French Ligue 1

Nice vs Angers, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Nice
    FT
    0 - 2
    Angers
    • 35': Cheikh N'Doye
    • 90'+3': Karl Toko Ekambi

    About

    Nice are hosting Angers at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pepe (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye following a fast break.
    • 7': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Pablo Martinez (Angers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Flavien Tait with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Marcel.
    • 11': Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 12': Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 14': Flavien Tait (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Gilles Sunu (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Anastasios Donis (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Flavien Tait (Angers).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye with a headed pass.
    • 23': Offside, Angers. Nicolas Pepe tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Baptiste Santamaria (Angers).
    • 24': Jean Michael Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ismael Traoré.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross.
    • 27': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mathieu Michel.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Donis (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 27': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Cheikh Ndoye.
    • 32': Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Nice).
    • 32': Younès Belhanda (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
    • 33': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mathieu Michel.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
    • 34': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jean Michael Seri.
    • 35': Goal! Nice 0, Angers 1. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Flavien Tait following a corner.
    • 37': Offside, Nice. Jean Michael Seri tries a through ball, but Vincent Marcel is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Flavien Tait (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gilles Sunu.
    • 42': Offside, Angers. Flavien Tait tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
    • 44': Offside, Nice. Malang Sarr tries a through ball, but Vincent Marcel is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Nice).
    • 45': Gilles Sunu (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Angers 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Angers 1.
    • 48': Foul by Vincent Marcel (Nice).
    • 48': Issa Cissokho (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Offside, Angers. Nicolas Pepe tries a through ball, but Gilles Sunu is caught offside.
    • 50': Offside, Angers. Pablo Martinez tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Gilles Sunu (Angers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye.
    • 51': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 51': Nicolas Pepe (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anastasios Donis.
    • 56': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mathieu Michel.
    • 60': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Angers).
    • 60': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Substitution, Nice. Remi Walter replaces Vincent Koziello.
    • 61': Substitution, Angers. Jonathan Bamba replaces Gilles Sunu.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
    • 63': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
    • 63': Nicolas Pepe (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 65': Pablo Martinez (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Nice. Bassem Srarfi replaces Vincent Marcel.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Bassem Srarfi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
    • 70': Substitution, Angers. Kévin Berigaud replaces Nicolas Pepe.
    • 70': Anastasios Donis (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Angers).
    • 72': Foul by Kévin Berigaud (Angers).
    • 72': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Ismael Traoré (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 76': Offside, Angers. Issa Cissokho tries a through ball, but Karl Toko Ekambi is caught offside.
    • 77': Mario Balotelli (Nice) has gone down, but that's a dive.
    • 80': Substitution, Angers. Mehdi Tahrat replaces Flavien Tait.
    • 81': Foul by Mehdi Tahrat (Angers).
    • 81': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
    • 87': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Cheikh Ndoye.
    • 88': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Remi Walter.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Pierrick Capelle (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 89': Substitution, Nice. Patrick Burner replaces Malang Sarr.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kévin Berigaud.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bassem Srarfi (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet with a headed pass.
    • 90'+3': Goal! Nice 0, Angers 2. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismael Traoré.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Anastasios Donis (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Angers 2.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Nice 0, Angers 2.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 4
    32.4 Possession 67.6
    14 SHOTS 12
    6 ON GOAL 5
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    287 Accurate Passes 689
    351 Passes 741
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    64 Long Balls 36
    37 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 4
    20 Effective Tackles 11
    22 Tackles 16
    0.9 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    20 Effective Clearances 6
    20 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Allianz Riviera
    Location: Nice, France
    Attendance: 32,446

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AS Monaco 3 +4 9
    2 Paris FC 3 +4 7
    3 Lyon 3 +4 7
    4 Lille 3 +3 7
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NICE Nice (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Yoan Cardinale (GK)
    31 Dante
    4 Paul Baysse
    32 Malang Sarr
    2 Arnaud Souquet
    5 Younès Belhanda Yellow Card
    6 Jean Michaël Seri
    26 Vincent Koziello
    9 Mario Balotelli
    33 Vincent Marcel
    22 Anastasios Donis
    Nice Substitutes:
    Walter Benítez, Rémi Walter, Bassem Srarfi, Patrick Burner.

    ANG Angers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Mathieu Michel (GK)
    21 Pablo Martinez
    8 Ismaël Traoré
    15 Pierrick Capelle
    28 Issa Cissokho
    18 Baptiste Santamaria Yellow Card
    20 Flavien Tait
    17 Cheikh N'Doye
    7 Karl Toko Ekambi
    10 Gilles Sunu
    19 Nicolas Pépé
    Angers Substitutes:
    Mehdi Jeannin, Jonathan Bamba, Kévin Berigaud.

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