Match Report
| FC Nantes | FC Nantes |  |  | Olympique Lyonnais | Olympique Lyonnais | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alain Kroupi-Zahi | A. Kroupi-Zahi |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Jean-Michel Sablé | J. Sablé | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Özalan | Y. Özalan |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Sylvain Roche | S. Roche | |||||||||
| Adolfo Peiro | A. Peiro |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Adel Weber | A. Weber | |||||||||
| Diego González | D. González |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Nenad Lefèvre | N. Lefèvre | |||||||||
| Jesper Nygaard | J. Nygaard |  | 71 | D | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Aziz Libbra | A. Libbra | |||||||||
| Matt Glass | M. Glass |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Mario Essola | M. Essola | |||||||||
| Michael Bosnich | M. Bosnich |  | 75 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Djimi Grondin | D. Grondin | |||||||||
| Pascal Claessens | P. Claessens |  | 74 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Manfa Bigné | M. Bigné | |||||||||
| Jes Høgh | J. Høgh | | 80 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 |  | Albrecht Röhlig | A. Röhlig | |||||||||
| Gerard Capron | G. Capron | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Malte Brückner | M. Brückner | |||||||||
| Marcos Taffarel | M. Taffarel |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Youssef Maraval | Y. Maraval | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau where FC Nantes play host to Olympique Lyonnais. A crowd of 20,091 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
FC Nantes are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Olympique Lyonnais appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
FC Nantes are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Olympique Lyonnais appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Olympique Lyonnais get the match underway!
2.07
0-0Jesper Nygaard hits it upfield. Gerard Capron knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Jean-Michel Sablé manages to keep it out.
3.23
Djimi Grondin makes a simple pass to Albrecht Röhlig. Albrecht Röhlig shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Alain Kroupi-Zahi easily smothers it!
6.44
1-0Diego González passes the ball forward to Matt Glass. Matt Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh knocks in a cross ball towards Gerard Capron. Gerard Capron directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Jean-Michel Sablé has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.14
Michael Bosnich makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Jean-Michel Sablé.
21.20
1-0Mario Essola threads the ball through to Albrecht Röhlig. Albrecht Röhlig shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
22.29
1-0Adolfo Peiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pascal Claessens. Pascal Claessens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gerard Capron. Gerard Capron passes the ball forward but Jes Høgh is offside!
27.04
Diego González deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Bosnich. Michael Bosnich controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.44
1-0Malte Brückner clumsily knocks into Diego González. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Diego González runs off the knock.
36.03
Djimi Grondin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malte Brückner. Malte Brückner shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Alain Kroupi-Zahi manages to gather it comfortably.
38.41
Diego González passes the ball forward to Pascal Claessens. Pascal Claessens knocks the ball forward to Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.07
Manfa Bigné makes a probing pass to Albrecht Röhlig. Albrecht Röhlig goes all the way! Albrecht Röhlig rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
FC Nantes kick off!
49.29
1-1Matt Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerard Capron. Gerard Capron knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.56
Mario Essola controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albrecht Röhlig. Albrecht Röhlig knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alain Kroupi-Zahi who gathers it comfortably.
55.48
Diego González kicks a strong pass forward to Pascal Claessens. Pascal Claessens knocks the ball forward to Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel whips in a cross ball towards Gerard Capron. Gerard Capron is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
59.11
1-1Djimi Grondin catches Adolfo Peiro on the ankles. The referee calls over Djimi Grondin and warns him to calm down! Adolfo Peiro runs off the knock.
60.13
Michael Bosnich hacks Mario Essola from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mario Essola runs off the knock.
79.03
1-1Pascal Claessens comes in with a late challenge on Aziz Libbra. Pascal Claessens is shown the yellow card! Aziz Libbra gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.33
Matt Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Taffarel. Marcos Taffarel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adel Weber.
83.25
Matt Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jes Høgh. Jes Høgh knocks in a cross ball towards Gerard Capron. Gerard Capron flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.53
Manfa Bigné deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malte Brückner. Malte Brückner shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Marcos Taffarel hacks Nenad Lefèvre from behind! Marcos Taffarel is given a warning by the referee! Nenad Lefèvre stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
27.4%
43.8%
28.8%
Scorers