Nice vs Versailles 2021-22 Coupe de France, Semifinals
Nice book French Cup final spot to end Versailles' fairytale
Nice ended the fairytale run of fourth tier Versailles in the French Cup, winning 2-0 at home on Tuesday to book a place in the final.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 15': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Wilfried Alledji (Versailles) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nice 0, Versailles 0.
- 48': Goal! Nice 1, Versailles 0. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Lotomba with a cross.
- 58': Substitution, Versailles. Christopher Ibayi replaces Kapitbafan Djoco.
- 58': Substitution, Versailles. Bissourou Touré replaces Wilfried Alledji because of an injury.
- 60': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
- 60': Substitution, Nice. Kasper Dolberg replaces Andy Delort.
- 73': Goal! Nice 2, Versailles 0. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 74': Substitution, Versailles. Yohan Brun replaces Waly Diouf.
- 78': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Melvin Bard.
- 79': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 82': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
- 89': Substitution, Versailles. Ludovic Fardin replaces Melvyn Vieira.
- 89': Substitution, Versailles. Mamadou Savané replaces Makan Traoré because of an injury.
- 90'+1': Yohan Brun (Versailles) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 26,723
Statistics
 VER |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 34.6 | Possession | 65.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 259 | Accurate Passes | 570 |
| 341 | Passes | 642 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 10 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 26 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 20 | Clearances | 8 |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcin Bulka (GK) |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard  |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 22 | Calvin Stengs |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
Versailles 78 (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Delaunay (GK) |
| 13 | Gustave Akueson |
| 5 | Waly Diouf |
| 4 | Mael Durand De Gevigney |
| 7 | Melvyn Vieira |
| 17 | Inza Diarrassouba |
| 20 | Makan Traoré |
| 2 | Kevin Pham Ba |
| 10 | Kapitbafan Djoco |
| 28 | Diego Michel |
| 3 | Boigny Alledji |
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