Nice vs Nantes, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Nice

5': Dante

FT
1 - 1

Nantes

27': Emiliano Sala (P)

About

Nice are hosting Nantes at Allianz Riviera, Nice, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Alassane Plea (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
1': Foul by Léo Dubois (Nantes).
2': Foul by Jules Iloki (Nantes).
2': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Attempt missed. Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
4': Foul by Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice).
4': Lucas Lima (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
5': Goal! Nice 1, Nantes 0. Dante (Nice) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
7': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Mario Balotelli.
9': Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
10': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Adrien Thomasson (Nantes).
10': Hand ball by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
14': Alassane Plea (Nice) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
21': Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
22': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
24': Attempt blocked. Alassane Plea (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
24': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
26': Penalty Nantes. Andrei Girotto draws a foul in the penalty area.
26': Penalty conceded by Patrick Burner (Nice) after a foul in the penalty area.
27': Goal! Nice 1, Nantes 1. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
29': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
29': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
33': Emiliano Sala (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Dante (Nice).
34': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dante.
36': Attempt saved. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson.
38': Delay in match Patrick Burner (Nice) because of an injury.
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Burner.
42': Attempt blocked. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malang Sarr.
42': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
45': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Andrei Girotto.
45'+1': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
45'+2': First Half ends, Nice 1, Nantes 1.
45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Nantes 1.
47': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Thomasson with a cross.
48': Alassane Plea (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Abdoulaye Touré (Nantes).
48': Delay in match Alassane Plea (Nice) because of an injury.
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Hand ball by Racine Coly (Nice).
52': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
53': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jules Iloki.
55': Alassane Plea (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Léo Dubois (Nantes).
56': Foul by Léo Dubois (Nantes).
56': Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Jules Iloki (Nantes).
58': Racine Coly (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
62': Foul by Jules Iloki (Nantes).
62': Jean Michael Seri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Racine Coly (Nice) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
63': Foul by Alassane Plea (Nice).
63': Léo Dubois (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Alassane Plea (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Delay in match Léo Dubois (Nantes) because of an injury.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Attempt missed. Andrei Girotto (Nantes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross following a set piece situation.
65': Foul by Alassane Plea (Nice).
65': Léo Dubois (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Delay in match Léo Dubois (Nantes) because of an injury.
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
68': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
70': Attempt blocked. Malang Sarr (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri.
70': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
70': Attempt saved. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou with a cross.
71': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Nicolas Pallois.
72': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Léo Dubois.
72': Ciprian Tatarusanu (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
76': Adrien Thomasson (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
76': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
77': Substitution, Nice. Bassem Srarfi replaces Mario Balotelli.
77': Substitution, Nantes. Joris Kayembe replaces Jules Iloki.
78': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Léo Dubois (Nantes).
78': Delay in match Adrien Tameze (Nice) because of an injury.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81': Substitution, Nice. Wylan Cyprien replaces Jean Michael Seri.
83': Attempt saved. Joris Kayembe (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Touré.
85': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
86': Foul by Bassem Srarfi (Nice).
86': Lucas Lima (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Delay in match Racine Coly (Nice) because of an injury.
87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Lucas Lima.
90': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a cross.
90': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Racine Coly (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
90'+4': Delay in match Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) because of an injury.
90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+4': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Emiliano Sala (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Substitution, Nice. Ihsan Sacko replaces Allan Saint-Maximin because of an injury.
90'+5': Match ends, Nice 1, Nantes 1.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Nantes 1.

Statistics

NAN		NICE
9	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	14
3	Saves	2
33.8	Possession	66.2
9	SHOTS	12
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
231	Accurate Passes	511
307	Passes	604
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	6
17	Crosses	27
0.2	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	65
18	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	6
14	Tackles	11
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
28	Effective Clearances	15
28	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 20,966

Line-Ups

Nice (4-3-3)

No.	Name
40	Walter Benítez (GK)
23	Malang Sarr
31	Dante
12	Racine Coly
15	Patrick Burner
5	Adrien Tamèze
6	Jean Michaël Seri
8	Pierre Lees-Melou
9	Mario Balotelli
14	Alassane Pléa
7	Allan Saint-Maximin

Nice Substitutes:

Wylan Cyprien, Nampalys Mendy, Bassem Srarfi, Jean-Victor Makengo, Ihsan Sacko, Yoan Cardinale, Romain Perraud.

Nantes (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
4	Nicolas Pallois
5	Koffi Djidji
6	Lucas Lima
15	Léo Dubois
28	Valentin Rongier
19	Abdoulaye Touré
20	Andrei Girotto
9	Emiliano Sala
8	Adrien Thomasson
7	Jules Iloki

Nantes Substitutes:

Maxime Dupé, Rene Krhin, Alex Kacaniklic, Chidozie Awaziem, Joris Kayembe, Préjuce Nakoulma, Santy Ngom.

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