Match Report


ClermontClermont     FC NantesFC Nantes
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Martial CasagrandeM. Casagrande57
G
captain1captain
G
58Benoit MalickiB. Malicki
Thomas KarembeuT. Karembeu65
D
2
D
69Adam StewartA. Stewart
Numo MontanierN. Montanier63
D
3
D
64Gary MckinlayG. Mckinlay
Denis ZeitounD. Zeitoun62
D
4
D
55Ludovic DuclouxL. Ducloux
Roland RabuelR. Rabuel69
M
5
M
75Manuel FerreiraM. Ferreira
Guillermo OrtizG. Ortiz66
M
6
M
74Orlando DelarocheO. Delaroche
Fritz GarciaF. Garcia66
M
7
M
58Reynald DeblockR. Deblock
Ali Joseph-AugustinA. Joseph-Augustin65
M
8
M
58Simon WillS. Will
Benoit GastienB. Gastien60
A
9
A
58Mick BowerM. Bower
Yohan BoisferY. Boisfer58
A
10
A
58Greg BallG. Ball
Mickael BérenguerM. Bérenguer58
A
11
A
52Maxence DevineauM. Devineau
 
Don McallisterD. Mcallister57
A
12
G
53Michael PromentM. Proment
Tobias BusseT. Busse55
M
13
M
52Rodrigue AbardonadoR. Abardonado
Lilian SankhareL. Sankhare53
G
14
D
52Eric CatherineE. Catherine

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Gabriel Montpied where Clermont play host to FC Nantes. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Clermont and FC Nantes are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rafik Lucca.


0.00
FC Nantes kick off and get the match underway!
3.26
Guillermo Ortiz takes it forward alone. Guillermo Ortiz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Mckinlay.
4.50
Fritz Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Benoit Gastien. Benoit Gastien whips in a cross ball towards Mickael Bérenguer. Mickael Bérenguer makes a deft header but it slams into the crowd!
6.04
Guillermo Ortiz flicks a high pass forward. Benoit Gastien controls it well on his chest. Benoit Gastien lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Ortiz. Guillermo Ortiz makes a looping header on goal. Benoit Malicki punches it away to safety.
8.07
Ludovic Ducloux pushes up the pitch. Ludovic Ducloux makes a probing pass to Maxence Devineau. Maxence Devineau lofts in a cross ball towards Greg Ball. Greg Ball makes a deft header but it slams into the crowd!
9.09
Thomas Karembeu flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Ortiz controls it well on his chest. Guillermo Ortiz hits a low pass to Mickael Bérenguer. Mickael Bérenguer whips in a cross ball towards Yohan Boisfer. Yohan Boisfer heads the ball goalwards. Wonderful reactions from Benoit Malicki keeps it out!
14.45
Orlando Delaroche plays the ball forward to Manuel Ferreira. Manuel Ferreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.46
Denis Zeitoun flicks a high pass forward. Numo Montanier collects the pass. Numo Montanier hits a low pass to Yohan Boisfer. Yohan Boisfer whips in a cross ball towards Mickael Bérenguer. Mickael Bérenguer powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Benoit Malicki!
24.31
Seeing a gap ahead, Simon Will plays the ball forward to Manuel Ferreira. Manuel Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martial Casagrande who gathers it comfortably.
27.50
Denis Zeitoun threads a neat ball through to Benoit Gastien. Benoit Gastien deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mickael Bérenguer. Mickael Bérenguer tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
28.23
Gary Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Will. Simon Will flicks a high ball forward to Maxence Devineau who takes it down. Maxence Devineau lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Ferreira. Manuel Ferreira beats his man to it with a header but it flies well off target!
32.01
Reynald Deblock flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Ferreira controls it well on his chest. Manuel Ferreira whips in a cross ball towards Greg Ball. Greg Ball gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Martial Casagrande reads it well. He makes it look easy!
33.52
Guillermo Ortiz plays the ball forward to Yohan Boisfer. Yohan Boisfer knocks in a cross ball towards Mickael Bérenguer. Mickael Bérenguer makes a deft header. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Clermont are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
36.43
Gary Mckinlay makes a probing pass to Manuel Ferreira. Manuel Ferreira sees a break and surges forward. Manuel Ferreira lofts in a cross ball towards Mick Bower. Mick Bower knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Martial Casagrande has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.01
Roland Rabuel flicks a high pass forward. Mickael Bérenguer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mickael Bérenguer plays a scrappy one-two with Yohan Boisfer and advances towards the goal... Mickael Bérenguer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Thomas Karembeu hacks Simon Will from behind! The referee calls over Thomas Karembeu and warns him to calm down! Simon Will stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Clermont appear unchanged since the first half. FC Nantes also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Clermont kick off the second half!
54.08
Fritz Garcia makes a probing pass to Mickael Bérenguer. Mickael Bérenguer shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
55.31
Reynald Deblock flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Ferreira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Ferreira lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Will. Simon Will makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.14
Denis Zeitoun flicks a high pass forward. Numo Montanier controls it well on his chest. Numo Montanier flicks a high pass forward to Benoit Gastien who brings the ball under control. Benoit Gastien sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
61.27
Ludovic Ducloux kicks a strong pass forward to Orlando Delaroche. Orlando Delaroche knocks the ball forward to Reynald Deblock. Reynald Deblock knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Ferreira. Manuel Ferreira jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Martial Casagrande picks it out of the air!
66.43
Ludovic Ducloux makes a simple pass to Reynald Deblock. Reynald Deblock shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
69.28
Adam Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Ferreira controls it well on his chest. Manuel Ferreira hits a low pass to Reynald Deblock. Reynald Deblock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
73.37
Ludovic Ducloux comes in with a late challenge on Mickael Bérenguer. Ludovic Ducloux is shown the yellow card! Mickael Bérenguer grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.57
Gary Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Simon Will. Simon Will deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Greg Ball. Greg Ball rushes past Thomas Karembeu! Greg Ball tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.02
With some swift thinking, Fritz Garcia plays the ball forward to Yohan Boisfer. Yohan Boisfer lofts in a cross ball towards Mickael Bérenguer. Mickael Bérenguer makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Clermont!
81.20
Guillermo Ortiz flicks a high ball forward to Benoit Gastien who takes it down. Benoit Gastien sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Benoit Malicki gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
83.11
Thomas Karembeu flicks the ball to his team mate, Ali Joseph-Augustin. Ali Joseph-Augustin makes a simple pass to Mickael Bérenguer. Mickael Bérenguer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ludovic Ducloux.
90.00
Ludovic Ducloux threads the ball through to Reynald Deblock. Reynald Deblock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Maxence Devineau. Maxence Devineau finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Maxence Devineau!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Clermont

FC Nantes
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
31.1%
39.2%
29.7%

Scorers
Mickael Bérenguer 42, 77
Mick Bower 36
Simon Will 55
Maxence Devineau 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mickael Bérenguer of Clermont

Match Ratings