A sensational goal from Blas allowed the ‘canaries’ to have the opportunity to play the cup final for the second consecutive season
Lyon could barely generate danger despite monopolizing possession
Nantes will defend the Cup title they won last year after certifying this Wednesday qualification for their second consecutive final by beating Olympique de Lyon 1-0 in a semifinal match in which the “canaries” were clearly superior.
DATA SHEET
Coupe de France
nan
LYO
LINEUPS
nantes
Descamps (Lafont, 33′); Centonze, Pallois, Girotto, Victor; Castelletto; Sissoko (Mollet, 77′), Moutoussamy, Blas (Guessand, 88′), Ganago; Mohamed (Delort, 77′).
lyons
lopes; Diomandé (Aouar, 55′), Lovren, Lukeba; Kumbedi, Tolisso (Dembélé, 80′), Mendes (Caqueret, 69′), Tagliafico; Cherki (Jefferson, 80′); Barcola, Lacazette.
Referee
Bastien Dechepy. TA: Girotto (83′)/Tolisso (45+4′), Lovren (95′).
It was of little or nothing use to Lyon, who arrived launched to the appointment after winning last Sunday by 0-1 in the field of Paris Saint-Germainmonopolizing possession of the ball for many minutes.
And it is that Laurent Blanc’s men were barely able to generate clear scoring chances, quite the opposite of Nantes, who after 32 minutes of play he was able to take the lead on the scoreboard through a shot by Samuel Moutoussamy that ended up inside the goal, but did not go up on the scoreboard due to an illegal position by the Congolese midfielder.
Nothing could prevent, however, the goal from Ludovic Blas from going up on the scoreboardwho signed what would ultimately be the final 1-0 scoreline after 57 minutes, after resolving with sensational control and no less superb finishing off a cross into the area by Fabien Centonze.
But not even with the result against it did Olympique de Lyon seem to react, that failed to disturb the local goal until there were four minutes to go in a shot, the first between the visiting team’s three sticks, by Bradley Barcola that was cleared by a defender.
the Nantes, who will seek his fifth cupbearer titlethe second competitive one, against the winner of the semifinal that will face Annecy, a team from the French Second Division, against Toulouse this Thursday.