Caen vs Lorient, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Caen fight back from two down to stun Lorient
Ivan Santini marked his Ligue 1 debut with two goals as Caen staged an impressive comeback to win 3-2 at home to Lorient.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
- 1': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Goal! Caen 0, Lorient 1. Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Majeed Waris.
- 7': Attempt missed. Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Majeed Waris.
- 7': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Emmanuel Imorou.
- 9': Attempt missed. Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Walid Mesloub.
- 10': Foul by Mouhamadou Dabo (Caen).
- 10': Walid Mesloub (Lorient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Offside, Caen. Julien Féret tries a through ball, but Herve Bazile is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Lindsay Rose (Lorient).
- 14': Julien Féret (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Offside, Caen. Syam Ben Youssef tries a through ball, but Herve Bazile is caught offside.
- 17': Hand ball by Romain Philippoteaux (Lorient).
- 18': Penalty Lorient. Romain Philippoteaux draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 18': Penalty conceded by Mouhamadou Dabo (Caen) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 19': Goal! Caen 0, Lorient 2. Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 20': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Romain Philippoteaux.
- 21': Foul by Vincent Le Goff (Lorient).
- 21': Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Vincent Le Goff (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Herve Bazile (Caen).
- 26': Foul by Zargo Toure (Lorient).
- 26': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Zargo Toure (Lorient) is shown the red card.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Herve Bazile (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Didier Ndong.
- 28': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Julien Féret.
- 28': Attempt saved. Julien Féret (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 29': Didier Ndong (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Emmanuel Imorou (Caen).
- 30': Substitution, Lorient. Erwin Koffi replaces Walid Mesloub.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Damien Da Silva (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 32': Goal! Caen 1, Lorient 2. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Ivan Santini (Caen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mouhamadou Dabo with a cross.
- 37': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Wesley Lautoa.
- 37': Delay in match Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) because of an injury.
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Wesley Lautoa.
- 43': Goal! Caen 2, Lorient 2. Ivan Santini (Caen) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Herve Bazile with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julien Féret.
- 45'+2': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Julien Féret (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Syam Ben Youssef following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Caen 2, Lorient 2.
- 0': Match ends, Caen 3, Lorient 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Caen 2, Lorient 2.
- 47': Erwin Koffi (Lorient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Foul by Emmanuel Imorou (Caen).
- 48': Attempt saved. Ivan Santini (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Herve Bazile.
- 49': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Didier Ndong (Lorient).
- 50': Cafú (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
- 53': Emmanuel Imorou (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Majeed Waris (Lorient).
- 54': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ronny Rodelin.
- 55': Foul by Jonathan Delaplace (Caen).
- 55': Romain Philippoteaux (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Erwin Koffi.
- 58': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
- 58': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Alaeddine Yahia (Caen).
- 66': Foul by Vincent Le Goff (Lorient).
- 66': Julien Féret (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Substitution, Caen. Vincent Bessat replaces Herve Bazile.
- 71': Substitution, Caen. Steed Malbranque replaces Jonathan Delaplace.
- 73': Attempt missed. Majeed Waris (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Didier Ndong with a headed pass.
- 74': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
- 75': Substitution, Lorient. Benjamin Jeannot replaces Majeed Waris.
- 77': Substitution, Caen. Yann Karamoh replaces Ronny Rodelin.
- 78': Substitution, Lorient. Faiz Selemani replaces Benjamin Moukandjo.
- 78': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
- 78': Wesley Lautoa (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Jeannot (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Philippoteaux.
- 80': Foul by Didier Ndong (Lorient).
- 80': Steed Malbranque (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt missed. Vincent Bessat (Caen) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steed Malbranque.
- 84': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Vincent Le Goff.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Faiz Selemani (Lorient) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Jeannot.
- 85': Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Faiz Selemani (Lorient).
- 85': Faiz Selemani (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Cafú (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Alaeddine Yahia (Caen).
- 86': Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Steed Malbranque (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yann Karamoh.
- 87': Goal! Caen 3, Lorient 2. Ivan Santini (Caen) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincent Bessat.
- 90': Attempt missed. Steed Malbranque (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yann Karamoh.
- 90'+1': Faiz Selemani (Lorient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Steed Malbranque (Caen).
- 90'+2': Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Rémy Vercoutre.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Erwin Koffi (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Caen 3, Lorient 2.
Statistics
 LOR |
CAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 41.2 | Possession | 58.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 267 | Accurate Passes | 394 |
| 356 | Passes | 474 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 5 | Crosses | 41 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 82 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 35 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Michel-d'Ornano
Location: Caen, France
Attendance: 16,920
Venue: Stade Michel-d'Ornano
Location: Caen, France
Attendance: 16,920
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lille | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Lyon | 4 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Caen (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rémy Vercoutre (GK) |
| 13 | Syam Ben Youssef |
| 5 | Alaeddine Yahia  |
| 15 | Emmanuel Imorou |
| 23 | Mouhamadou Dabo |
| 28 | Damien Da Silva |
| 25 | Julien Féret |
| 6 | Jonathan Delaplace |
| 26 | Ivan Santini |
| 20 | Hervé Bazile |
| 12 | Ronny Rodelin |
Lorient (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Benjamin Lecomte (GK) |
| 24 | Wesley Lautoa |
| 5 | Zargo Touré  |
| 8 | Cafú |
| 25 | Vincent Le Goff |
| 2 | Lindsay Rose |
| 17 | Walid Mesloub |
| 7 | Didier N'Dong |
| 19 | Romain Philippoteaux |
| 12 | Benjamin Moukandjo |
| 9 | Majeed Waris |
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