French Ligue 1

FT Friday, March 10, 2017
Caen LLWWL 2
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Nice WDWWW 2
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CAN112
NICE022
Allianz Riviera · 23,640 att.

Match Report

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Mario 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

NICE · 4-3-3

  1. 30Yoan CardinaleG
  2. 31DanteCD-L
  3. 4Paul BaysseCD-R
  4. 29DalbertLB
  5. 2Arnaud SouquetRB
  6. 25Wylan CyprienCM
  7. 18Rémi WalterLM
  8. 6Jean Michaël SeriRM
  9. 9Mario BalotelliF
  10. 13Valentin EyssericLF
  11. 33Vincent MarcelRF

CAN · 5-3-2

  1. 1Rémy VercoutreG
  2. 5Alaeddine YahiaCD
  3. 13Syam Ben YoussefCD-L
  4. 28Damien Da SilvaCD-R
  5. 11Vincent BessatLB
  6. 24Frédéric GuilbertRB
  7. 18Jordan AdéotiCM
  8. 25Julien FéretCM-L
  9. 12Ronny RodelinCM-R
  10. 26Ivan SantiniCF-L
  11. 7Yann KaramohCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 41' Arnaud Souquet (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 56' Syam Ben Youssef (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Substitution, Nice. Mickael Le Bihan replaces Wylan Cyprien because of an injury.
  6. 63' Substitution, Nice. Anastasios Donis replaces Vincent Marcel.
  7. 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.
  8. 71' Substitution, Caen. Jordan Leborgne replaces Yann Karamoh.
  9. 77' Goal! Nice 2, Caen 2. Anastasios Donis (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  10. 89' Anastasios Donis (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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