French Ligue 1

Lille vs Nimes, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Lille
  • 51': Loïc Rémy
  • 64': Jonathan Bamba
  • 70': Zeki Çelik
  • 80': Nicolas Pépé
  • 90'+2': Rui Fonte
FT
5 - 0
Nimes

    Lille rout Nimes to consolidate second place in Ligue 1

    Second-placed Lille moved one step closer to securing Champions League qualification with a commanding 5-0 win over Nimes.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Boubakary Soumare (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 6': Baptiste Guillaume (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Foul by Gabriel (Lille).
    • 6': Foul by Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes).
    • 6': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Offside, Lille. Nicolas Pepe tries a through ball, but Jonathan Bamba is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Boubakary Soumare (Lille).
    • 9': Téji Savanier (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Téji Savanier (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 9': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Sada Thioub (Nîmes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 12': Delay in match Nicolas Pepe (Lille) because of an injury.
    • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Foul by Sada Thioub (Nîmes).
    • 19': Youssouf Kone (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, Nîmes. Florian Miguel tries a through ball, but Baptiste Guillaume is caught offside.
    • 21': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Nîmes).
    • 21': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 21': Foul by Téji Savanier (Nîmes).
    • 21': Thiago Mendes (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
    • 23': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Loïc Remy.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Florian Miguel (Nîmes) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Renaud Ripart with a cross following a corner.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Loïc Remy (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Kone with a cross.
    • 25': Foul by Loïc Remy (Lille).
    • 25': Theo Valls (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Loïc Remy (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Téji Savanier (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Valls.
    • 30': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Gaetan Paquiez.
    • 31': Foul by Gabriel (Lille).
    • 31': Paul Bernardoni (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Delay in match Paul Bernardoni (Nîmes) because of an injury.
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Foul by Florian Miguel (Nîmes).
    • 32': Jonathan Ikone (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Foul by Denis Bouanga (Nîmes).
    • 35': Jonathan Ikone (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Thiago Mendes (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Baptiste Guillaume.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Mendes.
    • 45': Foul by Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes).
    • 45': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Lille 0, Nîmes 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Lille 0, Nîmes 0.
    • 49': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Loïc Remy (Lille).
    • 49': Foul by Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes).
    • 49': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Goal! Lille 1, Nîmes 0. Loïc Remy (Lille) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Boubakary Soumare following a fast break.
    • 57': Offside, Lille. Jonathan Ikone tries a through ball, but Loïc Remy is caught offside.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Nîmes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Theo Valls.
    • 60': Foul by Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes).
    • 60': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Gabriel (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
    • 64': Goal! Lille 2, Nîmes 0. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Youssouf Kone with a cross.
    • 65': Substitution, Nîmes. Rachid Alioui replaces Baptiste Guillaume.
    • 67': Foul by Florian Miguel (Nîmes).
    • 67': Jonathan Ikone (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Substitution, Lille. Rafael Leão replaces Loïc Remy.
    • 70': Goal! Lille 3, Nîmes 0. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thiago Mendes with a through ball.
    • 71': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Youssouf Kone.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Nîmes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Téji Savanier.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Pepe with a through ball.
    • 75': Foul by Rachid Alioui (Nîmes).
    • 75': Gabriel (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Lille. Rui Fonte replaces Jonathan Bamba.
    • 76': Substitution, Nîmes. Sofiane Alakouch replaces Denis Bouanga.
    • 77': Boubakary Soumare (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes).
    • 77': Delay in match Boubakary Soumare (Lille) because of an injury.
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 79': Foul by Jonathan Ikone (Lille).
    • 79': Téji Savanier (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Goal! Lille 4, Nîmes 0. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
    • 82': Substitution, Lille. Luiz Araujo replaces Jonathan Ikone.
    • 82': Hand ball by Téji Savanier (Nîmes).
    • 83': Offside, Lille. Luiz Araujo tries a through ball, but Nicolas Pepe is caught offside.
    • 84': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
    • 84': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Rafael Leão (Lille).
    • 85': Téji Savanier (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Substitution, Nîmes. Faitout Maouassa replaces Sada Thioub.
    • 87': Offside, Nîmes. Téji Savanier tries a through ball, but Rachid Alioui is caught offside.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Thiago Mendes (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luiz Araujo.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Antonin Bobichon (Nîmes).
    • 90'+2': Nicolas Pepe (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pepe (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Lille 5, Nîmes 0. Rui Fonte (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luiz Araujo following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Lille 5, Nîmes 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Lille 5, Nîmes 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 3
    40.3 Possession 59.7
    8 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 8
    0.4 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    292 Accurate Passes 484
    370 Passes 555
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    12 Crosses 20
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 38
    17 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 9
    10 Tackles 14
    0.8 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 18
    16 Effective Clearances 18
    16 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Decathlon Arena - Stade Pierre-Mauroy
    Location: Lille, France
    Attendance: 36,356

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 34 +45 76
    2 Lens 34 +31 70
    3 Lille 34 +15 61
    4 Lyon 34 +13 60
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LILL Lille (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    4 Gabriel Magalhães
    6 José Fonte
    3 Youssouf Koné
    17 Zeki Çelik
    24 Boubakary Soumaré
    23 Thiago Mendes
    14 Jonathan Bamba
    19 Nicolas Pépé
    9 Loïc Rémy Yellow Card
    12 Jonathan Ikoné
    Lille Substitutes:
    Jérémy Pied, Rui Fonte, Cheikh Niasse, Rafael Leão, Kouadio Dabila, Hervé Koffi, Luiz Araújo.

    NIM Nimes (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    30 Paul Bernardoni (GK)
    27 Hervé Lybohy
    26 Florian Miguel Yellow Card
    15 Gaëtan Paquiez
    20 Renaud Ripart
    11 Téji Savanier
    14 Antonin Bobichon Yellow Card
    18 Theo Valls
    25 Baptiste Guillaume
    10 Denis Bouanga
    22 Sada Thioub
    Nimes Substitutes:
    Pierrick Valdivia, Baptiste Valette, Fethi Harek, Umut Bozok, Sofiane Alakouch, Rachid Alioui, Faitout Maouassa.

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