Nice vs Brest 2021-22 Ligue 1
Nice stay in top four with 2-1 win over Brest
Nice stayed in touch with Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain after goals in each half by defenders Jean-Clair Todibo and Melvin Bard helped them to a
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45': Goal! Nice 1, Brest 0. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 45': Substitution, Brest. Jérémy Le Douaron replaces Irvin Cardona.
- 61': Goal! Nice 2, Brest 0. Melvin Bard (Nice) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 71': Substitution, Brest. Hianga'a M'Bock replaces Lucien Agoume.
- 72': Substitution, Brest. Julien Faussurier replaces Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
- 72': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Brest. Youssouph Badji replaces Steve Mounié.
- 76': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Haris Belkebla.
- 78': Substitution, Nice. Kasper Dolberg replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 79': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram replaces Pablo Rosario.
- 87': Substitution, Nice. Lucas Da Cunha replaces Melvin Bard.
- 90'+2': Goal! Nice 2, Brest 1. Franck Honorat (Brest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
- 90'+5': Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Jordan Lotomba.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nice 2, Brest 1.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 13,503
French Ligue 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +19 | Lens | 18 | 43 | 3 |
| +25 | Paris Saint-Germain | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| +22 | Marseille | 18 | 35 | 5 |
| +8 | Lille | 18 | 32 | 6 |
Statistics
BRE |
NICE![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.9 | Possession | 70.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 231 | Accurate Passes | 679 |
| 323 | Passes | 765 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 8 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 24 | Clearances | 10 |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 13 | Hassane Kamara |
| 22 | Calvin Stengs |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
Brest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 17 | Denys Bain |
| 5 | Brendan Chardonnet |
| 2 | Jean-Kévin Duverne |
| 18 | Ronael Pierre-Gabriel |
| 21 | Romain Faivre |
| 7 | Haris Belkebla |
| 10 | Lucien Agoumé |
| 15 | Steve Mounié |
| 14 | Irvin Cardona |
| 9 | Franck Honorat |
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