Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Nancy Lorraine, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Paris Saint-Germain

80': Edinson Cavani (P)

FT
1 - 0

AS Nancy Lorraine

Edinson Cavani penalty fires Paris Saint-Germain past Nancy

Edinson Cavani celebrates scoring penalty for Paris Saint-Germain vs Nancy [1024x576]

Paris Saint-Germain needed a late penalty from top scorer Edinson Cavani to scrape home against struggling Nancy 1-0 in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
5': Diallo Guidileye (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain).
7': Attempt saved. Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
8': Delay in match Modou Diagne (Nancy) because of an injury.
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain).
11': Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Anthony Koura (Nancy).
13': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt saved. Faitout Maouassa (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
15': Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Kevin Trapp.
15': Attempt missed. Faitout Maouassa (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
16': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Modou Diagne.
18': Foul by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain).
18': Vincent Muratori (Nancy) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Faitout Maouassa (Nancy).
19': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
21': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
21': Loic Puyo (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Offside, Nancy. Joffrey Cuffaut tries a through ball, but Diallo Guidileye is caught offside.
23': Attempt blocked. Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Koura.
23': Corner, Nancy. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
24': Attempt missed. Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Loic Puyo with a cross following a corner.
25': Diallo Guidileye (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain).
26': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
26': Issiar Dia (Nancy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
28': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain).
28': Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Layvin Kurzawa tries a through ball, but Gonçalo Guedes is caught offside.
31': Foul by Youssef Ait Bennasser (Nancy).
31': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Anthony Koura (Nancy).
31': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Attempt blocked. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
33': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Modou Diagne.
35': Foul by Vincent Muratori (Nancy).
35': Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt blocked. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Loic Puyo.
37': Foul by Faitout Maouassa (Nancy).
37': Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Faitout Maouassa (Nancy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Marco Verratti tries a through ball, but Serge Aurier is caught offside.
39': Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
39': Loic Puyo (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Javier Pastore with a through ball.
40': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
41': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Loic Puyo.
42': Attempt missed. Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross following a corner.
42': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross following a corner.
43': Foul by Diallo Guidileye (Nancy).
43': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Muratori.
45'+1': Offside, Nancy. Modou Diagne tries a through ball, but Faitout Maouassa is caught offside.
45'+1': Delay in match Diallo Guidileye (Nancy) because of an injury.
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Foul by Issiar Dia (Nancy).
45'+2': Lucas Moura (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Issiar Dia (Nancy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Silva with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
45'+4': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 0, Nancy 0.
45': Second Half begins Paris Saint Germain 0, Nancy 0.
45': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Blaise Matuidi replaces Grzegorz Krychowiak.
46': Attempt saved. Faitout Maouassa (Nancy) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loic Puyo.
46': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Joffrey Cuffaut.
50': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Serge Aurier is caught offside.
50': Offside, Nancy. Faitout Maouassa tries a through ball, but Anthony Koura is caught offside.
51': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Joffrey Cuffaut.
52': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi with a cross.
52': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Muratori.
53': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
54': Hand ball by Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain).
54': Foul by Loic Puyo (Nancy).
54': Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy).
54': Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by Anthony Koura (Nancy).
55': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Anthony Koura (Nancy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Attempt saved. Serge Aurier (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Verratti with a through ball.
57': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Sergei Chernik.
57': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Layvin Kurzawa with a cross.
59': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
60': Foul by Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain).
60': Issiar Dia (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Nancy. Issiar Dia tries a through ball, but Faitout Maouassa is caught offside.
61': Foul by Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain).
61': Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Offside, Nancy. Issiar Dia tries a through ball, but Joffrey Cuffaut is caught offside.
62': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Serge Aurier with a cross.
63': Foul by Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain).
63': Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Julian Draxler replaces Lucas Moura.
65': Foul by Faitout Maouassa (Nancy).
65': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Attempt missed. Julian Draxler (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marco Verratti.
67': Foul by Diallo Guidileye (Nancy).
67': Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julian Draxler with a cross following a set piece situation.
69': Substitution, Nancy. Alexis Busin replaces Anthony Koura.
71': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Loic Puyo.
74': Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Joffrey Cuffaut (Nancy).
74': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Muratori.
75': Alexis Busin (Nancy) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Youssef Ait Bennasser following a fast break.
76': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
76': Attempt blocked. Alexis Busin (Nancy) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faitout Maouassa.
77': Delay in match Youssef Ait Bennasser (Nancy) because of an injury.
77': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Hatem Ben Arfa replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Erick Cabaco.
79': Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Serge Aurier draws a foul in the penalty area.
79': Penalty conceded by Vincent Muratori (Nancy) after a foul in the penalty area.
80': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Nancy 0. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
82': Corner, Paris Saint Germain. Conceded by Vincent Muratori.
82': Substitution, Nancy. Benoit Pedretti replaces Youssef Ait Bennasser.
82': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a cross.
83': Foul by Diallo Guidileye (Nancy).
83': Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Attempt blocked. Faitout Maouassa (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Attempt saved. Faitout Maouassa (Nancy) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
87': Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a through ball.
87': Attempt missed. Hatem Ben Arfa (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
88': Substitution, Nancy. Youssouf Hadji replaces Issiar Dia.
88': Attempt missed. Youssouf Hadji (Nancy) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Faitout Maouassa.
90': Foul by Youssouf Hadji (Nancy).
90': Thiago Silva (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Benoit Pedretti (Nancy).
90'+1': Layvin Kurzawa (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Offside, Paris Saint Germain. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Julian Draxler is caught offside.
90'+6': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint Germain).
90'+6': Modou Diagne (Nancy) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nancy 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Nancy 0.

Statistics

ASNL		PSG
18	Fouls	13
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	13
6	Saves	3
29.4	Possession	70.6
10	SHOTS	24
3	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
178	Accurate Passes	514
255	Passes	592
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	13
6	Crosses	35
0.5	Cross %	0.4
65	Long Balls	44
23	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
3	Blocked Shots	6
14	Effective Tackles	10
18	Tackles	13
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
46	Effective Clearances	17
46	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 47,032

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	AS Monaco	4	+4	10
2	Stade Rennais	4	+3	10
3	Paris FC	3	+4	7
4	Lyon	3	+4	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kevin Trapp (GK)
3	Presnel Kimpembe
2	Thiago Silva
20	Layvin Kurzawa
19	Sèrge Aurier
4	Grzegorz Krychowiak
10	Javier Pastore
6	Marco Verratti
9	Edinson Cavani
15	Gonçalo Guedes
7	Lucas Moura

Paris Saint-Germain Substitutes:

Julian Draxler, Hatem Ben Arfa, Alphonse Areola, Maxwell, Blaise Matuidi, Giovani Lo Celso, Thomas Meunier.

AS Nancy Lorraine (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Sergey Chernik (GK)
24	Erick Cabaco
4	Modou Diagne
26	Vincent Muratori
14	Joeffrey Cuffaut
18	Diallo Guidilleye
17	Faitout Maouassa
6	Youssef Aït Bennasser
23	Anthony Koura
19	Loic Puyo
10	Issiar Dia

AS Nancy Lorraine Substitutes:

Abdou Karim Coulibaly, Guy N'Dy, Youssouf Hadji, Serge N'Guessan, Alexis Busin, Michael Basser Chretien, Benoît Pedretti.

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