On 20 May, one of the matches of the 36th round of the French football championship took place. Nantes (France) and Montpellier (France) met.
French Premier League, round 36.
Nantes (France) - Montpellier (France) - 0:3 (0-1)
Goals: Jordan Ferri (38), Arnaud Nordin (47)
Warnings: Quentin Merlin (20), Moutoussamy (49), Mollet (58)
Nantes faced Montpellier in a Ligue 1 match at the Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau. Despite a valiant effort, Nantes failed to score throughout the match, leading to a 0-3 defeat. Montpellier took the lead in the first half, scoring J. Ferry in the 38th minute. Nantes struggled to keep their feet and received a yellow card in the 20th minute for a goal by C. Merlin. Montpellier's A. Nordin scored in the 47th minute, confirming their lead in the match. Nantes' problems continued as S. Moutoussamy received a yellow card just two minutes later. On 5 minutes, Nantes made a substitution: A. Delort came on instead of Mostafa Mohamed.
On 57 minutes N. Pallois replaced S. Appois in Nantes' second substitution and F. Mollet was given a yellow card in the 58th minute. Montpellier made their first substitution in the 70th minute: W. Khazri came on in place of S. Mavididi, while the second substitution, T. Savanier, replaced L. Leroy in the 71st minute. Nantes' L. Blas received a yellow card in the 77th minute and the team made two substitutions in the 78th minute: M. Koko replaced L. Blas and K. Merlin replaced M. Sissoko. Montpellier also made a substitution in the 78th minute: F. Maouass replaced T. Saint-Luce. In the 86th minute, K. Kouyaté replaced M. Sakho in Montpellier's last substitution. In the 88th minute, Montpellier sealed the win with a goal from F. Sako. Despite Nantes' determination, Montpellier's well executed attack proved too much for them. Thanks to this impressive win, Montpellier can look forward to more successful matches in Ligue 1.
In the next round, Lille vs Nantes and Montpellier vs Nice are the matches to watch out for.
| Nantes | Montpellier | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 13 | Shots | 13 |
| 4 | Blocked kicks | 3 |
| 11 | Kicks from the penalty box | 8 |
| 2 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 14 | Offences | 8 |
| 10 | Corner | 6 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 43% | Possession of the ball | 57% |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 364 | Total assists | 510 |
| 311 | Accurate passes | 434 |
| 85% | Accuracy of transmissions | 85% |