CAEN. Caen overcomes Amiens SC 3-1. Caen was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with A. Mendy (46′), S. Essende (56′) and R. Thomas (71′). Amiens SC reduced the distance with a goal (82′) by F. Mendy, but there was not much to do for them.
T. Arokodare didn’t score a decisive penalty (43′). That would have allowed Amiens SC to draw the match.
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 Aurélien Petit assisted by Matthieu Lombard and Djemel Zitouni. The 4th official was Julien Reynet. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Caen was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Amiens SC that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Caen was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Caen won the match.
Caen shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Amiens SC shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Caen received 2 yellow cards (R. Thomas and H. Vandermersch). Talking about the opposition, Amiens SC received 1 yellow card (A. Barry).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Caen will have 15 points like Le Havre to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Amiens SC will stay with 14 points like Bordeaux to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Caen will play away against Grenoble Foot 38 on the 17th of September with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Grenoble Foot 38 (4 draws).
Amiens SC will host Niort on the 17th of September with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Amiens SC (2 draws).
Caen – Formation
Caen
42'
71'
8'
Caen started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Stéphane Moulin decided to play with the following team: Anthony Mandrea , Hugo Vandermersch , Adolphe Teikeu , Ibrahim Cissé , Romain Thomas , Ali Abdi , Quentin Daubin , Bilal Brahimi , Hianga’a M’Bock , Samuel Essende and Alexandre Mendy .
The home team had on the bench: Yannis Clementia, Godson Kyeremeh , Djibril Diani , Norman Bassette , Caleb Zady Sery , Johann Obiang and Jessy Deminguet .
Caen could not rely on the presence of J. Obiang (injured) and J. Deminguet (injured).
Substitutions
Caen made 6 changes: A. Abdi for J. Obiang (8′), Q. Daubin for J. Deminguet (27′), H. Mbock for D. Diani (70′), B. Brahimi for C. Zady (70′), S. Essende for N. Bassette (81′) and A. Mendy for G. Keyremeh (81′).
Best player: Jessy Deminguet
The most impressive player for Caen was Jessy Deminguet even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 27′.
Amiens SC – Formation
Amiens SC
Amiens SC started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Philippe Hinschberger played with: Regis Gurtner , Formose Mendy , Mamadou Fofana , Abdourahmane Barry , Mathis Lachuer , Antoine Leautey , Iron Gomis , Jessy Benet , Sebastian Ring , Papiss Demba Cissé and Tolu Arokodare .
They had on the bench: Mamadou Fofana , Youssouf Assogba , Paul Charruau, Owen Gene, Ange Chibozo , Hassane Bandé and Mattheo Xantippe .
Substitutions
Amiens SC made 5 changes: T. Arokodare for H. Bande (63′), P. Cisse for A. J. Chibozo (64′), I. Gomis for M. Fofana (64′), A. Barry for M. Xantippe (74′) and S. Ring for Y. Assogba (74′).
Best player: Mathis Lachuer
The player that probably impressed the most for Amiens SC was Mathis Lachuer.
His rating is with 71 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Paris – 1-2
- Saint-Étienne – Bordeaux – 2-0
- Caen – Amiens SC – 3-1
- Nîmes – Bastia – 0-0
- Dijon – Sochaux – 0-2
- Niort – Le Havre – 0-1
- Rodez – Valenciennes – 1-1
- Laval – Pau – 0-1
- Annecy – Quevilly Rouen – 1-0
