DUNKERQUE. Dunkerque defeats Ajaccio with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Bardeli (45′) and a goal from E. Bah (52′).
The match was played at the Stade Marcel-Tribut stadium in Dunkerque on Tuesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Guillaume Paradis assisted by Hicham Zakrani and Bertrand Jouannaud. The 4th official was Pierre Retail. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.47 degrees Celsius or 47.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Dunkerque was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Ajaccio that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Dunkerque was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dunkerque won the match.
Dunkerque shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Ajaccio shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Dunkerque received 2 yellow cards (Gessime Yassine and Julien Anziani). Regarding the opposition, Ajaccio received 3 yellow cards (Clement Vidal, Thomas Mangani and Tim Jabol Folcarelli).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Dunkerque has 17 points like Quevilly Rouen to hold in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Ajaccio will stays with 30 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dunkerque will play away with Paris on the 27th of January with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Paris (1 draw).
Ajaccio will host Concarneau on the 27th of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Concarneau (0 draws).
Dunkerque – Formation
Dunkerque
19'
86'
45'
Dunkerque started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro decided to play with the following team: Arnaud Balijon , Benjaloud Youssouf , Alioune Ba , Hugo Gambor , Yohan Bilingi , Gessime Yassine , Julien Anziani , Jean-Philippe Gbamin , Elhadj Bah , Enzo Bardeli and Gaëtan Courtet .
The home team had on the bench: Tidiane Keita , Samy Baghdadi , Moussa Guel , Armand Gnanduillet , Rayan Ghrieb , Mohamed Koné and Zephir Bever.
Dunkerque could not rely on the presence of Samy Baghdadi (injured).
Substitutions
Dunkerque made 5 changes: Gessime Yassine for Rayan Ghrieb (71′), Elhadj Bah for Samy Baghdadi (85′), Enzo Bardeli for Armand Gnanduillet (86′), Jean-Philippe Gbamin for Tidiane Keita (67′) and Gaëtan Courtet for Moussa Guel (86′).
Player of the match: Enzo Bardeli
The most impressive player for Dunkerque was Enzo Bardeli.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Ajaccio – Formation
Ajaccio
Ajaccio started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Olivier Pantaloni played with: Mathieu Michel , Mohamed Youssouf , Cédric Avinel , Clement Vidal , Stephen Quemper , Josué Escartin , A. Toure , Tim Jabol Folcarelli , Thomas Mangani , Valentin Jacob and Yoann Touzghar .
They had on the bench: Riad Nouri , Francois-Joseph Sollacaro, Christopher Ibayi , Moussa Soumano , Tony Strata, Anthony Khelifa and Mehdi Puch-Herrantz .
Substitutions
Ajaccio made 4 changes: Yoann Touzghar for Riad Nouri (82′), Thomas Mangani for Christopher Ibayi (59′), Josué Escartin for Mehdi Puch-Herrantz (59′) and A. Toure for Moussa Soumano (68′).
Player of the match: Mohamed Youssouf
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajaccio was Mohamed Youssouf.
His rating is with 41 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Laval – Paris – 1-1
- Angers SCO – Quevilly Rouen – 3-2
- Pau – Saint-Étienne – 0-1
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Auxerre – 1-1
- Concarneau – Troyes – 1-0
- Dunkerque – Ajaccio – 2-0
- Guingamp – Rodez – 3-3
- Bastia – Caen – 1-2
- Bordeaux – Valenciennes – 3-1
- Amiens SC – Annecy – 1-0
