Match Report
| FC Nantes | FC Nantes |  |  | RC Lens | RC Lens | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kaci Giresse | K. Giresse |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Marino Capone | M. Capone | |||||||||
| Carlos Moreira | C. Moreira |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 |  | Arturo Nieto | A. Nieto | |||||||||
| Simion Baicu | S. Baicu |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Silvio Deschamps | S. Deschamps | |||||||||
| Geoffroy Renaud | G. Renaud | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Julian Fenton | J. Fenton | |||||||||
| Jean-Marie Rival | J. Rival | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Tarik Le Roux | T. Le Roux | |||||||||
| Trond Egil Solskjær | T. Solskjær |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Erwan Trezeguet | E. Trezeguet | |||||||||
| Jean-Jacques Chagot | J. Chagot | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Vincent Rabesandratana | V. Rabesandratana | |||||||||
| Roy van Dam | R. van Dam |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Maryn Foé | M. Foé | |||||||||
| Jes Høgh | J. Høgh |  | 81 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Dominic Mcinnes | D. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Marcos Taffarel | M. Taffarel |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Youl Beye | Y. Beye | |||||||||
| Ronald King | R. King | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Ulrich Druon | U. Druon | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau where FC Nantes play host to RC Lens. A crowd of 20,462 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Nantes and RC Lens are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both FC Nantes and RC Lens are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Nantes get the match underway!
2.21
0-0Silvio Deschamps comes in with a late challenge on Jes Høgh. Silvio Deschamps is shown the yellow card! Jes Høgh hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.41
0-0Geoffroy Renaud makes a simple pass to Trond Egil Solskjær. Trond Egil Solskjær controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronald King. Ronald King knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arturo Nieto.
4.08
Simion Baicu makes a probing pass to Jean-Jacques Chagot. Jean-Jacques Chagot makes a simple pass to Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.27
0-0Jean-Jacques Chagot makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh shoots from distance but it is miles over!
8.27
Maryn Foé knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.10
0-0Roy van Dam knocks the ball to his team mate, Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh knocks the ball forward to Ronald King. Ronald King shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
16.59
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
20.16
1-0Geoffroy Renaud threads the ball through to Roy van Dam. Roy van Dam chips the ball to his team mate, Ronald King. Ronald King knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.57
Arturo Nieto catches Ronald King on the ankles. The referee calls over Arturo Nieto and shows him a yellow card! Ronald King runs off the knock.
26.03
Maryn Foé passes the ball forward to Youl Beye. Youl Beye lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.37
Simion Baicu threads the ball through to Trond Egil Solskjær. Trond Egil Solskjær decides to run forward with the ball. Trond Egil Solskjær lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel heads the ball goalwards. Marino Capone is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.16
Silvio Deschamps makes a beautiful solo run. Silvio Deschamps knocks the ball to his team mate, Youl Beye. Youl Beye knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dominic Mcinnes!
38.03
Roy van Dam kicks a strong pass forward to Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.02
Silvio Deschamps kicks a strong pass forward to Erwan Trezeguet. Erwan Trezeguet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon lofts in a cross ball towards Youl Beye. Youl Beye flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.34
Simion Baicu chips the ball to his team mate, Roy van Dam. Roy van Dam knocks the ball to his team mate, Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
RC Lens kick off the second half!
47.08
Maryn Foé knocks the ball forward to Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
53.31
Silvio Deschamps decides to run forward with the ball. Silvio Deschamps makes a probing pass to Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Kaci Giresse!
61.15
Jean-Jacques Chagot passes the ball forward to Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel lofts in a cross ball towards Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.28
Julian Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vincent Rabesandratana. Vincent Rabesandratana makes a probing pass to Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon whips in a cross ball towards Youl Beye. Youl Beye powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.59
Julian Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Erwan Trezeguet. Erwan Trezeguet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Mcinnes. Dominic Mcinnes powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
69.15
Roy van Dam passes the ball forward to Ronald King. Ronald King knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marino Capone who gathers it comfortably.
73.10
Vincent Rabesandratana knocks the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Kaci Giresse easily smothers it.
75.18
Trond Egil Solskjær decides to run forward with the ball. Trond Egil Solskjær shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
79.34
3-1Maryn Foé kicks a strong pass forward to Youl Beye. Youl Beye passes the ball forward but Ulrich Druon is offside!
81.20
Erwan Trezeguet flicks the ball to his team mate, Ulrich Druon. Ulrich Druon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Geoffroy Renaud.
83.32
Jean-Jacques Chagot passes the ball forward to Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Marino Capone manages to gather it comfortably.
84.42
Geoffroy Renaud knocks the ball to his team mate, Roy van Dam. Roy van Dam deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Fenton.
85.13
Jean-Jacques Chagot brings the ball forward. Jean-Jacques Chagot knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Silvio Deschamps.
90.00
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.3%
51.7%
Play Area
26.4%
43.7%
29.9%
Scorers
| Marcos Taffarel 20, 30 Jes Høgh 61 | Dominic Mcinnes 33 |