Nantes vs Lyon, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Lyon's Champions League spot under threat after Nantes defeat
Olympique Lyonnais's Champions League qualifying hopes were hit as they were beaten 2-1 at Nantes in Ligue 1 on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Fabio (Nantes).
- 2': Martin Terrier (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
- 8': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thomas Basila.
- 9': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 10': Attempt saved. Anthony Limbombe (Nantes) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Majeed Waris with a cross.
- 10': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 11': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
- 11': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Goal! Nantes 1, Lyon 0. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Majeed Waris with a through ball.
- 13': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
- 13': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
- 16': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Valentin Rongier (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Delay in match Houssem Aouar (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Fabio (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Lucas Tousart (Lyon).
- 20': Delay in match Lucas Tousart (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Delay in match Jason Denayer (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Foul by Marçal (Lyon).
- 28': Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Kenny Tete.
- 31': Foul by Fabio (Nantes).
- 31': Martin Terrier (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Substitution, Lyon. Memphis Depay replaces Lucas Tousart because of an injury.
- 34': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
- 34': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marçal with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabio.
- 38': Attempt saved. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 38': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 39': Attempt saved. Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Majeed Waris.
- 41': Goal! Nantes 1, Lyon 1. Martin Terrier (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.
- 44': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is just a bit too high. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
- 44': Attempt missed. Anthony Limbombe (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Majeed Waris.
- 45'+1': Foul by Majeed Waris (Nantes).
- 45'+1': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Anthony Limbombe (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 45'+4': Foul by Moussa Dembele (Lyon).
- 45'+4': Thomas Basila (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Nantes 1, Lyon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nantes 1, Lyon 1.
- 48': Attempt saved. Martin Terrier (Lyon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 48': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
- 49': Delay in match Ciprian Tatarusanu (Nantes) because of an injury.
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
- 52': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 52': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Majeed Waris (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 55': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Thomas Basila.
- 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Charles Traoré.
- 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Samuel Moutoussamy.
- 58': Attempt saved. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenny Tete.
- 60': Delay in match Marçal (Lyon) because of an injury.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 62': Substitution, Lyon. Rafael replaces Marçal because of an injury.
- 64': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
- 65': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
- 65': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
- 66': Kenny Tete (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 69': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
- 72': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Majeed Waris following a fast break.
- 75': Foul by Kenny Tete (Lyon).
- 75': Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Majeed Waris.
- 76': Delay in match Fabio (Nantes) because of an injury.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Ciprian Tatarusanu (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Jason Denayer (Lyon).
- 78': Jason Denayer (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Charles Traoré.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny Tete.
- 82': Foul by Tanguy NDombele (Lyon).
- 82': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Goal! Nantes 2, Lyon 1. Anthony Limbombe (Nantes) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 84': Substitution, Lyon. Nabil Fekir replaces Maxwel Cornet.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Majeed Waris (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Limbombe.
- 85': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
- 86': Fabio (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Memphis Depay (Lyon).
- 87': Substitution, Nantes. Lucas Lima replaces Anthony Limbombe.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
- 89': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Rafael with a cross.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Nantes. Gabriel Boschilia replaces Majeed Waris.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Boschilia.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Gabriel Boschilia (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kalifa Coulibaly.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nantes. Enock Kwateng replaces Fabio.
- 90'+6': Foul by Kenny Tete (Lyon).
- 90'+6': Gabriel Boschilia (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nantes 2, Lyon 1.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Nantes 2, Lyon 1.
Statistics
 LYON |
NAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 62.5 | Possession | 37.5 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 429 | Accurate Passes | 214 |
| 498 | Passes | 291 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 17 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 25,050
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 25,050
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | AJ Auxerre | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Le Havre AC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Nantes (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK) |
| 3 | Diego Carlos |
| 33 | Thomas Basila |
| 14 | Charles Traoré |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 19 | Abdoulaye Touré |
| 18 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
| 28 | Valentin Rongier  |
| 7 | Kalifa Coulibaly |
| 22 | Anthony Limbombe |
| 10 | Majeed Waris |
Lyon (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 23 | Kenny Tete |
| 20 | Fernando Marçal |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 29 | Lucas Tousart |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 28 | Tanguy Ndombele |
| 9 | Moussa Dembélé |
| 7 | Martin Terrier |
| 27 | Maxwel Cornet |
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