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LIGUE 1 MATCHDAY 11

vs.

SM CAEN 2:2 SC BASTIA
Stade Michel d'Ornano (Capacity: 21,500)


Jacsson Antonio Domingues Piazon scored a late equalizer for Caen.

SCORING:
56' - (SCB) - S. Diallo
60' - (SMC) - L. Veldmate
76' - (SCB) - A. Ngando
89' - (SMC) - J. Domingues Piazon (PEN)

DISCIPLINE:
45'- - (SMC) - K. Vermeer (Yellow)
67' - (SMC) - H. Bazile (Red)

10/27/18
Caen, Normandie (AP) - SM Caen used some late magic to pull out a 2-2 draw with SC Bastia on Saturday afternoon at Stade Michel d'Ornano. Pape Lenogue drew a foul inside the Bastia box in the 88th minute to set up the late game heorics from newcomer Jacsson Antonio Domingues Piazon.

The teams played a pretty quiet first half with neither side generating many quality scoring chances. The big news in the opening 45 minutes was the loss of Caen midfielder Jonathan Beaulieu to an ankle injury. He left the match and is expected to miss up to a month of action. Luigi Veldmate replaced him.

Ten minutes into the second half Bastia would strike first. Sadio Diallo ripped one off the far post, but the ball slid behind keeper Remy Vercoutre and back to Diallo, who tapped it home to put the visitors up 1-nil. Moments later Kenny Vermeer got free in the box and hit a shot that was punched high into the air by Jean-Louis Leca. Vermeer got a head to the rebound, but it sailed just over the bar.

Luigi Veldmate would find an equalizer in the 60th minute. He dribbled in unmarked from midfield, and launched a shot that Leca stopped, but the ball bounced over him and the momentum carried it into the net to level the match.

Herve Bazile would then get sent off in the 67th minute for a late, hard tackle from behind, that left Caen down a man for the final 20+ minutes. Bastia would take advantage of the extra man, but minutes later as Diallo dribbled into the box and found Axel Ngando at the top of the six. He dribbled to elude defender Jeremy Gelin, then fired one into the lower left corner to put Bastia back in front 2-1.

Caen would not fold though, and they poured on the pressure over the final ten minutes, despite being down a man. Finally in the 88th minute, Bastia broke. Pape Lenogue dribbled into the box and got past a Bastia defender, but Axel Ngando tripped him up before he could get off a shot, leading to a penalty. Jacsson Antonio Domingues Piazon would convert and the match was level at 2-2.

Keny Vermeer had a chance to win it in the closing moments and he worked a beautiful give-and-go with Luigi Veldmate, but his shot just bent wide of the left post as the final whistle blew, ending the match in a draw.

The same two teams will meet Wednesday in the same place as SC Bastia will face SM Caen in the second round of the 2018-19 Coupe de Ligue. Caen (4-3-4, 15 pts) returns to Ligue 1 action next Saturday at Parc de Princes to face Paris Saint-Germain (7-2-2, 23 pts).

Fixture 11 Results:
Girondins de Bordeaux 1:2 Toulouse FC
Valenciennes FC 1:2 LOSC Lille
EA Guingamp 2:0 OGC Nice
FC Lorient 0:2 Stade Rennais
FC Sochaux 2:2 AS Monaco
Montpellier HSC 1:1 FC Metz
Olympique Lyonnais 1:1 AS Saint-Etienne
Stade de Reims 2:2 PSG
Olympique Marseille 0:3 FC Nantes

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COUPE de LIGUE ROUND 2


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SM CAEN 2:2 (4:2p) SC BASTIA
Stade Michel d'Ornano (Capacity: 21,500)


Newly acquired keeper Wuilker Farinez celebrates with teammates as Caen advances on penalties.

SCORING:
8' - (SCB) - S. Diallo
17' - (SMC) - M. Nkololo
67' - (SCB) - A. Ngando
86' - (SMC) - M. Nkololo

DISCIPLINE:
13' - (SMC) - L. Veldmate (Red)
70' - (SCB) - A. Ngando (Yellow)
90'+ - (SMC) - A. Delort (Yellow)
90'+ - (SMC) - M. Nkololo (Yellow)
112' - (SCB) - C. Alhadhur (Yellow)

10/31/18
Caen, Normandie (AP) - SM Caen was badly outplayed, and had to play the final 107 minutes down a man, but they managed to send their match with SC Bastia to penalties, where they prevailed 4-2 in the Second round of the 2018-19 Coupe de Ligue. Newly acquired 20-year-old keeper Wuilker Farinez was spectacular, stopping 10 shots during the run of gameplay, and stopping the game winning shot in the shootout to send Caen onto the Round of 16.

