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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau where FC Nantes play host to Toulouse. A crowd of 19,341 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Nantes and Toulouse are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mansour Bruno.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Nantes kicking off!
6.46
Paolo Perrotta flicks a high pass forward. Kader Amrani collects the pass. Kader Amrani puts a great ball through but Alex Piton is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
9.03
Jaouad Cassard flicks a high pass forward. Billy Keegan controls it well on his chest. Billy Keegan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.36
Gary Niven threads the ball through to Paolo Perrotta. Paolo Perrotta flicks a high pass forward. Kader Amrani collects the pass. Kader Amrani whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Umberto Savino has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
15.06
Darren Parker flicks a high pass forward. Alex Piton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Piton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Louis Macé.
20.50
William Ecker threads a neat ball through to Lilian Kossogonov. Lilian Kossogonov tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
26.41
Gary Niven hacks Billy Keegan from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Keegan runs off the knock.
27.32
Garcia Duque De Gasperi comes in with a late challenge on Billy Keegan. The referee warns Garcia Duque De Gasperi to calm down! Billy Keegan runs off the knock.
32.41
Corrado Campolonghi sees a break and surges forward. Corrado Campolonghi whips in a cross ball towards Lilian Kossogonov. Lilian Kossogonov flicks the ball with his head. Valeriy Yevstratenko comfortably punches it away to safety.
33.15
Dennis Seric catches William Ecker on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! William Ecker runs off the knock.
34.03
Darren Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Toulouse!
39.08
With vision, Dennis Seric picks a pass forward to Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira knocks in a cross ball towards Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Umberto Savino comfortably picks it out of the air!
44.48
Paolo Perrotta flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Moreira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Moreira shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Umberto Savino. Excellent save.
45.00
Bjšrn Wijker hacks Kader Amrani from behind! The referee warns Bjšrn Wijker to calm down! Kader Amrani stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Free kick to Toulouse just outside the area...
45.00
Roberto Moreira steps up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Toulouse kicking off!
47.11
Garcia Duque De Gasperi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yurtcan Sükür. Yurtcan Sükür deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Piton. Alex Piton lofts in a cross ball towards Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani makes a convincing header but it's well over the bar!
48.21
Garcia Duque De Gasperi sees a break and surges forward. Garcia Duque De Gasperi flicks the ball to his team mate, Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani makes a defence splitting pass to Alex Piton. Alex Piton shoots from just inside the box but slams it into the crowd!
49.57
Darren Parker comes in with a late challenge on Corrado Campolonghi. Darren Parker is shown the yellow card! Corrado Campolonghi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.09
William Ecker plays the ball forward to Billy Keegan. Billy Keegan finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Valeriy Yevstratenko smothers it!
54.01
William Ecker makes a simple pass to Billy Keegan. Billy Keegan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
55.18
Yurtcan Sükür knocks the ball forward to Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Piton. Alex Piton finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.45
Darren Parker clumsily knocks into William Ecker. The referee warns Darren Parker to calm down! William Ecker runs off the knock.
60.20
FC Nantes have made a substitution with Samuel Huard replacing Jaouad Cassard .Toulouse have made 3 substitutions with Samuel Njanka replacing Cesar Barros, Nicky Carragher replacing Dennis Seric and Jose Valente replacing Alex Piton .
61.28
Florian Henin comes in with a late challenge on Gary Niven. Florian Henin is given a warning by the referee! Gary Niven runs off the knock.
69.11
Billy Keegan catches Gary Niven on the ankles. The referee calls over Billy Keegan and warns him to calm down! Gary Niven hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.24
Gary Niven plays the ball forward to Paolo Perrotta. Paolo Perrotta flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Umberto Savino manages to gather it.
78.01
Eddy Fernandez sees a break and surges forward. Eddy Fernandez shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
83.16
Reynald Celestini threads the ball through to Corrado Campolonghi. Corrado Campolonghi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Henin. Florian Henin tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Valeriy Yevstratenko!
85.31
Paolo Perrotta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Moreira. Roberto Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Kader Amrani. Kader Amrani heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
87.08
Darren Parker hits a low pass to Jose Valente. Jose Valente plays a one-two with Kader Amrani and advances towards the goal... Bjšrn Wijker clumsily knocks into Jose Valente. Jose Valente appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
89.02
Eddy Fernandez flicks a high pass forward. Florian Henin easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Florian Henin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Valeriy Yevstratenko manages to keep it out.
90.00
Bjšrn Wijker barges into Jose Valente. The referee calls over Bjšrn Wijker and shows him a yellow card! Jose Valente runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
5
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
27.8%
46.8%
25.3%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Moreira of Toulouse

Match Ratings