It was a tight and even closed game in its first act, much more pleasant and spectacular in the second: the SM Caen once again lost against the En Avant Guingamp this Sunday, December 22! It is indeed the Bretons who will go to the draw for the round of 16 of the French Cup this evening, at the end of a match full of twists and turns thanks to goals from Luvambo and Picard.
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In a match in which the observation round dragged on for a long time, the goalkeepers had very little work in the first act which served as a slightly more intense warm-up for the two teams – who played well together. woke up in the second half. Because after a first bar hit by Brahimi following a save from the Breton goalkeeper returning from the locker room, it is Mathias Autret who himself finds Babacar Niasse's cross on a well-taken direct free kick. Entering just after the hour mark, Ghrieb immediately stood out with a shot that was very slightly off-target and initiated the revolt. It's finally another entrant, Taylor Luvambowho scores with a very nice shot from a tight angle under the Caen bar following a clever pass from Picard, taking Clémentia by surprise. On a well-balanced cross from his No. 10 Brahimi, the center forward and top scorer in the history of Caen Alexandre Mendy reminds us that he is still the boss by equalizing almost immediately, with composure! But the man of the meeting was indeed called Hugo Picard since the decisive passer then took the liberty of placing the ball between the legs of the goalkeeper, not without reproaches, to give the Costa Rican club its advantage. As was often the case this season, the Roudourou public was able to celebrate a victory for his team and Nicolas Seube and his men returned with their tails between their legs…
The match sheet
EA Guingamp – SM Caen : 2-1 (0-0)
At the Roudourou Municipal Stadium (Guingamp), 12/22/2024, kick-off at 5:30 p.m.
But : Luvambo (80th), Picard (92nd) for EAG / Mendy (86th) for SMC
Warnings: Hémia (60th) and Demouchy (96th) for EAG / Autret (23rd) and Ntim (28th) for the SMC.
EAG: Niasse – Sissoko, Riou, Lemonnier, Ourega (Demouchy, 82nd) – Louiserre (Phiri, 82e)Sidibé – Guendouz (Grieb, 64e)Chemistry (Luvambo, 64e)Picard – Siwé (Labeau, 64th)
The bench: Bartouche (g), Gomis, R. Touzghar, Mendes.
SMC : Clementia – Gaucho, Ntim, Thomas (c), Naked – Lebreton (Coulibaly, 83e)Thomas (Rajot, 69e) – Milliner (Gomis, 69e)Brahimi, Autret (Le Bihan, 69th) – Mendy.
The banks: Mandréa (g), Sy, Verhaeghe, Candé, Hafid.
Photo Christophe Saidi/FEP/Icon Sport
