BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France (Interstat) — Visiting Caen opened its National 1 season with a 2-0 victory over B-e-B Peronnas on Friday at Stade Marcel-Verchère, defying pre-match projections.

Substitutes fueled the win. Alexandre Parsemain opened the scoring in the 10th minute before Mohamed Hafid sealed the result in the 70th minute. Both second-half goals were assisted by fellow substitutes, with Yann M’Vila setting up Parsemain and Belkacem Dali Amar providing for Hafid.

The match was contentious, featuring six yellow cards. The result was an upset according to Interstat metrics, which gave the home side a 66% probability to win and projected a 1-1 draw.

Caen begins the campaign 1-0, while B-e-B Peronnas starts 0-1.