These two teams played just four days earlier, as Caen scored late to earn a 2-2 draw in Ligue 1 play. This one was similar, but a sending off just 13 minutes in, gave Bastia a numbers advantage that they used to their advantage in tiring out the Caen side. Luigi Veldmate got tackled from behind by Yannock Cahuzza in the 13th minute with no call. He got up and tackled Cahuzza, also from behind and was sent off.

SC Bastia opened the scoring just eight minutes in as Sadio Diallo split the Caen defense and hit a rocket into the left side netting to make it 1-nil.

Down a man, Caen would find an equalizer in the 17th minute. Jordan Leborgne sent a through ball in that Michael Jordan Nkololo ran onto. He put a right foot on it and managed to get it past Jean-Louis Leca to level things. Caen would have a couple of great chances to take the lead before halftime, but could not convert. Jeroen Osman headed one over the bar in the 30th minute, and Tomas Notransky slipped one just wide in the 37th minute. Nitransky would get in all alone on Leca in the 45th minute, but the keeper got a hand on Nitransky's shot, deflecting it just wide.

After the half, SC Bastia dominated the match. They would grab the lead in the 67th minute. Axel Ngando came in on a counter attack and placed it into the top left corner, taking advantage of a tiring Caen team playing with just ten men.

It appeared as though Bastia could blow the match open at any moment, but Wuilker Farinez was unbelievable. The 20-year-old keeper, acquired from Italian side Empoli, was making his first start for the senior club. He was acrobatic, and seemed to be in all the right places.

In the 86th minute, Caen's Michael Jordan Nkololo made Farinez's efforts pay off. He intercepted the ball in the midfield, dribbled across the top of the box, then unleashed a right footed rocket into the low right corner to level the match at 2-2 and send this one into an extra 30 minute period.

In extra time, SC Bastia had chances galore, but could not beat Farinez. Ngando headed one wide in the 99th minute, then Floyd Ayite appeared to have a game winner in the 120th minute, but Farinez somehow got a finger on Ayite's header to deflect it just over the bar, sending the match to penalties.

Vincent Basset went straight down the middle for Caen to open up the shootout. Sadio Diallo hit the right side netting to level it. Jeff Louis made his attempt to put Caen up 2-1. Francois Kamano then sailed one over the bar to give Caen the advantage. Michael Jordan Nkololo hammered his home, as did Bastia's Axel Ngando. Jacsson Antonio Domingues Piazon struck his into the side netting setting up Farinez's heroics. The keeper guessed, diving to his left and stopping the shot of Floyd Ayite to send Caen though.

Up next for Caen is a return to Ligue 1 play as they head to Paris on Saturday to take on third-place Paris Saint-Germain.

Coupe de Ligue Round 2 Results:
AJ Auxerre 2:2 (3:4p) OGC Nice
Dijon FCO 0:2 RC Lens
EA Guingamp 0:2 Evian TG
ES Troyes AC 0:1 FC Lorient
FC Metz 1:0 GFC Ajaccio
FC Sochaux 1:0 AS Monaco
Girondins de Bordeaux 2:2 (3:4p) Stade Rennais
LOSC Lille 0:3 AS Saint-Etienne
Nimes Olympique 2:2 (3:4p) Paris FC
Olympique Lyonnais 1:0 Montpellier HSC
Stade Lavallois 2:3 Stade de Reims
Valenciennes FC 0:3 Angers SCO
FC Nantes 2:1 US Creteil
PSG 4:1 Le Havre AC
Toulouse FC 2:1 Olympique Marseille

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COUPE de LIGUE ROUND 3 DRAW

Matches on December 18-19:
Olympique Lyonnais v. SM Caen
RC Lens v. FC Metz
FC Lorient v. Angers SCO
FC Nantes v. PSG
FC Sochaux v. AS Saint-Etienne
Paris FC v. Toulouse FC
Stade de Reims v. Stade Rennais
Evian TF v. OGC Nice

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LIGUE 1 MATCHDAY 12

vs.

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 0:1 SM CAEN
Parc des Princes (Capacity: 48,712)


Kenny Vermeer stunned PSG with a strike in the second minute.

SCORING:
2' - (SMC) - K. Vermeer

DISCIPLINE:
31' - (PSG) - J. Ikoko (Yellow)
54' - (SMC) - J. Domingues Piazon (Yellow)

11/3/18
Paris, France (AP) - SM Caen is suddenly red-hot as their newcomers are beginning to settle in. On Saturday evening, SM Caen stunned PSG at Parc des Princes 1-nil.

Things could not have gotten off to a better start as Kenny Vermeer dribbled into the box and past a PSG defender, then beat keeper Kevin Trapp on the short side in the second minute. Caen then settled back and absorbed the PSG attack for the remainder of the half, getting outshot 10-2.

Lothar Matthaus changed tactics at the half, realizing that absorbing the PSG attack would probably not be wise the rest of the way. Caen played a much more balanced second half, with each team getting some excellent chances. Neymar got in behind the Caen defense in the 65th minute, but his shot glanced off the far post.

