and the worst happened two minutes from the end

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Of course this match will in no way define the end of the season Stade Malherbe Caen (Calvados). Moreover, the club's new coach, Bruno Baltazar, said it at a press conference the day before this first meeting of the year 2025 in Ligue 2this Friday January 3: “We have to show a reaction very quickly, but if we lose tomorrow, it will not be a disaster. »

Words which inevitably resonated a little after a quarter of an hour of play in this match of the 17th day against Clermont, as the Caennais struggled to get their foot on the ball. The first goal situations were logically to the credit of the visitors, including a ball which dragged in front of the goal before being cleared with difficulty (4th).

Two great chances in the first half

Bruno Baltazar was vocal to tell his players, from the sidelines, to try to keep the ball a little longer. “Bil, it’s closed. Start everything again,” he said, for example, shortly before the first quarter of an hour of play to his playmaker who had just sent a stealthy cross to… no one.

What followed was going to be much more interesting for the Blue and Red. Ball possession was significantly balanced. Above all, the Caennais obtained the two biggest chances of the first half. At the half-hour mark, Alexandre Mendy received a good ball near the opponent's goal. As a pivot, he managed to strike, but Massamba N'Diaye was on parade (0-0, 31st). Above all, a dozen minutes later, the Caen attackers went on the counterattack from their camp. With the ball at his feet, Bilal Brahimi moved up the entire opposing half before seeing his shot pushed back by the Clermont goalkeeper, decisive twice in a few minutes.

A very dull second half

Upon returning from the locker room, the intensity of the last minutes of the first half subsided. Norman midfielder Gabin Tomé quickly entered the game in place of Emmanuel Ntim, forced to leave following a physical alert (55th).

The first shot on target only came… 20 minutes later. Alexandre Mendy regained his lead to Noah Lebreton who launched well, his shot was on target. But the ball landed directly in the arms of the opposing goalkeeper (76th).

Despite some misbehavior on both sides, the two teams looked set to share the points. But on a very nice pass behind the Norman defense, a Clermont striker played the shot perfectly to serve Yadaly Diaby who scored into an empty goal (0-1, 88th). Enough to make the situation of the Caennais even more complicated.

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