Match Report


ToulouseToulouse     FC NantesFC Nantes
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Thibault FadigaT. Fadiga62
G
1
G
73Maryn MaoulidaM. Maoulida
Wahid BourgeaisW. Bourgeais62
D
2
D
66Miguel MarquesM. Marques
Azziz NicaiseA. Nicaise58
D
3
D
64Gregorio RuizG. Ruiz
Carmelo PisanoC. Pisano58
D
4
D
62Gianluca GriecoG. Grieco
Sabri RaschkeS. Raschke54
D
5
D
60Alexandre BentoA. Bento
Abdelmalek ViseuxA. Viseux63
M
6
M
63Noel BrandN. Brand
Nwankwo SturridgeN. Sturridge59
M
captain7
M
62Eduardo JimenezE. Jimenez
Johan FabianoJ. Fabiano57
M
8
A
67Gaetano De PalmaG. De Palma
Ga‘l PhilippeG. Philippe54
M
9
A
61Oswaldo CatherineO. Catherine
Sandro LongoS. Longo68
A
10
A
60Adel NéeA. Née
Manuel RamosM. Ramos63
A
11captain
A
53Renzo ValsesiaR. Valsesia
 
Marc-Vivien PapinM. Papin60
G
12
G
65Eoin HurstE. Hurst
Cyrille De PalmasC. De Palmas58
G
13
M
58Sebastien DeniaudS. Deniaud
Markus TurekM. Turek57
A
14
G
58Abdelmalek LegrandA. Legrand

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Stade Municipal where Toulouse play host to FC Nantes. A crowd of 10,936 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Toulouse are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Nantes appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Ruddy Domoraud.


0.00
The whistle blows and Toulouse kick off!
3.24
Azziz Nicaise knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Sturridge. Nwankwo Sturridge knocks the ball forward to Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noel Brand.
14.03
Noel Brand flicks a high pass forward. Oswaldo Catherine collects the pass. Oswaldo Catherine whips in a cross ball towards Renzo Valsesia. Renzo Valsesia heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.37
Alexandre Bento runs forward with the ball. Alexandre Bento knocks the ball forward to Noel Brand. Noel Brand knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abdelmalek Viseux.
20.56
Seeing a gap ahead, Eduardo Jimenez plays the ball forward to Renzo Valsesia. Renzo Valsesia whips in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Catherine. Oswaldo Catherine connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.39
Johan Fabiano flicks the ball to his team mate, Sandro Longo. Sandro Longo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.25
Abdelmalek Viseux kicks a strong pass forward to Nwankwo Sturridge. Nwankwo Sturridge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Maryn Maoulida who gathers it comfortably.
26.40
Ga‘l Philippe flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Ramos collects the pass. Manuel Ramos puts a great ball through. Sandro Longo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
33.18
Johan Fabiano passes the ball forward to Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
36.33
Ga‘l Philippe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sandro Longo. Sandro Longo shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
38.36
Eduardo Jimenez hits a low pass to Adel Née. Adel Née whips in a cross ball towards Noel Brand. Noel Brand knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Abdelmalek Viseux clears it off the line with his head!
40.06
Renzo Valsesia flicks a high pass forward. Noel Brand holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noel Brand shoots from 20 yards but Thibault Fadiga reads it well. Nice keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
FC Nantes kick off and get the second half underway!
47.33
Johan Fabiano threads a neat ball through to Abdelmalek Viseux. Abdelmalek Viseux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
48.34
Ga‘l Philippe flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
53.37
Eduardo Jimenez knocks the ball to his team mate, Adel Née. Adel Née lofts in a cross ball towards Gaetano De Palma. Gaetano De Palma powers a header at goal. The keeper, Thibault Fadiga, sees it late!! Goal for FC Nantes!
59.41
Eduardo Jimenez threads a neat ball through to Renzo Valsesia. Renzo Valsesia shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
61.30
Sabri Raschke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nwankwo Sturridge. Nwankwo Sturridge makes an attacking run forward. Nwankwo Sturridge shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
65.47
Oswaldo Catherine sees Noel Brand in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Noel Brand lofts in a cross ball towards Adel Née. Adel Née is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.52
Miguel Marques clumsily knocks into Manuel Ramos. Miguel Marques is given a warning by the referee! Manuel Ramos runs off the knock.
69.26
Gianluca Grieco passes the ball forward to Eduardo Jimenez. Eduardo Jimenez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaetano De Palma. Gaetano De Palma shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
72.03
Eduardo Jimenez flicks a high pass forward to Renzo Valsesia who brings the ball under control. Renzo Valsesia rushes past Carmelo Pisano! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Renzo Valsesia provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Solid save from Thibault Fadiga.
75.30
Nwankwo Sturridge threads the ball through to Wahid Bourgeais. Wahid Bourgeais kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.31
Noel Brand knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Jimenez. Eduardo Jimenez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Thibault Fadiga comfortably gets down and covers it.
78.02
Nwankwo Sturridge flicks a high pass forward. Johan Fabiano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Johan Fabiano runs straight at the opposition's defence. Johan Fabiano knocks in a cross ball towards Sandro Longo. Sandro Longo directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
81.13
Abdelmalek Viseux threads the ball through to Manuel Ramos. Manuel Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Sandro Longo. Sandro Longo makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Maryn Maoulida.
82.53
It's a corner kick. Nwankwo Sturridge kicks a low ball out wide. Ga‘l Philippe side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
83.54
Abdelmalek Viseux hacks Noel Brand from behind! The referee calls over Abdelmalek Viseux and shows him a yellow card! Noel Brand runs off the knock.
90.00
Noel Brand knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaetano De Palma. Gaetano De Palma whips in a cross ball towards Oswaldo Catherine. Oswaldo Catherine whips the ball goalwards with his head. Thibault Fadiga is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Toulouse

FC Nantes
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
27.5%
47.5%
25%

Scorers
Gaetano De Palma 53
Oswaldo Catherine 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gaetano De Palma of FC Nantes

Match Ratings