French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Montpellier, 2023-24 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nantes
  • 44': Florent Mollet
  • 74': Kader Bamba
FT
2 - 0
Montpellier

    About

    Nantes are hosting Montpellier at La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau, Nantes, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Matthis Abline (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 5': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier).
    • 5': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
    • 6': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Florent Mollet (Nantes) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Samuel Moutoussamy.
    • 9': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
    • 9': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Foul by Falaye Sacko (Montpellier).
    • 13': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 15': Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 18': Foul by Quentin Merlin (Nantes).
    • 18': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 19': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Kiki Kouyaté.
    • 20': Benjamin Lecomte (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Jean-Kévin Duverne (Nantes).
    • 26': Hand ball by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 27': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 29': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 29': Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Falaye Sacko (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Moses Simon (Nantes).
    • 32': Attempt missed. Quentin Merlin (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Mollet.
    • 35': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Falaye Sacko.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Matthis Abline (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 38': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
    • 38': Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
    • 40': Téji Savanier (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Florent Mollet (Nantes).
    • 41': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Goal! Nantes 1, Montpellier 0. Florent Mollet (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
    • 45'+1': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Florent Mollet (Nantes).
    • 45'+2': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
    • 45'+2': Jordan Ferri (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nantes 1, Montpellier 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 1, Montpellier 0.
    • 46': Foul by Téji Savanier (Montpellier).
    • 46': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
    • 46': Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Nantes) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Moutoussamy.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matthis Abline.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Akor Adams (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Falaye Sacko with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Jean-Kévin Duverne.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Akor Adams (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Ferri with a cross following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla.
    • 57': Substitution, Nantes. Adson replaces Matthis Abline.
    • 57': Substitution, Nantes. Abdoul Kader Bamba replaces Moussa Sissoko.
    • 58': Substitution, Montpellier. Khalil Fayad replaces Wahbi Khazri.
    • 58': Substitution, Montpellier. Kelvin Yeboah replaces Akor Adams.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Adson (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Moutoussamy.
    • 61': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Issiaga Sylla (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Becir Omeragic with a headed pass.
    • 62': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Montpellier).
    • 63': Attempt saved. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Coco with a through ball.
    • 63': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Benjamin Lecomte.
    • 64': Foul by Florent Mollet (Nantes).
    • 64': Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Florent Mollet (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Montpellier) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
    • 65': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Mousa Tamari (Montpellier).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Kelvin Yeboah (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Adson (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 71': Offside, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy tries a through ball, but Abdoul Kader Bamba is caught offside.
    • 74': Goal! Nantes 2, Montpellier 0. Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moses Simon following a fast break.
    • 75': Abdoul Kader Bamba (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 75': Foul by Khalil Fayad (Montpellier).
    • 75': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Théo Sainte-Luce replaces Issiaga Sylla.
    • 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Yanis Issoufou replaces Jordan Ferri.
    • 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Léo Leroy replaces Téji Savanier.
    • 79': Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Nantes).
    • 79': Yanis Issoufou (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Nantes. Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel replaces Marcus Coco.
    • 80': Foul by Eray Cömert (Nantes).
    • 80': Kelvin Yeboah (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 83': Foul by Léo Leroy (Montpellier).
    • 83': Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Foul by Yanis Issoufou (Montpellier).
    • 86': Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Quentin Merlin (Nantes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoul Kader Bamba.
    • 87': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 90': Substitution, Nantes. Jaouen Hadjam replaces Quentin Merlin.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Khalil Fayad (Montpellier) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Falaye Sacko with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier).
    • 90'+2': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Kiki Kouyaté (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jaouen Hadjam (Nantes).
    • 90'+2': Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Eray Cömert (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Kelvin Yeboah (Montpellier).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Nantes).
    • 90'+5': Kelvin Yeboah (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Mousa Tamari (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nantes 2, Montpellier 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nantes 2, Montpellier 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 6
    43.2 Possession 56.8
    11 SHOTS 14
    6 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    359 Accurate Passes 514
    452 Passes 604
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    61 Long Balls 62
    35 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 15
    16 Tackles 17
    0.8 Tackle % 0.9
    8 Interceptions 10
    9 Effective Clearances 14
    9 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
    Location: Nantes, France
    Attendance: 26,864

    Ligue 1 Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 33 +55 81
    2 Marseille 33 +25 62
    3 AS Monaco 33 +26 61
    4 Nice 33 +19 57
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NAN Nantes (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Alban Lafont (GK)
    2 Jean-Kevin Duverne
    24 Eray Cömert
    29 Quentin Merlin
    11 Marcus Coco
    8 Samuel Moutoussamy
    5 Pedro Chirivella
    17 Moussa Sissoko
    39 Matthis Abline
    27 Moses Simon
    25 Florent Mollet
    Nantes Substitutes:
    Rémy Descamps, Jaouen Hadjam, Nathan Zeze, Adson, Kader Bamba, Nicolas Pallois, Stredair Appuah, Lamine Diack, Ronael Pierre-Gabriel.

    MON Montpellier (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    40 Benjamin Lecomte (GK)
    4 Boubakar Kiki Kouyate Yellow Card
    27 Becir Omeragic
    3 Issiaga Sylla
    77 Falaye Sacko
    11 Téji Savanier
    12 Jordan Ferri
    13 Joris Chotard
    8 Akor Adams
    10 Wahbi Khazri
    9 Mousa Al-Tamari
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Dimitry Bertaud, Mamadou Sakho, Kelvin Yeboah, Christopher Jullien, Khalil Fayad, Yanis Issoufou, Leo Leroy, Théo Sainte-Luce, Enzo Tchato.

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