Ligue 1: Clermont prevails over Reims after recovering from a 2-0 deficit
REIMS. Clermont had a astonishing comeback against Reims.
REIMS. Clermont had a striking comeback against Reims. Clermont took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
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 who was helped by Thomas Luczynski and Valentin Evrard. The 4th official was Ali Djedid. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 28.8 degrees Celsius or 83.84 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 34%.
Match Statistics
Clermont was in firm control of the ball 60% while Reims was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Reims was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Clermont managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Reims shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Clermont shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Reims received 4 yellow cards (F. Balogun, O. Garcia, M. van Bergen and A. Gravillon). On the other side, Clermont received 3 yellow cards (F. Ogier, Y. Magnin and J. Gastien).
(Reims) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (48′).
After playing this match, Reims stays with 0 points to occupy the 19th place in the standings. while Clermont has 0 points (20th).
Match Events
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7'7'
F. Balogun
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8'8'
Óscar García
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17'17'
O. Garcia
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21'21'
Florent Ogier
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23'23'
Kamory Doumbia (Penalty)
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29'29'
Yohann Magnin
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30'30'
Folarin Balogun (Penalty)
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35'35'
Johan Gastien
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47'47'
Emmanuel Agbadou
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50'50'
Florent Ogier (Penalty confirmed)
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51'51'
Komnen Andric (Penalty)
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51'51'
Mitchell van Bergen
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53'53'
Dion Lopy
Kamory Doumbia
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62'62'
Komnen Andric
Florent Ogier
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63'63'
Martin Adeline
Folarin Balogun
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64'64'
El Toure
Maxime Busi
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64'64'
Jérémie Bela
Elbasan Rashani
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71'71'
Andreaw Gravillon
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72'72'
Muhammed Cham
Johan Gastien
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75'75'
Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
Jim Allevinah
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75'75'
Grejohn Kyei
Komnen Andric
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76'76'
Junya Ito
Azor Matusiwa
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77'77'
Jérémie Bela
Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
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89'89'
Brandon Baiye
Johan Gastien
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89'89'
Jason Berthomier
Muhammed Cham
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Reims will play away with Strasbourg on the 21st of August with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Reims (3 draws).
Clermont will host Nice on the 21st of August with a 1-1 head to head record.
Reims: Formation and Lineups
Reims started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Óscar García Junyent chose to play with the following team: Patrick Pentz , Andrew Gravillon , Emmanuel Agbadou , Yunis Abdelhamid , Maxime Busi , Azor Matusiwa , Marshall Munetsi , Bradley Locko , Mitchell Van Bergen , Kamory Doumbia and Folarin Balogun .
Substitutes
Reims made 4 changes: K. Doumbia for D. Lopy (53′), F. Balogun for M. Adeline (63′), M. Busi for E. B. Toure (64′) and A. Matusiwa for J. Ito (76′).
Top player: Folarin Balogun
Probably the most impressive player in Reims was Folarin Balogun.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Clermont: Formation and Lineups
Clermont started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Pascal Gastien played with: Mory Diaw , Alidu Seidu , Mateusz Wieteska , Florent Ogier , Neto Borges , Yohann Magnin , Johan Gastien , Jim Allevinah , Muhammed Cham , Elbasan Rashani and Komnen Andrić .
Substitutes
Clermont made 5 changes: E. Rashani for J. Bela (64′), J. Allevinah for S. Khaoui (75′), K. Andric for G. Kyei (76′), Muhammed Cham for J. Berthomier (89′) and J. Gastien for B. Baiye (89′).
Top player: Komnen Andrić
Probably the most impressive player in Clermont was Komnen Andrić.
His rating is with 2 goals, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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