Herve Basile had Caen's best chance to extend their lead in the 68th minute, but his header on a Jordan Leborgne cross, sailed just wide of the far post. Kenny Vermeer came in unmarked on a counter attack in the 89th minute, but Kevin Trapp made a spectacular save to keep it a one goal match.

PSG would have one last great chance in added time. But Romain Habran's header sailed just over the bar, preserving back up keeper Paul Reulet's clean sheet. The win left Caen at (5-3-4, 18 pts) and has moved them up into eighth place, just four points shy of a Euro League spot. They extended their unbeaten streak to four matches (3-1-0).

Up next, they return home where they will face FC Nantes (5-2-5, 17 pts) on Sunday afternoon.

Fixture 12 Results:
AS Monaco 3:0 Valenciennes FC
AS Saint-Etienne 0:2 EA Guingamp
FC Metz 3:0 FC Sochaux
FC Nantes 2:1 Stade de Reims
SC Bastia 0:1 Toulouse FC
Stade Rennais 2:1 Olympique Lyonnais
LOSC Lille 1:1 FC Lorient
Montpellier HSC 1:1 Girondins de Bordeaux
OGC Nice 1:1 Olympique Marseille

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LIGUE 1 MATCHDAY 13[/b]

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SM CAEN 1:0 FC NANTES
Stade Michel d'Ornano (Capacity: 21,500)


Luigi Veldmate celebrates the lone goal of the match.

SCORING:
49' - (SMC) - L. Veldmate

DISCIPLINE:
77' - (FCN) - L. Deaux (Yellow)
83' - (FCN) - T. Elyounoussi (Yellow)

11/11/18
Caen, Normandie (AP) - SM Caen ran their unbeaten streak to six matches on Sunday afternoon as they slipped past FC Nantes 1-nil at Stade Michel d'Ornano. The win kept Caen moving up the Ligue 1 table, as they now sit in eighth place, just three points shy of a European position.

FC Nantes (5-2-6, 17 pts) had a couple of chances early on, as Adryan slipped one just wide in the 4th minute, then headed one off the crossbar in the 7th minute. Yusef Erdogan thought that he put the Canaries in front in the 26th minute, as he headed a corner past Paul Reulet, but Jeremy Gelin headed it off the line to keep the match scoreless.

SM Caen looked like they had the lead in the 37th minute when Andy Delort slipped a through ball onto the foot of Jacsson Antonio Gonzales Piazon, Piazon placed it into the left corner of the net and Caen looked to be on their way, but a late offside flag negated the goal, and the teams went to the break scoreless.

The Caen faithful would not have to wait very long after the break to celebrate. Just four minutes after halftime, Pape Lenogue would dribble into the box, then find an unmarked Luigi Veldmate at the top of the six, and his one-timer beat Alexandre Olliero, to put Caen up 1-nil.

Nantes had a couple of pretty good chances down the stretch, but could not beat Remy Vercoutre. First, in the 66th minute, Kolbejnn Sigborsson headed an Adryan cross just wode of the far post. Then Sigborsson would fire one wide in the 77th minute.

Andy Delort had a great chance to break his scoring drought in the closing moments, but his shot from 12 yards out sailed just over the bar after a great feed from Kenny Vermeer.

"Our defense has been better the past couple of matches," said Lothar Matthaus after. "We need to worry about the back end first, then take advantage of opportunities when they arise."

SM Caen (6-3-4, 21 pts) will now hit the road to take on fourth-place OGC Nice (7-3-3, 24 pts) in a big Ligue 1 fixture in 13 days after the International Break.

Fixture 13 Results:
FC Sochaux 2:2 Montpellier HSC
Olympique Marseille 2:0 AS Saint-Etienne
Toulouse FC 2:1 PSG
Valenciennes FC 0:0 FC Metz
EA Guingamp 0:1 Stade Rennais
FC Lorient 1:2 AS Monaco
Girondins de Bordeaux 0:0 SC Bastia
Olympique Lyonnais 1:1 LOSC Lille
Stade de Rennais 1:2 OGC Nice

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LIGUE 1 MATCHDAY 14

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OGC NICE 4:3 SM CAEN
Allianz Riviera (Capacity: 35,624)


Herve Bazile heads one home to level the match.

SCORING:
4' - (OGC) - H. Ben Arfa
24' - (OGC) - J. Seri
39' - (SMC) - S. Ben Youssef
43' - (SMC) - H. Bazile
49' - (OGC) - M. Le Bihan
82' - (OGC) - A. Plea
90'+ - (SMC) - A. Delort

DISCIPLINE:
33' - (SMC) - H. Bezile (Yellow)
51' - (OGC) - N. Hult (Yellow)
90'+ - (SMC) - J. Beaulieu (Red)

11/24/18
Nice, France (AP) - SM Caen saw their unbeaten streak come to an end as they dropped a thrilling 4-3 decision to OGC Nice at Allianz Riviera on Saturday evening. Caen overcame a two goal deficit to level the match before halftime, but could not rally late to drop their first match in seven outings.

