Nice vs Lyon, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Nice climb to third in Ligue 1 after surprising 3-0 defeat of Lyon
Nice climb to third in Ligue 1 after surprising 3-0 defeat of Lyon
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Offside, Nice. Jean Seri tries a through ball, but Valère Germain is caught offside.
- 3': Hand ball by Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice).
- 4': Attempt missed. Claudio Beauvue (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 5': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice).
- 9': Attempt missed. Claudio Beauvue (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 12': Attempt saved. Jérémy Pied (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Seri.
- 12': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa with a cross.
- 13': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Jean Seri (Nice).
- 14': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
- 16': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Claudio Beauvue with a through ball.
- 16': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Nice).
- 16': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Claudio Beauvue (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 20': Goal! Nice 1, Lyon 0. Valère Germain (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean Seri.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt missed. Jordan Ferri (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 24': Foul by Romain Genevois (Nice).
- 24': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Romain Genevois (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Foul by Jordan Ferri (Lyon).
- 26': Nampalys Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Jordan Ferri (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Offside, Nice. Hatem Ben Arfa tries a through ball, but Valère Germain is caught offside.
- 29': Delay in match Vincent Koziello (Nice) because of an injury.
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
- 33': Attempt blocked. Sergi Darder (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Nice).
- 36': Attempt saved. Jérémy Pied (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Niklas Hult with a cross.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Jean Seri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 39': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Maxime Gonalons.
- 40': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice).
- 42': Attempt saved. Jean Seri (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hatem Ben Arfa.
- 44': Attempt missed. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nice 1, Lyon 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 3, Lyon 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Lyon 0.
- 48': Own Goal by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Lyon. Nice 2, Lyon 0.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niklas Hult with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice).
- 52': Rafael (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 56': Attempt saved. Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ferri.
- 57': Attempt missed. Claudio Beauvue (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jérémy Morel.
- 58': Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Jean Seri (Nice).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Sergi Darder (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Corentin Tolisso.
- 61': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
- 64': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwell Cornet replaces Claudio Beauvue.
- 64': Substitution, Lyon. Romain Del Castillo replaces Sergi Darder.
- 67': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
- 69': Foul by Romain Del Castillo (Lyon).
- 69': Mouez Hassen (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
- 70': Mathieu Valbuena (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Goal! Nice 3, Lyon 0. Vincent Koziello (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jérémy Pied.
- 73': Foul by Niklas Hult (Nice).
- 73': Maxwell Cornet (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
- 76': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Pied with a cross.
- 77': Attempt saved. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincent Koziello.
- 77': Attempt missed. Jean Seri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 77': Substitution, Lyon. Steed Malbranque replaces Mathieu Valbuena.
- 78': Attempt missed. Romain Del Castillo (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 80': Substitution, Nice. Alexandre Mendy replaces Niklas Hult.
- 81': Substitution, Nice. Jonathan Correia replaces Valère Germain.
- 81': Foul by Alexandre Mendy (Nice).
- 81': Maxime Gonalons (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Alexandre Mendy (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nampalys Mendy.
- 84': Foul by Jérémy Morel (Lyon).
- 84': Jérémy Pied (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Jérémy Morel (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Nice. Stéphan Raheriharimanana replaces Vincent Koziello.
- 87': Attempt missed. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Nice 3, Lyon 0.
Statistics
 LYON |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 51 | Possession | 49 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 475 | Accurate Passes | 463 |
| 579 | Passes | 548 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 16 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 21 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 12 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 17,872
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 17,872
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 |
Line-Ups
Nice (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mouez Hassen (GK) |
| 4 | Paul Baysse |
| 20 | Maxime Le Marchand |
| 25 | Romain Genevois  |
| 6 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 26 | Vincent Koziello |
| 22 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 13 | Niklas Hult |
| 29 | Jérémy Pied |
| 28 | Valère Germain |
| 9 | Hatem Ben Arfa |
Lyon (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 2 | Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa |
| 21 | Maxime Gonalons |
| 8 | Corentin Tolisso |
| 15 | Jérémy Morel |
| 20 | Rafael |
| 19 | Mathieu Valbuena |
| 14 | Sergi Darder |
| 12 | Jordan Ferri |
| 10 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 9 | Claudio Beauvue |
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