Ligue 1: Angers SCO prevails over Reims 2-1

Saragna|Dec 5, 2021 10:23 GMT

REIMS. Angers SCO beat Reims to win 2-1.

REIMS. Angers SCO defeated Reims to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Angers SCO to strike first with a penalty of S. Boufal at the 49′. Then it was a penalty in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Fulgini gave the win to Angers SCO in the 76′ minute with a goal. Angers SCO took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

V. Berisha received a red card (36′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Reims lost the match.

The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Delaune II stadium in Reims on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Johan Hamel with the assistance of Mathieu Grosbost and Erwan Finjean. The 4th official was Floris Aubin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.8 degrees Celsius or 38.89 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.

Reims

1

Angers SCO

2

5 Dec 2021 Full time

Match Statistics

Angers SCO was in firm control of the ball 57% while Reims was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Angers SCO was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Angers SCO won the match.

Reims shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Angers SCO shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Reims received 3 yellow cards (V. Berisha, D. Lopy and A. Matusiwa). On the opposite side, Angers SCO received 3 yellow cards (S. Boufal, I. Traore and S. Doumbia).

V. Berisha (Reims) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (36′).

After this encounter, Reims will stay with 19 points like Nantes to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Angers SCO will have 22 points like Montpellier and Olympique Lyonnais to move up in the 11th place.

Match Events

27'

27'

V. Berisha
30'

30'

D. Lopy
33'

33'

S. Boufal
36'

36'

V. Berisha
39'

39'

I. Traore
48'

48'

A. Matusiwa
49'

49'

S. Boufal (Penalty)
57'

57'

S. Doumbia
59'

59'

H. Ekitike (Penalty)
76'

76'

A. Fulgini

S. Boufal
80'

80'

M. Cho

S. Bahoken
80'

80'

A. Donis

T. Foket
87'

87'

A. Flips

A. Gravillon
88'

88'

E. B. Toure

D. Lopy
88'

88'

P. Capelle

S. Doumbia
89'

89'

A. Bobichon

S. Boufal

Next match

In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Reims will host Saint-Étienne on the 11th of December with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Saint-Étienne (6 draws).

Reims

2

Saint-Étienne

0

11 Dec 2021 Full time

Angers SCO will host Clermont on the 12th of December with a 0-0 head to head record.

Angers SCO

0

Clermont

1

12 Dec 2021 Full time

Reims: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager Óscar García Junyent chose to play with the following team: Predrag Rajković (6.4), Andrew Gravillon (6.4), Wout Faes (6.4), Yunis Abdelhamid (6.6), Thomas Foket (6.6), Dion Lopy (6.3), Azor Matusiwa (7.1), Ghislain Konan (6.6), Valon Berisha (5.3), Hugo Ekitike (7.1) and Ilan Kebbal (6.8).

Substitutes

Reims made 3 changes: T. Foket for A. Donis (80′), A. Gravillon for A. Flips (87′) and D. Lopy for E. B. Toure (88′).

Top player: Azor Matusiwa

Probably the most impressive player in Reims was Azor Matusiwa.

His rating is (7.1) with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Angers SCO: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Gérald Baticle played with: Danijel Petković (6.6), Enzo Ebosse (6.9), Ismaël Traoré (6.1), Romain Thomas (6.5), Jimmy Cabot (7.1), Azzeddine Ounahi (6.2), Batista Mendy (7.0), Angelo Fulgini (7.7), Souleyman Doumbia (6.3), Stéphane Bahoken (6.6) and Sofiane Boufal (8.8).

Substitutes

Angers SCO made 3 changes: S. Bahoken for M. Cho (80′), S. Doumbia for P. Capelle (88′) and S. Boufal for A. Bobichon (89′).

Top player: Sofiane Boufal

Probably the most impressive player in Angers SCO was Sofiane Boufal.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 40 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

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