Nantes vs Saint-Étienne, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Nantes

29': Johan Audel
77': Kolbeinn Sigthorsson

FT
2 - 1

Saint-Étienne

14': Nolan Roux (P)

Nantes come from behind to beat St Etienne and end home struggles in Ligue 1

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Florentin Pogba (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Johan Audel (Nantes).
6': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Florentin Pogba.
6': Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Foul by Jonathan Brison (St Etienne).
8': Adryan (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne).
11': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ermir Lenjani.
13': Penalty St Etienne. Romain Hamouma draws a foul in the penalty area.
13': Penalty conceded by Rémy Riou (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area.
14': Goal! Nantes 0, St Etienne 1. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
15': Foul by Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne).
15': Johan Audel (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt blocked. Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
17': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Valentin Eysseric.
17': Attempt missed. Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adryan with a cross following a corner.
18': Foul by Birama Touré (Nantes).
18': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Attempt missed. Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a cross.
22': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Nantes).
22': Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24': Foul by Koffi Djidji (Nantes).
24': Ermir Lenjani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
26': Attempt blocked. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Attempt blocked. Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
27': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
28': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Romain Hamouma.
29': Johan Audel (Nantes) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
29': Goal! Nantes 1, St Etienne 1. Johan Audel (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adryan with a cross.
31': Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
31': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
31': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Offside, St Etienne. Kévin Théophile-Catherine tries a through ball, but Alexander Søderlund is caught offside.
34': Attempt blocked. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Sabaly with a cross.
34': Attempt blocked. Birama Touré (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
35': Attempt blocked. Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ermir Lenjani with a cross.
35': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Nantes).
35': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Ermir Lenjani (Nantes).
36': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ermir Lenjani.
39': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Guillaume Gillet (Nantes).
40': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes).
40': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Birama Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
42': Attempt saved. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Johan Audel with a headed pass.
43': Attempt saved. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a cross.
43': Attempt missed. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youssouf Sabaly with a cross.
44': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Birama Touré (Nantes).
44': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Birama Touré.
45'+1': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
45'+1': Youssouf Sabaly (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Nantes 1, St Etienne 1.
0': Match ends, Nantes 2, St Etienne 1.
45': Second Half begins Nantes 1, St Etienne 1.
45': Substitution, St Etienne. Jérémy Clément replaces Vincent Pajot.
46': Offside, Nantes. Rémy Riou tries a through ball, but Johan Audel is caught offside.
47': Foul by Jonathan Brison (St Etienne).
47': Youssouf Sabaly (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes).
48': Moustapha Bayal Sall (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
49': Yacine Bammou (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Attempt missed. Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adryan with a cross following a set piece situation.
50': Attempt saved. Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
53': Foul by Jérémy Clément (St Etienne).
53': Youssouf Sabaly (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Attempt blocked. Ermir Lenjani (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55': Foul by Guillaume Gillet (Nantes).
55': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
57': Foul by Guillaume Gillet (Nantes).
57': Jonathan Brison (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt saved. Adryan (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
62': Delay in match Adryan (Nantes) because of an injury.
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross.
64': Substitution, Nantes. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Adryan because of an injury.
64': Substitution, St Etienne. Benjamin Corgnet replaces Valentin Eysseric.
65': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Nantes).
65': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Attempt missed. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Birama Touré.
68': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
68': Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yacine Bammou with a headed pass.
70': Substitution, Nantes. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson replaces Yacine Bammou.
70': Substitution, Nantes. Jules Iloki replaces Johan Audel.
71': Foul by Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Nantes).
71': Jérémy Clément (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
73': Offside, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma tries a through ball, but Alexander Søderlund is caught offside.
75': Offside, Nantes. Jules Iloki tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
75': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jules Iloki.
76': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
77': Goal! Nantes 2, St Etienne 1. Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
81': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Nantes).
81': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Iloki.
82': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jérémy Clément.
83': Attempt missed. Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Clément.
84': Substitution, St Etienne. Neal Maupay replaces Nolan Roux.
84': Foul by Guillaume Gillet (Nantes).
84': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Foul by Jonathan Brison (St Etienne).
86': Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Jonathan Brison (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Attempt saved. Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kolbeinn Sigthorsson with a headed pass.
87': Attempt blocked. Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
87': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
89': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
89': Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Nantes).
90'+1': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+2': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
90'+3': Offside, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
90'+3': Neal Maupay (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Nantes 2, St Etienne 1.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Nantes 2, St Etienne 1.

Statistics

ASSE		NAN
14	Fouls	18
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
48.2	Possession	51.8
9	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
254	Accurate Passes	276
351	Passes	355
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	14
23	Crosses	43
0.3	Cross %	0.3
65	Long Balls	51
21	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	15
21	Tackles	21
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
20	Effective Clearances	17
30	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 25,509

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AS Monaco	5	+5	13
2	Lyon	5	+8	11
3	Paris FC	5	+5	11
4	Lille	5	+4	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nantes (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Rémy Riou (GK)
4	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
26	Koffi Djidji
3	Ermir Lenjani
14	Youssouf Sabaly
23	Adryan
12	Birama Touré
27	Guillaume Gillet
10	Yacine Bammou
21	Johan Audel
8	Adrien Thomasson

Nantes Substitutes:

Maxime Dupé, Jules Iloki, Lorik Cana, Rémi Gomis, Kolbeinn Sigthorsson, Léo Dubois, Alejandro Bedoya.

Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
19	Florentin Pogba
26	Moustapha Sall
20	Jonathan Brison
2	Kévin Théophile-Catherine
11	Valentin Eysseric
18	Fabien Lemoine
5	Vincent Pajot
23	Alexander Söderlund
21	Romain Hamouma
9	Nolan Roux

Saint-Étienne Substitutes:

Pierre-Yves Polomat, Kévin Malcuit, Jessy Moulin, Jérémy Clément, Neal Maupay, Benjamin Corgnet, Kévin Monnet-Paquet.

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