French Ligue 1

Dijon FCO vs Nantes, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
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0 - 1
  • 48': Nikolaj Thomsen

Dane Nicolaj Thomsen gives Nantes victory at Dijon

Dane Nicolaj Thomsen gives Nantes victory at Dijon

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Jules Iloki (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
  • 5': Offside, Dijon. Cedric Varrault tries a through ball, but Júlio Tavares is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Romain Amalfitano (Dijon).
  • 11': Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Offside, Nantes. Amine Harit tries a through ball, but Lucas Lima is caught offside.
  • 15': Foul by Jules Iloki (Nantes).
  • 15': Quentin Bernard (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Fouad Chafik (Dijon).
  • 18': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Florent Balmont.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Guillaume Gillet (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Harit with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Delay in match (Nantes).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Florent Balmont (Dijon).
  • 30': Attempt saved. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 31': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Júlio Tavares (Dijon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano with a cross.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 45': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Rémy Riou.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Dijon 0, Nantes 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Dijon 0, Nantes 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Dijon 0, Nantes 0.
  • 46': Foul by Quentin Bernard (Dijon).
  • 46': Jules Iloki (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Nicolaj Thomsen (Nantes).
  • 48': Goal! Dijon 0, Nantes 1. Nicolaj Thomsen (Nantes) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jules Iloki with a cross.
  • 52': Foul by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
  • 52': Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Dylan Bahamboula (Dijon) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frederic Sammaritano.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Iloki with a cross.
  • 56': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
  • 57': Substitution, Dijon. Lois Diony replaces Romain Amalfitano.
  • 58': Offside, Nantes. Valentin Rongier tries a through ball, but Nicolaj Thomsen is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Cedric Varrault (Dijon) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Frederic Sammaritano with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Quentin Bernard.
  • 66': Foul by Jules Iloki (Nantes).
  • 66': Frederic Sammaritano (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Jules Iloki (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Dylan Bahamboula (Dijon) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 68': Delay in match (Dijon).
  • 69': Substitution, Dijon. Jeremie Bela replaces Frederic Sammaritano.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Nantes. Emiliano Sala replaces Yacine Bammou.
  • 71': Offside, Dijon. Fouad Chafik tries a through ball, but Lois Diony is caught offside.
  • 72': Cedric Varrault (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
  • 72': Baptiste Reynet (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Nicolaj Thomsen (Nantes).
  • 73': Nicolaj Thomsen (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Delay in match Baptiste Reynet (Dijon) because of an injury.
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Amine Harit (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Dylan Bahamboula (Dijon).
  • 75': Cedric Varrault (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jules Iloki (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
  • 78': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
  • 80': Attempt missed. Jeremie Bela (Dijon) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lois Diony.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Lima.
  • 84': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Yunis Abdelhamid.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Diego Carlos (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Harit with a cross.
  • 84': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Fouad Chafik.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Harit with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Dijon. Yohann Riviere replaces Júlio Tavares.
  • 86': Substitution, Nantes. Wilfried Moimbé replaces Nicolaj Thomsen.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Lucas Lima (Nantes) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90': Dylan Bahamboula (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
  • 90'+3': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Jordan Marié (Dijon).
  • 90'+4': Valentin Rongier (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Dijon 0, Nantes 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
48.3 Possession 51.7
10 SHOTS 6
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
382 Accurate Passes 414
471 Passes 502
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 17
0.4 Cross % 0.3
77 Long Balls 67
33 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 0
17 Effective Tackles 16
21 Tackles 23
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
20 Effective Clearances 6
27 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard
Location: Dijon, France
Attendance: 9,236

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Line-Ups

DIJO Dijon FCO (4-4-2)

No. Name
30 Baptiste Reynet (GK)
21 Yunis Abdelhamid
27 Cedric Varrault
5 Quentin Bernard
26 Fouad Chafik
14 Jordan Marié
15 Florent Balmont
18 Frédéric Samaritano
20 Romain Amalfitano
11 Júlio Tavares
24 Dylan Bahamboula

NAN Nantes (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Rémy Riou (GK)
3 Diego Carlos
4 Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
6 Lucas Lima
15 Léo Dubois
27 Guillaume Gillet
14 Amine Harit
23 Nikolaj Thomsen
10 Yacine Bammou
28 Valentin Rongier
7 Jules Iloki

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