“Annecy took a surprise lead when Mattéo Veillon converted from a corner, assisted by Mohamed Kone. The goal came against the run of play after Samuel Kotto had already been denied earlier in the half, and gave the visitors a deserved foothold in the match.”
Pivotal“Reims drew level in unfortunate circumstances for Annecy as Florian Escales turned the ball into his own net, cancelling out the visitors' lead just eight minutes into the second half. The own goal came as Reims pressed forward in search of an equaliser and proved to be the beginning of Annecy's unravelling.”
Pivotal“Chamsedin Kouranfal put Reims ahead for the first time in the match, heading home from a corner assisted by Daouda Guindo. The goal came in a frantic spell as Reims had already forced saves from their goalkeeper before the corner routine finally paid off, completing a remarkable turnaround within eleven second-half minutes.”
Pivotal“Quentin Paris, on the pitch for just three minutes after replacing Amine Kashi, struck to make it 3-1 and put the result beyond any doubt. It was the kind of immediate impact from a substitute that managers dream of, and it snuffed out any lingering hope Annecy had of getting back into the contest.”
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Outstanding performance
Reims•MidfielderReims recovered from falling behind to Mattéo Veillon's 32nd-minute opener to claim a commanding 3-1 victory over Annecy, with the match turning decisively after half-time. The hosts were the dominant force on the night — 54% possession, 20 shots to Annecy's eight, and 51 dangerous attacks compared to just 18 for the visitors — but it took an Annecy own goal from Florian Escales early in the second half to level matters before Reims found their ruthlessness. The double substitution at the hour mark proved inspired: Chamsedin Kouranfal headed Reims ahead from a corner on 64 minutes before fellow substitute Quentin Paris put the game to bed just three minutes later, barely having touched the pitch. Annecy's goalkeeper was their busiest player all night — eight saves speaks to how one-sided this ultimately became — and Reims will take real confidence from this performance as they push in what looks to be a serious title-race campaign in Ligue 2.
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Tidiane Diarrassouba comes on for Ange Tia.
Corner awarded.
Youssef El Kachati takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Sacha Lima comes on for Matteo Veillon.
Quentin Paris takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Pascal Mozie is on, and Paul Venot is off.
On for Zepiqueno Redmond, off goes Antoine Larose.
Yaya Fofana takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
John Otomewo is substituted for Chamsedin Kouranfal.
Quentin Paris scores with a right-footed shot.
Youssef El Kachati takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Goal! Quentin Paris scores, making it 3-1.
Quentin Paris is on, and Amine Kashi is off.
Youssef El Kachati comes on for Sambou Soumano.
Chamsedin Kouranfal takes a shot with his head and scores a goal.
assist: Daouda Guindo
Goal! Chamsedin Kouranfal scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Daouda Guindo.
Corner awarded.
Sambou Soumano takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Yaya Fofana takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Sambou Soumano takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ange Tia attempts a right-footed shot but misses.
Thibault Rambaud takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Kadan Young replaces Mohamed Kone.
Thibault Rambaud is on, and Moise Sahi Dion is off.
Amine Kashi's right-footed shot is saved.
Goal! The score is now 1-1.
Florian EscalesShot - Florian Escales Other Body Part Shot Own Goal球
Goal! Florian Escales scores an own goal, making it 1-1.
Antoine Larose takes a right-footed shot but misses.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Yaya Fofana takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Amine Kashi attempts a header but misses the shot.
Corner awarded.
Mattéo VeillonMatteo Veillon scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Mohamed Koné
Goal! Matteo Veillon scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Mohamed Kone.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Samuel Kotto's left-footed shot is saved.
Ange Tia takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Chamsedin Kouranfal takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Amine Kashi takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Moise Sahi Dion takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Sambou Soumano takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Sambou Soumano takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ahmed Kashi takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Clement Billemaz takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Moise Sahi Dion takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Eric Wattellier.
