Nice vs GFC Ajaccio, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Nice 3-0 GFC Ajaccio
Nice 3-0 GFC Ajaccio
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (GFC Ajaccio).
- 2': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio).
- 5': Yoann Cardinale (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by David Ducourtioux (GFC Ajaccio).
- 7': Jérémy Pied (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Mohamed Larbi (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla.
- 14': Goal! Nice 1, GFC Ajaccio 0. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
- 18': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Jérémy Pied.
- 19': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alassane Toure.
- 22': Attempt missed. Issiaga Sylla (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jacques Zoua.
- 23': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Maxime Le Marchand.
- 26': Attempt missed. David Ducourtioux (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Issiaga Sylla.
- 29': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Kader Mangane (GFC Ajaccio).
- 31': Alassane Toure (GFC Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Foul by Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio).
- 35': Nampalys Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Pied.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Issiaga Sylla (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alassane Toure with a cross.
- 36': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Issiaga Sylla (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 37': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 37': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Clément Maury.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa.
- 39': Foul by Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio).
- 39': Yoann Cardinale (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': David Ducourtioux (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 1, GFC Ajaccio 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 3, GFC Ajaccio 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 1, GFC Ajaccio 0.
- 45': Substitution, GFC Ajaccio. Damjan Djokovic replaces David Ducourtioux.
- 47': Attempt missed. Mohamed Larbi (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jacques Zoua.
- 49': Attempt saved. Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 49': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Yoann Cardinale.
- 50': Attempt missed. Alassane Toure (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Pablo Martinez following a corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa.
- 55': Offside, Nice. Remi Walter tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Pablo Martinez (GFC Ajaccio).
- 58': Valère Germain (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Khalid Boutaib (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alassane Toure with a cross.
- 59': Corner, GFC Ajaccio. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
- 59': Attempt missed. Jerome Le Moigne (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Martinez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 61': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (GFC Ajaccio).
- 61': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Jerome Le Moigne (GFC Ajaccio).
- 62': Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Jerome Le Moigne (GFC Ajaccio) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Offside, Nice. Jean Michael Seri tries a through ball, but Paul Baysse is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, GFC Ajaccio. Amine Chermiti replaces Khalid Boutaib.
- 64': Offside, GFC Ajaccio. Issiaga Sylla tries a through ball, but Jacques Zoua is caught offside.
- 66': Goal! Nice 2, GFC Ajaccio 0. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a through ball.
- 69': Damjan Djokovic (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
- 69': Substitution, Nice. Vincent Koziello replaces Alassane Pléa.
- 70': Alassane Toure (GFC Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Jérémy Pied (Nice).
- 70': Jérémy Pied (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, GFC Ajaccio. Louis Poggi replaces Alassane Toure.
- 74': Foul by Issiaga Sylla (GFC Ajaccio).
- 74': Valère Germain (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Attempt saved. Mohamed Larbi (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Damjan Djokovic.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Jerome Le Moigne (GFC Ajaccio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 81': Substitution, Nice. Niklas Hult replaces Jérémy Pied.
- 86': Attempt missed. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
- 88': Goal! Nice 3, GFC Ajaccio 0. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 90': Substitution, Nice. Alexandre Mendy replaces Hatem Ben Arfa.
- 90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jerome Le Moigne.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Paul Baysse (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nice 3, GFC Ajaccio 0.
Statistics
 GFC |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 37.8 | Possession | 62.2 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 565 |
| 389 | Passes | 653 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 27 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 8 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 19,066
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 19,066
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Lille | 4 | +5 | 10 |
| 3 | Stade Rennais | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Lyon | 4 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Yoan Cardinale (GK) |
| 20 | Maxime Le Marchand |
| 4 | Paul Baysse |
| 22 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 29 | Jérémy Pied  |
| 23 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 9 | Hatem Ben Arfa |
| 6 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 18 | Rémi Walter |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
| 28 | Valère Germain |
GFC Ajaccio (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Clément Maury (GK) |
| 5 | Jérémie Bréchet |
| 21 | Pablo Martinez |
| 15 | Kader Mangane |
| 10 | Mohamed Larbi |
| 6 | David Ducourtioux |
| 8 | Jérôme Le Moigne |
| 3 | Issiaga Sylla |
| 13 | Alassane Touré |
| 19 | Jacques Zoua |
| 9 | Khalid Boutaïb |
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