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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 1 (setup 3, season 14)
Nantes
v.
Ayr United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Stéphane RUFFIER1Craig GORDON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Maxime COLIN27Nathaniel CLYNE
Lucas DIGNE73Chris BRUNT
Maxime GONALONS47Darren FLETCHER
Benjamin MENDY65Ryan SHAWCROSS
Layvin KURZAWA67Geoff CAMERON
Moussa SISSOKO777Steve DAVIS
Antoine GRIEZMANN87Andros TOWNSEND
Corentin JEAN797Steven FLETCHER
Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA610James McCARTHY
Yassine BENZIA611Shane LONG
Manager
Joshua GUILAVOGUI12Andy ROBERTSON
Steve MANDANDA13Jack BUTLAND
Yoan GOUFFRAN14Duncan WATMORE
Mathieu VALBUENA156Ikechi ANYA
Jérémy TOULALAN16Jack COLBACK

Nantes 1 Ayr United 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 37,398, Stadium: La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau, Referee: Juan ANSUÁTEGUI ROCA 5½, TV: highlights)
2og FletcherScorers
Substitutions84 Cameron <=> Anya
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners8
7Fouls3
3Offsides2
5Shots on6
4Shots off6
9Total shots12
4Shots saved6
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Maxime COLIN
2GOAL!! A corner was fired through the penalty area and FLETCHER fumbled the ball into his own net.
5A shot from TOWNSEND was smothered by the Nantes 'keeper.
6GRIEZMANN ran onto a great ball from DI MARÍA but toe-poked his effort wide of the lefthand post.
8DAVIS worked the ball to FLETCHER, MCCARTHY latched onto his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
19A thirty yard drive from JEAN caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
22MCCARTHY rifled an easy chance past the righthand post.
24GRIEZMANN's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
28JEAN beat CAMERON and blasted the ball to BENZIA who fired his shot wide.
34A free-kick from MCCARTHY floated just beyond the near post.
37A refined cross from DAVIS, was flicked goalbound by MCCARTHY only for RUFFIER to palm clear.
39LONG pulled away from GRIEZMANN but drove the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
39MCCARTHY shot wide.
 
46A header by FLETCHER at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
58A penalty box meleé resulted in BRUNT driving the ball wide.
68SISSOKO made space on the left and knocked the ball to GRIEZMANN who touched the ball over.
70A strike from JEAN held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
72FLETCHER floated the ball to TOWNSEND who headed it over the bar.
72FLETCHER flicked a left foot shot over from twenty yards out.
75TOWNSEND charged through the Nantes defence but shot straight at the Nantes 'keeper.
79JEAN snapped at an easy chance.
84A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing GORDON.