Evian Thonon Gaillard vs Lorient, 2014/2015 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Evian continue climb towards survival with win over Lorient
Evian's revival continued as Clarck N'Sikulu's goal earned them another victory over a fellow struggler.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Djakaridja Koné (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 1': Jordan Ayew (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt saved. Walid Mesloub (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 5': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Benjamin Leroy.
- 6': Attempt saved. Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Duhamel.
- 7': Attempt saved. Romain Philippoteaux (Lorient) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Walid Mesloub with a through ball.
- 8': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda.
- 9': Substitution, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Modou Sougou replaces Gilles Sunu because of an injury.
- 10': Attempt missed. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Walid Mesloub.
- 11': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Lamine Gassama.
- 12': Hand ball by Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient).
- 14': Foul by Romain Philippoteaux (Lorient).
- 14': Youssouf Sabaly (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Djakaridja Koné (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 16': Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
- 18': Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Foul by Lamine Gassama (Lorient).
- 18': Delay in match Lamine Gassama (Lorient) because of an injury.
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Hand ball by Cédric Cambon (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 19': Cédric Cambon (Evian Thonon Gaillard) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 21': Foul by Wesley Lautoa (Lorient).
- 21': Modou Sougou (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Offside, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Adrien Thomasson tries a through ball, but Djakaridja Koné is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 23': Walid Mesloub (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Cédric Cambon (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 25': Jordan Ayew (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt saved. Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Walid Mesloub with a cross.
- 25': Goal! Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, Lorient 0. Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Modou Sougou with a cross.
- 27': Offside, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Modou Sougou tries a through ball, but Mathieu Duhamel is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 28': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Cédric Cambon (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 36': Attempt blocked. Romain Philippoteaux (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Walid Mesloub.
- 36': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Youssouf Sabaly.
- 39': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Lamine Gassama.
- 40': Offside, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Youssouf Sabaly tries a through ball, but Yeltsin Tejeda is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Philippoteaux.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, Lorient 0.
- 0': Match ends, Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, Lorient 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, Lorient 0.
- 46': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Rafidine Abdullah.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Yeltsin Tejeda (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wesley Lautoa.
- 50': Offside, Lorient. Lamine Gassama tries a through ball, but Benjamin Jeannot is caught offside.
- 51': Foul by Clarck N'Sikulu (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 51': Lamine Gassama (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francois Bellugou.
- 55': Foul by Djakaridja Koné (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 55': Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt saved. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Walid Mesloub.
- 57': Attempt missed. Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kassim Abdallah.
- 58': Substitution, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Cédric Barbosa replaces Clarck N'Sikulu.
- 59': Foul by Cédric Barbosa (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 59': Walid Mesloub (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Cédric Barbosa (Evian Thonon Gaillard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
- 60': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Cédric Cambon.
- 60': Attempt missed. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Djakaridja Koné (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Francois Bellugou (Lorient).
- 65': Substitution, Lorient. Maxime Barthelme replaces Romain Philippoteaux.
- 66': Cédric Barbosa (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Francois Bellugou (Lorient).
- 66': Francois Bellugou (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt missed. Modou Sougou (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson following a set piece situation.
- 68': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 68': Maxime Barthelme (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Offside, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Yeltsin Tejeda tries a through ball, but Mathieu Duhamel is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Lorient. Gianni Bruno replaces Raphael Guerreiro.
- 72': Attempt missed. Djakaridja Koné (Evian Thonon Gaillard) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yeltsin Tejeda.
- 74': Attempt missed. Maxime Barthelme (Lorient) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Jeannot with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Lorient. Didier Ibrahim Ndong replaces Rafidine Abdullah.
- 82': Foul by Modou Sougou (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 82': Walid Mesloub (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Cédric Cambon.
- 83': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Modou Sougou.
- 84': Benjamin Leroy (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Wesley Lautoa (Lorient).
- 85': Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Walid Mesloub.
- 85': Attempt saved. Gianni Bruno (Lorient) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Jeannot with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Djakaridja Koné (Evian Thonon Gaillard).
- 88': Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Djakaridja Koné (Evian Thonon Gaillard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Lamine Gassama (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Jordan Ayew (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Foul by Walid Mesloub (Lorient).
- 90'+2': Mathieu Duhamel (Evian Thonon Gaillard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Evian Thonon Gaillard. Cédric Mongongu replaces Yeltsin Tejeda.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Evian Thonon Gaillard 1, Lorient 0.
Statistics
 LOR |
EVN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 62.9 | Possession | 37.1 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 392 | Accurate Passes | 186 |
| 505 | Passes | 297 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 88 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 22 |
| 17 | Tackles | 30 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 30 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 36 |
| 15 | Clearances | 36 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Parc des Sports
Location: Annecy, France
Attendance: 7,635
Venue: Parc des Sports
Location: Annecy, France
Attendance: 7,635
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Lyon | 5 | +8 | 11 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 5 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Lille | 5 | +4 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Evian Thonon Gaillard (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Leroy (GK) |
| 13 | Dany Nounkeu |
| 22 | Cédric Cambon  |
| 19 | Youssouf Sabaly |
| 2 | Kassim Abdallah |
| 7 | Adrien Thomasson |
| 8 | Yeltsin Tejeda |
| 6 | Djakaridja Koné |
| 10 | Mathieu Duhamel |
| 27 | Clarck Nsikulu |
| 15 | Gilles Sunu |
Lorient (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 24 | Wesley Lautoa |
| 6 | François Bellugou |
| 4 | Vincent Le Goff |
| 25 | Lamine Gassama |
| 17 | Walid Mesloub |
| 13 | Rafidine Abdullah |
| 14 | Raphaël Guerreiro |
| 19 | Romain Philippoteaux |
| 22 | Benjamin Jeannot |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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