Nice vs Caen, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Mario Balotelli helps Nice rally to salvage draw against Caen
Mario Balotelli struck his 10th league goal of the season to lead the fightback as French title contenders Nice drew at home with Caen 2-2 on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 4': Frederic Guilbert (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Julien Féret (Caen).
- 9': Attempt missed. Arnaud Souquet (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Remi Walter with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
- 11': Ivan Santini (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Caen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Julien Féret following a set piece situation.
- 14': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 14': Frederic Guilbert (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
- 20': Attempt missed. Damien Da Silva (Caen) right footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the right.
- 23': Foul by Damien Da Silva (Caen).
- 23': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
- 25': Foul by Jordan Adeoti (Caen).
- 25': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
- 28': Julien Féret (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 33': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 33': Yann Karamoh (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Goal! Nice 0, Caen 1. Ivan Santini (Caen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vincent Bessat with a cross.
- 41': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 41': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Nice).
- 41': Vincent Bessat (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Caen 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Caen 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Yann Karamoh (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vincent Bessat with a cross.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
- 50': Goal! Nice 0, Caen 2. Yann Karamoh (Caen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Santini.
- 51': Foul by Syam Ben Youssef (Caen).
- 51': Vincent Marcel (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
- 52': Foul by Yann Karamoh (Caen).
- 52': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Delay in match Wylan Cyprien (Nice) because of an injury.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Syam Ben Youssef (Caen).
- 56': Syam Ben Youssef (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Nice. Mickael Le Bihan replaces Wylan Cyprien because of an injury.
- 59': Foul by Vincent Marcel (Nice).
- 59': Jordan Adeoti (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Vincent Marcel (Nice).
- 60': Vincent Bessat (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Ronny Rodelin (Caen).
- 61': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 62': Foul by Mickael Le Bihan (Nice).
- 62': Ronny Rodelin (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Nice. Anastasios Donis replaces Vincent Marcel.
- 66': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Syam Ben Youssef.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet.
- 71': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alaeddine Yahia.
- 71': Goal! Nice 1, Caen 2. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dante with a headed pass following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Caen. Jordan Leborgne replaces Yann Karamoh.
- 73': Alaeddine Yahia (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).
- 74': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
- 77': Goal! Nice 2, Caen 2. Anastasios Donis (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 79': Foul by Jordan Adeoti (Caen).
- 79': Jean Michael Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
- 79': Paul Baysse (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 82': Jordan Leborgne (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Anastasios Donis (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
- 84': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ivan Santini (Caen).
- 84': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Frederic Guilbert.
- 84': Attempt missed. Mickael Le Bihan (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 85': Anastasios Donis (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Syam Ben Youssef (Caen).
- 86': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
- 86': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Damien Da Silva.
- 88': Attempt saved. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
- 89': Foul by Anastasios Donis (Nice).
- 89': Jordan Leborgne (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Anastasios Donis (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Arnaud Souquet (Nice).
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jordan Leborgne (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julien Féret.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 2, Caen 2.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Nice 2, Caen 2.
Statistics
 CAN |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 32.7 | Possession | 67.3 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 249 | Accurate Passes | 611 |
| 326 | Passes | 670 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 48 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 29 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 20 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 23,640
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 23,640
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Monaco | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 2 | Stade Rennais | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Paris FC | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Lyon | 3 | +4 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Yoan Cardinale (GK) |
| 31 | Dante |
| 4 | Paul Baysse |
| 29 | Dalbert |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet  |
| 25 | Wylan Cyprien |
| 18 | Rémi Walter |
| 6 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 9 | Mario Balotelli |
| 13 | Valentin Eysseric |
| 33 | Vincent Marcel |
Caen (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rémy Vercoutre (GK) |
| 5 | Alaeddine Yahia |
| 13 | Syam Ben Youssef |
| 28 | Damien Da Silva |
| 11 | Vincent Bessat |
| 24 | Frédéric Guilbert |
| 18 | Jordan Adéoti |
| 25 | Julien Féret |
| 12 | Ronny Rodelin |
| 26 | Ivan Santini |
| 7 | Yann Karamoh |
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