French Ligue 1

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

· French Ligue 1
Nice
  • 69': Rémi Walter (P)
FT
1 - 0
Lyon

    About

    Nice are hosting Lyon 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': Attempt saved. Ignatius Ganago (Nice) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dante.
    • 1': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Ignatius Ganago (Nice) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a cross following a corner.
    • 2': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
    • 2': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
    • 5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marcelo.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Ignatius Ganago (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 7': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
    • 7': Memphis Depay (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 8': Christophe Herelle (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
    • 9': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) has gone down, but that's a dive.
    • 9': Nabil Fekir (Lyon) is shown the yellow card.
    • 10': Foul by Tanguy NDombele (Lyon).
    • 10': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien following a set piece situation.
    • 15': Offside, Lyon. Memphis Depay tries a through ball, but Nabil Fekir is caught offside.
    • 15': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
    • 16': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Lyon) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
    • 17': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
    • 17': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Offside, Lyon. Léo Dubois tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Myziane Maolida.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 26': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ferland Mendy with a cross.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 27': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Foul by Bertrand Traoré (Lyon).
    • 28': Malang Sarr (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Lyon).
    • 31': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
    • 36': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross.
    • 40': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Ferland Mendy (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nabil Fekir following a corner.
    • 42': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Dubois with a cross following a fast break.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Ignatius Ganago (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Remi Walter.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Lyon 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Lyon 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Adrien Tameze (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Myziane Maolida.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
    • 48': Myziane Maolida (Nice) has gone down, but that's a dive.
    • 48': Myziane Maolida (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
    • 49': Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Dante (Nice).
    • 49': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Delay in match Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) because of an injury.
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 50': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
    • 51': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
    • 53': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
    • 53': Moussa Dembele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Myziane Maolida.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Dubois.
    • 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Fekir with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Léo Dubois (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moussa Dembele.
    • 63': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
    • 64': Hand ball by Nabil Fekir (Lyon).
    • 65': Substitution, Nice. Maxime Pelican replaces Myziane Maolida.
    • 65': Penalty Nice. Ignatius Ganago draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 65': Penalty conceded by Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 66': Delay in match (Nice). Video Review.
    • 66': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field cancelled.
    • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Goal! Nice 1, Lyon 0. Remi Walter (Nice) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
    • 73': Ferland Mendy (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
    • 74': Substitution, Nice. Christophe Jallet replaces Ignatius Ganago.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 75': Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Foul by Jason Denayer (Lyon).
    • 77': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Christophe Herelle.
    • 77': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanguy NDombele.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 80': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Memphis Depay following a corner.
    • 80': Substitution, Lyon. Martin Terrier replaces Bertrand Traoré.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
    • 83': Substitution, Nice. Paul Wade replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ferland Mendy.
    • 86': Substitution, Lyon. Maxwel Cornet replaces Houssem Aouar.
    • 86': Substitution, Lyon. Kenny Tete replaces Léo Dubois.
    • 86': Foul by Marcelo (Lyon).
    • 86': Remi Walter (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Marcelo (Lyon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Remi Walter (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
    • 88': Tanguy NDombele (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Marcelo (Lyon) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Denayer.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Maxwel Cornet (Lyon) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ferland Mendy (Lyon).
    • 90'+4': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jason Denayer.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Lyon 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Nice 1, Lyon 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    14 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 5
    55.4 Possession 44.6
    23 SHOTS 11
    5 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    392 Accurate Passes 318
    466 Passes 385
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    9 Accurate Crosses 1
    27 Crosses 8
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    38 Long Balls 60
    26 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    6 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 13
    15 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 12
    6 Effective Clearances 32
    6 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Allianz Riviera
    Location: Nice, France
    Attendance: 22,193

    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

    NICE Nice (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    40 Walter Benítez (GK)
    31 Dante Yellow Card
    29 Christophe Hérelle
    23 Malang Sarr
    15 Patrick Burner
    5 Adrien Tamèze
    6 Rémi Walter
    25 Wylan Cyprien
    14 Ignatius Ganago
    26 Myziane Maolida Yellow Card
    7 Allan Saint-Maximin
    Nice Substitutes:
    Andy Pelmard, Paul Wade, Eddy Sylvestre, Bassem Srarfi, Maxime Pelican, Christophe Jallet, Yannis Clementia.

    LYON Lyon (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anthony Lopes (GK)
    5 Jason Denayer
    6 Marcelo Yellow Card
    22 Ferland Mendy
    14 Léo Dubois
    18 Nabil Fekir Yellow Card
    28 Tanguy Ndombele
    8 Houssem Aouar
    9 Moussa Dembélé
    11 Memphis Depay
    10 Bertrand Traoré
    Lyon Substitutes:
    Mathieu Gorgelin, Pape Diop, Fernando Marçal, Martin Terrier, Kenny Tete, Lucas Tousart, Maxwel Cornet.

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