French Ligue 1

Nice vs Saint-Étienne, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • 7': Wylan Cyprien
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1 - 0
Saint-Étienne

    Wylan Cyprien fires Nice back into Ligue 1 race vs. St Etienne

    Nice's campaign for the Ligue 1 title is back on track after a goal from Wylan Cyprien secured a 1-0 victory over Saint-Etienne on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Foul by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
    • 1': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
    • 2': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
    • 4': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ole Selnaes.
    • 7': Goal! Nice 1, St Etienne 0. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
    • 10': Offside, Nice. Valentin Eysseric tries a through ball, but Arnaud Souquet is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henri Saivet with a headed pass.
    • 21': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Nice).
    • 21': Ronael Pierre Gabriel (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Florentin Pogba (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Valentin Eysseric (Nice).
    • 25': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
    • 25': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
    • 28': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ronael Pierre Gabriel.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dalbert.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ole Selnaes.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 33': Delay in match Dalbert (Nice) because of an injury.
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Nice).
    • 35': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Younès Belhanda (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 38': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
    • 38': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 40': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne).
    • 40': Kévin Théophile-Catherine (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Foul by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
    • 42': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Paul Baysse (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross.
    • 43': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Leo Lacroix.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) header from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Dalbert.
    • 45': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Dalbert.
    • 45': Foul by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
    • 45': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Ole Selnaes (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nice 1, St Etienne 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Nice 1, St Etienne 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nice 1, St Etienne 0.
    • 46': Foul by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
    • 46': Paul Baysse (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Dalbert (Nice) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Remi Walter.
    • 50': Foul by Henri Saivet (St Etienne).
    • 50': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
    • 61': Substitution, St Etienne. Jorginho replaces Henri Saivet.
    • 62': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
    • 62': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leo Lacroix.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
    • 68': Foul by Dalbert (Nice).
    • 68': Ronael Pierre Gabriel (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
    • 71': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Yoan Cardinale.
    • 72': Substitution, Nice. Mounir Obbadi replaces Remi Walter.
    • 73': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Mounir Obbadi.
    • 74': Substitution, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund replaces Kévin Monnet-Paquet.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 76': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
    • 76': Mounir Obbadi (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mounir Obbadi.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a through ball.
    • 81': Substitution, St Etienne. Hamidou Keyta replaces Alexander Søderlund because of an injury.
    • 81': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
    • 81': Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Romain Hamouma (St Etienne).
    • 81': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Nice. Mario Balotelli replaces Alassane Pléa.
    • 83': Offside, Nice. Yoan Cardinale tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
    • 84': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Hand ball by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 87': Foul by Hamidou Keyta (St Etienne).
    • 87': Mounir Obbadi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
    • 87': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
    • 90': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Nice. Valentin Eysseric tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 1, St Etienne 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 7
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    6 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 2
    35 Possession 65
    10 SHOTS 14
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    255 Accurate Passes 567
    329 Passes 646
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    26 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    49 Long Balls 57
    22 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    15 Effective Tackles 18
    23 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    20 Effective Clearances 18
    20 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Allianz Riviera
    Location: Nice, France
    Attendance: 18,225

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AS Monaco 4 +4 10
    2 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
    3 Lyon 4 +4 8
    4 Paris FC 4 +4 8
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NICE 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
    14 Alassane Pléa
    5 Younès Belhanda Yellow Card
    13 Valentin Eysseric
    Nice Substitutes:
    Walter Benítez, Mounir Obaddi, Patrick Burner, Mario Balotelli, Vincent Marcel, Bassem Srarfi, Maxime Le Marchand.

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    30 Jessy Moulin (GK)
    4 Léo Lacroix
    2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine Yellow Card
    19 Florentin Pogba
    33 Ronael Pierre-Gabriel
    11 Henri Saivet
    17 Ole Selnaes Yellow Card
    14 Jordan Veretout
    9 Nolan Roux
    22 Kévin Monnet-Paquet
    21 Romain Hamouma Yellow Card
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Fabien Lemoine, Vincent Pajot, Pierre-Yves Polomat, Hamidou Keyta, Jorginho, Anthony Maisonnial, Alexander Söderlund.

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