Nice went in front just four minutes in as Hatem Ben Arfa headed home a rebound off a Michael Le Bihan shot off of the post. Michael Le Bihan put a shot on Remy Vercoutre in the 24th minute that he stopped, but the rebound bounced to Ben Arfa who headed it over to Jean Michel Seri, who volleyed it home to make it 2-nil.

Late in the half, Caen would break through. Jacsson Antonio Domingues Piazon sent a corner in that defender Syam Ben Youssef got a head on that sailed past keeper Mouez Hassen. Just four minutes later, Jeff Louis knocked a ball off the post and Herve Bazile headed home the rebound to level the match.

Just four minutes after the half, Nice went back in front. Mickael Le Bihan one-timed a pass from Mahamane Traore to put Nice up 3-2.

Kenny Vermeer came close to equalizing again, but his shot from the top of the six yard box, hit the post and stayed out in the 75th minute.

Alessane Plea stole the ball from Syam Ben Youssef in the 82nd minute, then popped it over the head of Remy Vercoutre and into the empty net to put Nice up by two.

That set up the wild ending. Kenny Vermeer got tripped in the Nice box in the 90th minute, setting up an Andy Delort penalty that he converted. Delort then had a gtreat chance to euqalize just moments later, but he was taken out, in the box by Nice defender Hatem Ben Aref. The referee saw no foul, although Delort lay on the ground in agony. Jonathan Beaulieu then took the discipline in his own hands and hammered Ben Aref from behind, drawing an immediate red card.

Andy Delort was seriously injured on the tackle and broke his ankle. He will likely miss at least 8 weeks. Jacsson Antonio Domingues Piazon left the match in the second half after another rough tackle and sprained an ankle. He will miss at least a month.

Up next for Caen (6-3-5) is a home match with AS Saint-Etienne (7-4-3) next Saturday.

Fixture 14 Results:
AS Monaco 1:2 Olympique Lyonnais
FC Metz 1:3 FC Lorient
FC Nantes 0:3 Toulouse FC
FC Sochaux 2:2 Girondins de Bordeaux
Montpellier HSC 1:0 Valenciennes FC
PSG 4:1 SC Bastia
Stade Rennais 1:2 Olympique Marseille
AS Saint-Etienne 0:3 Stade de Reims
LOSC Lille 1:1 EA Guingamp

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Shocking win over PSG. Nice work.

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LIGUE 1 MATCHDAY 15

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SM CAEN 1:0 AS SAINT-ETIENNE
Stade Michel d'Ornano (Capacity: 21,500)


Luigi Veldmate celebrates the match's lone goal.

SCORING:
24' - (SMC) - L. Veldmate

DISCISPLINE:
55' - (STE) - N. Roux (Yellow)

12/1/18
Caen, Normandie (AP) - SM Caen rebounded from their wild road loss last week with a solid 1-nil home victory over AS Saint-Etienne at a snowy Stade Michel d'Ornano on Saturday evening. Luigi Veldmate scored the lone goal in the 24th minute, knocking it in off of a Saint-Etienne defender.

Saint-Etienne had a great chance to grab the lead in the 15th minute as Daniel Amartey shook free of a defender in the Caen box, but his right footed shot sailed just wide.

20-year-old Venezuelan keeper Wuilker Farinez was outstanding for Caen. He stopped all five shots on target and seems to be in good favor with manager Lothar Matthaus. He was named Man of the Match.

The snow picked up in intensity after halftime, with scoring chances diminishing as the weather took a turn for the worse. Saint-Etienne would have a couple of quality chances in the second half. Robert Beric flicked one just wide of the far post in the 68th minute and Rodrigo Dourado cracked one over the bar in the 79th minute.

With the loss, Saint-Etienne (7-4-4) extended their losing streak to four matches after starting out undefeated in their first 11 matches. SM Caen (7-3-5) has rebounded nicely from a slow start as they continue to push towards a European spot for the 2019-20 season.

Up next for Caen is a trip to Rennais for a mid-week match-up with sixth-place Stade Rennais (7-5-3).

Fixture 15 Results:
SC Bastia 1:1 FC Nantes
FC Lorient 1:2 Montpellier HSC
Olympique Marseille 2:1 LOSC Lille
Stade de Reims 2:1 Stade Rennais
Valenciennes FC 1:2 FC Sochaux
EA Guingamp 1:1 AS Monaco
Girondins de Bordeaux 0:2 PSG
Olympique Lyonnais 0:1 FC Metz
Toulouse FC 2:2 OGC Nice