French Ligue 1

AS Monaco vs Nice, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
AS Monaco
  • 47': Valère Germain
  • 60': Radamel Falcao
  • 81': Radamel Falcao
FT
3 - 0
Nice

    Radamel Falcao scores twice as Monaco ease past Nice

    Radamel Falcao scored two second-half goals as Monaco moved three points clear in Ligue 1 with a 3-0 victory against Nice.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 1': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 2': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
    • 2': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
    • 8': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 10': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 10': Kamil Glik (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, Monaco. Tiemoué Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Benjamin Mendy is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Mendy (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko.
    • 12': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
    • 12': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
    • 13': Bernardo Silva (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
    • 13': Jean Michael Seri (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 14': Offside, Monaco. Djibril Sidibe tries a through ball, but Falcao is caught offside.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Falcao (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
    • 17': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 17': Kamil Glik (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
    • 18': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Offside, Nice. Wylan Cyprien tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
    • 20': Offside, Monaco. Tiemoué Bakayoko tries a through ball, but Thomas Lemar is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
    • 20': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Benjamin Mendy (Monaco).
    • 24': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
    • 24': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Delay in match Arnaud Souquet (Nice) because of an injury.
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Valère Germain (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 27': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
    • 27': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
    • 28': Jean Michael Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
    • 30': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Benjamin Mendy (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
    • 31': Foul by Kamil Glik (Monaco).
    • 31': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Falcao.
    • 36': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Yoan Cardinale.
    • 37': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
    • 39': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
    • 39': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
    • 45': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Dalbert.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Nice 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Monaco 3, Nice 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Nice 0.
    • 46': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
    • 46': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 47': Goal! Monaco 1, Nice 0. Valère Germain (Monaco) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
    • 52': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
    • 52': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
    • 53': Offside, Nice. Valentin Eysseric tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
    • 54': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco).
    • 55': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
    • 55': Thomas Lemar (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Jemerson (Monaco).
    • 57': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Jemerson (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Paul Baysse (Nice) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri following a set piece situation.
    • 60': Goal! Monaco 2, Nice 0. Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Mendy with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
    • 62': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Substitution, Nice. Younès Belhanda replaces Malang Sarr.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Valère Germain (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alassane Pléa with a headed pass.
    • 71': Foul by Fabinho (Monaco).
    • 71': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Offside, Nice. Wylan Cyprien tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
    • 73': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Thomas Lemar.
    • 74': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Monaco).
    • 74': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
    • 76': Foul by Falcao (Monaco).
    • 76': Jean Michael Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Substitution, Monaco. João Moutinho replaces Valère Germain.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
    • 81': Goal! Monaco 3, Nice 0. Falcao (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
    • 83': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
    • 83': João Moutinho (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dalbert.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dalbert with a cross.
    • 85': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Danijel Subasic.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Arnaud Souquet (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
    • 87': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
    • 88': Substitution, Monaco. Nabil Dirar replaces Bernardo Silva.
    • 88': Fabinho (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
    • 90': Substitution, Monaco. Kylian Mbappe-Lottin replaces Falcao.
    • 90'+2': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alassane Pléa with a through ball.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Nabil Dirar (Monaco).
    • 90'+3': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Monaco 3, Nice 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 21
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 1
    65.2 Possession 34.8
    11 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    521 Accurate Passes 237
    600 Passes 312
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    16 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    59 Long Balls 46
    34 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    16 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    0 Interceptions 0
    8 Effective Clearances 17
    8 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Louis II
    Location: Monaco, France
    Attendance: 16,049

    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

    MON AS Monaco (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Danijel Subasic (GK)
    5 Jemerson Yellow Card
    25 Kamil Glik
    23 Benjamin Mendy
    19 Djibril Sidibé
    14 Tiemoué Bakayoko
    2 Fabinho
    27 Thomas Lemar
    10 Bernardo Silva
    18 Valère Germain
    9 Radamel Falcao
    AS Monaco Substitutes:
    Abdou Diallo, Kylian Mbappé, Almamy Touré, João Moutinho, Nabil Dirar, Gabriel Boschilia, Morgan De Sanctis.

    NICE Nice (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    30 Yoan Cardinale (GK)
    31 Dante
    32 Malang Sarr
    4 Paul Baysse
    6 Jean Michaël Seri Yellow Card
    25 Wylan Cyprien
    29 Dalbert
    2 Arnaud Souquet
    9 Mario Balotelli
    13 Valentin Eysseric
    14 Alassane Pléa
    Nice Substitutes:
    Anastasios Donis, Walter Benítez, Younès Belhanda, Patrick Burner, Vincent Koziello, Maxime Le Marchand, Rémi Walter.

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