Dijon FCO vs Nice, 2017-18 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Dijon FCO

61': Júlio Tavares
78': Júlio Tavares (P)
84': Kwon Chang-Hoon

FT
3 - 2

Nice

64': Pierre Lees-Melou
67': Alassane Pléa

About

Dijon FCO are hosting Nice at Stade Gaston-Gérard, Dijon, 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': Foul by Júlio Tavares (Dijon).
1': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Wesley Said (Dijon).
3': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
9': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Oussama Haddadi.
11': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11': Foul by Valentin Rosier (Dijon).
12': Attempt blocked. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
12': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Júlio Tavares.
12': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
13': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Cédric Yambéré.
15': Foul by Wesley Said (Dijon).
15': Racine Coly (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Offside, Dijon. Valentin Rosier tries a through ball, but Júlio Tavares is caught offside.
19': Attempt missed. Mehdi Abeid (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oussama Haddadi.
20': Hand ball by Malang Sarr (Nice).
24': Attempt missed. Júlio Tavares (Dijon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Balmont with a cross.
24': Delay in match Marlon Santos (Nice) because of an injury.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
26': Romain Amalfitano (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
27': Attempt blocked. Naim Sliti (Dijon) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
27': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Mario Balotelli.
30': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Foul by Valentin Rosier (Dijon).
31': Attempt blocked. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33': Adrien Tameze (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Papy Djilobodji (Dijon).
33': Papy Djilobodji (Dijon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Delay in match Adrien Tameze (Nice) because of an injury.
34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt blocked. Bassem Srarfi (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
37': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
37': Naim Sliti (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Attempt missed. Wesley Said (Dijon) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano.
39': Foul by Dante (Nice).
39': Júlio Tavares (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Cédric Yambéré (Dijon).
41': Attempt saved. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
42': Foul by Dante (Nice).
42': Júlio Tavares (Dijon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
44': Adrien Tameze (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Valentin Rosier (Dijon).
44': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
45': Hand ball by Naim Sliti (Dijon).
45'+1': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Cédric Yambéré (Dijon).
45'+2': Offside, Nice. Dante tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
45'+2': Foul by Alassane Pléa (Nice).
45'+2': Romain Amalfitano (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Dijon 0, Nice 0.
45': Second Half begins Dijon 0, Nice 0.
46': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Dijon).
47': Júlio Tavares (Dijon) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Naim Sliti with a headed pass.
48': Alassane Pléa (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Mehdi Abeid (Dijon).
49': Foul by Wesley Said (Dijon).
49': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Adrien Tameze (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alassane Pléa.
51': Attempt blocked. Wesley Said (Dijon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
52': Florent Balmont (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Racine Coly (Nice).
53': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Mario Balotelli.
54': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marlon Santos.
55': Attempt missed. Naim Sliti (Dijon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oussama Haddadi.
56': Attempt blocked. Bassem Srarfi (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
56': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
56': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Júlio Tavares.
57': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
57': Wesley Said (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt blocked. Jean Michael Seri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bassem Srarfi.
61': Goal! Dijon 1, Nice 0. Júlio Tavares (Dijon) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Amalfitano with a through ball.
63': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Wesley Said.
64': Substitution, Nice. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Bassem Srarfi.
64': Goal! Dijon 1, Nice 1. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
65': Offside, Nice. Adrien Tameze tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
66': Offside, Dijon. Oussama Haddadi tries a through ball, but Naim Sliti is caught offside.
67': Goal! Dijon 1, Nice 2. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
69': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Jean Michael Seri.
70': Attempt missed. Júlio Tavares (Dijon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Rosier with a cross following a corner.
70': Substitution, Dijon. Kwon Chang-Hoon replaces Florent Balmont.
71': Foul by Júlio Tavares (Dijon).
71': Marlon Santos (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Offside, Nice. Allan Saint-Maximin tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
73': Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
74': Mario Balotelli (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
75': Substitution, Nice. Wylan Cyprien replaces Adrien Tameze.
75': Substitution, Dijon. Benjamin Jeannot replaces Naim Sliti.
75': Substitution, Dijon. Fouad Chafik replaces Valentin Rosier.
76': Corner, Dijon. Conceded by Racine Coly.
76': Penalty Dijon. Cédric Yambéré draws a foul in the penalty area.
76': Penalty conceded by Malang Sarr (Nice) after a foul in the penalty area.
78': Goal! Dijon 2, Nice 2. Júlio Tavares (Dijon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
80': Romain Amalfitano (Dijon) is shown the yellow card.
80': Marlon Santos (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
82': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marlon Santos.
83': Baptiste Reynet (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
84': Goal! Dijon 3, Nice 2. Kwon Chang-Hoon (Dijon) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Jeannot.
85': Foul by Racine Coly (Nice).
85': Wesley Said (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88': Substitution, Nice. Ihsan Sacko replaces Jean Michael Seri.
89': Foul by Mario Balotelli (Nice).
89': Kwon Chang-Hoon (Dijon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Racine Coly (Nice).
90'+1': Júlio Tavares (Dijon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+2': Offside, Nice. Marlon Santos tries a through ball, but Allan Saint-Maximin is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Marlon Santos (Nice).
90'+3': Júlio Tavares (Dijon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Dijon 3, Nice 2.
90'+4': Match ends, Dijon 3, Nice 2.

Statistics

NICE		DIJO
14	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	3
58.9	Possession	41.1
14	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	3
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
444	Accurate Passes	281
507	Passes	355
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	5
26	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.4
63	Long Balls	51
48	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.8	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
9	Interceptions	17
8	Effective Clearances	18
8	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Gaston-Gérard
Location: Dijon, France
Attendance: 11,901

Line-Ups

Dijon FCO (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Baptiste Reynet (GK)
4	Papy Djilobodji
18	Cédric Yambéré
5	Oussama Haddadi
19	Valentin Rosier
8	Mehdi Abeid
20	Romain Amalfitano
15	Florent Balmont
11	Júlio Tavares
10	Naïm Sliti
9	Wesley Saïd

Dijon FCO Substitutes:

Benjamin Jeannot, Wesley Lautoa, Cedric Varrault, Kwon Chang-Hoon, Eden Massouema, Benjamin Leroy, Fouad Chafik.

Nice (4-3-3)

No.	Name
40	Walter Benítez (GK)
23	Malang Sarr
31	Dante
12	Racine Coly
4	Marlon
5	Adrien Tamèze
6	Jean Michaël Seri
8	Pierre Lees-Melou
9	Mario Balotelli
14	Alassane Pléa
11	Bassem Srarfi

Nice Substitutes:

Allan Saint-Maximin, Jean-Victor Makengo, Romain Perraud, Yoan Cardinale, Wylan Cyprien, Nampalys Mendy, Ihsan Sacko.

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