“Albin Demouchy is sent off with a second yellow card after conceding a penalty in the dying seconds, leaving Guingamp with nine men.”
Pivotal
Nancy
Guingamp
Outstanding performance
Guingamp•GoalkeeperNancy dominated for long periods, outshooting Guingamp 17-8 and controlling 65% of the match's territorial battle, but couldn't find a breakthrough until the very last kick. The game turned physical after the break, with four yellow cards shown inside just over a minute between the 55th and 56th minutes, setting a combative tone that never really settled. Guingamp's resistance looked increasingly fragile once Kouroufia Kebe was shown a second yellow in the 71st minute, and Albin Demouchy's dismissal in the 90th minute, conceding the penalty that Fdaouch converted, summed up a chaotic collapse for the visitors. Nancy's patience and territorial dominance finally paid off, moving them forward in form while Guingamp will rue a second-half discipline meltdown that cost them a result they'd defended well for.
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Goal! Zakaria Fdaouch scores from the penalty spot to make it 1-0.
Second yellow card issued to Albin Demouchy.
Corner awarded.
Amine Hemia takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Zakaria Fdaouch takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Chafik El Hansar replaces El Hadary Raheriniaina.
Sidi Cisse is on, and Walid Bouabdelli is off.
Zakaria Fdaouch takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Stanislas Kielt takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Albin DemouchyYellow CardYellow card for Albin Demouchy.
Corner awarded.
Tom Ducrocq is on, and Tanguy Ahile is off.
Jeremy Gelin is substituted for Elydjah Mendy.
Logan Ndenbe is on, and Pape Meissa Ba is off.
Tanguy AhileYellow CardYellow card shown to Tanguy Ahile.
Corner awarded.
Second yellow card for Kouroufia Kebe.
Substitution: Zakaria Fdaouch comes on for Nordine Kandil.
Stanislas Kielt comes on for Brandon Bokangu.
Amadou Samoura is coming on for Florent Sanchez Da Silva.
Teddy Averlant is on, and Samir Ben Brahim is off.
Shot from Nordine Kandil with a header, but it's saved.
Ilyes Housni takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Brandon Bokangu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot from Nordine Kandil with his left foot, but it's blocked.
Amine Hemia Yellow CardYellow card issued to Amine Hemia.
Yellow card for Kouroufia Kebe.
Jeovanni DiangangaYellow CardYellow card shown to Jeovanni Dianganga.
Corner awarded.
Tanguy Ahile takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Amine Hemia takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
Yellow card shown to Walid Bouabdelli.
Pape Meissa Ba attempts a header but misses the shot.
Kouroufia Kebe takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Florent Sanchez Da Silva takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
Nehemiah Fernandez takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Shot by Ilyes Housni with his right foot is saved.
Pape Meissa Ba takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Enzo Tacafred takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Nordine Kandil's header is blocked.
Pape Meissa Ba takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Tanguy Ahile takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Samir Ben Brahim takes a right-footed shot but misses.
El Hadary Raheriniaina takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Enzo Tacafred takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Corner awarded.
Ilyes Housni takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Gabriel Henry.
Sixth-placed Nancy welcome Guingamp to Marcel-Picot looking to protect their two-point cushion, but Les Rouges et Noirs have won only once in their last nine meetings with this opponent. Off-field headlines around a legal case involving two reserve players add an uneasy backdrop to an otherwise routine mid-table Ligue 2 clash.
