Nice vs AC Ajaccio 2022-23 Ligue 1

3': Dante
69': Bilal Brahimi
90': Bilal Brahimi

FT
3 - 0

Nice wins 4th straight in Ligue 1 after beating Ajaccio 3-0

— Billal Brahimi scored twice with spectacular long-range strikes as Nice beat Ajaccio 3-0 for a fourth straight win in the French league on Friday.

Match Commentary

3': Goal! Nice 1, Ajaccio 0. Dante (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani with a cross following a corner.
45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Ajaccio 0.
57': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Badredine Bouanani.
66': Substitution, Nice. Youssouf Ndayishimiye replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
66': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Khéphren Thuram.
69': Goal! Nice 2, Ajaccio 0. Billal Brahimi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofiane Diop following a corner.
74': Substitution, Ajaccio. Romain Hamouma replaces Riad Nouri.
74': Substitution, Ajaccio. Moussa Djitté replaces Mounaïm El Idrissy.
78': Substitution, Nice. Ross Barkley replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
82': Substitution, Ajaccio. Ruan replaces Cyrille Bayala.
82': Substitution, Ajaccio. Mehdi Puch-Herrantz replaces Mickaël Barreto.
82': Substitution, Ajaccio. Anthony Khelifa replaces Mickaël Alphonse.
85': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Aaron Ramsey.
90': Goal! Nice 3, Ajaccio 0. Billal Brahimi (Nice) left footed shot from long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 20,163

French Ligue 1 Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+55	Paris Saint-Germain	33	81	2
+25	Marseille	33	62	9
+26	AS Monaco	33	61	8
+19	Nice	33	57	8

Full Table

Statistics

ACA		NICE
7	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	5
0	Saves	3
38	Possession	62
6	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	3
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
318	Accurate Passes	583
396	Passes	654
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	3
14	Crosses	11
0.4	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	39
25	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	4
9	Effective Tackles	4
16	Tackles	8
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	9
11	Effective Clearances	11
11	Clearances	11

Line-Ups

Nice (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
4	Dante
25	Jean-Clair Todibo
23	Jordan Lotomba
33	Antoine Mendy
28	Hicham Boudaoui
19	Khephren Thuram
16	Aaron Ramsey
9	Terem Moffi
24	Gaëtan Laborde
35	Badredine Bouanani

Substitutes:

Pablo Rosario, Melvin Bard, Teddy Boulhendi, Sofiane Diop, Alexis Beka Beka, Mattia Viti, Ross Barkley, Youssouf Ndayishimiye, Bilal Brahimi.

AC Ajaccio (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Benjamin Leroy (GK)
21	Cédric Avinel
25	Oumar Gonzalez
15	Clément Vidal
2	Mickaël Alphonse
20	Mohamed Youssouf
4	Michael Barreto
29	Florian Chabrolle
5	Riad Nouri
14	Cyrille Bayala
7	Mounaim El Idrissy

Substitutes:

Moussa Djitté, Mehdi Puch-Herrantz, Kouamé Botué, Romain Hamouma, Ruan Levine, Anthony Khelifa, Lebas da Silva, Moussa Soumano, Francois-Joseph Sollacaro.

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