Caen leads against Bastia thanks to a gem from Mendy

Who else but him? The Stade Malherbe de Caen is currently hosting SC Bastia as part of the twelfth day of Ligue 2. A meeting which sees, for the moment, the Norman club leading by the smallest of margins thanks to the inevitable Alexandre Mendy, scorer at half hour of play.

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.