The point
This result pushes Berrichonne to the depths of the ranking. With the results of its direct rivals, Châteauroux is now five points from the first non-relegation spot. Nancy, of course, consolidates her position as leader.
The match
90e+4 It's over. Berri no longer had the weapons to turn the tide. She bows again.
84e BUUTTTTT!!!! Touré, not offside because covered by Mbengue, just has to push the ball into Konaté's goal (0-2). This time, it's cooked for Berri.
81e Exit of Versini replaced by Cervantes.
79e Double opportunity for Nancy. Touré presents himself alone in front of Konaté who wins his duel. Dabasse recovers, the Berri goalkeeper is still there.
76e The Berrichons are furious, the referee gives a new card to Michel then to Cris for protest. The public screams its anger.
74e BUUUTTTTT!!!! Continuing, the ball returns to the Berri area. The referee considers that Tormin commits a foul on Touré and awards a penalty to the Nancéiens. Touré takes Konaté on the wrong foot. (0-1)
73e It's hot on Konaté's goal. Corner from Gomel, Touré takes over, Konaté pushes back, Thiaré tries in turn, Duterte saves on his line….
71e Duterte fouls Bouabdeli. The referee hesitates to issue a second yellow which would force the Berrichons to finish at… nine, but is content with an oral warning.
67e Dabasse's header at the far post, Konaté is vigilant and takes the ball out for a corner.
66e First changes, Dabasse for Sidibé in Nancy, Tormin for Clairicia in Nancy.
57e On the free kick that followed, Gomel found the head of Saint-Ruf who scored before being flagged offside…
55e Red card for Berrichonne. Magnora is slightly late in clearing his camp against Touré. He tries to clear the ball but hits the Nancy striker who collapses. As in almost all matches, Berrichonne must play numerically inferior. Duterte receives a yellow for protest.
51e Corner for Nancy taken by Gomel. The ball is deflected at the near post and taken by Touré who misses his shot from almost point blank range.
46e The match resumes with the same twenty-two players.
Half time Nancy had possession of the ball for the vast majority but did not make her domination bear fruit. The Castelroussins dived several times, without managing to be sufficiently effective.
45e+1 Magnificent strike from Gomel from 30m which heads towards Konaté's goal. The Castelroussin goalkeeper flies away and diverts the ball for a corner.
43e N'Goma recovers a ball and thanks to superb control, manages to throw Versini deep. The one appears in front of Sourzac but is too far away and cannot get the shot on target.
40e Confused situation in midfield, Pires contests and is punished with a yellow card;
39e Thiaré is dispossessed of the ball by Clairicia who continues his race towards Sourjak's goal. At the cost of a very limited charge in the area, the Nancy defender recovered the ball at the last minute.
34e Very nice opening from Mbengue for Duterte who sends a good cross which passes Samaké and Clairicia without either of them managing to push the ball into the goal.
32e We haven't seen the Castelroussins on the attack for many minutes. Versini makes the difference in midfield and serves a caviar to Samaké… flagged offside in turn.
29e Carlier opens for Touré who escapes Mbengue. The latter holds him illegally, penalty? No offside for the Nancy player… Correa is furious on his bench.
24e Failed clearance by Konaté. The ball returns, like a boomerang, into the Berrcihone area. Gomel is served in ideal conditions and strikes 6 meters from the Castelroussin goal. Next to !!! Berri is doing well on this one. Nancy regained her grip.
20e Free kick for Berri at the left corner of the Lorraine area. Chraibi puts it in the package but the referee sees a fault from the Castelroussin attackers. The meeting becomes somewhat lively.
16e Response from Nancy residents. Gomel is well served on the left and cuts back for Bouabdeli who curls a nice shot at the edge of the area. It barely misses the mark.
13e Mbengue opens for Samaké who heads N'Goma. The latter is the victim of a foul and obtains a good free kick 25 m from Sourzak's goal. Mbengue punches him into the wall.
9e The Nancy embrace did not last very long, Berri circulated the ball in the opposing half, we were still in an observation circle.
3e Nancy presses hard on the Castelroussins who are having difficulty getting away. A first shot from Touré is off target.
Kick-off. Just before kick-off, a minute of applause is observed in tribute to Jean-Pierre Lefort
A few minutes earlier, President Benjamin Gufflet and sports coordinator Djebril Cornitte presented a frame to Adama Mbengue who recently celebrated his 100 matches with Berri.
Team composition
Ultimately, it is the team announced by the NR which is lined up for Berri. Note the return of Duterte as a starter, most certainly on the left-back position. Pierre is not part of the group, unlike Tormin who takes his place on the sidelines.
Berrichonne : Konaté – Michel, Magnora, Mbengue, Duterte – Pirès (head), Chraibi, N'Goma – Versini, Clairicia, Samaké.
Substitutes: Cognard (g), Doumbouya, Tjomb, Cervantes, Tormin.
Nancy : Sourzak – Julloux, Saint-Ruf (cap), Thiaré, Experience – Carlier, Bouriaud – Sidibé, Bouabdelli, Gomel – Touré.
Substitutes: Cissé, Ebonog, Bokangu, Evans, Dabasse.
Pre-match
A sign that the two teams fear each other, the coaches of the two teams, Cris for Berrichonne, Pablo Correa for Nancy, only communicated their group on the day of the match and not the day before.
On the Castelroussin side, the Brazilian coach retained 17 players including Leverton Pierre. The latter, of Haitian nationality, could have used the missing document having, according to the club, been validated at the last minute to renew his residence card. But he was not selected by the coach.
Numerous absences are also to be deplored with five players suspended and one injured, François Mendy. Announced injured in the thigh by the coach, Tyrone Tormin is part of the list…
On the ASNL side, Pablo Correa also announces a group of 17 players including only one goalkeeper, Surzac.
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