French Ligue 1

Caen vs Nantes, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Caen
    FT
    0 - 1
    Nantes
    • Red Card 34': Andrei Girotto
    • 80': Valentin Rongier (P)

    About

    Caen are hosting Nantes at Stade Michel-d'Ornano, Caen, 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.
    • 4': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Caen).
    • 4': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Majeed Waris (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 8': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
    • 8': Prince Oniangué (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Faycal Fajr (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Enock Kwateng (Nantes).
    • 12': Attempt missed. Yacine Bammou (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Frederic Guilbert with a headed pass.
    • 13': Diego Carlos (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Prince Oniangué (Caen).
    • 16': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Caen).
    • 16': Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
    • 17': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Brice Samba.
    • 18': Hand ball by Ismael Diomande (Caen).
    • 19': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Prince Oniangué (Caen).
    • 19': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
    • 19': Jonathan Gradit (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Alexander Djiku.
    • 22': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Ismael Diomande.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edgar Ié.
    • 22': Evens Joseph (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nantes).
    • 24': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Evens Joseph (Caen).
    • 26': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
    • 26': Prince Oniangué (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Majeed Waris.
    • 28': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Ismael Diomande.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
    • 29': Ismael Diomande (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Claudio Beauvue (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Diego Carlos (Nantes).
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Claudio Beauvue (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evens Joseph.
    • 30': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Frederic Guilbert (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 31': Evens Joseph (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 31': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Nantes).
    • 33': Delay in match Enock Kwateng (Nantes) because of an injury.
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Claudio Beauvue (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
    • 34': Second yellow card to Andrei Girotto (Nantes) for a bad foul.
    • 34': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
    • 38': Foul by Ismael Diomande (Caen).
    • 38': Valentin Eysseric (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Diego Carlos (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
    • 40': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Caen).
    • 40': Majeed Waris (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 44': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Enock Kwateng.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Claudio Beauvue (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Faycal Fajr.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Faycal Fajr (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Caen. Faycal Fajr tries a through ball, but Yacine Bammou is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Charles Traoré.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Claudio Beauvue (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Faycal Fajr with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Caen 0, Nantes 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Caen 0, Nantes 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoulaye Touré replaces Valentin Eysseric.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Ismael Diomande (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Faycal Fajr.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Prince Oniangué (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Faycal Fajr.
    • 52': Foul by Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes).
    • 52': Ismael Diomande (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Jonathan Gradit (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 55': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
    • 55': Frederic Guilbert (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Delay in match Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) because of an injury.
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Offside, Nantes. Nicolas Pallois tries a through ball, but Kalifa Coulibaly is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enock Kwateng with a cross.
    • 59': Ismael Diomande (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Offside, Nantes. Charles Traoré tries a through ball, but Majeed Waris is caught offside.
    • 62': Hand ball by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
    • 62': Substitution, Caen. Saif-Eddine Khaoui replaces Prince Oniangué.
    • 63': Foul by Charles Traoré (Nantes).
    • 63': Yacine Bammou (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Faycal Fajr (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismael Diomande.
    • 66': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Alexander Djiku.
    • 68': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Yoel Armougom.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Diego Carlos (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 68': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Alexander Djiku.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Majeed Waris with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Caen. Enzo Crivelli replaces Claudio Beauvue.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Majeed Waris (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
    • 71': Foul by Yoel Armougom (Caen).
    • 71': Valentin Rongier (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Yoel Armougom (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Substitution, Caen. Casimir Ninga replaces Evens Joseph.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Ismael Diomande (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 74': Charles Traoré (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Yacine Bammou (Caen).
    • 76': Delay in match Enock Kwateng (Nantes) because of an injury.
    • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Hand ball by Enzo Crivelli (Caen).
    • 78': Penalty Nantes. Majeed Waris draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 78': Penalty conceded by Alexander Djiku (Caen) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 78': Alexander Djiku (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Goal! Caen 0, Nantes 1. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 81': Foul by Jonathan Gradit (Caen).
    • 81': Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Substitution, Nantes. Rene Krhin replaces Majeed Waris.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Frederic Guilbert (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Faycal Fajr.
    • 88': Foul by Enzo Crivelli (Caen).
    • 88': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Offside, Caen. Saif-Eddine Khaoui tries a through ball, but Jonathan Gradit is caught offside.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Yacine Bammou (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Nantes. Fabio replaces Enock Kwateng.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Valentin Rongier.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Casimir Ninga (Caen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Edgar Ié.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Caen).
    • 90'+4': Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Valentin Rongier (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Charles Traoré.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Brice Samba.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Caen 0, Nantes 1.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Caen 0, Nantes 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 4
    1 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 4
    39.5 Possession 60.5
    14 SHOTS 14
    5 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    210 Accurate Passes 394
    318 Passes 469
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 6
    15 Crosses 33
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    70 Long Balls 72
    21 Accurate Long Balls 50
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 7
    15 Effective Tackles 4
    20 Tackles 6
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 10
    39 Effective Clearances 17
    39 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Michel-d'Ornano
    Location: Caen, France
    Attendance: 16,627

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Marseille 1 +4 3
    2 Angers 0 0 0
    3 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
    4 Brest 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CAN Caen (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    24 Alexander Djiku Yellow Card
    14 Jonathan Gradit
    3 Yoel Armougom Yellow Card
    21 Frédéric Guilbert Yellow Card
    10 Faycal Fajr
    6 Prince Oniangué
    4 Ismael Diomandé Yellow Card
    12 Claudio Beauvue
    13 Evens Joseph
    18 Yacine Bammou
    Caen Substitutes:
    Edwin Zelazny, Adama Mbengué, Casimir Ninga, Enzo Crivelli, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Paul Baysse, Baissama Sankoh.

    NAN Nantes (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    30 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
    3 Diego Carlos
    4 Nicolas Pallois Yellow Card
    5 Edgar Ié
    28 Valentin Rongier
    20 Andrei Girotto Yellow Card
    11 Valentin Eysseric
    14 Charles Traoré
    25 Enock Kwateng
    10 Majeed Waris
    7 Kalifa Coulibaly
    Nantes Substitutes:
    Anthony Limbombe, Abdoulaye Touré, Fabio, Rene Krhin, Samuel Moutoussamy, Gabriel Boschilia, Maxime Dupé.

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