Castelletto And Ganago Propel Nantes To French Cup Final

Cameroonian internationals Ignatius Ganago and Jean Charles Castelletto were authors of a high-class performance on Wednesday evening as Nantes defeated Lyon 1-0 in the semi-finals of the French Cup.

With desire and combativeness, FC Nantes, thanks to a solitary goal from Ludovic Blas (57 minute), sailed through to a second “Coupe de France” final in a row, with the idea of going to scoop the fifth trophy in the history of the Club in this competition. Both Ganago and Castelletto played 90 minutes.

After validating their quarter-final ticket in an empty stadium against RC Lens (2-0), it was in a full and Beaujoire house that FC Nantes played the semi-final of the Coupe de France.

The start of the game was enterprising for the Canaries. However, the stardust moment came after the pose. Back from the locker room, Antoine Kombouaré’s men put on just as much intensity.

Forward Blas improvised to glide pass Lopes for 1-0 at the 57th minute for the game’s lone goal.
Nantes continued to be in charge thereafter and maintained rhythm.

Lyon tried to react through set pieces. Lacazette missed target four minutes after the hour mark. OL ended the game with four attackers to try to force the Nantes lock open. However, defender, Lafont was solid in his interventions and aided Nantes preserve her clean sheet.

FC Nantes, defending champions, will therefore try to keep their crown on April 29 at the Stade de France.

Nantes’ next game will be in the Ligue 1 in game day 30 on Sunday afternoon against AS Monaco (5:05 p.m.)