Angers SCO hosted Valenciennes Football Club at 7 p.m. at the Raymond Kopa stadium as part of the 13th day of Ligue 2. A match which began in a storm, with wind and rain falling on Raymond Kopa. Let us note the minute of silence observed in tribute to Malick Fall and Oussama Falouh, former Angers SCO players who recently passed away.
At the start of the match it was Angevin Loïs Diony who launched the hostilities with his right foot from outside the penalty area after a final deep pass from Jordan Lefort but his shot was stopped (3rd). Then Farid El Melali tries his luck but it’s not on target (5th), same thing for Cédric Hountondji with a header from the penalty spot following a cross from Zinedine Ferhat (7th). On the Valenciennes side, the first action of the match was the work of Makabi Lilepo with his right foot from the penalty spot following a cross from Allan Linguet (10th).
It was finally Angers SCO who opened the scoring after a mix-up in the penalty area via Farid El Melali (13th). The SCO leads 1-0 but the goal awarded is controversial due to a possible foul by Farid El Melali on Valencia goalkeeper Jean Louchet who also receives a yellow card for protest (15th). The SCO doubles the lead thanks to an own goal (CSC) from Jonathan Buatu (29e). Angers 2-0. Valenciennes finds itself in difficulty for the rest of the meeting. Jordan Lefort made a nasty tackle (32nd) on Aymen Boutoutaou which earned him a yellow card for dangerous play, but which could have been red. At the end of the first period not much to eat, apart from an offside signal on the Angevin side with Abdoulaye Bamba who attempted a deep pass but Loïs Diony was offside (38th), same thing on the Valenciennes side with Jean Louchet who attempted a deep pass but Makabi Lilepo was offside (43rd). Finally Valenciennes has an opportunity to reduce the score by Makabi Lilepo at the penalty spot following a pass from Aymen Boutoutaou but it is not on target (45th).
In the second period, it was Valenciennes who got the first action with Aymen Boutoutaou with his right foot from outside the penalty area after a final pass from Ilyes Hamache but his shot was blocked (53rd). Then the SCO gets a double opportunity with Himad Abdelli with his right foot to the right of the penalty area who sees his shot stopped by Jean Louchet forced to concede a corner (65th). Following the latter, Cédric Hountondji at the penalty spot also saw his shot stopped. Valenciennes wants to get back into the match, Makabi Lilepo right-footed from the penalty spot sees his shot stopped after a cross from Lucas Woudenberg.
Another double opportunity for Angers! Pierrick Capelle passes for Himad Abdelli who tries with his right foot from more than 25 meters but sees his shot stopped (76th). The passer from the previous Angevin action, Pierrick Capelle, in turn tries with his left foot from outside the penalty area after a pass from Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, but sees his shot stopped (79th). The last action of the match will be Valencia with Nick Venema outside the penalty area who sees his shot stopped (86th).
The end of the match was tense, there were 8 yellow cards in this match! Angers SCO wins once again by a score of 2 goals to 0 after a controlled game, it takes second place in the championship. Valenciennes was demobilized in the 30th minute after Angevin’s second goal and was unable to turn the match around. Red lantern of Ligue 2, the next match against USL Dunkirk promises to be crucial. Angers SCO will travel to the Hameau stadium on Saturday November 11, 2023 to face Pau FC at 7 p.m. for the 14th day of Ligue 2.
Author: SL | 05/11/2023 | 0 comments
2023-11-05 07:28:19
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