French Ligue 1

FT Friday, December 18, 2015
Montpellier WWLDW 0
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Nice LDLDD 1
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NICE101
Allianz Riviera · 14,026 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau

Olivier Boscagli's first Nice goal earns victory over Montpellier

Midfielder Olivier Boscagli's first goal for Nice ensured his side signed off 2015 with a 1-0 victory win over mid-table Montpellier.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
6
45
Possession
55
10
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
326
Accurate Passes
425
408
Passes
498
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
4
27
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
56
25
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
12
17
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
12
21
Clearances
18

Head to Head

MON leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NICE · 3-5-2

  1. 30Yoan CardinaleG
  2. 24Mathieu BodmerCD
  3. 20Maxime Le MarchandCD-L
  4. 4Paul BaysseCD-R
  5. 13Niklas HultCM-L
  6. 26Vincent KozielloCM-R
  7. 22Nampalys MendyAM
  8. 33Olivier BoscagliLM
  9. 29Jérémy PiedRM
  10. 28Valère GermainCF-L
  11. 9Hatem Ben ArfaCF-R

MON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Laurent PionnierG
  2. 3Daniel CongréCD-L
  3. 4HiltonCD-R
  4. 15Ramy BensebainiLB
  5. 25Mathieu DeplangeRB
  6. 10Ryad BoudebouzAM
  7. 21William RémyLM
  8. 23Jamel SaihiRM
  9. 29Casimir NingaF
  10. 8Jonas MartinAM-L
  11. 20Morgan SansonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Casimir Ninga (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 12' Jonas Martin (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Goal! Nice 1, Montpellier 0. Olivier Boscagli (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  4. 42' Mathieu Bodmer (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Montpellier. Bryan Dabo replaces Mathieu Deplagne.
  6. 45' Substitution, Montpellier. Jérôme Roussillon replaces Jamel Saihi.
  7. 64' Nampalys Mendy (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Substitution, Nice. Romain Genevois replaces Maxime Le Marchand because of an injury.
  9. 71' Substitution, Montpellier. Souleymane Camara replaces William Remy.
  10. 74' Substitution, Nice. Jean Seri replaces Niklas Hult.
  11. 80' Substitution, Nice. Wallyson Mallmann replaces Vincent Koziello.

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