French Ligue 1

FT Friday, April 15, 2016
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Lyon WDWWW 1
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Groupama Stadium · 55,744 att.

Match Report

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Ten-man Lyon hold onto second place after draw against Nice

Ten-man Lyon clung on to second place in the Ligue 1 table as Alexandre Lacazette's late goal forced a 1-1 draw with Nice.

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Team Stats

20
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
48.1
Possession
51.9
7
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
366
Accurate Passes
398
444
Passes
463
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
40
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
18
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
6
26
Clearances
10

Head to Head

LYON leads series 3-2

Lineups

LYON · 4-3-3

  1. 1Anthony LopesG
  2. 23Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 2Mapou Yanga-MbiwaCD-R
  4. 3Henri BedimoLB
  5. 13Christophe JalletRB
  6. 21Maxime GonalonsCM
  7. 14Sergi DarderLM
  8. 12Jordan FerriRM
  9. 10Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 27Maxwel CornetLF
  11. 11Rachid GhezzalRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Jérémy MorelSUB
  2. 18Nabil FekirSUB
  3. 20RafaelSUB
  4. 30Mathieu GorgelinSUB
  5. 19Mathieu ValbuenaSUB
  6. 8Corentin TolissoSUB
  7. 7Clément GrenierSUB

NICE · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 30Yoan CardinaleG
  2. 20Maxime Le MarchandCD-L
  3. 4Paul BaysseCD-R
  4. 22Nampalys MendyDM
  5. 23Ricardo PereiraLB
  6. 29Jérémy PiedRB
  7. 9Hatem Ben ArfaAM
  8. 6Jean Michaël SeriLM
  9. 26Vincent KozielloRM
  10. 14Alassane PléaCF-L
  11. 28Valère GermainCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Alexandre MendySUB
  2. 13Niklas HultSUB
  3. 18Rémi WalterSUB
  4. 25Romain GenevoisSUB
  5. 19Wallyson MallmannSUB
  6. 33Paulin PuelSUB
  7. 1Mouez HassenSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Lyon 0, Nice 1. Valère Germain (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alassane Pléa with a cross.
  2. 25' Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) is shown the red card.
  3. 35' Substitution, Lyon. Mathieu Valbuena replaces Sergi Darder.
  4. 45'+7' Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 61' Substitution, Lyon. Corentin Tolisso replaces Jordan Ferri.
  6. 77' Substitution, Nice. Niklas Hult replaces Alassane Pléa.
  7. 81' Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 82' Goal! Lyon 1, Nice 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  9. 83' Substitution, Lyon. Nabil Fekir replaces Christophe Jallet.
  10. 88' Ricardo Pereira (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 90'+1' Substitution, Nice. Remi Walter replaces Vincent Koziello.
  12. 90'+3' Rachid Ghezzal (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+6' Substitution, Nice. Alexandre Mendy replaces Valère Germain.

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