French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Montpellier, 2021-22 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nantes
  • 69': Randal Kolo Muani
  • 90'+3': Willem Geubbels
FT
2 - 0
Montpellier

    About

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

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Junior Sambia.
    • 4': Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Nantes).
    • 4': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
    • 6': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Hand ball by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
    • 7': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
    • 18': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
    • 18': Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 19': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Nantes).
    • 21': Hand ball by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Junior Sambia (Montpellier) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joris Chotard with a cross.
    • 23': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
    • 24': Offside, Montpellier. Jordan Ferri tries a through ball, but Sepe Elye Wahi is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Thuler (Montpellier).
    • 25': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Quentin Merlin with a cross.
    • 29': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
    • 30': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Quentin Merlin (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 32': Offside, Nantes. Quentin Merlin tries a through ball, but Roli Pereira De Sa is caught offside.
    • 35': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Téji Savanier following a corner.
    • 37': Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Nantes).
    • 37': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Quentin Merlin (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
    • 43': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
    • 45': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
    • 45': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Nicolas Cozza (Montpellier).
    • 45'+1': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nantes 0, Montpellier 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Montpellier 0.
    • 47': Moses Simon (Nantes) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Quentin Merlin (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moses Simon.
    • 48': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Thuler.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 51': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Nantes).
    • 53': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Junior Sambia.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ambroise Oyongo.
    • 56': Foul by Quentin Merlin (Nantes).
    • 56': Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moses Simon.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
    • 62': Substitution, Nantes. Osman Bukari replaces Roli Pereira De Sa.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
    • 66': Foul by Thuler (Montpellier).
    • 66': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
    • 67': Junior Sambia (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Quentin Merlin.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
    • 69': Goal! Nantes 1, Montpellier 0. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ludovic Blas with a cross.
    • 72': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 72': Attempt missed. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Osman Bukari with a cross.
    • 74': Foul by Nicolas Pallois (Nantes).
    • 74': Sepe Elye Wahi (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic replaces Ambroise Oyongo.
    • 75': Substitution, Montpellier. Valère Germain replaces Florent Mollet.
    • 76': Foul by Thuler (Montpellier).
    • 76': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Simon.
    • 77': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jordan Ferri.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Quentin Merlin with a cross following a corner.
    • 79': Foul by Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier).
    • 79': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Joris Chotard.
    • 81': Substitution, Montpellier. Nicholas Gioacchini replaces Sepe Elye Wahi.
    • 82': Substitution, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy replaces Ludovic Blas.
    • 82': Substitution, Nantes. Dennis Appiah replaces Sébastien Corchia.
    • 82': Offside, Nantes. Dennis Appiah tries a through ball, but Randal Kolo Muani is caught offside.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
    • 85': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jonas Omlin.
    • 86': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
    • 86': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Substitution, Montpellier. Béni Makouana replaces Thuler.
    • 89': Foul by Béni Makouana (Montpellier).
    • 89': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Substitution, Nantes. Charles Traoré replaces Moses Simon.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Nantes. Willem Geubbels replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
    • 90'+2': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 90'+3': Goal! Nantes 2, Montpellier 0. Willem Geubbels (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Osman Bukari following a fast break.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nantes 2, Montpellier 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nantes 2, Montpellier 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 1
    54.6 Possession 45.4
    6 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    367 Accurate Passes 281
    459 Passes 374
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 5
    17 Crosses 22
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 65
    35 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Effective Tackles 5
    12 Tackles 8
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 9
    27 Effective Clearances 15
    27 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
    Location: Nantes, France
    Attendance: 21,589

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 27 +38 63
    2 Lens 29 +28 62
    3 Lille 30 +15 54
    4 Marseille 30 +18 52
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NAN Nantes (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alban Lafont (GK)
    4 Nicolas Pallois
    21 Jean-Charles Castelletto Yellow Card
    3 Andrei Girotto
    29 Quentin Merlin
    24 Sébastien Corchia
    10 Ludovic Blas
    5 Pedro Chirivella
    6 Roli Pereira de Sa
    27 Moses Simon
    23 Randal Kolo Muani
    Nantes Substitutes:
    Mohamed Achi, Willem Geubbels, Charles Traoré, Kalifa Coulibaly, Samuel Moutoussamy, Dennis Appiah, Denis Petric, Wylan Cyprien, Osman Bukari.

    MON Montpellier (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jonas Omlin (GK)
    14 Maxime Estève
    31 Nicolas Cozza
    26 Thuler
    12 Jordan Ferri
    13 Joris Chotard
    8 Ambroise Oyongo
    6 Junior Sambia
    21 Elye Wahi
    25 Florent Mollet
    11 Téji Savanier
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Sacha Delaye, Gabriel Bares, Nicholas Gioacchini, Enzo Tchato, Valère Germain, Leo Leroy, Béni Makouana, Mihailo Ristic, Dimitry Bertaud.

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