Soccer. A record Alexandre Mendy allows Stade Malherbe to beat Martigues.

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Booed by his audience during the defeat against Troyes on Saturday October 26, 2024, Stade Malherbe Caen did not reassure against Martigues, but Alexandre Mendy made history. His double allows him to overtake Cyrille Wattier and become the goal record holder at Stade Malherbe and offers victory to Nicolas Seube's men (0-3).

No whistles in an empty stadium

The Caennais start the meeting quite well with a first opportunity from a corner, but Romain Thomas' header is too axial and well repelled by Jérémy Aymes (5'). A few minutes later, Bilal Brahimi filed a good ball behind the defense for Tidiam Gomis who avoids the exit of the Martigues goalkeeper. But the strike from the Caen striker was repelled by a defender returning to defend (12′). The match calmed down afterwards even if Yannis Clémentia had to remain vigilant and come out well on a deep ball (32′). A few minutes later, it was Noé Lebreton who was forced to clear his camp on a promising withdrawal center (36′).

In a Jean-Laville stadium which recalled the dark hours of football during COVID-19SM Caen has possession of the ball and is not often put in danger. But he doesn't do much with it either. Just before the break, Valentin Henry takes charge of a very off-center free kick. The center of Caennais is pushed back with both fists by the goalkeeper from Martigues on the head of Tidiam Gomis, but the Norman striker's ball goes over (44'), and the two teams return to the locker room with a goalless draw.

Alexandre Mendy record

SM Caen is not not really more enterprising in the second period and Nicolas Seube made three changes from the hour mark. In the process, Kalifa Coulibali, who had just entered the game, was found alone on the surface by Bilal Brahimi, but the former QRM strike is off target (65'). It takes a seemingly generous penalty, awarded to Alexandre Mendy, to allow the Caennais to lead the score (0-1, 69′).

Martigues then puts pressure to come back and it is necessary a double rescue of Valentin Henry from a corner to leave SM Caen in the lead (75′). Caen cowers and proceeds againstas on a shot from Alex Mendy off target (80′), where a poorly negotiated offensive surplus (82′). It is ultimately Alexandre Mendy who will kill the match thanks to a double allowing him to definitively put Cyrille Wattier behind him with 70 goals scored in the Caen jersey (0-2, 90'+1). Martigues ends the match with ten men after the exclusion of Simon Falette (90'+4) and Noé Lebreton will score one last goal good for the goal average (0-3, 90’+5).

Caen will have had to wait the very end of the match to free yourself. This result does not solve all the problems, but its first away victory, moreover without conceding a goal, remains a good transaction from an accounting standpoint.

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