Ligue 1: Reims steals a 2-1 win against Auxerre 2-1
REIMS. Reims bested Auxerre to win 2-1. A goal from J. Ito was decisive in the 87min.
REIMS. Reims beat Auxerre to win 2-1. A goal from J. Ito was decisive in the 87min. It was Reims to strike first with a goal of F. Balogun at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 33′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Ito gave the win to Reims in the 87′ minute with a goal.
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 Hakim Ben El Hadj with the assistance of Mikael Berchebru and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was William Toulliou. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 18.9 degrees Celsius or 65.98 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.
Match Statistics
Reims was in firm control of the ball 55% while Auxerre was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Reims was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Reims won the match.
Reims shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Auxerre shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Reims received 4 yellow cards (B. Locko, A. Matusiwa, C. Keita and Y. Diouf). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Auxerre.
After playing this match, Reims will have 9 points like Auxerre to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Auxerre will stay with 9 points like Reims to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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25'25'
B. Locko
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29'29'
F. Balogun
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33'33'
M. Niang
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42'42'
A. Matusiwa
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66'66'
G. Perrin
N. Da Costa
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66'66'
J. Cajuste
D. Lopy
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72'72'
N. Mbuku
A. Zeneli
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73'73'
M. van Bergen
K. Doumbia
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74'74'
C. Keita
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83'83'
G. Hein
H. Sakhi
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83'83'
G. Charbonier
M. Niang
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87'87'
J. Ito
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89'89'
R. Dugimont
L. Sinayoko
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90'90'
N. Holm
F. Balogun
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90'90'
Y. Diouf
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Reims will play away with Brest on the 30th of October with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Reims (3 draws).
Auxerre will host Ajaccio on the 30th of October with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Reims: Formation and Lineups
Reims adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Óscar García Junyent chose to play with the following team: Yehvann Diouf , Alexis Flips , Cheick Keita , Yunis Abdelhamid , Bradley Locko , Azor Matusiwa , Dion Lopy , Junya Ito , Kamory Doumbia , Arbër Zeneli and Folarin Balogun .
Substitutes
Reims made 4 changes: D. Lopy for J. Cajuste (66′), A. Zeneli for N. Mbuku (72′), K. Doumbia for M. van Bergen (73′) and F. Balogun for N. Holm (90′).
Top player: Arbër Zeneli
Probably the most impressive player in Reims was Arbër Zeneli even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Auxerre: Formation and Lineups
Also Auxerre adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Jean-Marc Furlan played with: Benoît Costil , Paul Joly , Jubal , Julian Jeanvier , Quentin Bernard , Birama Touré , Rayan Raveloson , Lassine Sinayoko , Hamza Sakhi , Nuno Da Costa and M’Baye Niang .
Substitutes
Auxerre made 4 changes: N. Da Costa for G. Perrin (66′), H. Sakhi for G. Hein (83′), M. Niang for G. Charbonier (83′) and L. Sinayoko for R. Dugimont (89′).
Best player: Benoît Costil
The player that probably impressed the most for Auxerre was the goalkeeper: Benoît Costil. His rating is 8.15. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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