DUNKERQUE. Dunkerque overcome Valenciennes to win 2-1. A goal from B. Youssouf was decisive in the 90min. It was Dunkerque to strike first with a goal of Gaëtan Courtet at the 10′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Benjaloud Youssouf gave the win to Dunkerque in the 90′ minute with a goal.

Gaëtan Courtet squandered a penalty (45′) for Dunkerque.​

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 Olivier Thual assisted by Jean-Paul Neves Gouveia and Youssef El Hamzaoui. The 4th official was Eddy Rosier. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.99 degrees Celsius or 51.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Dunkerque

2 - 1

Valenciennes

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 12 Total 6
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 76 Attack 64
  • 76 Dangerous attack 59
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Dunkerque was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Valenciennes that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Dunkerque was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dunkerque won the match​.

Dunkerque shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Valenciennes shot 6 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Dunkerque received 2 yellow cards (Benjaloud Youssouf and Luís Ferreira de Castro). Regarding the opposition, Valenciennes received 2 yellow cards (Joffrey Cuffaut and Andrew Jung).

Match Timeline

Gaëtan Courtet(goal)Julien Anziani
10'
30'
Ilyes Hamache(goal)Anthony Knockaert
33'
A. Linguet- sub ->Halid Šabanović
Gaëtan Courtet- missed penaltyGaëtan Courtet
45'
45'
Joffrey Cuffaut - Yellow
E. Bah- sub ->Gessime Yassine
62'
Aïman Maurer- sub ->Achraf Laâziri
62'
65'
M. Foe-Ondoa- sub ->Sacha Bansé
65'
A. Boutoutaou- sub ->Anthony Knockaert
70'
Andrew Jung- sub ->Siriné Doucouré
70'
Makabi Lilepo- sub ->Giovino Flamarion
Rayan Ghrieb- sub ->Julien Anziani
82'
90'
Andrew Jung- Yellow
Benjaloud Youssouf(goal)Elhadj Bah
90'
Benjaloud Youssouf- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Auxerre
71
37
Angers SCO
67
37
Saint-Étienne
65
37
Paris
58
37
Rodez
57
37
Caen
55
37
Laval
52
37
Guingamp
51
37
Pau
51
37
Grenoble Foot 38
51
37
Amiens SC
50
37
Bastia
49
37
Bordeaux
47
37
Ajaccio
46
37
Annecy
45
37
Dunkerque
45
37
Troyes
40
36
Concarneau
38
37
Quevilly Rouen
35
37
Valenciennes
26
36

After playing this match, Dunkerque has 27 points to sit in the 17th place. On the other side, Valenciennes will stays with 15 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Dunkerque will play away with Troyes on the 24th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Troyes (3 draws).

Valenciennes will host Rodez on the 24th of February with a 2-2 head to head record.

Dunkerque – Formation

Dunkerque
G
M. Koné 30.France
7.3
D
Yohan Bilingi 7.France
6.4
D
Benjaloud Youssouf 19.Comoros
7.7
90' 90'
D
B. Lagae 23.Belgium
6.3
D
Opa Sangante 26.Guinea-Bissau
7.1
M
Julien Anziani 10.France
7.3
82'
M
Achraf Laâziri 15.Morocco
6.7
62'
M
Jean-Philippe Gbamin 25.Ivory Coast
6.8
M
Gessime Yassine 80.France
7.7
62'
F
Gaëtan Courtet 18.France
7.3
10'
F
Enzo Bardeli 20.France
7.0
Substitutes
G
L. Lavallee 1.France
D
Junior Senneville 13.Guadeloupe
M
Rémy Boissier 5.France
F
Samy Baghdadi 9.France
F
E. Bah 24.Guinea
7.3
62'
F
Rayan Ghrieb 27.France
6.7
82'
F
Aïman Maurer 92.Morocco
6.7
62'

Dunkerque adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Luís Manuel Ferreira de Castro decided to play with the following team: Mohamed Koné (7.3), Benjaloud Youssouf (7.7), Opa Sangante (7.1), Bram Lagae (6.3), Yohan Bilingi (6.4), Gessime Yassine (7.7), Jean-Philippe Gbamin (6.8), Julien Anziani (7.3), Achraf Laâziri (6.7), Gaëtan Courtet (7.3) and Enzo Bardeli (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Lavallée, Rémy Boissier, Samy Baghdadi, Junior Senneville, Elhadj Bah (7.3), Rayan Ghrieb (6.7) and Aïman Maurer (6.7).

Substitutions

Dunkerque made 3 changes: Julien Anziani for Rayan Ghrieb (82′), Achraf Laâziri for Aïman Maurer (62′) and Gessime Yassine for Elhadj Bah (62′).

Player of the match: Benjaloud Youssouf​

The most impressive player for Dunkerque was Benjaloud Youssouf.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 35 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Valenciennes – Formation

Valenciennes
G
L. Diabaté 30.Mali
6.6
D
Halid Sabanovic 2.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
33'
D
S. Basse 3.Senegal
6.6
D
Joffrey Cuffaut 14.France
6.6
45'
D
J. Sanda 44.France
7.0
M
Julien Masson 6.France
6.4
M
Sacha Bansé 8.Burkina Faso
6.8
65'
M
Anthony Knockaert 93.France
7.5
65'
M
Flamarion 96.Brazil
6.4
70'
F
Siriné Doucouré 9.France
6.4
70'
F
Ilyes Hamache 20.France
7.3
30'
Substitutes
G
J. Louchet 16.France
D
A. Linguet 24.France
6.4
33'
M
A. Boutoutaou 17.Algeria
6.8
65'
M
M. Foe-Ondoa 59.France
6.3
65'
F
Andrew Jung 18.France
6.6
70' 90'
F
Makabi Lilepo 34.DR Congo
6.8
70'
F
Mathias Oyewusi 90.Nigeria

Also Valenciennes adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ahmed Kantari played with: Lassana Sy (6.6), Halid Šabanović (6.6), Joachim Kayi Sanda (7.0), Joffrey Cuffaut (6.6), Souleymane Basse (6.6), Anthony Knockaert (7.5), Sacha Bansé (6.8), Julien Masson (6.4), Giovino Flamarion (6.4), Ilyes Hamache (7.3) and Siriné Doucouré (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jean Louchet, Aymen Boutoutaou (6.8), Andrew Jung (6.6), Allan Linguet (6.4), Makabi Lilepo (6.8), Manga Foe Ondoa (6.3) and Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde.

Valenciennes could not rely on the presence of Allan Linguet (injured).

Substitutions

Valenciennes made 4 changes: Halid Šabanović for Allan Linguet (33′), Anthony Knockaert for Aymen Boutoutaou (65′), Siriné Doucouré for Andrew Jung (70′) and Giovino Flamarion for Makabi Lilepo (70′).

Player of the match: Anthony Knockaert​

The most impressive player for Valenciennes was Anthony Knockaert.

His rating is 7.5 with 33 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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