French Ligue 1

Nice vs Toulouse, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • 82': Hatem Ben Arfa
FT
1 - 0
Toulouse

    Hatem Ben Arfa goal lifts Nice and means Toulouse remain in trouble

    Hatem Ben Arfa goal lifts Nice and means Toulouse remain in trouble

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Óscar Trejo.
    • 5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marcel Tisserand.
    • 8': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Maxime Le Marchand.
    • 8': Alexis Blin (Toulouse) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Óscar Trejo with a cross following a corner.
    • 12': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Somália.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dorian Caddy.
    • 12': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Tongo Doumbia.
    • 14': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Óscar Trejo with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Toulouse) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tongo Doumbia with a cross.
    • 19': Foul by Paulin Puel (Nice).
    • 19': Somália (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Alexis Blin (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Jean Seri (Nice).
    • 23': Foul by Jérémy Pied (Nice).
    • 23': William Matheus (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Maxime Le Marchand.
    • 28': Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse).
    • 28': Paul Baysse (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Hand ball by Jean Seri (Nice).
    • 32': Offside, Toulouse. Óscar Trejo tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 37': Corner, Toulouse. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 38': Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse).
    • 38': Jérémy Pied (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Dorian Caddy (Nice).
    • 39': Uros Spajic (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Jérémy Pied (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulin Puel.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Toulouse 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nice 1, Toulouse 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Toulouse 0.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
    • 52': Foul by Óscar Trejo (Toulouse).
    • 52': Jérémy Pied (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Substitution, Nice. Vincent Koziello replaces Paulin Puel.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite.
    • 56': Delay in match William Matheus (Toulouse) because of an injury.
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 58': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marcel Tisserand.
    • 59': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Nice).
    • 59': Óscar Trejo (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Uros Spajic (Toulouse) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Óscar Trejo with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 65': Substitution, Nice. Valère Germain replaces Dorian Caddy.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Nice) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Niklas Hult with a cross.
    • 70': Foul by Jérémy Pied (Nice).
    • 70': Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Jérémy Pied (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Foul by Alexis Blin (Toulouse).
    • 71': Jérémy Pied (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Alexis Blin (Toulouse) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remi Walter.
    • 73': Foul by Niklas Hult (Nice).
    • 73': Somália (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Substitution, Toulouse. Adrien Regattin replaces Martin Braithwaite.
    • 74': Foul by Alexis Blin (Toulouse).
    • 74': Jean Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Somália.
    • 78': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Pied.
    • 79': Substitution, Nice. Alexandre Mendy replaces Jean Seri.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Alexandre Mendy (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niklas Hult.
    • 82': Goal! Nice 1, Toulouse 0. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
    • 83': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
    • 83': Óscar Trejo (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Substitution, Toulouse. Étienne Didot replaces Tongo Doumbia.
    • 84': Foul by Wissam Ben Yedder (Toulouse).
    • 84': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Alexandre Mendy (Nice).
    • 86': William Matheus (Toulouse) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Substitution, Toulouse. Zinedine Machach replaces Óscar Trejo.
    • 88': Foul by Adrien Regattin (Toulouse).
    • 88': Nampalys Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Valère Germain (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Mendy.
    • 90': Foul by Zinedine Machach (Toulouse).
    • 90': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (Toulouse).
    • 90'+2': Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Toulouse 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 1
    38.2 Possession 61.8
    7 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    281 Accurate Passes 530
    388 Passes 627
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 6
    16 Crosses 24
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 70
    17 Accurate Long Balls 47
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    20 Effective Tackles 21
    27 Tackles 26
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    21 Effective Clearances 20
    26 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Allianz Riviera
    Location: Nice, France
    Attendance: 12,828

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AS Monaco 5 +5 13
    2 Lyon 5 +8 11
    3 Paris FC 5 +5 11
    4 Lille 5 +4 10
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NICE Nice (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    30 Yoan Cardinale (GK)
    20 Maxime Le Marchand
    4 Paul Baysse
    22 Nampalys Mendy
    13 Niklas Hult
    29 Jérémy Pied Yellow Card
    9 Hatem Ben Arfa
    18 Rémi Walter
    6 Jean Michaël Seri
    34 Paulin Puel
    27 Dorian Caddy
    Nice Substitutes:
    Wallyson Mallmann, Olivier Boscagli, Alexandre Mendy, Mouez Hassen, Vincent Koziello, Valère Germain, Romain Genevois.

    TOU Toulouse (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    40 Alban Lafont (GK)
    26 Marcel Tisserand
    15 Uros Spajic
    6 William Matheus
    19 Somália
    9 Martin Braithwaite
    27 Alexis Blin Yellow Card
    18 Óscar Trejo
    7 Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
    4 Tongo Doumbia
    10 Wissam Ben Yedder
    Toulouse Substitutes:
    Steeve Yago, Francois Moubandje, Étienne Didot, Adrien Regattin, Mauro Goicoechea, Aleksandar Pesic, Zinédine Machach.

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