Match Report
| FC Nantes | FC Nantes |  |  | Montpellier HSC | Montpellier HSC | ||||||||||||||||
| Velichko Krastev | Velichko Krastev | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Godwin Babayaro | G. Babayaro |  | 82 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Kwami Suarez | K. Suarez | |||||||||
| Matthieu Kanoute | M. Kanoute | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Tomasz Bakari | T. Bakari | |||||||||
| Bernd Konsel | B. Konsel |  | 80 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Kaba Hemdani | K. Hemdani | |||||||||
| Nicholas Sterjovski | N. Sterjovski |  | 79 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Kaba El Khanchaf | K. El Khanchaf | |||||||||
| Ali Belaiz | A. Belaiz |  | 75 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Alexandre Tainio | A. Tainio | |||||||||
| Franck Diallo | F. Diallo |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Jean-Sebastien De Abreu | J. De Abreu | |||||||||
| Pieter Collen | P. Collen |  | 83 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Edouard Frey | E. Frey | |||||||||
| Kostyantyn Machuzhak | K. Machuzhak |  | 83 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Gonzalo Cheyrou | G. Cheyrou | |||||||||
| Sadao Tanaka | S. Tanaka |  | 80 | A | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Zinedine Bréchet | Z. Bréchet | |||||||||
| Wilfried Ursule | W. Ursule | | 96 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 |  | Tieme Berger | T. Berger | |||||||||
| Adrien Libbra | A. Libbra | | 79 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Rudy Gava | R. Gava | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by ALAC |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau where FC Nantes play host to Montpellier HSC. A crowd of 20,141 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Nantes and Montpellier HSC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both FC Nantes and Montpellier HSC are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and FC Nantes kick off!
10.39
0-0Gonzalo Cheyrou passes the ball forward to Tieme Berger. Tieme Berger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Godwin Babayaro who gathers it comfortably.
14.39
0-0Jean-Sebastien De Abreu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Zinedine Bréchet. Zinedine Bréchet whips in a cross ball towards Rudy Gava. Rudy Gava directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.05
1-0Nicholas Sterjovski threads the ball through to Franck Diallo. Franck Diallo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrien Libbra. Adrien Libbra lofts in a cross ball towards Wilfried Ursule. Wilfried Ursule is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Kwami Suarez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
22.35
1-0Kaba Hemdani barges into Sadao Tanaka. Kaba Hemdani is warned by the referee! Sadao Tanaka stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.44
Franck Diallo threads the ball through to Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kwami Suarez who gathers it comfortably.
28.52
1-0Bernd Konsel catches Zinedine Bréchet on the ankles. The referee calls over Bernd Konsel and shows him a yellow card! Zinedine Bréchet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.48
Pieter Collen chips the ball to his team mate, Adrien Libbra. Adrien Libbra sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.09
Bernd Konsel knocks the ball forward to Pieter Collen. Pieter Collen kicks a strong pass forward to Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka goes all the way! Sadao Tanaka tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
34.13
Franck Diallo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka knocks in a cross ball towards Adrien Libbra. Adrien Libbra is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.56
Edouard Frey hacks Pieter Collen from behind! Edouard Frey is warned by the referee! Pieter Collen stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.14
Jean-Sebastien De Abreu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Zinedine Bréchet. Zinedine Bréchet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ali Belaiz.
40.06
1-0Bernd Konsel surges forward with the ball. Bernd Konsel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wilfried Ursule. Wilfried Ursule deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrien Libbra but the linesman indicates offside!
42.51
Pieter Collen kicks a strong pass forward to Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka whips in a cross ball towards Adrien Libbra. Adrien Libbra flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Adrien Libbra!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Montpellier HSC kick off the second half!
47.42
Pieter Collen knocks the ball forward to Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrien Libbra but the linesman indicates offside!
48.34
Franck Diallo passes the ball forward to Wilfried Ursule. Wilfried Ursule tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
49.57
Pieter Collen makes a probing pass to Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.56
2-0Franck Diallo chips the ball to his team mate, Wilfried Ursule. Wilfried Ursule plays a perfect one-two with Sadao Tanaka and rushes in on goal... Wilfried Ursule tries a spectacular strike. Kwami Suarez easily smothers it.
54.54
Pieter Collen flicks the ball to his team mate, Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.04
Edouard Frey makes a beautiful solo run. Edouard Frey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Godwin Babayaro.
63.52
Franck Diallo passes the ball forward to Wilfried Ursule. Wilfried Ursule knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.16
Ali Belaiz knocks the ball forward to Kostyantyn Machuzhak. Kostyantyn Machuzhak makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wilfried Ursule. Wilfried Ursule knocks in a cross ball towards Adrien Libbra. Adrien Libbra is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.01
Pieter Collen threads the ball through to Adrien Libbra. Adrien Libbra lofts in a cross ball towards Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Kwami Suarez!
71.20
Pieter Collen knocks the ball to his team mate, Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka knocks in a cross ball towards Wilfried Ursule. Wilfried Ursule flicks the ball with his head but somehow Kwami Suarez manages to keep it out.
72.11
Kostyantyn Machuzhak chips the ball to his team mate, Adrien Libbra. Adrien Libbra whips in a cross ball towards Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.36
Nicholas Sterjovski chips the ball to his team mate, Kostyantyn Machuzhak. Kostyantyn Machuzhak threads the ball through to Adrien Libbra. Adrien Libbra lofts in a cross ball towards Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
79.04
Gonzalo Cheyrou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tieme Berger. Tieme Berger lofts in a cross ball towards Zinedine Bréchet. Zinedine Bréchet is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.11
Ali Belaiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Franck Diallo. Franck Diallo chips the ball to his team mate, Sadao Tanaka. Sadao Tanaka finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Adrien Libbra clumsily knocks into Kaba Hemdani. Adrien Libbra is warned by the referee! Kaba Hemdani stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.9%
34.1%
Play Area
17.1%
43.9%
39%
Scorers
| Wilfried Ursule 16 Adrien Libbra 43, 65 Sadao Tanaka 72 |