French Ligue 1

AC Ajaccio vs Le Havre AC, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS

· AC Ajaccio win 5-3 on penalties
AC Ajaccio
  • 16': Ghislain Gimbert
  • Red Card 85':
  • Red Card 108': Mathieu Coutadeur
  • Red Card 114': Joris Sainati
  • 120'+5': Mady Camara
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
AC Ajaccio win 5-3 on penalties
Le Havre AC
  • 36': Jean-Philippe Mateta
  • 111': Jean-Philippe Mateta (P)
  • Red Card 114': Denys Bain
  • Red Card 114': Jean-Philippe Mateta

About

AC Ajaccio are hosting Le Havre AC at Stade Michel-Moretti, Ajaccio, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Johan Cavalli (Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ghislain Gimbert.
  • 4': Foul by Johan Cavalli (Ajaccio).
  • 4': Victor Lekhal (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jerome Hergault with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Jean-Pascal Fontaine (Le Havre).
  • 6': Kévin Lejeune (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Delay in match Kévin Lejeune (Ajaccio) because of an injury.
  • 7': Jean-Pascal Fontaine (Le Havre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Foul by Joris Sainati (Ajaccio).
  • 8': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Cedric Avinel.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Denys Bain (Le Havre) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Pascal Fontaine with a cross following a corner.
  • 12': Foul by Samba Camara (Le Havre).
  • 12': Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Maazou with a cross.
  • 15': Alexandre Bonnet (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Ajaccio).
  • 16': Goal! Ajaccio 1, Le Havre 0. Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Maazou with a headed pass.
  • 19': Delay in match Yacouba Coulibaly (Le Havre) because of an injury.
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Foul by Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio).
  • 24': Harold Moukoudi (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Substitution, Le Havre. Alimani Gory replaces Yacouba Coulibaly because of an injury.
  • 27': Delay in match Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio) because of an injury.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Foul by Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio).
  • 32': Victor Lekhal (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Alimani Gory (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Johan Cavalli (Ajaccio).
  • 33': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Ajaccio).
  • 33': Zinedine Ferhat (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Kévin Lejeune (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (Le Havre).
  • 35': Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Goal! Ajaccio 1, Le Havre 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Bonnet.
  • 38': Alimani Gory (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Jerome Hergault (Ajaccio).
  • 38': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre).
  • 38': Kévin Lejeune (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Denys Bain (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio).
  • 43': Barnabás Bese (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Riad Nouri (Ajaccio).
  • 45': Foul by Joris Sainati (Ajaccio).
  • 45': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Ghislain Gimbert.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Denys Bain (Le Havre).
  • 45'+2': Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Cedric Avinel (Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Johan Cavalli with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Barnabás Bese (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio).
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Ajaccio 1, Le Havre 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ajaccio 1, Le Havre 1.
  • 47': Denys Bain (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio).
  • 47': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Cedric Avinel.
  • 48': Alimani Gory (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Yann Boé-Kane (Ajaccio).
  • 52': Moussa Maazou (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre).
  • 53': Jerome Hergault (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Alexandre Bonnet (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Joris Sainati (Ajaccio).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Jean-Pascal Fontaine (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harold Moukoudi with a through ball.
  • 59': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Victor Lekhal.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Yann Boé-Kane (Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean-Pascal Fontaine with a through ball.
  • 60': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
  • 61': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Jerome Hergault.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Jean-Pascal Fontaine (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Ajaccio. Qazim Laci replaces Johan Cavalli.
  • 63': Offside, Ajaccio. Qazim Laci tries a through ball, but Ghislain Gimbert is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (Le Havre).
  • 63': Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio).
  • 66': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Zinedine Ferhat (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Bonnet.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Alexandre Bonnet (Le Havre) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Alimani Gory (Le Havre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 69': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Jean-Louis Leca.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Harold Moukoudi (Le Havre) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Bonnet with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Foul by Harold Moukoudi (Le Havre).
  • 70': Qazim Laci (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Joris Sainati (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Alimani Gory (Le Havre) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat with a cross.
  • 74': Barnabás Bese (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Riad Nouri (Ajaccio).
  • 74': Substitution, Ajaccio. Faiz Selemani replaces Riad Nouri.
  • 76': Alimani Gory (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Yann Boé-Kane (Ajaccio).
  • 76': Delay in match Victor Lekhal (Le Havre) because of an injury.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Barnabás Bese.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Faiz Selemani with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 83': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Samba Camara.
  • 87': Alimani Gory (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Jerome Hergault (Ajaccio).
  • 88': Foul by Jerome Hergault (Ajaccio).
  • 88': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Jerome Hergault.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Jean-Pascal Fontaine (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alimani Gory with a headed pass.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Alexandre Bonnet (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 89': Hand ball by Moussa Maazou (Ajaccio).
  • 90'+1': Delay in match Barnabás Bese (Le Havre) because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Le Havre. Ozer Ozdemir replaces Barnabás Bese because of an injury.
  • 90'+4': Yann Boé-Kane (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ajaccio 1, Le Havre 1.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins Ajaccio 1, Le Havre 1.
  • 94': Attempt missed. Faiz Selemani (Ajaccio) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Moussa Maazou with a cross.
  • 99': Substitution, Le Havre. Rafik Guitane replaces Alexandre Bonnet.
  • 101': Foul by Moussa Maazou (Ajaccio).
  • 101': Samba Camara (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 104': Faiz Selemani (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 104': Foul by Ozer Ozdemir (Le Havre).
  • 105'+1': Substitution, Ajaccio. Mohamed Camara replaces Yann Boé-Kane.
  • 105'+1': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Camara (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Qazim Laci.
  • 105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Ajaccio 1, Le Havre 1.
  • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Ajaccio 1, Le Havre 1.
  • 108': Attempt blocked. Rafik Guitane (Le Havre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 108': Penalty Le Havre. for dissent.
  • 108': Penalty conceded by Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio) for dissent.
  • 108': Mathieu Coutadeur (Ajaccio) is shown the red card.
  • 111': Goal! Ajaccio 1, Le Havre 2. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 112': Delay in match (Ajaccio). Video Review.
  • 114': Denys Bain (Le Havre) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 114': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Le Havre) is shown the red card.
  • 114': Joris Sainati (Ajaccio) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 116': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 120': Attempt saved. Mohamed Camara (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 120'+2': Foul by Kévin Lejeune (Ajaccio).
  • 120'+2': Rafik Guitane (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 120'+5': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Ozer Ozdemir.
  • 120'+5': Attempt missed. Cedric Avinel (Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Faiz Selemani with a cross following a corner.
  • 120'+5': Goal! Ajaccio 2, Le Havre 2. Mohamed Camara (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 120'+6': Second Half Extra Time ends, Ajaccio 2, Le Havre 2.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout begins Ajaccio 2, Le Havre 2.
  • 120': Goal! Ajaccio 2(1), Le Havre 2. Faiz Selemani (Ajaccio) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Penalty saved! Zinedine Ferhat (Le Havre) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 120': Goal! Ajaccio 2(2), Le Havre 2. Qazim Laci (Ajaccio) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120': Goal! Ajaccio 2(2), Le Havre 2(1). Rafik Guitane (Le Havre) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120': Goal! Ajaccio 2(3), Le Havre 2(1). Mohamed Camara (Ajaccio) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 120': Goal! Ajaccio 2(3), Le Havre 2(2). Jean-Pascal Fontaine (Le Havre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120': Match ends, Ajaccio 2(5), Le Havre 2(3).
  • 120': Goal! Ajaccio 2(4), Le Havre 2(2). Kévin Lejeune (Ajaccio) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Goal! Ajaccio 2(4), Le Havre 2(3). Alimani Gory (Le Havre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Goal! Ajaccio 2(5), Le Havre 2(3). Ghislain Gimbert (Ajaccio) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout ends, Ajaccio 2(5), Le Havre 2(3).

