Caen beats Bastia and continues its comeback

A lesson in realism. This Saturday afternoon, the Stade Malherbe de Caen actually hosted SC Bastia as part of the twelfth day of Ligue 2. A meeting which saw the locals win by a score of two goals to zero and thus return to one point from his opponent of the weekend. The Normans also have a second victory in a row.

Bastia in well, Mendy too

SC Bastia will get their foot on the ball and create their first good opportunity in the seventh minute of play. On a nice incursion on the left side of the area, Amine Boutrah unleashes a shot low to the ground but his attempt is repelled by Yannis Clémentia, before being replaced by her defense. In the process, the Corsican club will come very close to opening the score. After a very good low cross from Amine Boutrah, Lisandru Tramoni deflected and found the Caen left post before the ball ended up in the gloves of the opposing goalkeeper. Stade Malherbe is suffering at the start of the match but will quickly get its head above water.

The match will begin to change its appearance… and allow the locals to open the score at the half-hour mark. After a magnificent ball release from Bilal Brahimi, Mickaël Le Bihan is found on his left before depositing a superb ball at the far post. Alexandre Mendy takes off magnificently with a volley that ends in the back of the net. The Corsicans will immediately react to a wonderful solo action. Found in the area, Amine Boutrah controls with a pocket handkerchief before unleashing a powerful shot from the point that skims the target. In the 42nd minute of play, Quentin Lecoeuche will block a cross from Tramoni with his hand in his area. No penalty for the Blues! The island club continues to push, with Tramoni once again trying his luck but stumbling upon a monstrous comeback from Romain Thomas. The score will therefore not change.

Bastia still dominates, but is (again) punished

SC Bastia will return to the pitch with the same intentions as in the first period. Lamine Cissé will attempt a cross shot from the right of the area but will come up against Yannis Clémentia. The Stade Malherbe de Caen will then begin to get its head out of the water after this big opposing opportunity… and make the break. Just before the hour mark, Bilal Brahimi took charge of a free kick positioned around thirty meters and slightly off-center to the right. The left-hander rolls up a ball which heads towards the goal guarded by Johnny Placide, but no one deflects the latter who thus ends his race at the back of the net.

The island club will immediately try to react, as when they opened the score. After a superb free kick from Amine Boutrah, Gustave Akueson just had to push the ball into the back of the net but made a complete mistake. What an opportunity for visitors. The pace will then begin to drop, with locals trying to calm the Corsican enthusiasm. In the 79th minute of play, SMC went on a counter-attack after an opposing corner. Instead of serving a Tidiam Gomis completely alone, Godson Kyeremeh makes the decision to start in a series of dribbles with his head down. Five minutes later, Amine Boutrah will try to surprise everyone with a direct corner. It was rejected at the last minute by Yannis Clémentia. The score will not change.