French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
  • Red Card 84': Giovanni Sio
FT
0 - 1
Nantes
  • 76': Diego Carlos

About

Montpellier are hosting Nantes at Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, 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.
  • 3': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
  • 3': Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jules Iloki.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Isaac Mbenza with a cross.
  • 16': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
  • 20': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Montpellier).
  • 23': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Lucas Lima (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
  • 27': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
  • 27': Delay in match Hilton (Montpellier) because of an injury.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Berigaud.
  • 33': Foul by Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier).
  • 33': Lucas Lima (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 36': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
  • 36': Isaac Mbenza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jules Iloki with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 37': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emiliano Sala.
  • 40': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
  • 40': Pedro Mendes (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Offside, Nantes. Abdoulaye Touré tries a through ball, but Jules Iloki is caught offside.
  • 42': Foul by Emiliano Sala (Nantes).
  • 42': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Montpellier 0, Nantes 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 0, Nantes 0.
  • 49': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
  • 49': Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Jonathan Ikone (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 60': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
  • 60': Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Emiliano Sala.
  • 62': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Lima with a cross following a corner.
  • 63': Substitution, Nantes. Najib Gandi replaces Lucas Lima.
  • 64': Offside, Montpellier. Hilton tries a through ball, but Isaac Mbenza is caught offside.
  • 65': Substitution, Montpellier. Keagan Dolly replaces Jonathan Ikone.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Ellyes Skhiri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keagan Dolly.
  • 66': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
  • 67': Foul by Paul Lasne (Montpellier).
  • 67': Najib Gandi (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
  • 68': Kévin Berigaud (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Foul by Najib Gandi (Nantes).
  • 69': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Najib Gandi (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Nantes. Yassine El Ghanassy replaces Jules Iloki.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Keagan Dolly (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellyes Skhiri.
  • 72': Substitution, Montpellier. Casimir Ninga replaces Isaac Mbenza.
  • 73': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keagan Dolly with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Nantes. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Emiliano Sala.
  • 75': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
  • 75': Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Goal! Montpellier 0, Nantes 1. Diego Carlos (Nantes) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 77': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
  • 82': Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces Kévin Berigaud.
  • 82': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
  • 82': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Diego Carlos (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Montpellier).
  • 84': Giovanni Sio (Montpellier) is shown the red card.
  • 84': Delay in match Diego Carlos (Nantes) because of an injury.
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Foul by Koffi Djidji (Nantes).
  • 87': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Najib Gandi (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yassine El Ghanassy.
  • 89': Foul by Najib Gandi (Nantes).
  • 89': Nordi Mukiele (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Jérôme Roussillon (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keagan Dolly.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Paul Lasne (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nordi Mukiele.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Yassine El Ghanassy (Nantes).
  • 90'+3': Paul Lasne (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Souleymane Camara (Montpellier).
  • 90'+4': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montpellier 0, Nantes 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Montpellier 0, Nantes 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 3
39.5 Possession 60.5
12 SHOTS 11
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
229 Accurate Passes 410
337 Passes 495
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 9
11 Crosses 47
0.4 Cross % 0.2
73 Long Balls 77
31 Accurate Long Balls 54
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 11
15 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
40 Effective Clearances 18
40 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade de la Mosson
Location: Montpellier, France
Attendance: 10,298

Line-Ups

MON Montpellier (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
4 Hilton
5 Pedro Mendes
24 Jérôme Roussillon
23 Nordi Mukiele Yellow Card
7 Paul Lasne
13 Ellyes Skhiri
9 Jonathan Ikoné
18 Isaac Mbenza
14 Giovanni Sio Red Card
11 Kévin Berigaud
Montpellier Substitutes:
Junior Sambia, Laurent Pionnier, Keagan Dolly, Daniel Congré, Casimir Ninga, Ruben Aguilar, Souleymane Camara.

NAN Nantes (4-2-3-1)

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

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