Bordeaux vs Nice, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Mario Balotelli sent off late as Nice draw with Bordeaux
Mario Balotelli and Younes Belhanda were sent off late on as Nice's lead at the top of Ligue 1 was reduced to two points following a goalless draw.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
- 2': Malcom (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
- 4': Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
- 8': Attempt missed. Arnaud Souquet (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vincent Koziello.
- 14': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Bordeaux).
- 14': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Offside, Nice. Wylan Cyprien tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Arnaud Souquet (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
- 21': Foul by Igor Lewczuk (Bordeaux).
- 21': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 23': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice).
- 23': Malcom (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Maxime Le Marchand (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Malcom (Bordeaux) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt missed. Malcom (Bordeaux) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 26': Foul by Valentin Vada (Bordeaux).
- 26': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
- 27': Attempt saved. Diego Rolan (Bordeaux) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jaroslav Plasil.
- 27': Attempt missed. Malcom (Bordeaux) left footed shot from very close range is too high.
- 28': Attempt missed. Malcom (Bordeaux) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jaroslav Plasil.
- 30': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Bordeaux).
- 30': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Jérémy Toulalan (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Delay in match Mario Balotelli (Nice) because of an injury.
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Patrick Burner (Nice).
- 32': Malcom (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Gaetan Laborde (Bordeaux) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 33': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 34': Attempt saved. Igor Lewczuk (Bordeaux) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom with a cross.
- 34': Foul by Malcom (Bordeaux).
- 34': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
- 36': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Diego Rolan (Bordeaux).
- 36': Diego Rolan (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a through ball.
- 40': Foul by Jérémy Toulalan (Bordeaux).
- 40': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
- 41': Jerome Prior (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Bordeaux).
- 41': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
- 44': Foul by Igor Lewczuk (Bordeaux).
- 44': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bordeaux 0, Nice 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Bordeaux 0, Nice 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bordeaux 0, Nice 0.
- 46': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Vincent Koziello.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Toulalan (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Vada.
- 50': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Younès Belhanda.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Valentin Vada (Bordeaux) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Toulalan (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Théo Pellenard.
- 53': Foul by Milan Gajic (Bordeaux).
- 53': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Diego Rolan (Bordeaux) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jérémy Toulalan.
- 56': Substitution, Nice. Walter Benítez replaces Yoan Cardinale because of an injury.
- 57': Attempt missed. Gaetan Laborde (Bordeaux) left footed shot from long range on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Milan Gajic.
- 58': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Bordeaux).
- 58': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Delay in match Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux) because of an injury.
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Foul by Milan Gajic (Bordeaux).
- 65': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
- 68': Foul by Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux).
- 68': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt saved. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
- 72': Foul by Maxime Le Marchand (Nice).
- 72': Gaetan Laborde (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
- 74': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 76': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a through ball.
- 76': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 78': Attempt missed. Diego Rolan (Bordeaux) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Milan Gajic.
- 80': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
- 80': Valentin Vada (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Vincent Koziello (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Bordeaux. Francois Kamano replaces Malcom.
- 82': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
- 82': Attempt saved. Gaetan Laborde (Bordeaux) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Lewczuk with a headed pass.
- 83': Foul by Francois Kamano (Bordeaux).
- 83': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Igor Lewczuk (Bordeaux) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Vada with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Théo Pellenard (Bordeaux).
- 89': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
- 90'+1': Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Mario Balotelli (Nice) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+3': Foul by Francois Kamano (Bordeaux).
- 90'+3': Younès Belhanda (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Younès Belhanda (Nice) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Bordeaux 0, Nice 0.
Statistics
 NICE |
BOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 64.1 | Possession | 35.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 693 | Accurate Passes | 328 |
| 759 | Passes | 400 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 4 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 22 |
| 14 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 24 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Atlantique
Location: Bordeaux, France
Attendance: 27,614
Venue: Stade Atlantique
Location: Bordeaux, France
Attendance: 27,614
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 |
Line-Ups
Bordeaux (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Jérôme Prior (GK) |
| 27 | Gregory Sertic |
| 6 | Igor Lewczuk |
| 21 | Théo Pellenard |
| 2 | Milan Gajic |
| 14 | Jérémy Toulalan  |
| 23 | Valentin Vada |
| 18 | Jaroslav Plasil |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 9 | Diego Rolán |
| 25 | Malcom |
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Yoan Cardinale (GK) |
| 32 | Malang Sarr |
| 20 | Maxime Le Marchand |
| 15 | Patrick Burner |
| 2 | Arnaud Souquet |
| 25 | Wylan Cyprien |
| 6 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 26 | Vincent Koziello |
| 9 | Mario Balotelli  |
| 5 | Younès Belhanda |
| 14 | Alassane Pléa |
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