French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Nice 2021-22 Ligue 1

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  • 75': Kasper Dolberg
  • 80': Amine Gouiri

Nice move fourth in Ligue 1 with win at Nantes

Late goals by Kasper Dolberg and Amine Gouiri earned Nice a 2-0 victory at Nantes to move into fourth place in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 31': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Nice 0.
  • 51': Fábio (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Mario Lemina (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
  • 75': Goal! Nantes 0, Nice 1. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melvin Bard with a cross.
  • 78': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram replaces Mario Lemina.
  • 78': Substitution, Nice. Andy Delort replaces Calvin Stengs.
  • 79': Substitution, Nantes. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Osman Bukari.
  • 79': Substitution, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy replaces Andrei Girotto.
  • 80': Goal! Nantes 0, Nice 2. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Delort with a through ball.
  • 84': Substitution, Nice. Hassane Kamara replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
  • 87': Substitution, Nantes. Charles Traoré replaces Fábio.
  • 87': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Moses Simon.
  • 87': Substitution, Nantes. Wylan Cyprien replaces Pedro Chirivella.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 14,597

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Lens 14 31 3
+15 Paris Saint-Germain 14 30 2
+21 Marseille 14 29 3
+11 Lille 14 26 4
Full Table

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 1
49.9 Possession 50.1
9 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
350 Accurate Passes 335
425 Passes 415
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 9
13 Crosses 27
0.2 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 64
17 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 13
18 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
9 Interceptions 7
27 Effective Clearances 14
27 Clearances 14

Line-Ups

NAN Nantes (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alban Lafont (GK)
4 Nicolas Pallois
21 Jean-Charles Castelletto
2 Fabio Yellow Card
24 Sébastien Corchia
10 Ludovic Blas
5 Pedro Chirivella
3 Andrei Girotto Yellow Card
23 Randal Kolo Muani
27 Moses Simon
26 Osman Bukari

NICE Nice (4-4-2)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
4 Dante Yellow Card
25 Jean-Clair Todibo
26 Melvin Bard
5 Flavius Daniliuc
18 Mario Lemina Yellow Card
8 Pablo Rosario
22 Calvin Stengs
28 Hicham Boudaoui Yellow Card
9 Kasper Dolberg
11 Amine Gouiri

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