Nantes vs Saint-Etienne, 2024-25 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Nantes

10': Johann Lepenant
49': Sorba Thomas
90'+8': Marcus Coco

FT
2 - 2

Saint-Etienne

57': Ibrahima Sissoko
67': Ibrahima Sissoko (P)

About

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

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Hand ball by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
9': Attempt blocked. Douglas Augusto (Nantes) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
10': Goal! Nantes 1, Saint-Etienne 0. Johann Lepenant (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
12': Foul by Douglas Augusto (Nantes).
12': Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Marcus Coco.
14': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Saint-Etienne).
14': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Attempt missed. Matthis Abline (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
15': Dylan Batubinsika (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Matthis Abline (Nantes).
16': Delay in match because of an injury Matthis Abline (Nantes).
18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
18': Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Attempt missed. Dylan Batubinsika (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zuriko Davitashvili following a set piece situation.
19': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Léo Pétrot is caught offside.
22': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
22': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dylan Batubinsika.
23': Foul by Mathis Amougou (Saint-Etienne).
23': Pedro Chirivella (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dylan Batubinsika.
26': Dylan Batubinsika (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Matthis Abline (Nantes).
30': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ben Old with a cross.
32': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
32': Marcus Coco (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Attempt missed. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Chirivella.
40': Attempt missed. Douglas Augusto (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moses Simon.
41': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Saint-Etienne).
41': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Aïmen Moueffek.
43': Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+3': First Half ends, Nantes 1, Saint-Etienne 0.
45': Second Half begins Nantes 1, Saint-Etienne 0.
49': Goal! Nantes 2, Saint-Etienne 0. Sorba Thomas (Nantes) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johann Lepenant.
51': Foul by Nathan Zézé (Nantes).
51': Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Ben Old (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Matthis Abline (Nantes).
52': Matthis Abline (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt blocked. Matthis Abline (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
57': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Marcus Coco.
57': Goal! Nantes 2, Saint-Etienne 1. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zuriko Davitashvili with a cross following a corner.
59': Foul by Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne).
59': Nathan Zézé (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Douglas Augusto.
61': Douglas Augusto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne).
63': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Nathan Zézé.
63': Penalty Saint-Etienne. Mickaël Nadé draws a foul in the penalty area.
63': Penalty conceded by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) after a foul in the penalty area.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne).
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': VAR Decision: Penalty Saint-Etienne.
65': Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Goal! Nantes 2, Saint-Etienne 2. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
70': Attempt saved. Mathis Amougou (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
71': Offside, Nantes. Moses Simon is caught offside.
72': Foul by Mathis Amougou (Saint-Etienne).
72': Nicolas Cozza (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Cozza (Nantes).
73': Mathis Amougou (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Douglas Augusto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
75': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Douglas Augusto.
78': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Mathieu Cafaro replaces Ben Old.
78': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Stassin replaces Ibrahim Sissoko.
79': Substitution, Nantes. Mostafa Mohamed replaces Matthis Abline.
79': Substitution, Nantes. Ignatius Ganago replaces Sorba Thomas.
80': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Cozza.
80': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Pierre Ekwah.
80': Attempt missed. Ignatius Ganago (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Augusto with a cross following a corner.
81': Foul by Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne).
81': Nathan Zézé (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
83': Foul by Johann Lepenant (Nantes).
83': Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Benjamin Bouchouari replaces Mathis Amougou.
86': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Benjamin Bouchouari.
86': Foul by Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes).
86': Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne).
88': Substitution, Nantes. Florent Mollet replaces Pedro Chirivella.
88': Substitution, Nantes. Dehmaine Assoumani replaces Johann Lepenant.
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Douglas Augusto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne).
89': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Augustine Boakye replaces Zuriko Davitashvili.
89': Offside, Nantes. Ignatius Ganago is caught offside.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Florent Mollet (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ignatius Ganago.
90'+2': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Aïmen Moueffek.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ignatius Ganago (Nantes) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross.
90'+2': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dennis Appiah.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) with an attempt from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dehmaine Assoumani with a cross following a corner.
90'+4': Foul by Augustine Boakye (Saint-Etienne).
90'+4': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dehmaine Assoumani with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+7': Gautier Larsonneur (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
90'+8': Dehmaine Assoumani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
90'+8': Foul by Marcus Coco (Nantes).
90'+8': Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Marcus Coco (Nantes) is shown the red card.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Nantes 2, Saint-Etienne 2.
0': Match ends, Nantes 2, Saint-Etienne 2.

Statistics

ASSE		NAN
12	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	1
39.2	Possession	60.8
5	SHOTS	16
3	ON GOAL	3
0.6	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
287	Accurate Passes	467
357	Passes	537
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	10
11	Crosses	35
0.3	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	52
16	Accurate Long Balls	30
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	7
8	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
5	Interceptions	6
37	Effective Clearances	9
37	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 34,005

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	11	+23	29
2	AS Monaco	11	+10	23
3	Marseille	11	+9	20
4	Lille	11	+7	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nantes (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alban Lafont (GK)
44	Nathan Zeze
21	Jean-Charles Castelletto
3	Nicolas Cozza
11	Marcus Coco
8	Johann Lepenant
6	Douglas
5	Pedro Chirivella
39	Matthis Abline
27	Moses Simon
22	Sorba Thomas

Nantes Substitutes:

Dehmaine Assoumani, Mathieu Acapandié, Mostafa Mohamed, Nicolas Pallois, Kelvin Amian, Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Patrick Carlgren, Florent Mollet, Ignatius Ganago.

Saint-Etienne (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Gautier Larsonneur (GK)
3	Mickael Nade
21	Dylan Batubinsika
19	Leo Petrot
8	Dennis Appiah
4	Pierre Ekwah
37	Mathis Amougou
29	Aimen Moueffek
9	Ibrahima Sissoko
22	Zuriko Davitashvili
11	Ben Old

Saint-Etienne Substitutes:

Mathieu Cafaro, Lamine Fomba, Brice Maubleu, Igor Miladinovic, Augustine Boakye, Lucas Stassin, Florien Tardieu, Yunis Abdelhamid, Benjamin Bouchouari.

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