French Ligue 1

FT Saturday, September 9, 2017
AS Monaco LWWWW 0
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Nice LLWLL 4
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NICE224
Allianz Riviera · 28,995 att.

Match Report

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Mario Balotelli bags brace as Nice stun defending champ Monaco

Mario Balotelli fired a double as Nice stunned reigning Ligue 1 champions Monaco in a 4-0 win at the Allianz Riviera.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
11
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
1
54.7
Possession
45.3
11
SHOTS
10
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
392
Accurate Passes
334
465
Passes
406
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
4
31
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.6
44
Long Balls
58
28
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
19
16
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
11
Effective Clearances
29
11
Clearances
29

Head to Head

MON leads series 4-1

Lineups

NICE · 4-4-2

  1. 30Yoan CardinaleG
  2. 20Maxime Le MarchandCD-L
  3. 4MarlonCD-R
  4. 24Christophe JalletLB
  5. 2Arnaud SouquetRB
  6. 6Jean Michaël SeriCM-L
  7. 26Vincent KozielloCM-R
  8. 8Pierre Lees-MelouLM
  9. 7Allan Saint-MaximinRM
  10. 9Mario BalotelliCF-L
  11. 14Alassane PléaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Bassem SrarfiSUB
  2. 18Rémi WalterSUB
  3. 12Racine ColySUB
  4. 21Nampalys MendySUB
  5. 22Arnaud LusambaSUB
  6. 33Ignatius GanagoSUB
  7. 40Walter BenítezSUB

MON · 4-4-2

  1. 1Danijel SubasicG
  2. 5JemersonCD-L
  3. 25Kamil GlikCD-R
  4. 6JorgeLB
  5. 19Djibril SidibéRB
  6. 2FabinhoCM-L
  7. 8João MoutinhoCM-R
  8. 27Thomas LemarLM
  9. 20Rony LopesRM
  10. 15Adama DiakhabyCF-L
  11. 9Radamel FalcaoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Diego BenaglioSUB
  2. 24Andrea RaggiSUB
  3. 14Keita BaldéSUB
  4. 10Stevan JoveticSUB
  5. 17Youri TielemansSUB
  6. 11Guido CarrilloSUB
  7. 7Rachid GhezzalSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 6' Goal! Nice 1, Monaco 0. Mario Balotelli (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 11' Christophe Jallet (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 14' Jorge (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 18' Goal! Nice 2, Monaco 0. Alassane Pléa (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a through ball following a fast break.
  6. 45' Substitution, Monaco. Guido Carrillo replaces Rony Lopes.
  7. 45' Substitution, Monaco. Rachid Ghezzal replaces Thomas Lemar because of an injury.
  8. 60' Goal! Nice 3, Monaco 0. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Souquet with a cross.
  9. 69' Mario Balotelli (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 69' Substitution, Monaco. Stevan Jovetic replaces Falcao.
  11. 74' Substitution, Nice. Ignatius Ganago replaces Mario Balotelli.
  12. 79' Substitution, Nice. Remi Walter replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
  13. 85' Goal! Nice 4, Monaco 0. Ignatius Ganago (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  14. 85' Substitution, Nice. Nampalys Mendy replaces Vincent Koziello.

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