Angers vs Nice, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Angers

FT
0 - 1

Nice

4': Alassane Pléa

Alassane Plea early goal enough for Nice to see off Angers

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Vincent Manceau (Angers).
2': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Goal! Angers 0, Nice 1. Alassane Pléa (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a through ball.
6': Attempt saved. Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
7': Foul by Dalbert (Nice).
7': Vincent Manceau (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers).
8': Mathieu Bodmer (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers).
10': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt missed. Grégory Bourillon (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
13': Offside, Angers. Famara Diedhiou tries a through ball, but Gilles Sunu is caught offside.
15': Attempt saved. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
16': Grégory Bourillon (Angers) is shown the yellow card.
17': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
17': Romain Thomas (Angers) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Billy Ketkeophomphone with a cross following a corner.
17': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
17': Attempt blocked. Famara Diedhiou (Angers) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Billy Ketkeophomphone with a cross.
17': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
19': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
19': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a headed pass.
19': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Denis Petric.
20': Attempt saved. Paul Baysse (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross.
21': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
21': Vincent Manceau (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Attempt saved. Gilles Sunu (Angers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Billy Ketkeophomphone.
23': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Yoan Cardinale.
24': Attempt blocked. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
24': Attempt blocked. Ismael Traoré (Angers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
24': Offside, Nice. Jean Michael Seri tries a through ball, but Alassane Pléa is caught offside.
25': Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric.
26': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Mathieu Bodmer.
27': Attempt saved. Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi.
27': Foul by Famara Diedhiou (Angers).
27': Paul Baysse (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
31': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
32': Famara Diedhiou (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Paul Baysse (Nice).
33': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yoann Andreu.
34': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Vincent Koziello.
34': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Alassane Pléa.
35': Attempt missed. Romain Thomas (Angers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Ketkeophomphone with a cross following a corner.
35': Attempt missed. Ismael Traoré (Angers) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romain Thomas following a corner.
36': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Mathieu Bodmer.
37': Attempt missed. Yoann Andreu (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
38': Foul by Grégory Bourillon (Angers).
38': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
40': Attempt missed. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
41': Attempt saved. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a through ball.
44': Offside, Angers. Ismael Traoré tries a through ball, but Famara Diedhiou is caught offside.
45'+1': First Half ends, Angers 0, Nice 1.
0': Match ends, Angers 0, Nice 1.
45': Second Half begins Angers 0, Nice 1.
46': Attempt saved. Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye.
48': Foul by Dalbert (Nice).
48': Gilles Sunu (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Dalbert (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Attempt missed. Ricardo Pereira (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
54': Attempt saved. Dalbert (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valentin Eysseric with a through ball.
54': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Denis Petric.
55': Attempt blocked. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
55': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Grégory Bourillon.
56': Substitution, Angers. Baptiste Santamaria replaces Grégory Bourillon.
59': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
60': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Billy Ketkeophomphone with a cross following a corner.
61': Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Foul by Mathieu Bodmer (Nice).
63': Attempt saved. Alassane Pléa (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dalbert with a cross.
66': Substitution, Angers. Nicolas Pepe replaces Gilles Sunu.
67': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
67': Ismael Traoré (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Dalbert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by Nicolas Pepe (Angers).
69': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Angers).
69': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Delay in match Alassane Pléa (Nice) because of an injury.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Attempt missed. Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
75': Baptiste Santamaria (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
75': Substitution, Angers. Pierrick Capelle replaces Famara Diedhiou.
76': Attempt blocked. Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Baptiste Santamaria.
76': Foul by Yoann Andreu (Angers).
76': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Nice).
78': Ricardo Pereira (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Foul by Cheikh Ndoye (Angers).
78': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Attempt saved. Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
82': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
84': Substitution, Nice. Remi Walter replaces Mathieu Bodmer.
86': Valentin Eysseric (Nice) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a through ball.
87': Hand ball by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
87': Attempt missed. Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cheikh Ndoye with a headed pass.
88': Foul by Billy Ketkeophomphone (Angers).
88': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Substitution, Nice. Arnaud Lusamba replaces Wylan Cyprien.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Cheikh Ndoye (Angers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vincent Manceau with a cross.
90'+4': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
90'+4': Yoann Andreu (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Angers 0, Nice 1.

Statistics

NICE		ANG
10	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	7
56.9	Possession	43.1
14	SHOTS	21
8	ON GOAL	6
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
509	Accurate Passes	338
614	Passes	434
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	10
7	Crosses	29
0.4	Cross %	0.3
69	Long Balls	51
26	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	10
11	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
24	Effective Clearances	4
34	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa
Location: Angers, France
Attendance: 10,142

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

Angers (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Denis Petric (GK)
24	Romain Thomas
8	Ismaël Traoré
3	Yoann Andreu
29	Vincent Manceau
6	Gregory Bourillon
14	Billy Ketkeophomphone
17	Cheikh N'Doye
9	Famara Diédhiou
7	Karl Toko Ekambi
10	Gilles Sunu

Angers Substitutes:

Pablo Martinez, Baptiste Santamaria, Flavien Tait, Mathieu Michel, Nicolas Pépé, Pierrick Capelle, Mateo Pavlović.

Nice (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Yoan Cardinale (GK)
34	Malang Sarr
4	Paul Baysse
29	Dalbert
21	Ricardo Pereira
24	Mathieu Bodmer
6	Jean Michaël Seri
26	Vincent Koziello
14	Alassane Pléa
13	Valentin Eysseric
25	Wylan Cyprien

Nice Substitutes:

Arnaud Souquet, Olivier Boscagli, Arnaud Lusamba, Mouez Hassen, Vincent Marcel, Anastasios Donis, Rémi Walter.

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