French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Troyes, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Nantes
  • 86': Emiliano Sala
FT
1 - 0
Troyes

    About

    Nantes are hosting Troyes at La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau, Nantes, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Benjamin Nivet (Troyes).
    • 2': Delay in match Andrei Girotto (Nantes) because of an injury.
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 6': Foul by Remi Walter (Troyes).
    • 6': Valentin Rongier (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Remi Walter (Troyes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 7': Delay in match Valentin Rongier (Nantes) because of an injury.
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Offside, Nantes. Andrei Girotto tries a through ball, but Lucas Lima is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Yacine Bammou (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
    • 12': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
    • 14': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
    • 14': Johann Obiang (Troyes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Adama Niane (Troyes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Johann Obiang.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
    • 22': Benjamin Nivet (Troyes) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Adama Niane with a cross.
    • 22': Benjamin Nivet (Troyes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
    • 23': Adama Niane (Troyes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Nivet (Troyes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
    • 26': Hand ball by Lucas Lima (Nantes).
    • 31': Attempt missed. Samuel Grandsir (Troyes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Nivet.
    • 31': Offside, Nantes. Diego Carlos tries a through ball, but Yacine Bammou is caught offside.
    • 34': Offside, Troyes. Benjamin Nivet tries a through ball, but Adama Niane is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 41': Offside, Troyes. Mathieu Deplagne tries a through ball, but Adama Niane is caught offside.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Léo Dubois (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Johann Obiang.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Remi Walter (Troyes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Nivet.
    • 45'+1': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Johann Obiang (Troyes).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nantes 0, Troyes 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Troyes 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoulaye Touré replaces Andrei Girotto.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Adama Niane (Troyes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Pelé with a headed pass.
    • 48': Foul by Remi Walter (Troyes).
    • 48': Léo Dubois (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Delay in match Léo Dubois (Nantes) because of an injury.
    • 49': Delay in match Remi Walter (Troyes) because of an injury.
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Offside, Nantes. Lucas Lima tries a through ball, but Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
    • 51': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Francois Bellugou (Troyes).
    • 53': Offside, Nantes. Emiliano Sala tries a through ball, but Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
    • 54': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Diego Carlos (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross following a corner.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
    • 59': Hand ball by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Lima.
    • 61': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
    • 61': Offside, Nantes. Léo Dubois tries a through ball, but Yacine Bammou is caught offside.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Abdoulaye Touré.
    • 63': Substitution, Troyes. Saif-Eddine Khaoui replaces Benjamin Nivet.
    • 63': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Adama Niane (Troyes).
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Lima.
    • 68': Substitution, Nantes. Yassine El Ghanassy replaces Yacine Bammou.
    • 71': Offside, Nantes. Adrien Thomasson tries a through ball, but Léo Dubois is caught offside.
    • 71': Substitution, Troyes. Suk Hyun-Jun replaces Adama Niane.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Lucas Lima (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
    • 77': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo.
    • 78': Substitution, Nantes. Jules Iloki replaces Adrien Thomasson.
    • 78': Corner, Troyes. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Suk Hyun-Jun (Troyes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Samuel Grandsir.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
    • 83': Substitution, Troyes. Chaouki Ben Saada replaces Bryan Pelé.
    • 85': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
    • 85': Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Troyes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Goal! Nantes 1, Troyes 0. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jules Iloki.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yassine El Ghanassy.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Troyes) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chaouki Ben Saada.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nantes 1, Troyes 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Nantes 1, Troyes 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 6
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 0
    42 Possession 58
    8 SHOTS 19
    0 ON GOAL 3
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    327 Accurate Passes 498
    431 Passes 599
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    20 Crosses 23
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    81 Long Balls 63
    39 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    20 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    25 Effective Clearances 21
    25 Clearances 21

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
    Location: Nantes, France
    Attendance: 17,776

    Line-Ups

    NAN Nantes (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
    3 Diego Carlos
    12 Chidozie Awaziem
    6 Lucas Lima
    15 Léo Dubois
    28 Valentin Rongier
    20 Andrei Girotto
    21 Rene Krhin
    9 Emiliano Sala
    8 Adrien Thomasson
    10 Yacine Bammou
    Nantes Substitutes:
    Maxime Dupé, Abdoulaye Touré, Jules Iloki, Yassine El Ghanassy, Santy Ngom, Alex Kacaniklic, Koffi Djidji.

    TRY Troyes (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Edwin Zelazny (GK)
    22 Christophe Hérelle
    4 Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
    17 Johann Obiang
    12 Mathieu Deplange
    7 Rémi Walter Yellow Card
    14 François Bellugou
    29 Samuel Grandsir
    28 Bryan Pelé
    26 Adama Niané
    10 Benjamin Nivet
    Troyes Substitutes:
    Jérémy Cordoval, Mamadou Samassa, Karim Azamoum, Chaouki Ben Saada, Suk Hyun-Jun, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Jimmy Giraudon.

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