Statistics

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9 Fouls 24
1 Yellow Cards 3
2 Red Cards 2
0 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
42.9 Possession 57.1
15 SHOTS 14
6 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
228 Accurate Passes 337
356 Passes 473
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 8
19 Crosses 29
0.2 Cross % 0.3
93 Long Balls 92
36 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
9 Effective Tackles 7
14 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
36 Effective Clearances 37
36 Clearances 37

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Michel-Moretti
Location: Ajaccio, France
Attendance: 6,541

Line-Ups

ACA AC Ajaccio (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Jean-Louis Leca (GK)
21 Cédric Avinel
4 Joris Sainati Red Card
22 Kevin Lejeune Yellow Card
15 Jerome Hergault
18 Johan Cavalli
6 Mathieu Coutadeur Red Card
13 Yann Boé-Kane Yellow Card
26 Ghislain Gimbert
7 Riad Nouri
28 Moussa Mazzou
AC Ajaccio Substitutes:
Faïz Selemani, Thibault Vialla, Qazim Laçi, Abdoulaye Keita, Anthony Marin, Riffi Mandanda, Mady Camara.

HAC Le Havre AC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Yohann Thuram-Ulien (GK)
15 Samba Camara
4 Harold Moukoudi
19 Yacouba Coulibaly
25 Barnabas Bese
7 Jean-Pascal Fontaine Yellow Card
21 Denys Bain Red Card
22 Victor Lekhal
11 Jean-Philippe Mateta
17 Alexandre Bonnet
8 Zinedine Ferhat
Le Havre AC Substitutes:
Arnaud Balijon, Alimani Gory, Christ Tiehi, Rafik Guitane, Bevic Moussiti-Oko, Ozer Ozdemir, Ebenezer Assifuah.

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