Boulogne — Nancy, Ligue 2

Boulogne and Nancy played out a 0:0 draw in Ligue 2 on Friday evening. The hosts had more to do than they showed, but the result left both sides where they started in the standings.

There were no goals and no major incidents to mark the match. Nancy controlled the ball at 62 per cent and created more chances, but the shots went nowhere. Boulogne defended deep and did not give away anything.

The first substitution came in the 57th minute when C. I. Dia was brought on. J. Gelin followed in the 63rd, and T. Brusco appeared in the 76th. L. Ndenbe was used in the 81st minute, while N. Binet received a yellow card in the 87th. B. Bokangu made his appearance in the 90th plus one.

Nancy had 264 passes in the opposition half and 19 crosses, but Boulogne cleared 31 balls and won 19 aerial duels. The visitors registered two shots on target and five off target, while Boulogne managed just one shot on target. Neither side created a big chance.

By then the game had settled into a pattern. Nancy worked the ball around, Boulogne sat back, and neither side could break the deadlock. The draw brought them together early in the standings, though the gap between seventh and thirteenth remains unchanged.