French Ligue 1

AC Ajaccio vs Lille, 2022-23 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
AC Ajaccio
  • 84': Cyrille Bayala
FT
1 - 3
Lille
  • 17': Yusuf Yazici
  • 43': Jonathan Bamba
  • 67': Tiago Djaló

Lille bounce back with 3-1 win at Ajaccio

Lille bounced back from a humiliating home thumping by Paris Saint-Germain last weekend to win 3-1 at newly-promoted Ajaccio on Friday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Edon Zhegrova (Lille).
  • 1': Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mickaël Alphonse.
  • 7': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Léo Jardim.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Edon Zhegrova (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 10': Offside, Lille. Edon Zhegrova tries a through ball, but Jonathan David is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
  • 11': Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Mangani.
  • 11': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Tiago Djaló.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Kevin Spadanuda (Ajaccio) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Jonathan David (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici.
  • 17': Goal! Ajaccio 0, Lille 1. Yusuf Yazici (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Romain Hamouma (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Marchetti.
  • 20': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by José Fonte.
  • 21': Foul by Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio).
  • 21': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Ismaily.
  • 31': Foul by Angel Gomes (Lille).
  • 31': Kevin Spadanuda (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Bafodé Diakité (Lille).
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Mounaim El Idrissy (Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mickaël Alphonse with a cross.
  • 36': Offside, Ajaccio. Benjamin Leroy tries a through ball, but Mounaim El Idrissy is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Lille).
  • 38': Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Goal! Ajaccio 0, Lille 2. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismaily.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Ajaccio 0, Lille 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ajaccio 0, Lille 2.
  • 46': Foul by Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio).
  • 46': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Edon Zhegrova (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio).
  • 51': Foul by Bafodé Diakité (Lille).
  • 51': Kevin Spadanuda (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Bafodé Diakité (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Lille).
  • 54': Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Fernand Mayembo (Ajaccio).
  • 55': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Lille).
  • 56': Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Edon Zhegrova (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Jonathan David (Lille) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova with a cross.
  • 59': Foul by Angel Gomes (Lille).
  • 59': Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Offside, Lille. Léo Jardim tries a through ball, but Edon Zhegrova is caught offside.
  • 62': Substitution, Ajaccio. Riad Nouri replaces Kevin Spadanuda.
  • 63': Substitution, Ajaccio. Jean Botué replaces Mounaim El Idrissy.
  • 63': Substitution, Ajaccio. Mohamed Youssouf replaces Mickaël Alphonse.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Jean Botué (Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Youssouf with a cross.
  • 64': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Jonathan Bamba.
  • 65': Fernand Mayembo (Ajaccio) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Thomas Mangani with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Offside, Ajaccio. Riad Nouri tries a through ball, but Oumar Gonzalez is caught offside.
  • 66': Foul by Fernand Mayembo (Ajaccio).
  • 66': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Goal! Ajaccio 0, Lille 3. Tiago Djaló (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Substitution, Lille. Gabriel Gudmundsson replaces Edon Zhegrova.
  • 70': Substitution, Lille. Jonas Martin replaces Yusuf Yazici.
  • 70': Foul by Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio).
  • 70': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille).
  • 71': Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Angel Gomes (Lille) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Mangani with a cross.
  • 73': Angel Gomes (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio).
  • 73': Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Foul by Bafodé Diakité (Lille).
  • 73': Vincent Marchetti (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Ajaccio. Bevic Moussiti-Oko replaces Romain Hamouma.
  • 74': Substitution, Ajaccio. Qazim Laçi replaces Vincent Marchetti.
  • 75': Angel Gomes (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Thomas Mangani (Ajaccio).
  • 77': Substitution, Lille. Akim Zedadka replaces Ismaily.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jean Botué (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cyrille Bayala with a headed pass.
  • 80': Substitution, Lille. Leny Yoro replaces Tiago Djaló because of an injury.
  • 80': Foul by Ismaël Diallo (Ajaccio).
  • 80': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio).
  • 81': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Akim Zedadka (Lille).
  • 83': Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Akim Zedadka.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Botué following a corner.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Jean Botué (Ajaccio) header from very close range misses to the left.
  • 84': Goal! Ajaccio 1, Lille 3. Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) header from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 86': Foul by Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio).
  • 86': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Foul by Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio).
  • 88': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Penalty Lille. Angel Gomes draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 88': Penalty conceded by Qazim Laçi (Ajaccio) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90': Penalty missed! Still Ajaccio 1, Lille 3. Jonathan David (Lille) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jonathan David (Lille).
  • 90'+1': Oumar Gonzalez (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bevic Moussiti-Oko with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ajaccio 1, Lille 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Ajaccio 1, Lille 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 1
58.4 Possession 41.6
7 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 2
0.6 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
407 Accurate Passes 247
489 Passes 324
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 32
0.3 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 46
25 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 11
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 7
26 Effective Clearances 8
26 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Michel-Moretti
Location: Ajaccio, France
Attendance: 9,070

Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 25 +32 57
2 Lens 26 +26 56
3 Marseille 26 +20 49
4 Lyon 25 +13 46
Full Table

Line-Ups

ACA AC Ajaccio (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Benjamin Leroy (GK)
77 Fernand Mayembo
25 Oumar Gonzalez Yellow Card
3 Ismaël Diallo
2 Mickaël Alphonse
23 Thomas Mangani Yellow Card
8 Vincent Marchetti
27 Kevin Spadanuda
14 Cyrille Bayala
17 Romain Hamouma
7 Mounaim El Idrissy
AC Ajaccio Substitutes:
Bevic Moussiti-Oko, Clément Vidal, Mohamed Youssouf, Yanis Cimignani, Qazim Laçi, Cédric Avinel, Kouamé Botué, Riad Nouri, Francois-Joseph Sollacaro.

LILL Lille (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Léo Jardim (GK)
3 Tiago Djaló
6 José Fonte
31 Ismaily
18 Bafodé Diakité Yellow Card
11 Yusuf Yazici
20 Angel Gomes Yellow Card
21 Benjamin André
9 Jonathan David
7 Jonathan Bamba
23 Edon Zhegrova Yellow Card
Lille Substitutes:
Lucas Chevalier, Adam Jakubech, Akim Zedadka, Jonas Martin, Carlos Baleba, Alan Virginius, Leny Yoro, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Alexsandro .

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