Nice vs Caen, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1

Nice

FT
0 - 1

Caen

74': Alexander Djiku

About

Nice are hosting Caen 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.
2': Attempt missed. Bassem Srarfi (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
3': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alexander Djiku.
5': Attempt missed. Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Caen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Casimir Ninga.
6': Attempt blocked. Youcef Atal (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christophe Herelle with a cross.
6': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
6': Foul by Younn Zahary (Caen).
6': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Offside, Nice. Pierre Lees-Melou tries a through ball, but Bassem Srarfi is caught offside.
13': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
14': Hand ball by Younn Zahary (Caen).
15': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
15': Jessy Deminguet (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Delay in match Jessy Deminguet (Caen) because of an injury.
17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19': Attempt missed. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
20': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alexander Djiku.
21': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Emmanuel Imorou.
21': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Emmanuel Imorou.
21': Alexander Djiku (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Dante (Nice).
23': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Caen).
24': Attempt blocked. Malang Sarr (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Penalty conceded by Alexander Djiku (Caen) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
26': Delay in match (Nice). Video Review.
26': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
27': Alexander Djiku (Caen) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
28': Penalty saved! Remi Walter (Nice) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
28': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Brice Samba.
32': Baissama Sankoh (Caen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
39': Enzo Crivelli (Caen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Foul by Bassem Srarfi (Nice).
40': Attempt missed. Prince Oniangué (Caen) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Saif-Eddine Khaoui with a cross following a set piece situation.
40': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Pierre Lees-Melou.
43': Attempt saved. Casimir Ninga (Caen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Prince Oniangué.
45'+4': First Half ends, Nice 0, Caen 0.
45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Caen 0.
47': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
48': Attempt missed. Jessy Deminguet (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
49': Attempt blocked. Youcef Atal (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bassem Srarfi with a cross.
49': Attempt saved. Bassem Srarfi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dante.
49': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Brice Samba.
52': Attempt missed. Saif-Eddine Khaoui (Caen) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Enzo Crivelli.
53': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
54': Christophe Herelle (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Enzo Crivelli (Caen).
55': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jonathan Gradit.
56': Alexander Djiku (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Dante (Nice).
57': Bassem Srarfi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Emmanuel Imorou (Caen).
60': Hand ball by Casimir Ninga (Caen).
60': Casimir Ninga (Caen) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
63': Substitution, Caen. Malik Tchokounte replaces Saif-Eddine Khaoui.
64': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Caen).
64': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Alexander Djiku (Caen).
66': Attempt missed. Christophe Herelle (Nice) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin following a set piece situation.
67': Substitution, Nice. Ihsan Sacko replaces Bassem Srarfi.
67': Substitution, Caen. Yoel Armougom replaces Baissama Sankoh.
68': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
69': Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ihsan Sacko.
69': Attempt saved. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
70': Attempt saved. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
71': Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Remi Walter.
71': Christophe Herelle (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Malik Tchokounte (Caen).
72': Alexander Djiku (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Ihsan Sacko (Nice).
73': Foul by Ihsan Sacko (Nice).
73': Jessy Deminguet (Caen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Corner, Caen. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
74': Attempt missed. Malik Tchokounte (Caen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jessy Deminguet with a cross following a corner.
74': Goal! Nice 0, Caen 1. Alexander Djiku (Caen) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Malik Tchokounte following a corner.
77': Substitution, Nice. Pedro Brazao replaces Patrick Burner.
78': Substitution, Caen. Frederic Guilbert replaces Enzo Crivelli.
79': Foul by Yoel Armougom (Caen).
79': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Substitution, Nice. Assil Jaziri replaces Remi Walter.
81': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alexander Djiku.
82': Attempt blocked. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin with a cross.
82': Attempt blocked. Assil Jaziri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Assil Jaziri with a cross.
83': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Frederic Guilbert (Caen).
84': Foul by Yoel Armougom (Caen).
84': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Yoel Armougom (Caen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt saved. Assil Jaziri (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
88': Attempt saved. Assil Jaziri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
89': Casimir Ninga (Caen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Dante (Nice).
89': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Younn Zahary.
90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Yoel Armougom.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Christophe Herelle (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Brazao with a cross.
90'+3': Foul by Jessy Deminguet (Caen).
90'+3': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Christophe Herelle (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Nice 0, Caen 1.
90'+4': Match ends, Nice 0, Caen 1.

Statistics

CAN		NICE
14	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	11
8	Saves	1
35.5	Possession	64.5
7	SHOTS	21
2	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
236	Accurate Passes	495
300	Passes	551
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	7
11	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.3
43	Long Balls	52
22	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	7
13	Effective Tackles	12
22	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	11
21	Effective Clearances	11
21	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 17,092

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Angers	0	0	0
2	AJ Auxerre	0	0	0
3	Brest	0	0	0
4	Le Havre AC	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Nice (4-3-3)

No.	Name
40	Walter Benítez (GK)
31	Dante
29	Christophe Hérelle
23	Malang Sarr
15	Patrick Burner
5	Adrien Tamèze
6	Rémi Walter
8	Pierre Lees-Melou
7	Allan Saint-Maximin
20	Youcef Atal
11	Bassem Srarfi

Nice Substitutes:

Olivier Boscagli, Racine Coly, Yannis Clementia, Jean-Victor Makengo, Pedro Brazão, Assil Jaziri, Ihsan Sacko.

Caen (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Brice Samba (GK)
24	Alexander Djiku
14	Jonathan Gradit
15	Emmanuel Imorou
33	Younn Zahary
7	Saif-Eddine Khaoui
6	Prince Oniangué
17	Jessy Deminguet
27	Enzo Crivelli
11	Casimir Ninga
5	Baissama Sankoh

Caen Substitutes:

Edwin Zelazny, Malik Tchokounte, Herman Moussaki, Jan Repas, Yoel Armougom, Frédéric Guilbert, Romain Genevois.

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