French Ligue 1

Nantes vs Nice 2021-22 Ligue 1

Nantes
    FT
    0 - 2
    Nice
    • 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
    +34 Paris Saint-Germain 24 57 3
    +24 Lens 24 53 5
    +13 Lyon 24 45 7
    +18 Marseille 24 43 7
    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
    Substitutes:
    Wylan Cyprien, Yannis M'Bemba, Roli Pereira de Sa, Renaud Emond, Rémy Descamps, Marcus Coco, Samuel Moutoussamy, Charles Traoré, Kalifa Coulibaly.

    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
    Substitutes:
    Lucas Da Cunha, Marcin Bulka, Hassane Kamara, Evann Guessand, Khéphren Thuram, Justin Smith, Andy Delort, Youcef Atal, Teddy Boulhendi.

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