Ligue 1: Lille conquers Ajaccio 3-1
AJACCIO. Lille prevails over Ajaccio 3-1.
AJACCIO. Lille prevails over Ajaccio 3-1. Lille was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Y. Yazici (17′), J. Bamba (43′) and T. Djalo (67′). Ajaccio reduced the distance with a goal (84′) by C. Bayala, but there was not much to do for them. Lille took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
J. David missed a penalty (89′) for Lille.
The match was played at the Stade François Coty stadium in Ajaccio on Friday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Léonard who was helped by Erwan Finjean and Bastien Courbet. The 4th official was Remi Landry. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 21 degrees Celsius or 69.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
Lille was in firm control of the ball 58% while Ajaccio was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Ajaccio was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Lille was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Ajaccio shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Lille shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ajaccio received 3 yellow cards (T. Mangani, O. Gonzalez and C. Bayala). On the other side, Lille received 2 yellow cards (B. Diakite and E. Zhegrova).
After playing this contest, Ajaccio will stay with 1 points like Reims to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Lille will have 4 points like Brest, Lorient, Rennes, Auxerre and Monaco to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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17'17'
Y. Yazici
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43'43'
J. Bamba
Ismaily
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51'51'
B. Diakite
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58'58'
E. Zhegrova
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62'62'
M. Youssouf
M. Alphonse
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63'63'
R. Nouri
K. Spadanuda
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64'64'
J. Botue
M. El Idrissy
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67'67'
T. Djalo
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70'70'
J. Martin
Y. Yazici
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70'70'
G. Gudmundsson
E. Zhegrova
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70'70'
T. Mangani
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73'73'
O. Gonzalez
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74'74'
Q. Laci
V. Marchetti
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74'74'
B. Moussiti-Oko
R. Hamouma
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77'77'
A. Zedadka
Ismaily
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80'80'
L. Yoro
T. Djalo
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84'84'
C. Bayala
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86'86'
C. Bayala
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89'89'
J. David
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Ajaccio will play away with Montpellier on the 31st of August with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Montpellier (1 draw).
Lille will host Nice on the 31st of August with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Nice (15 draws).
Ajaccio: Formation and Lineups
Ajaccio started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Olivier Pantaloni chose to play with the following team: Benjamin Leroy , Mickaël Alphonse , Oumar Gonzalez , Fernand Mayembo , Ismaël Diallo , Cyrille Bayala , Vincent Marchetti , Thomas Mangani , Kevin Spadanuda , Mounaim El Idrissy and Romain Hamouma .
Substitutes
Ajaccio made 5 changes: M. Alphonse for M. Youssouf (62′), K. Spadanuda for R. Nouri (63′), M. El Idrissy for J. Botue (64′), V. Marchetti for Q. Laci (74′) and R. Hamouma for B. Moussiti-Oko (74′).
Top player: Vincent Marchetti
The player who no doubt impressed Ajaccio the most was Vincent Marchetti.
His rating is with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Lille: Formation and Lineups
Lille started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca played with: Léo Jardim , Bafodé Diakité , José Fonte , Tiago Djaló , Ismaily , Benjamin André , Angel Gomes , Edon Zhegrova , Yusuf Yazıcı , Jonathan Bamba and Jonathan David .
Substitutes
Lille made 4 changes: Y. Yazici for J. Martin (70′), E. Zhegrova for G. Gudmundsson (70′), Ismaily for A. Zedadka (77′) and T. Djalo for L. Yoro (80′).
Top player: Tiago Djaló
Probably the most impressive player in Lille was Tiago Djaló.
His rating is with 1 goal, 65 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
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