French Ligue 1

Angers vs Nice 2021-22 Ligue 1

  • 29': Sofiane Boufal (P)
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1 - 2
  • 57': Andy Delort
  • 90'+1': Andy Delort

Delort at the double as Nice sink Angers

Algerian Andy Delort netted a brace, including a stunning late volley, as Nice fought back from a goal down to secure a 2-1 away win over Angers.

Match Commentary

  • 29': Goal! Angers 1, Nice 0. Sofiane Boufal (Angers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 31': Angelo Fulgini (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Hassane Kamara (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Angers 1, Nice 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Angers 1, Nice 0.
  • 57': Goal! Angers 1, Nice 1. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
  • 63': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude Maurice replaces Hassane Kamara.
  • 73': Substitution, Nice. Hichem Boudaoui replaces Lucas Da Cunha.
  • 74': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien replaces Pablo Rosario.
  • 74': Substitution, Angers. Pierrick Capelle replaces Souleyman Doumbia.
  • 74': Substitution, Angers. Mathias Pereira Lage replaces Jimmy Cabot.
  • 75': Substitution, Angers. Billal Brahimi replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 85': Substitution, Angers. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Angelo Fulgini.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Angers 1, Nice 2. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Angers 1, Nice 2.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France
Attendance: 6,788

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
0 Angers 0 0 0
0 AJ Auxerre 0 0 0
0 Brest 0 0 0
0 Le Havre AC 0 0 0
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 3
62.7 Possession 37.3
14 SHOTS 3
5 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
575 Accurate Passes 311
667 Passes 403
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 0
29 Crosses 6
0.1 Cross % 0.0
65 Long Balls 65
39 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 13
5 Effective Clearances 22
5 Clearances 22

Line-Ups

ANG Angers (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Paul Bernardoni (GK)
8 Ismaël Traoré
24 Romain Thomas
29 Vincent Manceau
5 Thomas Mangani
2 Batista Mendy
10 Angelo Fulgini Yellow Card
3 Souleyman Doumbia
11 Jimmy Cabot
7 Sofiane Boufal
21 Mohamed-Ali Cho

NICE Nice (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
4 Dante Yellow Card
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
26 Melvin Bard
20 Youcef Atal
18 Mario Lemina
8 Pablo Rosario
13 Hassane Kamara Yellow Card
29 Lucas Da Cunha
11 Amine Gouiri
7 Andy Delort

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