Saint-Étienne vs Nice, 2015/2016 French Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
1 - 4
1 - 4
- 5': Vincent Koziello
- 39': Hatem Ben Arfa
- 45'+1': Hatem Ben Arfa
- 53': Jean Michaël Seri
62': Nampalys Mendy- 81': Maxime Le Marchand
Hatem Ben Arfa steers Nice to convincing win over St Etienne
Hatem Ben Arfa steers Nice to convincing win over St Etienne
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne).
- 1': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne).
- 4': Jean Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Goal! St Etienne 0, Nice 1. Vincent Koziello (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Valère Germain (Nice).
- 6': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 8': Attempt missed. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 12': Attempt missed. Nampalys Mendy (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 17': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 17': Jean Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Hatem Ben Arfa.
- 19': Attempt saved. Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 19': Goal! St Etienne 1, Nice 1. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 20': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne).
- 20': Wallyson Mallmann (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt saved. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a through ball.
- 22': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Mathieu Bodmer.
- 24': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Nice).
- 24': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Florentin Pogba.
- 29': Foul by Jean Seri (Nice).
- 29': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Jean Seri (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Malcuit with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 33': Attempt missed. Jérémy Pied (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jean Seri.
- 39': Goal! St Etienne 1, Nice 2. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 41': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
- 41': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Foul by Robert Beric (St Etienne).
- 44': Mathieu Bodmer (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Goal! St Etienne 1, Nice 3. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Koziello.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, St Etienne 1, Nice 3.
- 0': Match ends, St Etienne 1, Nice 4.
- 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 1, Nice 3.
- 45': Substitution, St Etienne. Vincent Pajot replaces Jonathan Bamba.
- 47': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
- 47': Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne).
- 49': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Vincent Pajot (St Etienne).
- 49': Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt saved. Vincent Pajot (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
- 53': Goal! St Etienne 1, Nice 4. Jean Seri (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valère Germain following a fast break.
- 54': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice).
- 54': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Foul by Mathieu Bodmer (Nice).
- 56': Robert Beric (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Delay in match Florentin Pogba (St Etienne) because of an injury.
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne).
- 59': Wallyson Mallmann (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne).
- 62': Nampalys Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Nampalys Mendy (Nice) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 63': Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, St Etienne. Moustapha Bayal Sall replaces Florentin Pogba.
- 65': Substitution, St Etienne. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck replaces Jérémy Clément.
- 66': Substitution, Nice. Mahamane Traoré replaces Jean Seri.
- 69': Offside, St Etienne. Kevin Malcuit tries a through ball, but Romain Hamouma is caught offside.
- 73': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Mahamane Traoré.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross following a corner.
- 75': Foul by Pierre-Yves Polomat (St Etienne).
- 75': Valère Germain (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Pierre-Yves Polomat (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Moustapha Bayal Sall.
- 76': Attempt saved. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincent Koziello.
- 79': Attempt saved. Hatem Ben Arfa (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Valère Germain.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Pajot.
- 81': Penalty St Etienne. Fabien Lemoine draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) is shown the red card.
- 83': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) right footed shot is too high. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck should be disappointed.
- 84': Substitution, Nice. Paul Baysse replaces Hatem Ben Arfa.
- 85': Offside, St Etienne. Pierre-Yves Polomat tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Nice. Said Benrahma replaces Valère Germain.
- 89': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne).
- 89': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Valentin Eysseric (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
- 90'+2': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Jérémy Pied.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Mouez Hassen.
- 90'+4': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Vincent Koziello.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Fabien Lemoine (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, St Etienne 1, Nice 4.
Statistics
 NICE |
ASSE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.4 | Possession | 48.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 368 | Accurate Passes | 334 |
| 473 | Passes | 427 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 30 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 24,556
Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 24,556
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
Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Stéphane Ruffier (GK) |
| 19 | Florentin Pogba |
| 24 | Loïc Perrin |
| 3 | Pierre-Yves Polomat  |
| 25 | Kévin Malcuit |
| 11 | Valentin Eysseric |
| 6 | Jérémy Clément |
| 18 | Fabien Lemoine |
| 27 | Robert Beric |
| 17 | Jonathan Bamba |
| 21 | Romain Hamouma |
Nice (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mouez Hassen (GK) |
| 20 | Maxime Le Marchand |
| 24 | Mathieu Bodmer |
| 22 | Nampalys Mendy |
| 23 | Ricardo Pereira |
| 29 | Jérémy Pied |
| 19 | Wallyson Mallmann |
| 6 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 26 | Vincent Koziello |
| 9 | Hatem Ben Arfa |
| 28 | Valère Germain |
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