UEFA Europa League

Nantes vs FK Qarabag, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
Nantes
  • 16': Ludovic Blas
  • 90'+4': Ignatius Ganago
FT
2 - 1
FK Qarabag
  • 56': Filip Ozobic (P)

About

Nantes are hosting FK Qarabag at La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau, Nantes, France, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Owusu Kwabena (Qarabag) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 9': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
  • 11': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Kady (Qarabag) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Qara Qarayev.
  • 12': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Mostafa Mohamed.
  • 13': Foul by Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag).
  • 13': Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Quentin Merlin.
  • 15': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Sébastien Corchia.
  • 16': Goal! Nantes 1, Qarabag 0. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
  • 19': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Qarabag).
  • 21': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 21': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Offside, Nantes. Sébastien Corchia tries a through ball, but Mostafa Mohamed is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Owusu Kwabena.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Owusu Kwabena (Qarabag) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Toral Bayramov with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Owusu Kwabena (Qarabag) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Quentin Merlin.
  • 36': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Marko Vesovic.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Quentin Merlin with a cross following a corner.
  • 37': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nantes).
  • 37': Toral Bayramov (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Offside, Qarabag. Abdellah Zoubir tries a through ball, but Toral Bayramov is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Sébastien Corchia (Nantes).
  • 40': Toral Bayramov (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 41': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
  • 43': Foul by Filip Ozobic (Qarabag).
  • 43': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
  • 45'+1': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Qarabag).
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nantes 1, Qarabag 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 1, Qarabag 0.
  • 48': Offside, Qarabag. Richard Almeyda tries a through ball, but Toral Bayramov is caught offside.
  • 49': Offside, Nantes. Quentin Merlin tries a through ball, but Mostafa Mohamed is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia.
  • 51': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazadeh.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 52': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
  • 52': Kady (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Richard Almeyda (Qarabag).
  • 53': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Penalty Qarabag. Filip Ozobic draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Penalty conceded by Alban Lafont (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 56': Goal! Nantes 1, Qarabag 1. Filip Ozobic (Qarabag) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richard Almeyda.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Marko Vesovic (Qarabag) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 60': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
  • 60': Owusu Kwabena (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Kady (Qarabag) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 62': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Richard Almeyda (Qarabag).
  • 63': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
  • 64': Foul by Kady (Qarabag).
  • 64': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sébastien Corchia.
  • 66': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Kevin Medina.
  • 67': Substitution, Nantes. Moses Simon replaces Evann Guessand.
  • 67': Substitution, Nantes. Moussa Sissoko replaces Sébastien Corchia.
  • 67': Substitution, Nantes. Dennis Appiah replaces Abdoul Kader Bamba.
  • 69': Substitution, Qarabag. Ramil Sheydayev replaces Filip Ozobic.
  • 69': Substitution, Qarabag. Marko Jankovic replaces Richard Almeyda.
  • 70': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
  • 70': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ramil Sheydayev.
  • 75': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
  • 78': Substitution, Nantes. Ignatius Ganago replaces Samuel Moutoussamy.
  • 79': Substitution, Qarabag. Júlio Romão replaces Qara Qarayev because of an injury.
  • 79': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Qarabag).
  • 79': Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Toral Bayramov.
  • 82': Marko Vesovic (Qarabag) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jean-Charles Castelletto.
  • 84': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Nantes).
  • 84': Marko Jankovic (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
  • 86': Abdellah Zoubir (Qarabag) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Nantes).
  • 87': Attempt missed. Owusu Kwabena (Qarabag) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdellah Zoubir.
  • 88': Corner, Qarabag. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
  • 88': Substitution, Qarabag. Elvin Jafarguliyev replaces Toral Bayramov.
  • 88': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Pedro Chirivella.
  • 88': Substitution, Qarabag. Abbas Hüseynov replaces Marko Vesovic.
  • 90': Foul by Elvin Jafarguliyev (Qarabag).
  • 90': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Marcus Coco (Nantes) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Júlio Romão (Qarabag).
  • 90'+3': Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Nantes 2, Qarabag 1. Ignatius Ganago (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Charles Castelletto with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ignatius Ganago.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Kevin Medina.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nantes 2, Qarabag 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Nantes 2, Qarabag 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 6
58.9 Possession 41.1
11 SHOTS 17
7 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
392 Accurate Passes 232
476 Passes 325
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 66
33 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
10 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
8 Interceptions 13
15 Effective Clearances 24
15 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 30,927

Line-Ups

NAN Nantes (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alban Lafont (GK)
3 Andrei Girotto Yellow Card
21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
29 Quentin Merlin
24 Sébastien Corchia
10 Ludovic Blas
5 Pedro Chirivella
8 Samuel Moutoussamy
31 Mostafa Mohamed
55 Kader Bamba Yellow Card
7 Evann Guessand
Nantes Substitutes:
Moses Simon, Nicolas Pallois, Ignatius Ganago, Marcus Coco, Mohamed Achi, Rémy Descamps, Denis Petric, Dennis Appiah, Moussa Sissoko, Fabio, Gor Manvelyan.

QAR FK Qarabag (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sahruddin Mahammadaliyev (GK)
81 Kevin Medina
13 Bahlul Mustafazada
27 Toral Bayramov
29 Marko Vesovic Yellow Card
19 Filip Ozobic
7 Richard Almeida
2 Qara Qarayev
11 Owusu Kwabena
10 Abdellah Zoubir
20 Kady
FK Qarabag Substitutes:
Ramil Sheydaev, Nariman Akhundzade, Luka Gugeshashvili, Marko Jankovic, Rahil Mammadov, Ismayil Ibrahimli, Musa Qurbanly, Abbas Huseynov, Maksim Medvedev, Elvin Cafarquliyev, Julio Rodrigues Romao, Amin Ramazanov.

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