ANGERS. Angers SCO was capable to clinch a draw against Laval with a late goal from H. Abdelli scored in the (87′) after Laval got a lead with a goal from P. Pagis (4′). Angers SCO was surely better in terms of ball possession (63%)
The match was played at the Stade Raymond Kopa stadium in Angers on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Aurélien Petit assisted by Bertrand Jouannaud and Grégoire Valleteau. The 4th official was Gabriel Henry. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.75 degrees Celsius or 62.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 8 Total 10
- 3 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 94 Attack 74
- 76 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Angers SCO had a superior ball possession 63% while Laval was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Angers SCO was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Angers SCO to win the match.
Angers SCO shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Laval shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Angers SCO received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Lefort and Cédric Hountondji). On the other side, Laval received 3 yellow cards (Olivier Frapolli, Jimmy Roye and D. Diaw).
Also, Laval didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Y. Baldé (Laval) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Angers SCO has 54 points like Saint-Étienne to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Laval will has 49 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Angers SCO will play away with Grenoble Foot 38 on the 13th of April with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Angers SCO (2 draws).
Laval will host Sochaux on the 13th of April with a 2-2 head to head record.
Angers SCO – Formation
Angers SCO
73'
90'
87'
Angers SCO started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alexandre Dujeux decided to play with the following team: Yahia Fofana , Yan Valery , Cédric Hountondji , Jordan Lefort , Florent Hanin , Z. Ould Khaled , Pierrick Capelle , Farid El Melali , Esteban Lepaul , Himad Abdelli and Loïs Diony .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima Niane , Y. Belkhdim, M. Zinga, J. Kalumba , A. Hunou , Abdoulaye Bamba and Lilian Raolisoa .
Substitutions
Angers SCO made 5 changes: Esteban Lepaul for J. Kalumba (73′), Yan Valery for Ibrahima Niane (73′), Z. Ould Khaled for Lilian Raolisoa (46′), Cédric Hountondji for Abdoulaye Bamba (60′) and Farid El Melali for A. Hunou (88′).
Player of the match: Himad Abdelli
The most impressive player for Angers SCO was Himad Abdelli.
His rating is with 1 goal, 70 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 19. He performed 5 crosses.
Laval – Formation
Laval
85'
Laval started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Olivier Frapolli played with: Mamadou Samassa , P. Ouaneh , Marvin Baudry , D. Diaw , Thibaut Vargas , Jimmy Roye , Sam Sanna , Amin Cherni , Pablo Pagis , Rémy Labeau Lascary and Antonin Bobichon .
They had on the bench: M. Hautbois, Titouan Thomas , Junior Kadile , Y. Baldé, Malik Tchokounté , Jordan Adéoti and Anthony Gonçalves .
Substitutions
Laval made 5 changes: Rémy Labeau Lascary for Malik Tchokounté (62′), Jimmy Roye for Titouan Thomas (62′), Pablo Pagis for Junior Kadile (83′), Sam Sanna for Jordan Adéoti (90′) and Antonin Bobichon for Anthony Gonçalves (83′).
Player of the match: Malik Tchokounté
The most impressive player for Laval was Malik Tchokounté.
His rating is with 16 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 13.
His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 62′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Paris – Grenoble Foot 38 – 2-1
- Saint-Étienne – Concarneau – 1-0
- Angers SCO – Laval – 1-1
- Rodez – Quevilly Rouen – 3-3
- Guingamp – Amiens SC – 0-0
- Caen – Bordeaux – 0-1
- Bastia – Dunkerque – 1-1
- Pau – Ajaccio – 1-1
- Annecy – Valenciennes – 2-1
