On 24 February, one of the matches of the 23rd round of the French football championship took place. Lorient (France) and Nantes (France) met.
French Championship, 23rd round
Lorient (France) - Nantes (France) - 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Jean-Charles Castelletto (49)
Warnings: D. Augusto (67), Pallois (69)
In a tense match between Lorient and Nantes in Ligue 1, Nantes came away with a 1-0 victory at the Stade du Mustuar - Yves Allenmat. Both teams struggled to get out of the equaliser in the first half and the score remained 0-0 at half-time. However, in the 49th minute, Nantes struck first on J. Castelletto's goal, putting the team ahead. In an attempt to equalise the score, Lorient made several substitutions: A. Kari, I. Lusa and T. Le Bris came on as substitutes in the 64th minute. Despite all their efforts, they failed to score a goal.
In the second half, Nantes also made strategic substitutions: Mostafa Mohamed, M. Koko and S. Moutoussamy entered the game. Moutoussamy. The team showed solid defensive play, with D. Augusto and N. Pallois receiving yellow cards for their actions. In the last minutes of the match both teams continued to make substitutions: N. Cozza and P. Katseris took the field for Nantes and Lorient respectively. As a result, it was Nantes who defeated Lorient 1-0. The match showed good play of both teams, but "Nantes" managed to win three points thanks to a goal in the second half.
In the next round the following matches await the rivals: Rennes - Lorient, Nantes - Metz.
| Lorient | Nantes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kicks to the goal | 6 |
| 6 | Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Blocked punches | 0 |
| 4 | Penalty kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 3 |
| 9 | Offences | 11 |
| 3 | Corner | 8 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 64% | Ball possession | 36% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Keeper saves | 1 |
| 605 | Total assists | 332 |
| 529 | Accurate assists | 269 |
| 87% | Accuracy of passes | 81% |