Nantes vs Lyon 2022-23 Coupe de France, Semifinals
Blas sends Nantes into French Cup final again
A second-half stunner by Ludovic Blas helped holders Nantes beat Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 at home to reach the French Cup final on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 33': Substitution, Nantes. Alban Lafont replaces Rémy Descamps because of an injury.
- 45'+4': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Lyon 0.
- 55': Substitution, Lyon. Houssem Aouar replaces Sinaly Diomandé.
- 57': Goal! Nantes 1, Lyon 0. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fabien Centonze.
- 70': Substitution, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret replaces Thiago Mendes.
- 77': Substitution, Nantes. Florent Mollet replaces Moussa Sissoko.
- 77': Substitution, Nantes. Andy Delort replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
- 80': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Dembélé replaces Corentin Tolisso.
- 80': Substitution, Lyon. Jeffinho replaces Rayan Cherki.
- 83': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Nantes. Evann Guessand replaces Ludovic Blas.
- 90'+5': Dejan Lovren (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 34,687
Statistics
 LYON |
NAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 67.3 | Possession | 32.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 468 | Accurate Passes | 176 |
| 569 | Passes | 267 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 18 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 20 | Clearances | 17 |
Nantes (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Rémy Descamps (GK) |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 3 | Andrei Girotto  |
| 38 | João Victor |
| 28 | Fabien Centonze |
| 8 | Samuel Moutoussamy |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 14 | Ignatius Ganago |
| 10 | Ludovic Blas |
| 31 | Mostafa Mohamed |
Lyon (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Dejan Lovren |
| 4 | Castello Lukeba |
| 2 | Sinaly Diomande |
| 23 | Thiago Mendes |
| 88 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 18 | Rayan Cherki |
| 3 | Nicolás Tagliafico |
| 20 | Saël Kumbedi |
| 10 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 26 | Bradley Barcola |
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