Match report

Villefranche Defeats Niort 3-1 in Ligue 2

Villefranche
Villefranche
3–1
FT
Niort
Niort
May 19, 2021

Villefranche secured a vital 3-1 victory over Niort in the Ligue 2, with goals from M. Blanc, A. Dauchy, and A. Garita. Despite Niort's early lead through P. I. Ba, Villefranche's strong second-half performance saw them dominate and clinch the win.

Key Facts

  • • Villefranche defeats Niort 3-1 in Ligue 2
  • • P. I. Ba opened the scoring for Niort at 45+2 minutes
  • • M. Blanc equalized for Villefranche in the 54th minute
  • • A. Dauchy scored the second goal for Villefranche in the 84th minute
  • • A. Garita sealed the win for Villefranche in the 90+3 minutes
  • • Guy-Marcelin Kilama and D. Yongwa of Niort received yellow cards

Lineups

Villefranche

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Jean-Christophe Bouet (G)
  • 25 Alexandre Lauray (D)
  • 22 Axel Dauchy (D)
  • 29 Nicolas Flegeau (D)
  • 5 Remi Bonenfant (M)
  • 10 Maxime Blanc (M)
  • 20 Remy Sergio (M)
  • 13 Timothee Taufflieb (M)
  • 7 Romain Fleurier (M)
  • 17 Adrian Dabasse (F)
  • 21 Désiré Ségbé Azankpo (F)

Substitutes

  • 16 Lucas Caruso
  • 12 Adrien Pagerie
  • 8 Maxime Jasse
  • 19 Frédéric Injaï
  • 14 Arnold Garita
  • 9 Mohamed Guilavogui
  • 24 Romain Antunes

Niort

Formation: 4-4-1-1

Starting XI

  • 30 Quentin Braat (G)
  • 29 Joris Moutachy (D)
  • 15 Ibrahima Sory Conté (D)
  • 5 Guy-Marcelin Kilama (D)
  • 3 Darline Zidane Yongwa Ngameni (D)
  • 25 Bilal Boutobba (M)
  • 19 Brahima Doukansy (M)
  • 24 Yacine Bourhane (M)
  • 21 Lenny Vallier (M)
  • 8 Olivier Kemen (F)
  • 11 Pape Ibnou Ba (F)

Substitutes

  • 16 Yanis Maronne
  • 27 Bryan Passi
  • 38 Bradley Matufueni Mbondo
  • 34 Samuel Renel
  • 23 Tom Lebeau
  • 26 Brahim Konate
  • 17 Louis Ameka Autchanga

Timeline

  1. Niort
    21' Niort Card · Yellow Card
    Guy-Marcelin Kilama

    Foul

  2. Niort
    45'+2 Niort Goal · Normal Goal
    P. I. Ba · Assist: O. Kemen
  3. Villefranche
    54' Villefranche Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Blanc · Assist: T. Taufflieb
  4. Niort
    59' Niort subst · Substitution 1
    Off: B. Boutobba · On: Brahim Konate
  5. Villefranche
    73' Villefranche subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Dabasse · On: A. Garita
  6. Niort
    77' Niort Card · Yellow Card
    D. Yongwa

    Foul

  7. Villefranche
    78' Villefranche Card · Yellow Card
    T. Taufflieb

    Foul

  8. Niort
    79' Niort subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Yongwa · On: L. Ameka
  9. Villefranche
    84' Villefranche Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Dauchy · Assist: R. Sergio
  10. Villefranche
    90'+1 Villefranche subst · Substitution 2
    Off: T. Taufflieb · On: F. Injai
  11. Villefranche
    90'+1 Villefranche subst · Substitution 3
    Off: R. Fleurier · On: A. Pagerie
  12. Villefranche
    90'+1 Villefranche subst · Substitution 4
    Off: D. Segbé Azankpo · On: M. Guilavogui
  13. Villefranche
    90'+3 Villefranche Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Garita · Assist: M. Guilavogui

Match Stats

Stat Villefranche Niort
Fouls 16 12
Pass Accuracy 75% 62%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 19 7
Corners 3 5
Total Passes 455 282
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 7 0
Shots on Target 7 2
Shots off Target 5 5
Possession 61% 39%
Accurate Passes 340 175
Shots Inside Box 13 3
Saves 1 4
Shots Outside Box 6 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ M. Blanc's equalizer at 54 minutes changed the momentum, giving Villefranche confidence
  • ▸ A. Dauchy's goal in the 84th minute put Villefranche firmly in control of the match
  • ▸ A. Garita's late goal in the 90+3 minutes sealed the victory for Villefranche