French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Étienne
    FT
    0 - 1
    Nice
    • 63': Valentin Eysseric

    Valentin Eysseric keeps Nice clear at the top

    Valentin Eysseric keeps Nice clear at the top

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Offside, St Etienne. Kévin Théophile-Catherine tries a through ball, but Alexander Søderlund is caught offside.
    • 4': Offside, St Etienne. Alexander Søderlund tries a through ball, but Henri Saivet is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
    • 6': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ole Selnaes.
    • 14': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
    • 19': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
    • 19': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
    • 26': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Nice).
    • 26': Henri Saivet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 28': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
    • 32': Foul by Ole Selnaes (St Etienne).
    • 32': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Nolan Roux (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henri Saivet with a cross.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right.
    • 34': Foul by Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne).
    • 34': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
    • 40': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Nolan Roux (St Etienne).
    • 41': Alexander Søderlund (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 43': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ole Selnaes.
    • 44': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Nice).
    • 44': Henri Saivet (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, St Etienne 0, Nice 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, St Etienne 0, Nice 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 0, Nice 0.
    • 48': Foul by Leo Lacroix (St Etienne).
    • 48': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Leo Lacroix (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 50': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
    • 50': Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Henri Saivet (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Dalbert (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
    • 57': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Nice).
    • 57': Henri Saivet (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Offside, St Etienne. Stéphane Ruffier tries a through ball, but Alexander Søderlund is caught offside.
    • 63': Goal! St Etienne 0, Nice 1. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dalbert.
    • 64': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Nice).
    • 64': Loic Perrin (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nolan Roux.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 68': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
    • 68': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a cross.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
    • 69': Substitution, St Etienne. Kévin Monnet-Paquet replaces Cheikh M'Bengue.
    • 73': Hand ball by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
    • 76': Foul by Loic Perrin (St Etienne).
    • 76': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Nice. Vincent Koziello replaces Jean Michael Seri.
    • 82': Substitution, St Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Nolan Roux.
    • 82': Substitution, St Etienne. Bryan Dabo replaces Ole Selnaes.
    • 84': Foul by Bryan Dabo (St Etienne).
    • 84': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a through ball.
    • 85': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Kevin Malcuit.
    • 88': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Dalbert.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Loic Perrin (St Etienne) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 89': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 89': Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).
    • 90': Substitution, Nice. Mathieu Bodmer replaces Valentin Eysseric.
    • 90': Hand ball by Kévin Monnet-Paquet (St Etienne).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Veretout (St Etienne).
    • 90'+1': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Nice. Yoan Cardinale tries a through ball, but Younès Belhanda is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Younès Belhanda (Nice) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Stéphane Ruffier.
    • 90'+3': Arnaud Nordin (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Nice. Anastasios Donis replaces Alassane Pléa.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Younès Belhanda (Nice).
    • 90'+4': Kevin Malcuit (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Younès Belhanda (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, St Etienne 0, Nice 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 4
    64.7 Possession 35.3
    15 SHOTS 8
    5 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    597 Accurate Passes 273
    673 Passes 350
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 23
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    57 Long Balls 61
    33 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 13
    11 Tackles 21
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    0 Interceptions 0
    23 Effective Clearances 17
    23 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Location: Saint-Etienne, France
    Attendance: 30,004

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Lille 4 +5 10
    2 AS Monaco 4 +4 10
    3 Stade Rennais 4 +3 10
    4 Lyon 4 +4 8
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ASSE Saint-Étienne (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK)
    4 Léo Lacroix Yellow Card
    24 Loïc Perrin
    2 Kévin Théophile-Catherine
    17 Ole Selnaes
    11 Henri Saivet
    14 Jordan Veretout
    12 Cheikh M'Bengue
    25 Kévin Malcuit
    23 Alexander Söderlund Yellow Card
    9 Nolan Roux
    Saint-Étienne Substitutes:
    Arnaud Nordin, Bryan Dabo, Vincent Pajot, Florentin Pogba, Kévin Monnet-Paquet, Pierre-Yves Polomat, Jessy Moulin.

    NICE Nice (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Yoan Cardinale (GK)
    32 Malang Sarr
    31 Dante
    29 Dalbert
    21 Ricardo Pereira
    25 Wylan Cyprien
    18 Rémi Walter
    6 Jean Michaël Seri
    14 Alassane Pléa
    5 Younès Belhanda Yellow Card
    13 Valentin Eysseric
    Nice Substitutes:
    Vincent Koziello, Arnaud Souquet, Vincent Marcel, Olivier Boscagli, Mathieu Bodmer, Walter Benítez, Anastasios Donis.

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