Nice vs Stade Rennais, 2016-17 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Nice

60': Malang Sarr

FT
1 - 0

Stade Rennais

Nice 1-0 Stade Rennes

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Foul by Gelson Fernandes (Rennes).
3': Jean Michael Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Rennes).
6': Vincent Koziello (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
11': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
11': Attempt saved. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
13': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
13': Wesley Said (Rennes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ramy Bensebaini.
20': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ludovic Baal.
21': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pedro Mendes.
22': Attempt missed. Giovanni Sio (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
23': Delay in match (Rennes).
24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Substitution, Rennes. Kamil Grosicki replaces Clément Chantôme because of an injury.
25': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
25': Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt blocked. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki.
30': Attempt missed. Wesley Said (Rennes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giovanni Sio with a cross.
31': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Pedro Mendes (Rennes).
32': Pedro Mendes (Rennes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt blocked. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36': Attempt blocked. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
40': Attempt missed. Kamil Grosicki (Rennes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wesley Said.
42': Attempt missed. Dalbert (Nice) left footed shot from long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
44': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gelson Fernandes.
44': Attempt missed. Dalbert (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Wesley Said (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin André with a headed pass.
45'+3': First Half ends, Nice 0, Rennes 0.
90'+7': Match ends, Nice 1, Rennes 0.
45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Rennes 0.
47': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Nice).
48': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Rennes).
48': Vincent Marcel (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Arnaud Lusamba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
49': Arnaud Lusamba (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Benjamin André (Rennes).
52': Attempt saved. Giovanni Sio (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
52': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Yoan Cardinale.
53': Attempt missed. Kamil Grosicki (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a headed pass.
59': Substitution, Nice. Anastasios Donis replaces Alassane Pléa because of an injury.
59': Arnaud Souquet (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Foul by Giovanni Sio (Rennes).
60': Goal! Nice 1, Rennes 0. Malang Sarr (Nice) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross following a set piece situation.
61': Delay in match Pedro Mendes (Rennes) because of an injury.
62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Attempt missed. Arnaud Souquet (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
64': Substitution, Nice. Wylan Cyprien replaces Vincent Marcel.
65': Arnaud Lusamba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Ludovic Baal (Rennes).
65': Foul by Anastasios Donis (Nice).
65': Pedro Mendes (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Hand ball by Arnaud Souquet (Nice).
68': Attempt saved. Pedro Mendes (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin André.
69': Delay in match (Rennes).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Substitution, Rennes. Adama Diakhaby replaces Giovanni Sio.
71': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
71': Attempt blocked. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
71': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Arnaud Lusamba.
72': Attempt blocked. Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Foul by Yoann Gourcuff (Rennes).
73': Jean Michael Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Dalbert (Nice).
74': Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
75': Wesley Said (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Anastasios Donis (Nice).
78': Pedro Mendes (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Offside, Rennes. Wesley Said tries a through ball, but Yoann Gourcuff is caught offside.
79': Substitution, Rennes. Kermit Erasmus replaces Gelson Fernandes.
82': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
83': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
84': Attempt missed. Benjamin André (Rennes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross following a corner.
87': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Wylan Cyprien.
88': Substitution, Nice. Mathieu Bodmer replaces Arnaud Lusamba.
88': Attempt blocked. Wesley Said (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Diakhaby with a headed pass.
89': Foul by Dalbert (Nice).
89': Pedro Mendes (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Attempt missed. Pedro Mendes (Rennes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
90': Foul by Anastasios Donis (Nice).
90': Ramy Bensebaini (Rennes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Mathieu Bodmer.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Rennes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+2': Corner, Rennes. Conceded by Paul Baysse.
90'+2': Adama Diakhaby (Rennes) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Adama Diakhaby (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+3': Adama Diakhaby (Rennes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Mathieu Bodmer (Nice).
90'+5': Benjamin André (Rennes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Vincent Koziello (Nice).
90'+6': Attempt missed. Ludovic Baal (Rennes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Rennes 0.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Rennes 0.

Statistics

REN		NICE
9	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	4
53.8	Possession	46.2
19	SHOTS	7
4	ON GOAL	1
0.2	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
436	Accurate Passes	377
521	Passes	443
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
7	Accurate Crosses	1
21	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.1
44	Long Balls	53
24	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	2
22	Effective Tackles	23
28	Tackles	25
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
9	Effective Clearances	17
12	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 19,075

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

Nice (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Yoan Cardinale (GK)
34	Malang Sarr
4	Paul Baysse
29	Dalbert
2	Arnaud Souquet
18	Rémi Walter
6	Jean Michaël Seri
26	Vincent Koziello
14	Alassane Pléa
8	Arnaud Lusamba
33	Vincent Marcel

Nice Substitutes:

Mathieu Bodmer, Mouez Hassen, Julien Vercauteren, Wylan Cyprien, Albert Rafetraniaina, Alexy Bosetti, Anastasios Donis.

Stade Rennais (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Benoit Costil (GK)
15	Ramy Bensebaini
5	Pedro Mendes
24	Ludovic Baal
12	Steven Moreira
21	Benjamin André
6	Gelson Fernandes
11	Wesley Saïd
8	Clément Chantôme
13	Giovanni Sio
28	Yoann Gourcuff

Stade Rennais Substitutes:

Sylvain Armand, Yacouba Sylla, Abdoulaye Diallo, Kamil Grosicki, Kermit Erasmus, Adama Diakhaby, Romain Danzé.

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