Zapping Foot National Hugo Lloris: The big dates in blue
A great way to kick off the weekend. This Friday evening, FC Nantes actually hosted AS Monaco in the opening match of the 17th day of Ligue 1. A meeting which saw the two teams keep each other in check, with a score of two goals everywhere, at the end of a grandiose spectacle. ASM remains third while awaiting the LOSC match this evening. The FCN is fourteenth.
Abline, and the light was
The two teams will not go through the usual observation round. After a long Monegasque possession, FC Nantes will begin to lay siege to the opponent’s last meters. In the ninth minute of play, Kelvin Amian will put a good free kick into the box. Moses Simon takes over at the near post before crossing. This is returned by Wilfried Singo. The next one will be good for the locals. Douglas Augusto lets a cross slip between his legs. Matthis Abline is positioned where it should and finishes the job with one touch. Enough to make Beaujoire explode. AS Monaco is no longer there at all and will come very close to conceding the break goal twice.
A first time by Matthis Abline in the 21st minute of play after a poorly repelled ball by Thilo Kehrer… then a second time by the same Abline. This time, the former Rennais managed to regain the lead in the middle of four opponents. It’s too crossed! The Principality club will try, timidly, to react in the 35th minute of play. Kassoum Ouattara crosses hard at the near post for Breel Embolo who emerges. It’s right next door. Antoine Kombouaré’s men will continue to cause problems for the Rocher club as half-time approaches, without however managing to gain a slightly more comfortable lead. Everything still remains to be done between Canaries and Asemites.
-A second period of madness
As soon as they return from the locker room, and pushed by a burning Beaujoire stadium, the FCN will take the break. Kelvin Amian is found at the near post by Sorba Thomas and takes in a touch from the left. Philipp Köhn can’t do anything about it! In the process, AS Monaco will finally get back into their match and reduce the gap. Wilfried Singo finds Breel Embolo in the penalty area, who plays Nicolas Pallois physically and finishes with the flat of his foot. A few moments later, the Canaries will continue to suffer Monegasque attacks. Eliesse Ben Seghir is on the lookout for a bad dismissal from the opposing defense and follows up with a very powerful shot that Anthony Lopes pushes away for a corner. Adi Hütter’s men will quickly reverse the trend and put their evening opponents to torture.
Passer… then scorer the central defender. On a Monegasque corner, Mohamed Salisu took advantage of a completely missed exit from Lopes to emerge and push the ball with his head into the empty goal. The Yellow and Green began to lose their footing and came very close to being behind for the first time in the match in the 72nd minute of play. After a very big overflow from Michel, Vanderson was looked for at the far post before throwing himself . The Brazilian did not touch the ball even though the goal was, once again, empty! The end of the meeting will go in all directions. After a big billiard shot in the Nantes area, Moses Simon will find the crossbar after a duel with Vanderson. The score will no longer move despite the intentions of the 22 players.
To summarize
A great way to kick off the weekend. This Friday evening, FC Nantes actually hosted AS Monaco in the opening match of the 17th day of Ligue 1. A meeting which saw the two teams keep each other in check, with a score of two goals everywhere, at the end of a grandiose spectacle.
