French Ligue 1

FT Wednesday, September 21, 2016
AS Monaco WWWWW 0
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Nice WDWLD 4
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NICE224
Allianz Riviera · 21,867 att.

Match Report

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Mario Balotelli brace helps Nice beat Monaco and top table

Mario Balotelli scored his second Ligue 1 brace in as many games as Nice went top of the table with an impressive 4-0 win.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
7
50.4
Possession
49.6
16
SHOTS
9
7
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
395
Accurate Passes
394
457
Passes
466
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
12
Accurate Crosses
2
39
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
50
38
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.8
Long Balls %
0.7
7
Blocked Shots
1
16
Effective Tackles
10
24
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
24
15
Clearances
27

Head to Head

MON leads series 4-1

Lineups

NICE · 3-5-1-1

  1. 30Yoan CardinaleG
  2. 31DanteCD
  3. 33Malang SarrCD-L
  4. 4Paul BaysseCD-R
  5. 6Jean Michaël SeriCM-L
  6. 26Vincent KozielloCM-R
  7. 25Wylan CyprienAM
  8. 29DalbertLM
  9. 21Ricardo PereiraRM
  10. 9Mario BalotelliF
  11. 5Younès BelhandaRCF

Substitutes

  1. 14Alassane PléaSUB
  2. 1Mouez HassenSUB
  3. 2Arnaud SouquetSUB
  4. 24Mathieu BodmerSUB
  5. 13Valentin EyssericSUB
  6. 8Arnaud LusambaSUB
  7. 22Anastasios DonisSUB

MON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Danijel SubasicG
  2. 5JemersonCD-L
  3. 25Kamil GlikCD-R
  4. 19Djibril SidibéLB
  5. 24Andrea RaggiRB
  6. 8João MoutinhoAM
  7. 2FabinhoLM
  8. 14Tiemoué BakayokoRM
  9. 9Radamel FalcaoF
  10. 10Bernardo SilvaAM-L
  11. 27Thomas LemarAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 29Kylian MbappéSUB
  2. 35Kevin N'DoramSUB
  3. 18Valère GermainSUB
  4. 26Gabriel BoschiliaSUB
  5. 38Almamy TouréSUB
  6. 16Morgan De SanctisSUB
  7. 11Guido CarrilloSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Nice 1, Monaco 0. Paul Baysse (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 21' Falcao (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Goal! Nice 2, Monaco 0. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Younès Belhanda.
  4. 45' Younès Belhanda (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Monaco. Valère Germain replaces João Moutinho.
  6. 45' Substitution, Monaco. Guido Carrillo replaces Falcao.
  7. 68' Goal! Nice 3, Monaco 0. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a through ball.
  8. 76' Substitution, Nice. Valentin Eysseric replaces Younès Belhanda.
  9. 77' Substitution, Monaco. Almamy Touré replaces Andrea Raggi.
  10. 78' Substitution, Nice. Alassane Pléa replaces Mario Balotelli.
  11. 83' Tiemoué Bakayoko (Monaco) is shown the red card.
  12. 84' Penalty saved! Alassane Pléa (Nice) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  13. 85' Goal! Nice 4, Monaco 0. Alassane Pléa (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a cross.
  14. 87' Substitution, Nice. Mathieu Bodmer replaces Jean Michael Seri.

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