Match Report
| FC Nantes | FC Nantes |  |  | Reims | Reims | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Rahn | K. Rahn |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Jean-Jacques Michel | J. Michel | |||||||||
| Orlando Besson | O. Besson | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Umberto Lambertini | U. Lambertini | |||||||||
| Reginald Rool | R. Rool | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Garry Mckinlay | G. Mckinlay | |||||||||
| Ousmane Lacombe | O. Lacombe | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Wilfried Billong | W. Billong | |||||||||
| Amdy Sankharé | A. Sankharé | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Zoltan Ponsard | Z. Ponsard | |||||||||
| Yves Doumenc | Y. Doumenc | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Emmerick Bouisset | E. Bouisset | |||||||||
| Fernando Zitelli | F. Zitelli | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Jean-Claude Kelban | J. Kelban | |||||||||
| Craig Gemmell | C. Gemmell | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 |  | Nikos Victoria | N. Victoria | |||||||||
| Ruddy Charvet | R. Charvet | | 58 | M | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Toifilou Riou | T. Riou | |||||||||
| Gary Hamilton | G. Hamilton |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Gianfranco Martinelli | G. Martinelli | |||||||||
| Michael Grant | M. Grant | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Giovanni Frezza | G. Frezza | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau where FC Nantes play host to Reims. A crowd of 9,437 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Nantes and Reims are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FC Nantes and Reims are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Nantes start the match!
2.56
0-0Wilfried Billong advances with the ball. Wilfried Billong brings the ball forward. Wilfried Billong lofts in a cross ball towards Giovanni Frezza. Giovanni Frezza flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
3.56
0-0Ruddy Charvet advances with the ball. Ruddy Charvet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.32
Nikos Victoria sees space and advances. Nikos Victoria knocks in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Martinelli. Gianfranco Martinelli is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.49
Toifilou Riou sees a break and surges forward. Toifilou Riou knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Reginald Rool.
14.22
Wilfried Billong kicks a strong pass forward to Nikos Victoria. Nikos Victoria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giovanni Frezza. Giovanni Frezza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Amdy Sankharé.
16.17
0-0Jean-Claude Kelban clumsily knocks into Ruddy Charvet. The referee calls over Jean-Claude Kelban and warns him to calm down! Ruddy Charvet runs off the knock.
20.02
Garry Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nikos Victoria. Nikos Victoria makes a probing pass to Gianfranco Martinelli. Gianfranco Martinelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.30
Jean-Claude Kelban kicks a strong pass forward to Giovanni Frezza. Giovanni Frezza tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
33.33
Toifilou Riou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Frezza. Giovanni Frezza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.14
Toifilou Riou threads the ball through to Gianfranco Martinelli. Gianfranco Martinelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Reginald Rool.
39.44
Craig Gemmell passes the ball forward to Gary Hamilton. Gary Hamilton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.25
Reginald Rool decides to run forward with the ball. Reginald Rool kicks a strong pass forward to Michael Grant. Michael Grant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Emmerick Bouisset makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianfranco Martinelli. Gianfranco Martinelli knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Frezza. Giovanni Frezza connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Reims kicking off!
49.25
0-1Umberto Lambertini threads the ball through to Jean-Claude Kelban. Jean-Claude Kelban brings the ball forward. Jean-Claude Kelban shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.11
Ousmane Lacombe decides to run forward with the ball. Ousmane Lacombe knocks the ball forward to Gary Hamilton. Gary Hamilton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wilfried Billong.
63.21
Amdy Sankharé hacks Gianfranco Martinelli from behind! The referee calls over Amdy Sankharé and warns him to calm down! Gianfranco Martinelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.25
Nikos Victoria catches Yves Doumenc on the ankles. The referee calls over Nikos Victoria and warns him to calm down! Yves Doumenc runs off the knock.
67.42
Ousmane Lacombe sees space and advances. Ousmane Lacombe takes it forward alone. Ousmane Lacombe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.53
0-1Reims are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
73.45
0-1Umberto Lambertini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Claude Kelban. Jean-Claude Kelban flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Martinelli. Gianfranco Martinelli knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Frezza. Giovanni Frezza directs the ball goalwards with his head. Kevin Rahn manages to gather it comfortably.
78.36
Ousmane Lacombe sees space and advances. Ousmane Lacombe surges forward with the ball. Ousmane Lacombe finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.13
Emmerick Bouisset knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Martinelli. Gianfranco Martinelli shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.13
Jean-Claude Kelban makes a beautiful solo run. Jean-Claude Kelban shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
83.39
Reginald Rool knocks the ball forward to Yves Doumenc. Yves Doumenc chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Hamilton. Gary Hamilton shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.8%
60.2%
Play Area
27.3%
50%
22.7%
Scorers