00:09Today's League One match between FC Nantes and Le Havre AC at the Stade de la Bourjoire.
00:15This is a crucial encounter for the home side who are desperate to halt a worrying slump in form.
00:20Nantes are in serious danger of dropping back to League Two.
00:24They have failed to win any of their last five league matches, a run that has left them eight points
00:27adrift of safety.
00:28Last weekend's 3-1 defeat to 10-man A.S. Monaco marked their fifth consecutive top flight loss.
00:34Their most recent league triumph came in early January, a 2-0 win over Olympique de Marseille.
00:39Le Havre have enjoyed a far more encouraging campaign and sit 13th in the table.
00:43They secured back-to-back victories for the first time since October by defeating Toulouse.
00:49Two won last weekend despite being reduced to 10 men.
00:52Across their last six matches, Le Havre have recorded three wins, two draws, and two defeats.
00:56Their away record remains concerning with just one win on the road, but this is a fixture in which they
01:02have recently established dominance.
01:03They remain unbeaten in their last three meetings with victories secured both home and away in the previous campaign.
01:19The first half began with an early breakthrough for Nantes.
01:23In the third minute, a dangerous cross forced Le Havre defender Yannis Zouawi to turn the ball into his own
01:29net under pressure,
01:31giving the hosts an own goal and a 1-0 lead.
01:34The remainder of the half was tightly contested.
01:37Fabian Sentons received a yellow card in the 14th minute for a bad foul.
01:42The match saw chances at both ends, with Gautier Loris missing a header for Lu Havre in the 21st minute
01:50from a set-piece.
01:51The decisive moment of the half arrived in the 32nd minute,
01:54when Lucas Gournadouith conceded a penalty with a bad foul on Youssef Al-Arabi and was shown a yellow card.
02:02Ignatius Gonago stepped up and converted the penalty in the 34th minute with a right-footed shot, making the score
02:092-0.
02:10Multiple substitutions were made at the start of the second half.
02:14Nantes brought on Damain Tababo and Bahariba Gourassi,
02:18while Le Havre introduced Mbwana Ali Samada and Kenny Catant.
02:23The second period was a physical battle.
02:25Ali Youssef and Nicolas Koza received yellow cards for Nantes in the 63rd and 65th minutes, respectively for bad fouls.
02:35Youssef Al-Arabi had a header saved by Maury Diyah in the 60th minute, following an assist from Johan Leponent.
02:43Lu Havre pushed for a goal, with Rassol and Diaya missing a shot from the centre of the box in
02:49the 70th minute.
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