French Ligue 1

FT Sunday, October 23, 2016
Nice WLWWW 4
–
Metz DLWLL 2
1st2ndT
NICE224
METZ112
Stade Saint-Symphorien · 17,993 att.

Match Report

Alassane Plea treble sends Nice four points clear

Alassane Plea treble sends Nice four points clear

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Team Stats

1
Fouls
17
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
4
69.7
Possession
30.3
17
SHOTS
9
8
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.6
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
701
Accurate Passes
246
771
Passes
311
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
6
Crosses
22
0.0
Cross %
0.1
43
Long Balls
46
34
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.8
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
14
17
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
20
Effective Clearances
10
23
Clearances
10

Head to Head

NICE leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

METZ · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Thomas DidillonG
  2. 6Simon FaletteCD-L
  3. 5Guido MilánCD-R
  4. 13Franck SignorinoLB
  5. 3Jonathan RivierezRB
  6. 8Yann JouffreAM
  7. 24Renaud CohadeLM
  8. 14Georges MandjeckRM
  9. 9Mevlut ErdinçF
  10. 11Opa NguetteAM-L
  11. 26Ismaïla SarrAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Lemouya GoudiabySUB
  2. 17Habib DialloSUB
  3. 32Benoît Assou-EkottoSUB
  4. 7Gauthier HeinSUB
  5. 30David OberhauserSUB
  6. 25Iván BalliuSUB
  7. 22Kevin LejeuneSUB

NICE · 4-3-3

  1. 30Yoan CardinaleG
  2. 33Malang SarrCD-L
  3. 31DanteCD-R
  4. 21Ricardo PereiraLB
  5. 2Arnaud SouquetRB
  6. 25Wylan CyprienCM
  7. 18Rémi WalterLM
  8. 6Jean Michaël SeriRM
  9. 14Alassane PléaF
  10. 5Younès BelhandaLF
  11. 13Valentin EyssericRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Vincent KozielloSUB
  2. 24Mathieu BodmerSUB
  3. 34Patrick BurnerSUB
  4. 8Arnaud LusambaSUB
  5. 1Mouez HassenSUB
  6. 28Olivier BoscagliSUB
  7. 22Anastasios DonisSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Metz 0, Nice 1. Alassane Pléa (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a through ball.
  2. 25' Goal! Metz 1, Nice 1. Georges Mandjeck (Metz) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
  3. 38' Goal! Metz 1, Nice 2. Alassane Pléa (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  4. 54' Georges Mandjeck (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 65' Ismaila Sarr (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 69' Substitution, Metz. Habib Diallo replaces Georges Mandjeck.
  7. 69' Goal! Metz 2, Nice 2. Habib Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mevlüt Erdinc.
  8. 72' Substitution, Metz. Kévin Lejeune replaces Opa Nguette.
  9. 73' Renaud Cohade (Metz) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 76' Yann Jouffre (Metz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 79' Substitution, Metz. Gauthier Hein replaces Yann Jouffre.
  12. 84' Goal! Metz 2, Nice 3. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Younès Belhanda with a through ball.
  13. 87' Substitution, Nice. Mathieu Bodmer replaces Valentin Eysseric.
  14. 90' Substitution, Nice. Anastasios Donis replaces Alassane Pléa.
  15. 90'+2' Goal! Metz 2, Nice 4. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Remi Walter.

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