D2 Cup Quarter-Final First Leg: Nantes 0 – 1 Emil AC

0 – 1

Les Baudets  continued their fine run of form, finding the goal just minutes after the start.  On their first spell of possession of the match, Ruskin picked out Castolo making a run into the box.  The dreadlocked wizard took a speculative shot that squirmed in at the near post,  more a condemnation of the keeper than credit to the Brazilian.

Gutierrez should have doubled the lead minutes later when he found himself alone with the keeper after a nice interchange with Macco.

Emil looked the more dangerous team for the remainder of the first hour, but then a swarm of locusts slowly settled on the pitch, and Les Baudets found space in midfield increasingly restricted by aggressive tackling.  Oliech in particular looked dangerous, twice running directly through his would-be tacklers.

Hamsun and Vornander were restored to the lineup, in the hopes that a bit of strength might see out the result.  The changes helped somewhat, and Emil was able to produce one more foray out of their own half, but following that, were pinned back for the final 15 minutes, each attempted clearance falling to a Nantes player, only to be quickly lobbed back into danger.

But the Donkeys were up to the task, and Vornander and Hamsun both managed to use their height to defensive advantage, preserving the clean sheet.

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