Match Report
| FC Nantes | FC Nantes |  |  | Chateauroux | Chateauroux | ||||||||||||||||
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| Alain Kroupi-Zahi | A. Kroupi-Zahi |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Kevin Dalglish | K. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Özalan | Y. Özalan |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Giancarlo Frezzolini | G. Frezzolini | |||||||||
| Adolfo Peiro | A. Peiro |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Gian Matteo Toldo | G. Toldo | |||||||||
| Diego González | D. González |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Pier G. Filippini | P. Filippini | |||||||||
| Jesper Nygaard | J. Nygaard |  | 71 | D | | 5 | | M | 71 |  | Youssef Laget | Y. Laget | |||||||||
| Matt Glass | M. Glass | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Edmundo Guardiola | E. Guardiola | |||||||||
| Michael Bosnich | M. Bosnich |  | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 |  | Bakary Augstein | B. Augstein | |||||||||
| Pascal Claessens | P. Claessens |  | 74 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Omar Maurel | O. Maurel | |||||||||
| Jes Høgh | J. Høgh | | 80 | A | | 9 | | A | 85 | | Roland Eggimann | R. Eggimann | |||||||||
| Gerard Capron | G. Capron | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 79 | | Edouard Nafti | E. Nafti | |||||||||
| Marcos Taffarel | M. Taffarel |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 | | Damien Chapuis | D. Chapuis | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau where FC Nantes play host to Chateauroux. A crowd of 20,182 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
FC Nantes are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chateauroux appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
FC Nantes are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chateauroux appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0FC Nantes kick off and get the match underway!
3.24
0-0Pascal Claessens knocks the ball forward to Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Dalglish who gathers it comfortably.
4.50
Edmundo Guardiola passes the ball forward to Roland Eggimann. Roland Eggimann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.03
0-0Pier G. Filippini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edmundo Guardiola. Edmundo Guardiola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damien Chapuis. Damien Chapuis shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.55
0-0Omar Maurel barges into Matt Glass. The referee calls over Omar Maurel and warns him to calm down! Matt Glass stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.47
Gian Matteo Toldo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Guardiola. Edmundo Guardiola passes the ball forward to Damien Chapuis. Damien Chapuis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.58
Bakary Augstein knocks the ball forward to Roland Eggimann. Roland Eggimann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.10
0-0Gian Matteo Toldo flicks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Guardiola. Edmundo Guardiola knocks the ball forward to Damien Chapuis. Damien Chapuis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alain Kroupi-Zahi!
21.32
Pier G. Filippini hacks Jes Høgh from behind! Pier G. Filippini is given a warning by the referee! Jes Høgh stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.02
Diego González makes a probing pass to Michael Bosnich. Michael Bosnich decides to run forward with the ball. Michael Bosnich knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerard Capron. Gerard Capron makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.22
1-0Diego González makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Glass. Matt Glass threads the ball through to Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.36
Yurtcan Özalan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Claessens. Pascal Claessens threads the ball through to Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
30.50
Michael Bosnich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.04
Pier G. Filippini makes a simple pass to Edmundo Guardiola. Edmundo Guardiola knocks the ball to his team mate, Roland Eggimann. Roland Eggimann lofts in a cross ball towards Edouard Nafti. Edouard Nafti is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.22
Diego González knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Claessens. Pascal Claessens makes a simple pass to Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.36
Youssef Laget sees space and advances. Youssef Laget sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.15
Pascal Claessens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Dalglish who gathers it comfortably.
40.36
Jesper Nygaard knocks the ball forward to Michael Bosnich. Michael Bosnich threads the ball through to Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel knocks in a cross ball towards Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Jes Høgh scores for FC Nantes!!
44.52
Diego González makes a probing pass to Matt Glass. Matt Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh knocks in a cross ball towards Gerard Capron. Gerard Capron powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Kevin Dalglish.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Chateauroux start the second half!
47.37
Adolfo Peiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Glass. Matt Glass decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Glass lofts in a cross ball towards Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Kevin Dalglish had no chance!! Goal for FC Nantes!
54.16
Pascal Claessens chips the ball to his team mate, Gerard Capron. Gerard Capron controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.52
Pier G. Filippini hacks Marcos Taffarel from behind! The referee calls over Pier G. Filippini again and warns him to calm down! Marcos Taffarel hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.08
Bakary Augstein makes a beautiful solo run. Bakary Augstein lofts in a cross ball towards Roland Eggimann. Roland Eggimann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Roland Eggimann!
79.32
Youssef Laget makes a probing pass to Roland Eggimann. Roland Eggimann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jesper Nygaard.
81.57
Bakary Augstein advances with the ball. Bakary Augstein shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.06
Michael Bosnich passes the ball forward to Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
85.54
Diego González makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matt Glass. Matt Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Gian Matteo Toldo knocks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Augstein. Bakary Augstein knocks the ball forward to Damien Chapuis. Damien Chapuis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jesper Nygaard.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
26.2%
45.2%
28.6%
Scorers
| Jes Høgh 24, 40, 47 | Roland Eggimann 67 |