Pau defeats Laval 1-0 with a late goal scored by M. Bassouamina

LAVAL. Pau snatched a late win Laval 1-0 after M. Bassouamina scored just 1 goal (87').

Pau defeats Laval 1-0 with a late goal scored by M. Bassouamina

LAVAL. Pau snatched a late win Laval 1-0 after M. Bassouamina scored just 1 goal (87′).

The match was played at the Stade Francis Le Basser stadium in Laval on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Antoine Valnet with the help of Ludovic Reyes and Camille Soriano. The 4th official was Léo Beulet. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 28.3 degrees Celsius or 82.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 10 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 144 Attack 133
  • 84 Dangerous attack 82
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 12
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Laval was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Pau that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Laval was more pushing with 84 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Pau managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Laval shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Pau shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Laval received 1 yellow card (R. Duterte). Regarding the opposition, Pau received 4 yellow cards (M. Yattara, N. Sow, S. D’Almeida and L. Kouassi).

Match Timeline

26'
31'
45'
N. Sow- Yellow
65'
Mons Bassouamina- sub ->Pape Ibnou Ba
Anthony Gonçalves- sub ->Geoffray Durbant
65'
75'
76'
Sessi D'Almeida- Yellow
80'
82'
Xavier Kouassi- Yellow
87'
Mons Bassouamina(goal)
90'
E. Seidou- sub ->R. Ferhaoui
90'
D. Diaw- sub ->R. Duterte
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After this match, Laval will stay with 7 points like Saint-Étienne, Quevilly Rouen, Niort and Pau to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Pau will have 7 points like Saint-Étienne, Laval, Quevilly Rouen and Niort to remain in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligue 2, Laval will play away with Quevilly Rouen on the 17th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Pau will host Valenciennes on the 17th of September with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Valenciennes (1 draw).

Laval – Formation

Laval
G
Alexis Sauvage 16.France
6.9
D
Yohan Tavares 23.Portugal
7.6
D
Marvin Baudry 3.Republic of the Congo
6.8
D
Bryan Goncalves 7.France
7.4
M
Jordan Adéoti 27.Benin
6.5
75'
M
Rémy Duterte 18.France
6.1
90' 90'
M
R. Ferhaoui 10.France
6.2
90'
M
Dembo Sylla 29.Guinea
7.1
F
6.9
F
Geoffray Durbant 9.Guadeloupe
7.0
65'
F
Zakaria Naidji 24.Algeria
6.5
Substitutes
G
M. Hautbois 1.France
D
Pierrick Cros 22.France
D
E. Seidou 25.France
90'
D
K. Perrot 2.France
D
D. Diaw 15.Senegal
90'
M
Anthony Gonçalves 39.France
6.2
65'
F
Kader N'Chobi 11.France
6.2
75'

Laval started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Olivier Frapolli decided to play with the following team: Alexis Sauvage (6.9), Marvin Baudry (6.8), Yohan Tavares (7.6), Bryan Goncalves (7.4), Dembo Sylla (7.1), Jordan Adeoti (6.5), Ryan Ferhaoui (6.2), Rémy Duterte (6.1), Julien Maggiotti (6.9), Zakaria Naidji (6.5) and Geoffray Durbant (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Anthony Gonçalves (6.2), Pierrick Cros, Kader N’Chobi (6.2), Maxime Hautbois, Edson Seidou, Kevin Perrot and Pape Djibril Diaw.

Substitutions

Laval made 4 changes: G. Durbant for A. Goncalves (65′), J. Adeoti for Y. N’Chobi (75′), R. Ferhaoui for E. Seidou (90′) and R. Duterte for E. P. Diaw (90′).

Best player: Yohan Tavares​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Laval was Yohan Tavares.

His rating is (7.6) with 57 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3.

Pau – Formation

Pau
G
7.3
D
Erwin Koffi 7.France
6.9
26'
D
Jean Ruiz 25.France
6.5
D
J. Evan's 26.France
7.5
D
N. Sow 5.France
7.3
45'
D
Xavier Kouassi 4.Ivory Coast
7.6
82'
M
Henri Saivet  20.Senegal
7.4
M
Sessi D'Almeida 6.Benin
6.2
80' 76'
M
Steeve Beusnard 21.France
8.4
F
Mohamed Yattara 18.Guinea
6.6
31'
F
Pape Ibnou Ba 29.Mauritania
6.4
65'
Substitutes
G
Massamba Ndiaye 16.Senegal
D
Nathan Monzango 28.France
6.7
26'
M
M
Jovan Nisic 10.Serbia
M
C. Boli 23.France
F
David Gomis 8.Guinea-Bissau
6.7
80'
F
Mons Bassouamina 11.France
7.1
65' Goals87'

Pau started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Didier Tholot played with: Alexandre Olliero (7.3), Erwin Koffi (6.9), Noé Sow (7.3), Xavier Kouassi (7.6), Jean Ruiz (6.5), Jean Lambert Evan’s Allan (7.5), Steeve Beusnard (8.4), Henri Saivet (7.4), Sessi D’Almeida (6.2), Mohamed Yattara (6.6) and Pape Ibnou Ba (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Nguyễn Quang Hải, Jovan Nišić, David Gomis (6.7), Charles Boli, Nathan Monzango (6.7), Mons Bassouamina (7.1) and Massamba Ndiaye.

Pau could not rely on the presence of N. Monzango (injured).

Substitutions

Pau made 3 changes: E. Koffi for N. Monzango (26′), P. I. Ba for M. Bassouamina (66′) and S. D’Almeida for D. Gomis (80′).

Best player: Steeve Beusnard​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pau was Steeve Beusnard even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 56 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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