes: Diedonné Gaucho Debohi for Quentin Daubin (26′), Bilal Brahimi for Mickaël Le Bihan (63′), Alexandre Mendy for Caleb Zady Sery (84′) and Mathias Autret for Hianga’a Mbock (84′).
Player of the match: Alexandre Mendy
The player that probably impressed the most for Caen was Alexandre Mendy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7.
Concarneau – Formation
Also Concarneau adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Stéphane Le Mignan played with: Esteban Salles , Julien Faussurier , Guillaume Jannez , Julien Celestine , Alec Georgen , Alexandre Philiponeau , Gabriel Bares , Baptiste Mouazan , Isaac Matondo , Yanis Merdji , Ambroise Gboho .
They had on the bench: Maxime Pattier, Noha Ndombasi Nlandu , Axel Urie , Maxime Etuin , Clement Rodrigues , Romain Sans and Issouf Paro.
Substitutions
Concarneau made 5 changes: Alec Georgen for Romain Sans (46′), Gabriel Bares for Maxime Etuin (83′), Yanis Merdji for Noha Ndombasi Nlandu (83′), Ambroise Gboho for Clement Rodrigues (78′) and Isaac Matondo for Axel Urie (78′).
Player of the match: Guillaume Jannez
The player that probably impressed the most for Concarneau was Guillaume Jannez.
His rating is with 56 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Annecy – 2-1
- Saint-Étienne – Laval – 0-0
- Bastia – Angers SCO – 2-0
- Rodez – Pau – 2-1
- Quevilly Rouen – Guingamp – 0-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Dunkerque – 2-2
- Troyes – Ajaccio – 3-1
- Valenciennes – Amiens SC – 0-1
- Caen – Concarneau – 1-0