Nantes vs Lyon, 2022-23 Coupe de France, Semifinals

· Coupe de France

57': Ludovic Blas

FT
1 - 0

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

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.
1': Attempt saved. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
1': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
5': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rayan Cherki with a cross following a corner.
8': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
8': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Fabien Centonze.
9': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
11': Foul by Sael Kumbedi (Lyon).
11': Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Pallois (Nantes).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Hand ball by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
13': Attempt blocked. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
14': Hand ball by Bradley Barcola (Lyon).
16': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Castello Lukeba.
20': Offside, Nantes. Ludovic Blas tries a through ball, but Mostafa Mohamed is caught offside.
21': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Moutoussamy.
24': Attempt missed. Thiago Mendes (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
25': Delay in match because of an injury Ignatius Ganago (Nantes).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
30': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bradley Barcola following a fast break.
31': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Lyon) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
31': Attempt blocked. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
32': Offside, Nantes. Ludovic Blas tries a through ball, but Samuel Moutoussamy is caught offside.
32': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
32': VAR Decision: No Goal Nantes 0-0 Lyon.
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Substitution, Nantes. Alban Lafont replaces Rémy Descamps because of an injury.
34': Castello Lukeba (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
35': Foul by Ignatius Ganago (Nantes).
35': Sael Kumbedi (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Delay in match because of an injury João Victor (Nantes).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Offside, Nantes. Mostafa Mohamed tries a through ball, but Ignatius Ganago is caught offside.
44': Attempt blocked. Sael Kumbedi (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
44': Foul by Sael Kumbedi (Lyon).
44': Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Castello Lukeba (Lyon).
44': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Cherki.
45'+3': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
45'+3': Alban Lafont (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
45'+4': Foul by Corentin Tolisso (Lyon).
45'+4': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
45'+5': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Nantes 0, Lyon 0.
45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Lyon 0.
47': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alban Lafont.
48': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Nantes).
48': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Attempt missed. Mostafa Mohamed (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by João Victor.
50': Foul by Sinaly Diomandé (Lyon).
50': Ignatius Ganago (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabien Centonze.
52': Castello Lukeba (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
55': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
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.
59': Foul by Fabien Centonze (Nantes).
59': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Sael Kumbedi (Lyon).
60': João Victor (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
63': Rayan Cherki (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
66': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Lyon).
67': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
68': Attempt missed. Rayan Cherki (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
69': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon).
69': Moussa Sissoko (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Substitution, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret replaces Thiago Mendes.
72': Foul by Rayan Cherki (Lyon).
72': Moussa Sissoko (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
74': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Nantes).
74': Sael Kumbedi (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Attempt missed. Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bradley Barcola with a cross.
77': Substitution, Nantes. Florent Mollet replaces Moussa Sissoko.
77': Substitution, Nantes. Andy Delort replaces Mostafa Mohamed.
77': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Florent Mollet (Nantes).
78': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Victor with a cross.
79': Attempt missed. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
80': Substitution, Lyon. Moussa Dembélé replaces Corentin Tolisso.
80': Substitution, Lyon. Jeffinho replaces Rayan Cherki.
80': Andy Delort (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Lyon).
81': Andy Delort (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Lyon).
82': Foul by Ludovic Blas (Nantes).
82': Nicolás Tagliafico (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
83': Sael Kumbedi (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt blocked. Maxence Caqueret (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Offside, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret tries a through ball, but Dejan Lovren is caught offside.
86': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Dembélé.
87': Attempt missed. Bradley Barcola (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeffinho with a cross.
88': Substitution, Nantes. Evann Guessand replaces Ludovic Blas.
89': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Moutoussamy.
90': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Pallois (Nantes).
90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sael Kumbedi (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Dembélé.
90'+4': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
90'+4': Alban Lafont (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon).
90'+5': Dejan Lovren (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Andy Delort (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Dejan Lovren (Lyon).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Nantes 1, Lyon 0.
0': Match ends, Nantes 1, Lyon 0.

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

Game Information

Competition: Coupe de France

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 34,687

Line-Ups

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

Nantes Substitutes:

Andy Delort, Sébastien Corchia, Alban Lafont, Moses Simon, Evann Guessand, Marcus Coco, Florent Mollet, Pedro Chirivella.

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

Lyon Substitutes:

Maxence Caqueret, Jérôme Boateng, Mohamed El Arouch, Houssem Aouar, Jeffinho, Johann Lepenant, Moussa Dembélé, Rémy Riou, Henrique.

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