France vs Nigeria, 2018 Women's International Friendly, Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
France
  • 20': Eugénie Le Sommer
  • 37': Valérie Gauvin
  • 45': Gaëtane Thiney
  • 60': Aminata Diallo
  • 70': Valérie Gauvin
  • 78': Valérie Gauvin
  • 85': Faith Michael (OG)
  • 90'+3': Marie-Charlotte Leger
FT
8 - 0
Nigeria

    About

    France are hosting Nigeria at Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans, France, starting on . The match is a part of the Women's International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Rita Chikwelu (Nigeria).
    • 1': Gaëtane Thiney (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Desire Oparanozie (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Wendie Renard (France).
    • 4': Corner, France. Conceded by Ngozi Ebere.
    • 5': Foul by Valérie Gauvin (France).
    • 5': Francisca Ordega (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Aminata Diallo (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gaëtane Thiney.
    • 7': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Amandine Henry.
    • 8': Amandine Henry (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Desire Oparanozie (Nigeria).
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Gaëtane Thiney (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eugénie Le Sommer.
    • 9': Esther Sunday (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (France).
    • 9': Attempt missed. Valérie Gauvin (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amandine Henry with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, France. Conceded by Josephine Chukwunonye.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Wendie Renard (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaëtane Thiney with a cross.
    • 11': Offside, France. Eugénie Le Sommer tries a through ball, but Valérie Gauvin is caught offside.
    • 12': Offside, Nigeria. Desire Oparanozie tries a through ball, but Francisca Ordega is caught offside.
    • 13': Hand ball by Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria).
    • 14': Attempt saved. Griedge Mbock Bathy (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wendie Renard.
    • 15': Hand ball by Francisca Ordega (Nigeria).
    • 16': Foul by Anam Imo (Nigeria).
    • 16': Griedge Mbock Bathy (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Viviane Asseyi (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aminata Diallo.
    • 19': Desire Oparanozie (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Aminata Diallo (France).
    • 20': Goal! France 1, Nigeria 0. Eugénie Le Sommer (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gaëtane Thiney.
    • 22': Foul by Anam Imo (Nigeria).
    • 22': Viviane Asseyi (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by Ngozi Ebere (Nigeria).
    • 22': Viviane Asseyi (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Ngozi Ebere (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (France).
    • 23': Francisca Ordega (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Offside, Nigeria. Osinachi Ohale tries a through ball, but Francisca Ordega is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Marion Torrent (France).
    • 26': Ngozi Ebere (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Amandine Henry (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Anam Imo (Nigeria).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Rita Chikwelu (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 30': Foul by Esther Sunday (Nigeria).
    • 30': Gaëtane Thiney (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Eugénie Le Sommer (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Osinachi Ohale (Nigeria).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Valérie Gauvin (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Foul by Aminata Diallo (France).
    • 34': Ngozi Okobi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Viviane Asseyi (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amel Majri with a cross.
    • 36': Amel Majri (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Anam Imo (Nigeria).
    • 37': Goal! France 2, Nigeria 0. Valérie Gauvin (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amel Majri with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Foul by Esther Sunday (Nigeria).
    • 38': Marion Torrent (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Amel Majri (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valérie Gauvin.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Valérie Gauvin (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amel Majri.
    • 43': Corner, France. Conceded by Osinachi Ohale.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Griedge Mbock Bathy (France) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eugénie Le Sommer with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Goal! France 3, Nigeria 0. Gaëtane Thiney (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, France 3, Nigeria 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins France 3, Nigeria 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nigeria. Glory Ogbonna replaces Ngozi Ebere.
    • 45': Substitution, Nigeria. Ogonna Chukwudi replaces Anam Imo.
    • 45': Substitution, Nigeria. Ugo Njoku replaces Josephine Chukwunonye.
    • 48': Corner, France. Conceded by Glory Ogbonna.
    • 49': Desire Oparanozie (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (France).
    • 49': Foul by Francisca Ordega (Nigeria).
    • 49': Wendie Renard (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Francisca Ordega (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Offside, Nigeria. Glory Ogbonna tries a through ball, but Francisca Ordega is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, France. Amel Majri tries a through ball, but Eugénie Le Sommer is caught offside.
    • 53': Offside, Nigeria. Ngozi Okobi tries a through ball, but Francisca Ordega is caught offside.
    • 53': Corner, France. Conceded by Glory Ogbonna.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Wendie Renard (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gaëtane Thiney with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Desire Oparanozie (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rita Chikwelu.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Amel Majri (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Eugénie Le Sommer (France) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Gaëtane Thiney (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Eugénie Le Sommer (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wendie Renard.
    • 60': Foul by Ogonna Chukwudi (Nigeria).
    • 60': Viviane Asseyi (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Goal! France 4, Nigeria 0. Aminata Diallo (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 61': Substitution, France. Élise Bussaglia replaces Aminata Diallo.
    • 61': Substitution, France. Ouleymata Sarr replaces Gaëtane Thiney.
    • 62': Substitution, Nigeria. Courtney Dike replaces Esther Sunday.
    • 63': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (France).
    • 63': Ngozi Okobi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (France).
    • 64': Ngozi Okobi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Desire Oparanozie (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (France).
    • 65': Attempt missed. Desire Oparanozie (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 66': Corner, France. Conceded by Glory Ogbonna.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Ouleymata Sarr (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Élise Bussaglia following a corner.
    • 67': Substitution, France. Delphine Cascarino replaces Viviane Asseyi.
    • 68': Substitution, France. Ève Périsset replaces Marion Torrent.
    • 69': Hand ball by Amel Majri (France).
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Ouleymata Sarr (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amandine Henry.
    • 70': Goal! France 5, Nigeria 0. Valérie Gauvin (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Eugénie Le Sommer (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ouleymata Sarr.
    • 73': Substitution, Nigeria. Ini-Abasi Umotong replaces Francisca Ordega.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Eugénie Le Sommer (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amel Majri.
    • 75': Foul by Ouleymata Sarr (France).
    • 75': Ogonna Chukwudi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, France. Sakina Karchaoui replaces Amel Majri.
    • 76': Substitution, France. Marie-Charlotte Leger replaces Eugénie Le Sommer.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Valérie Gauvin (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui with a cross.
    • 78': Goal! France 6, Nigeria 0. Valérie Gauvin (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Marie-Charlotte Leger (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui.
    • 81': Corner, France. Conceded by Faith Ikidi.
    • 85': Own Goal by Faith Ikidi, Nigeria. France 7, Nigeria 0.
    • 86': Foul by Ugo Njoku (Nigeria).
    • 86': Marie-Charlotte Leger (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Valérie Gauvin (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Ouleymata Sarr (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Delphine Cascarino with a cross.
    • 88': Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Ouleymata Sarr (France).
    • 89': Delay in match Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria) because of an injury.
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sakina Karchaoui (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wendie Renard.
    • 90'+1': Corner, France. Conceded by Chiamaka Nnadozie.
    • 90'+3': Goal! France 8, Nigeria 0. Marie-Charlotte Leger (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valérie Gauvin.
    • 90'+3': Osinachi Ohale (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match Ouleymata Sarr (France) because of an injury.
    • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Delphine Cascarino (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, France 8, Nigeria 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, France 8, Nigeria 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 14
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 8
    7 Saves 1
    29.2 Possession 70.8
    3 SHOTS 33
    1 ON GOAL 14
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    122 Accurate Passes 429
    215 Passes 499
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 18
    3 Crosses 35
    0.0 Cross % 0.5
    59 Long Balls 49
    11 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.8
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    18 Effective Tackles 12
    27 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    32 Effective Clearances 10
    32 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: Stade Marie-Marvingt
    Location: Le Mans, France

