FC Nantes | FC Nantes – Toulouse FC (3-1)
Led at the break by Toulouse FC, FC Nantes reversed the trend at the start of the second period to finally take the measure of Toulouse (3-1), this afternoon at the Stade de La Beaujoire. A first championship victory that feels good!
Beaten in the final minutes of the game last week in Marseille (2-1), FC Nantes is looking for its first success of the season.
First half
The start of the meeting is unbridled and to be credited to the visitors, given their good dynamics at the start of the season. But the first real opportunity is in Nantes through Girotto. Positioned a notch higher than usual, the Brazilian sees his volley at the entrance to the surface come to smash the crossbar of Dupé (11 ‘). Over the minutes, Antoine Kombouaré’s men increase the pace and yet… On a long ball behind the defense, Aboukhlal, very well launched by Van den Boomen, enters the eighteen meters and crosses his attempt. This last one sucks (0-1, 16′).In the aftermath, on a lobbed pass back from Pallois, Lafont headed the ball in-extremis… (17′).
Eager to move forward, the FCN relies more on the accelerator but twice comes up against Dupé, the former yellow and green doorman. First by Guessand (25′), then above all Fabio, who with a header from close range saw the TFC goalkeeper become the employer (25′). The pace then drops and neither team manages to gain the upper hand over the other. We remain on this score in favor of the Violets at halftime (0-1).
Second half-time
Returning from the locker room, Antoine Kombouaré made two important changes with the entry into play of Mostafa Mohamed and Ludovic Blas, both involved in the Nantes equalizer in Marseille last week. The beginning of the revolt of the residents of La Beaujoire!
Very prominent on his left side, Simon adjusts a cross that Guessand cuts perfectly at the near post (1-1, 50′).
Nantes picks up. Even better, Nantes stands out. Five minutes later, Mohamed is receiving a cross from the first scorer. The Egyptian uncrosses his head perfectly. Powerful, she leaves no chance to Dupé (2-1, 55′). Passed in front, the Yellows stand out in stride. Mohamed, in the area, managed a perfect directed control. If he thinks to take the ball for him, Moses Simon arises, controls and arms his shot which comes to lodge under the bar. With help from VAR for a possible offside, the Nigerian’s achievement is logically granted (3-1, 61′).
La Beaujoire savors and the Canaries master their subject. Twenty minutes from time, Chaïbi, with a coiled center-shot, found Lafont’s bar (71′). At the end of the game, Blas has the opportunity to establish his advantage through Blas. The attacking midfielder eliminated Spierings and Nicolaisen before arming and being countered (90+2′).
FC Nantes was waiting for this success and it came today, in a very nice way. With in particular a start of the second period of great, great quality..
Next meeting for the Yellow and Green, next Wednesday (7 p.m.), on the lawn of the Racing Club de Strasbourg.
Eleven minutes, top time!
Long thwarted by Maxime Dupé and high-class saves, the Yellow and Greens finally found the fault when they returned from the locker room. In eleven minutes (50′, 55, 61′), FC Nantes broke away to finally be the most ever really worried. A reaction synonymous with first success in the elite of this season.
THE KEY NUMBERS
1
Seasons 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 combined, the Yellow and Green have lost only one of their last 13 home matches in Ligue 1 (8 wins, 4 draws), it was March 19 against Lille (0-1).
1
This afternoon, Evann Guessand and Mostafa Mohamed unlocked their counter but under the Nantes tunic! But not only… Both are authors of their first assist as well. More than encouraging performances, meticulous statistics: we must continue at this pace!
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FC Nantes have won 4 of their last 5 Ligue 1 matches against a promoted club (1 loss), after winning just one of their previous 11 (6 draws, 4 losses).
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FC Nantes won a Ligue 1 match after conceding 1st but for the 6th time in 27 such matches under the Kombouaré era, which is as many as their previous 105. Overwhelming.
15
Jean-Charles Castelletto recovered 15 balls in this match, the highest total for a Nantes player in a Ligue 1 match since Ludovic Blas, in Rennes on April 11, 2021 (17).
With OPTA
IT IS SAID
Antoine Kombouaré, coach of FC Nantes: “What a reaction from the players! It was interesting to see how we were going to react against an opponent who roughed us up in the first half. They reacted like champions! We had a lot of doubts before this match. We deserve this victory. .”