Ligue 1: Nantes beats Lorient 4-2
NANTES. Nantes conquers Lorient 4-2.
NANTES. Nantes overcomes Lorient 4-2.
The match was played at the Stade de la Beaujoire – Louis Fonteneau stadium in Nantes on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Gaillouste who was helped by Nicolas Danos and Steven Torregrossa. The 4th official was Romain Delpech. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.9 degrees Celsius or 39.07 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Nantes was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Lorient that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Nantes was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Nantes won the contest.
Nantes shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Lorient shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Nantes received 3 yellow cards (S. Moutoussamy, Fabio and D. Appiah). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Lorient.
After this encounter, Nantes will have 29 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Lorient will stay with 17 points like Bordeaux to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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39'39'
A. Girotto
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45'45'
S. Moutoussamy
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53'53'
R. Kolo Muani
Fabio
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56'56'
T. Moffi
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60'60'
F. Lemoine
L. Abergel
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68'68'
S. Diarra
E. Le Fee
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69'69'
O. Bukari
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70'70'
W. Geubbels
O. Bukari
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74'74'
R. Perreira de Sa
S. Moutoussamy
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77'77'
Fabio
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84'84'
D. Appiah
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84'84'
Igor Silva
J. Hergault
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84'84'
S. Soumano
T. Moffi
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85'85'
S. Soumano
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85'85'
S. Corchia
Fabio
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85'85'
J. Augustin
L. Blas
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86'86'
W. Geubbels
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90'90'
Y. M\'Bemba
R. Kolo Muani
Next match
In the upcoming Ligue 1 match, Nantes will play away against Strasbourg on the 6th of February with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Nantes (1 draw).
Lorient will host Lens on the 6th of February with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Lorient (5 draws).
Nantes: Formation and Lineups
Nantes started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Antoine Kombouare chose to play with the following team: Alban Lafont , Fábio , Dennis Appiah , Andrei Girotto , Nicolas Pallois , Quentin Merlin , Samuel Moutoussamy , Pedro Chirivella , Osman Bukari , Randal Kolo Muani and Ludovic Blas .
Substitutes
Nantes made 5 changes: O. Bukari for W. Geubbels (70′), S. Moutoussamy for R. Perreira de Sa (74′), Fabio for S. Corchia (88′), L. Blas for J. Augustin (88′) and R. Kolo Muani for Y. M’Bemba (90′).
Top player: Randal Kolo Muani
The player who no doubt impressed Nantes the most was Randal Kolo Muani.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Lorient: Formation and Lineups
Lorient started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Christophe Pélissier played with: Paul Nardi , Houboulang Mendes , Julien Laporte , Moritz Jenz , Jérôme Hergault , Thomas Monconduit , Armand Lauriente , Enzo Le Fée , Laurent Abergel , Quentin Boisgard and Terem Moffi .
Substitutes
Lorient made 4 changes: L. Abergel for F. Lemoine (60′), E. Le Fee for S. Diarra (68′), J. Hergault for Igor Silva (84′) and T. Moffi for S. Soumano (84′).
Top player: Sambou Soumano
Probably the most impressive player in Lorient was Sambou Soumano.
His rating is with 1 goal, 0 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 84′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1
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