Guingamp 1:0 Boulogne: Ligue 2 Match Result

Match report

Ganghane secured a 1-0 victory over Boulogne in the second round of Ligue 2 on Friday evening, grinding out a result that ended a run of four games without a win. Stanislas Maxim Tom Kielt's late strike in the eighty-sixth minute proved decisive after what was largely a cagey contest where chances were at a premium.

Tom Ducrocq picked up a yellow card in the twelfth minute, the first of several bookings that accumulated as the game grew increasingly physical. The home side made four substitutions around the seventy-second minute, bringing on Abdallah, Averlant, Sanchez Da Silva and Besic in quick succession, while Boulogne responded with three changes of their own at the seventy-eighth hour.

The breakthrough finally arrived when Kielt found space to fire home, putting the hosts ahead and allowing them to pick up their first points of the season. By then the crowd had grown restless, and three yellow cards in the closing stages — Cheikh Dia, Abdel Hbouch and his brother A. Hbouch — hinted at the frustration building on both benches.

Ganghane dominated possession at 59 per cent and registered 82 attacks compared to Boulogne's 81, but their shot accuracy of just 21 per cent meant they were wasteful in the final third. The statistics tell a story of plenty of shots — 3 on target against 2 — but not enough quality to break down a resilient defence that made 21 clearances.

The result leaves Ganghane sitting eleventh with five points from five games, while Boulogne remain thirteen places down on four points from their opening five fixtures. It was a fourth straight game where the visitors failed to win, and the gap between the sides in the table now looks like it might grow rather than close.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 3 – 2

Shots off target 9 – 8

Big chances 2 – 0

🟨 12' Tom Ducrocq — Yellow card ⇄ 71' A. Abdallah — Substitution ⇄ 72' T. Averlant — Substitution ⇄ 72' F. Sanchez Da Silva — Substitution ⇄ 72' B. Besic — Substitution ⇄ 75' T. Ducrocq — Substitution 🟨 77' Cheikh Dia — Yellow card ⇄ 78' A. Platret — Substitution ⇄ 78' J. Bultel — Substitution ⇄ 78' A. Hemia — Substitution ⚽ 86' S. Kielt — Goal ⇄ 90' T. Brusco — Substitution 🟨 90+5' Abdel Hbouch — Yellow card 🟨 90+6' A. Hbouch — Yellow card

Match events

12' 0:0 Guingamp Yellow card Tom Ducrocq
71' 0:0 Guingamp Substitution A. Abdallah off: V. Muntu Wa Mungu
72' 0:0 Guingamp Substitution T. Averlant off: S. Ben Brahim
72' 0:0 Guingamp Substitution F. Sanchez Da Silva off: A. Samoura
72' 0:0 Boulogne Substitution B. Besic off: C. I. Dia
75' 0:0 Guingamp Substitution T. Ducrocq off: T. Ahile
77' 0:0 Boulogne Yellow card Cheikh Dia
78' 0:0 Boulogne Substitution A. Platret off: A. Pinot
78' 0:0 Boulogne Substitution J. Bultel off: T. Epailly
78' 0:0 Guingamp Substitution A. Hemia off: J. Chamakh
86' 1:0 Guingamp Goal S. Kielt
90' 1:0 Boulogne Substitution T. Brusco off: A. Nassiri
90+5' 1:0 Boulogne Yellow card Abdel Hbouch
90+6' 1:0 Boulogne Yellow card A. Hbouch

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

3 Shots on target 2

9 Shots off target 8

2 Big chances 0

82 Attacks 81

3 Corners 4

14 Fouls 16

13 Free kicks 12

6 Offsides 2

1 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 10

24 Throw-ins 23

All statistics

13/2552% Aerial duels 12/2548%

61 Backward passes 47

2 Blocked shots 2

18 Clearances 21

6/1540% Crosses 3/1421%

7/1258% Dribbles 2/540%

86 Failed passes 82

2 Goalkeeper saves 2

8 Interceptions 11

13 Key passes 12

27/5450% Long passes 24/5742%

51 Passes into the final third 84

201 Passes in the opposition half 215

341 Passes in own half 172

0.21 Shot accuracy 0.17

4 Shots from outside the box 8

11 Shots inside the box 4

7/1070% Tackles 8/1080%

527 Total passes 373

Line-ups

Guingamp

Starting XI
#	Player	number
16	Adrián Ortolá Vañó	16
2	Erwin Coffey	2
18	Stanislas Maxime Tom Kielt	18
29	Abdel-Hakim Abdallah	29
36	Albin Demouchy	36
4	Dylan Louiserre	4
8	Florent Sanchez Da Silva	8
11	Teddy Andami Averlant	11
25	Tom Ducrocq	25
7	Donatien Gomis	7
10	Amine Hemia	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Teddy Bartouche-Selbonne	1
3	J. Matumona	3
24	Jeovanni Samuel Dianganga	24
39	Vimoj Muntu Wa Mungu	39
20	Samir Ben Brahim	20
21	T. Achile	21
38	Evan Aukan	38
17	Amadou Samoura	17
23	Jazzar Shamah	23

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Boulogne

Starting XI
#	Player	number
99	Blondy Rudolph Nna Noukeu	99
12	Julien Boyer	12
18	Demba Thiam	18
20	Théo Brusco	20
21	Aurélien Platret	21
25	Antoine Keriou	25
8	Jonas Martin	8
14	Joffrey Bultel	14
19	Nolan Binet	19
10	Abdel Hbouch	10
17	Benjamin Besic	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Xavier Lenog	1
4	Jonathan Kapenga	4
15	Adrien Pinot	15
26	Oskar Lenné	26
7	Aymen Nassiri	7
28	Sohan Paillard	28
35	S. I. Diaw	35
64	Théo Epailly	64

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Saint-Étienne	7	5	1	1	16
2	RED Star FC 93	7	4	2	1	14
3	Reims	7	3	4	0	13
4	Montpellier HSC	7	3	3	1	12
5	Metz	7	2	4	1	10
6	Nancy	7	3	1	3	10
7	Annecy	7	3	1	3	10
8	Sochaux	7	2	4	1	10
9	Dijon	7	2	3	2	9
10	Pau FC	7	2	2	3	8

Guingamp — Boulogne: 1:0, Ligue 2

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