LE HAVRE. Le Havre and Pau draw 1-1. Y. Kechta scored the first goal (21′) for Le Havre. S. Beusnard equalized (82′). Le Havre was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Stade Océane stadium in Le Havre on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Azzedine Souifi who had the assistance of Ludovic Reyes and Matthieu Lombard. The 4th official was Charlie Sorel. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.5 degrees Celsius or 90.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Le Havre had a superior ball possession 59% while Pau was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Le Havre was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Le Havre to win the match.
Le Havre shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Pau shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Le Havre received 2 yellow cards (C. Operi and V. Lekhal). On the opposite side, Pau received 3 yellow cards (J. Evans, E. Sylvestre and S. D’Almeida).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Le Havre has 1 points to occupy the 15th place in the table. On the opposite side, Pau has 1 points (18th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Le Havre will play away against Laval on the 30th of August with a 8-5 head to head in favor of Le Havre (6 draws).
Pau will play away agasint Caen on the 30th of August with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Pau (1 draw).
Le Havre – Formation
Le Havre
43'
59'
21'
Le Havre started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luka Elsner decided to play with the following team: Arthur Desmas , Oualid El Hajjam , Arouna Sangante , Gautier Lloris , Christopher Operi , Abdoullah Ba , Victor Lekhal , Yassine Kechta , Josué Casimir , Jamal Thiaré and Nabil Alioui .
The home team had on the bench: Djamal Moussadek, Elies Mahmoud , Yann Kitala , Amir Richardson , Mathieu Gorgelin, Pape Ibnou Ba and Sael Kumbedi.
Substitutions
Le Havre made 4 changes: Y. Kechta for A. Richardson (59′), A. Ba for Y. Kitala (68′), J. Thiare for E. Mahmoud (68′) and J. Casimir for P. I. Ba (85′).
Best player: Oualid El Hajjam
The player that probably impressed the most for Le Havre was Oualid El Hajjam.
His rating is with 61 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Pau – Formation
Pau
Pau started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Didier Tholot played with: Alexandre Olliero , Erwin Koffi , Xavier Kouassi , Antoine Batisse , Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan , Steeve Beusnard , Eddy Sylvestre , Charles Boli , Nguyễn Quang Hải , Abzi Diyaeddine and Mayron George .
These were the players on the bench: Massamba Ndiaye, Sessi D’Almeida , Walid Jarmouni , Henri Saivet , Noé Sow, Jean Ruiz and David Gomis .
Substitutions
Pau made 4 changes: Nguyen Quang Hai for S. D’Almeida (63′), D. Abzi for W. Jarmouni (63′), C. Boli for D. Gomis (74′) and M. George for H. Saivet (74′).
Best player: Alexandre Olliero
The most impressive player for Pau was the goalkeeper: Alexandre Olliero. His rating is 7.42. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Guingamp – Paris – 0-0
- Le Havre – Pau – 1-1
- Nîmes – Rodez – 1-0
- Dijon – Caen – 2-2
- Bastia – Grenoble Foot 38 – 3-0
- Metz – Valenciennes – 2-0
- Sochaux – Amiens SC – 0-1
- Annecy – Laval – 0-1
- Bordeaux – Niort – 1-0