    Line-Ups

    FRA France (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Karina Benameur (GK)
    3 Wendie Renard
    19 Griedge Mbock Bathy
    7 Amel Majri
    17 Marion Torrent
    12 Gaëtane Thiney
    6 Amandine Henry
    10 Aminata Diallo
    13 Valérie Gauvin
    9 Eugénie Le Sommer
    18 Viviane Asseyi
    France Substitutes:
    Élise Bussaglia, Delphine Cascarino, Sarah Bouhaddi, Sakina Karchaoui, Julie Debever, Solène Durand, Ouleymata Sarr, Ève Périsset, Charlotte Bilbault, Laura Georges, Maéva Clemaron, Marie-Charlotte Leger.

    NGA Nigeria (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    16 Chiamaka Nnadozie (GK)
    6 Josephine Chukwunonye
    3 Osinachi Ohale Yellow Card
    5 Ngozi Ebere Yellow Card
    14 Faith Michael
    13 Ngozi Okobi
    10 Rita Chikwelu
    11 Esther Sunday
    17 Francisca Ordega Yellow Card
    7 Anam Imo
    9 Desire Oparanozie
    Nigeria Substitutes:
    Glory Ogbonna, Ini-Abasi Umotong, Onyinyechukwe Okeke, Courtney Dike, Sophia Omidui, Ogonna Chukwudi, Ugo Njoku.

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