French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Nantes
  • 73': Andrei Girotto
FT
1 - 0
Caen

    About

    Nantes are hosting Caen 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': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
    • 3': Foul by Vincent Bessat (Caen).
    • 3': Jules Iloki (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Léo Dubois (Nantes).
    • 6': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Jan Repas (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julien Féret.
    • 10': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
    • 11': Offside, Nantes. Andrei Girotto tries a through ball, but Adrien Thomasson is caught offside.
    • 12': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
    • 13': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Jan Repas (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Youssef Ait Bennasser.
    • 16': Hand ball by Ivan Santini (Caen).
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouakou (Caen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 19': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
    • 23': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
    • 24': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Romain Genevois (Caen).
    • 26': Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Jan Repas (Caen).
    • 26': Jan Repas (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ronny Rodelin (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youssef Ait Bennasser.
    • 34': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
    • 34': Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronny Rodelin.
    • 45': Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen).
    • 45': Offside, Nantes. Nicolas Pallois tries a through ball, but Emiliano Sala is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nantes 0, Caen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Caen 0.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
    • 53': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Jan Repas (Caen).
    • 59': Substitution, Nantes. Yassine El Ghanassy replaces Adrien Thomasson.
    • 59': Substitution, Nantes. Prejuce Nakoulma replaces Jules Iloki.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Lucas Lima (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 60': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Rémy Vercoutre.
    • 61': Delay in match Christian Kouakou (Caen) because of an injury.
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 62': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Rémy Vercoutre.
    • 63': Foul by Léo Dubois (Nantes).
    • 63': Jan Repas (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, Caen. Herve Bazile replaces Christian Kouakou because of an injury.
    • 64': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
    • 65': Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Caen).
    • 65': Damien Da Silva (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
    • 69': Substitution, Caen. Jonathan Delaplace replaces Jan Repas.
    • 69': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
    • 69': Romain Genevois (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
    • 73': Goal! Nantes 1, Caen 0. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chidozie Awaziem.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Herve Bazile (Caen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vincent Bessat with a cross.
    • 75': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Yassine El Ghanassy.
    • 76': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
    • 76': Frederic Guilbert (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Romain Genevois (Caen).
    • 77': Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Foul by Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes).
    • 79': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Substitution, Nantes. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Emiliano Sala.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ronny Rodelin with a headed pass.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Prejuce Nakoulma.
    • 87': Foul by Romain Genevois (Caen).
    • 87': Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Youssef Ait Bennasser (Caen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Léo Dubois (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jonathan Delaplace (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Julien Féret.
    • 90': Hand ball by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes).
    • 90'+1': Vincent Bessat (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Vincent Bessat.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Prejuce Nakoulma (Nantes).
    • 90'+3': Vincent Bessat (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nantes 1, Caen 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Nantes 1, Caen 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 1
    55.2 Possession 44.8
    8 SHOTS 8
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    405 Accurate Passes 292
    492 Passes 397
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    21 Crosses 16
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    77 Long Balls 68
    47 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 12
    12 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    19 Effective Clearances 22
    19 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
    Location: Nantes, France
    Attendance: 20,245

    Line-Ups

    NAN Nantes (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
    4 Nicolas Pallois
    12 Chidozie Awaziem
    5 Koffi Djidji
    15 Léo Dubois
    8 Adrien Thomasson
    19 Abdoulaye Touré
    20 Andrei Girotto
    9 Emiliano Sala
    6 Lucas Lima
    7 Jules Iloki
    Nantes Substitutes:
    Yassine El Ghanassy, Rene Krhin, Enock Kwateng, Najib Gandi, Maxime Dupé, Préjuce Nakoulma, Kalifa Coulibaly.

    CAN Caen (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Rémy Vercoutre (GK)
    28 Damien Da Silva
    29 Romain Genevois
    11 Vincent Bessat
    21 Frédéric Guilbert
    25 Julien Féret
    10 Youssef Aït Bennasser Yellow Card
    9 Jan Repas Yellow Card
    13 Christian Kouakou
    12 Ronny Rodelin
    26 Ivan Santini
    Caen Substitutes:
    Jessy Deminguet, Jonathan Delaplace, Baissama Sankoh, Durel Avounou, Hervé Bazile, Brice Samba, Michaël Jordan N'Kololo.

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