Nantes vs Saint-Étienne, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Nantes

FT
0 - 0

Saint-Étienne

16': Kévin Malcuit

Nantes 0-0 St Etienne

Ten-man St Etienne held on to secure a point in a goalless draw against Nantes at Stade de la Beaujoire.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Florentin Pogba (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
8': Delay in match Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) because of an injury.
9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
10': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
10': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Substitution, St Etienne. Kevin Malcuit replaces Fabien Lemoine because of an injury.
10': Substitution, St Etienne. Vincent Pajot replaces Florentin Pogba because of an injury.
11': Foul by Anthony Walongwa (Nantes).
11': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Leo Lacroix.
15': Offside, Nantes. Lucas Lima tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
16': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
16': Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Penalty Nantes. Alexander Kacaniklic draws a foul in the penalty area.
16': Penalty conceded by Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) after a foul in the penalty area.
16': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) is shown the red card.
17': Penalty saved! Emiliano Sala (Nantes) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
18': Foul by Alexander Kacaniklic (Nantes).
18': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Bryan Dabo (St Etienne).
20': Offside, Nantes. Emiliano Sala tries a through ball, but Alexander Kacaniklic is caught offside.
21': Substitution, St Etienne. Oussama Tannane replaces Loic Perrin.
22': Attempt saved. Alexander Kacaniklic (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
24': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
24': Offside, Nantes. Léo Dubois tries a through ball, but Mariusz Stepinski is caught offside.
25': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
25': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Lucas Lima (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Foul by Alexander Kacaniklic (Nantes).
27': Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
29': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes).
29': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt missed. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
30': Foul by Bryan Dabo (St Etienne).
30': Mariusz Stepinski (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Offside, Nantes. Lucas Lima tries a through ball, but Mariusz Stepinski is caught offside.
33': Attempt blocked. Mariusz Stepinski (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Lima.
33': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
34': Attempt saved. Lucas Lima (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
36': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
38': Foul by Anthony Walongwa (Nantes).
38': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Attempt missed. Amine Harit (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
41': Attempt missed. Alexander Kacaniklic (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Harit.
43': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Léo Dubois (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Harit.
45'+2': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes).
45'+2': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Nantes 0, St Etienne 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Nantes 0, St Etienne 0.
45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, St Etienne 0.
46': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
46': Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
47': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Bryan Dabo.
47': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross following a corner.
48': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
49': Foul by Alexander Kacaniklic (Nantes).
49': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Alexander Kacaniklic (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Delay in match Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) because of an injury.
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Bryan Dabo.
55': Foul by Anthony Walongwa (Nantes).
55': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Anthony Walongwa (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
59': Foul by Guillaume Gillet (Nantes).
59': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Nantes. Valentin Rongier replaces Yacine Bammou.
60': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Anthony Walongwa.
61': Foul by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
61': Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt saved. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
62': Attempt blocked. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
62': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
63': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
64': Anthony Walongwa (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Oussama Tannane (St Etienne).
65': Attempt blocked. Amine Harit (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Kacaniklic.
66': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Leo Lacroix.
66': Attempt missed. Mariusz Stepinski (Nantes) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross following a corner.
67': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Foul by Ronael Pierre Gabriel (St Etienne).
68': Delay in match Anthony Walongwa (Nantes) because of an injury.
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Nantes. Enock Kwateng replaces Anthony Walongwa because of an injury.
73': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Leo Lacroix.
75': Substitution, Nantes. Nicolaj Thomsen replaces Alexander Kacaniklic.
75': Attempt missed. Oussama Tannane (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ronael Pierre Gabriel.
76': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
78': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes).
78': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Offside, St Etienne. Romain Hamouma tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
80': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross.
80': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
82': Foul by Enock Kwateng (Nantes).
82': Nolan Roux (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolaj Thomsen with a cross.
85': Attempt blocked. Nicolaj Thomsen (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
85': Attempt saved. Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
87': Attempt blocked. Mariusz Stepinski (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
87': Attempt saved. Léo Dubois (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
88': Offside, St Etienne. Jordan Veretout tries a through ball, but Nolan Roux is caught offside.
90': Bryan Dabo (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Mariusz Stepinski (Nantes).
90'+4': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
90'+4': Attempt missed. Amine Harit (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mariusz Stepinski.
90'+5': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Bryan Dabo.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Nantes 0, St Etienne 0.

Statistics

ASSE		NAN
14	Fouls	16
0	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
2	Corner Kicks	6
6	Saves	0
46.2	Possession	53.8
6	SHOTS	19
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
264	Accurate Passes	309
352	Passes	384
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	40
0.1	Cross %	0.2
75	Long Balls	48
32	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	5
18	Effective Tackles	15
27	Tackles	21
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
40	Effective Clearances	20
48	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 18,823

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lille	4	+5	10
2	AS Monaco	4	+4	10
3	Stade Rennais	4	+3	10
4	Lyon	4	+4	8

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nantes (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Rémy Riou (GK)
4	Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
17	Anthony Walongwa
6	Lucas Lima
15	Léo Dubois
14	Amine Harit
27	Guillaume Gillet
11	Alex Kacaniklic
10	Yacine Bammou
18	Mariusz Stepinski
9	Emiliano Sala

Nantes Substitutes:

Wilfried Moimbé, Valentin Rongier, Nikolaj Thomsen, Fernando Aristeguieta, Enock Kwateng, Maxime Dupé, Adrien Thomasson.

Saint-Étienne (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
24	Loïc Perrin
4	Léo Lacroix
19	Florentin Pogba
33	Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
7	Bryan Dabo
18	Fabien Lemoine
14	Jordan Veretout
9	Nolan Roux
21	Romain Hamouma
22	Kévin Monnet-Paquet

Saint-Étienne Substitutes:

Oussama Tannane, Jessy Moulin, Ole Selnaes, Alexander Söderlund, Robert Beric, Vincent Pajot, Kévin Malcuit.

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