AS Monaco vs Nice, 2018-19 French Ligue 1, Regular Season
· French Ligue 1Thierry Henry's Monaco draws Patrick Vieira's Nice in clash of ex-teammates
Thierry Henry's Monaco stretched their winless run in Ligue 1 to four games as they drew 1-1 with Patrick Vieira's Nice on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 2': Patrick Burner (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moussa Sylla.
- 3': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Adrien Tameze (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 6': Attempt missed. Patrick Burner (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 10': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 10': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jemerson.
- 15': Foul by Remi Walter (Nice).
- 15': Rony Lopes (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
- 17': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
- 18': Foul by Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco).
- 18': Ihsan Sacko (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Nice. Dante tries a through ball, but Ihsan Sacko is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Nice).
- 19': Rony Lopes (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Rony Lopes (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 29': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Dante.
- 30': Goal! Monaco 0, Nice 1. Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Tameze.
- 33': Delay in match (Nice). Video Review.
- 33': VAR: Goal. Referee decision on field stands.
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Offside, Nice. Ihsan Sacko tries a through ball, but Youcef Atal is caught offside.
- 36': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Diego Benaglio.
- 37': Attempt missed. Adrien Tameze (Nice) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Christophe Jallet (Nice).
- 37': Christophe Jallet (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Foul by Wylan Cyprien (Nice).
- 41': Rony Lopes (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Offside, Monaco. Rony Lopes tries a through ball, but Jemerson is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco).
- 42': Ihsan Sacko (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Benjamin Henrichs (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ihsan Sacko (Nice).
- 45'+2': Delay in match (Nice). Video Review.
- 45'+2': VAR: Red Card. Referee decision on field cancelled.
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Ihsan Sacko (Nice) is shown the red card.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Monaco 0, Nice 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Monaco 0, Nice 1.
- 47': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
- 49': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Dante.
- 50': Goal! Monaco 1, Nice 1. Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rony Lopes with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 51': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
- 52': Moussa Sylla (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Youssef Aït Bennasser (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moussa Sylla.
- 57': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
- 57': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Christophe Jallet.
- 57': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Adrien Tameze.
- 58': Attempt saved. Moussa Sylla (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julien Serrano.
- 59': Foul by Julien Serrano (Monaco).
- 59': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Julien Serrano (Monaco).
- 60': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Julien Serrano (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 61': Moussa Sylla (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
- 64': Julien Serrano (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Offside, Monaco. Aleksandr Golovin tries a through ball, but Julien Serrano is caught offside.
- 67': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Youcef Atal.
- 69': Attempt missed. Moussa Sylla (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 69': Attempt missed. Julien Serrano (Monaco) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Henrichs with a cross.
- 70': Substitution, Monaco. Djibril Sidibe replaces Benjamin Henrichs.
- 70': Offside, Monaco. Youssef Aït Bennasser tries a through ball, but Djibril Sidibe is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 71': Substitution, Monaco. Radamel Falcao replaces Moussa Sylla.
- 72': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youssef Aït Bennasser.
- 74': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco).
- 74': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Penalty Nice. Youcef Atal draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi (Monaco) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Delay in match (Monaco). Video Review.
- 76': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field stands.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Penalty saved! Allan Saint-Maximin (Nice) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 78': Djibril Sidibe (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Malang Sarr (Nice).
- 79': Substitution, Monaco. Stevan Jovetic replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 79': Substitution, Nice. Danilo replaces Remi Walter.
- 80': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
- 80': Patrick Burner (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Stevan Jovetic (Monaco) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 84': Attempt saved. Radamel Falcao (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 84': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 84': Substitution, Nice. Jean-Victor Makengo replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 86': Adrien Tameze (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Djibril Sidibe (Monaco).
- 89': Adrien Tameze (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Monaco).
- 90'+1': Delay in match Christophe Jallet (Nice) because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Nice. Racine Coly replaces Adrien Tameze because of an injury.
- 90'+6': Danilo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Radamel Falcao (Monaco).
- 90'+6': Radamel Falcao (Monaco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Monaco 1, Nice 1.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Monaco 1, Nice 1.
Statistics
 NICE |
MON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.5 | Possession | 55.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 456 |
| 455 | Passes | 542 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 5 | Crosses | 30 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 27 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 11,345
Venue: Stade Louis II
Location: Monaco, France
Attendance: 11,345
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marseille | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Lens | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| 3 | Angers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
AS Monaco (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Diego Benaglio (GK) |
| 5 | Jemerson |
| 32 | Benoît Badiashile |
| 25 | Kamil Glik |
| 15 | Youssef Aït Bennasser |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 21 | Julien Serrano  |
| 39 | Benjamin Henrichs |
| 34 | Moussa Sylla |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 7 | Rony Lopes |
Nice (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 31 | Dante |
| 23 | Malang Sarr |
| 24 | Christophe Jallet |
| 6 | Rémi Walter |
| 5 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 25 | Wylan Cyprien |
| 15 | Patrick Burner |
| 20 | Youcef Atal |
| 18 | Ihsan Sacko  |
| 7 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
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