Nice vs Cologne 2022-23 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Goal! Nice 0, 1. FC Köln 1. Steffen Tigges (1. FC Köln) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Thielmann.
- 38': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Florian Dietz replaces Steffen Tigges.
- 56': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Linton Maina replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 56': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Sargis Adamyan replaces Florian Kainz.
- 59': Jonas Hector (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Timo Hübers (1. FC Köln) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 62': Goal! Nice 1, 1. FC Köln 1. Andy Delort (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 72': Substitution, Nice. Nicolas Pépé replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
- 72': Substitution, Nice. Melvin Bard replaces Joe Bryan.
- 72': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Denis Huseinbasic replaces Jan Thielmann.
- 85': Substitution, 1. FC Köln. Tim Lemperle replaces Dejan Ljubicic.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 1, 1. FC Köln 1.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 19,000
UEFA Europa Conference League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Club Brugge | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| +3 | Bodo/Glimt | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| -7 | Besiktas | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| -8 | FC Lugano | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Statistics
 KOE |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 52.2 | Possession | 47.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 366 | Accurate Passes | 309 |
| 441 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 23 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 21 | Clearances | 16 |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 90 | Marcin Bulka (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 15 | Joe Bryan |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 21 | Alexis Beka Beka |
| 10 | Sofiane Diop |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui  |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
FC Cologne (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 20 | Marvin Schwäbe (GK) |
| 4 | Timo Hübers |
| 15 | Luca Kilian |
| 28 | Ellyes Skhiri |
| 14 | Jonas Hector |
| 17 | Kingsley Schindler |
| 18 | Ondrej Duda |
| 11 | Florian Kainz |
| 7 | Dejan Ljubicic |
| 21 | Steffen Tigges |
| 29 | Jan Thielmann |
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