French Ligue 1

Montpellier vs Nimes, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Montpellier
  • 31': Arnaud Souquet
FT
1 - 0
Nimes

    About

    Montpellier are hosting Nimes at Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Deaux (Nîmes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 2': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 2': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renaud Ripart with a headed pass.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andy Delort with a headed pass.
    • 7': Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Sidy Sarr (Nîmes).
    • 8': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes).
    • 9': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Sidy Sarr.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Hilton (Montpellier) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Mollet with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Foul by Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier).
    • 11': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Fomba.
    • 12': Foul by Renaud Ripart (Nîmes).
    • 12': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Foul by Florian Miguel (Nîmes).
    • 14': Foul by Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes).
    • 14': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 17': Attempt missed. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lamine Fomba.
    • 20': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes).
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hilton.
    • 21': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nîmes).
    • 21': Lucas Deaux (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 22': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
    • 22': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Damien Le Tallec.
    • 25': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Arnaud Souquet.
    • 25': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Gaetan Laborde.
    • 26': Foul by Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier).
    • 26': Pablo Martinez (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 29': VAR Decision: No Penalty Nîmes.
    • 30': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 30': Pablo Martinez (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Goal! Montpellier 1, Nîmes 0. Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Florian Miguel (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat with a cross.
    • 33': Offside, Nîmes. Zinedine Ferhat tries a through ball, but Renaud Ripart is caught offside.
    • 35': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 35': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Damien Le Tallec.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Sidy Sarr (Nîmes) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Offside, Nîmes. Florian Miguel tries a through ball, but Renaud Ripart is caught offside.
    • 39': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 39': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Ambroise Oyongo (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
    • 41': Attempt missed. Florent Mollet (Montpellier) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Sidy Sarr (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat.
    • 44': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Ambroise Oyongo.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Montpellier 1, Nîmes 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Montpellier 1, Nîmes 0.
    • 47': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 47': Loïck Landre (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Florent Mollet (Montpellier).
    • 49': Lucas Deaux (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
    • 50': Joris Chotard (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nîmes).
    • 52': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Hilton.
    • 53': Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Florian Miguel (Nîmes).
    • 53': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ambroise Oyongo with a cross.
    • 55': Anthony Briancon (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 56': Foul by Sidy Sarr (Nîmes).
    • 56': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sidy Sarr.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nîmes).
    • 60': Loïck Landre (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
    • 64': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 67': Andy Delort (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Foul by Renaud Ripart (Nîmes).
    • 69': Hilton (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Damien Le Tallec.
    • 70': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Gaetan Paquiez.
    • 71': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Sidy Sarr.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Souquet (Montpellier) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joris Chotard.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Deaux.
    • 73': Florent Mollet (Montpellier) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nîmes).
    • 77': Substitution, Nîmes. Theo Valls replaces Zinedine Ferhat.
    • 77': Substitution, Nîmes. Romain Philippoteaux replaces Loïck Landre.
    • 78': Substitution, Montpellier. Mihailo Ristic replaces Florent Mollet.
    • 79': Foul by Joris Chotard (Montpellier).
    • 79': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Mihailo Ristic (Montpellier) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Delort.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Renaud Ripart.
    • 82': Corner, Montpellier. Conceded by Pablo Martinez.
    • 83': Foul by Hilton (Montpellier).
    • 83': Paul Bernardoni (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Hilton (Montpellier) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, Nîmes. Kévin Denkey replaces Renaud Ripart.
    • 85': Foul by Andy Delort (Montpellier).
    • 85': Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Anthony Briancon (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Valls.
    • 88': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Nicolas Cozza.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Romain Philippoteaux (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Hilton.
    • 90': Foul by Pablo Martinez (Nîmes).
    • 90': Gaetan Laborde (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Joris Chotard (Montpellier) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mihailo Ristic.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kévin Denkey (Nîmes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Philippoteaux.
    • 90'+5': Damien Le Tallec (Montpellier) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Kévin Denkey (Nîmes).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Montpellier 1, Nîmes 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Montpellier 1, Nîmes 0.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 14
    4 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 3
    44.2 Possession 55.8
    15 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    226 Accurate Passes 315
    324 Passes 416
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    18 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    71 Long Balls 78
    34 Accurate Long Balls 43
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    7 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 13
    17 Tackles 14
    0.4 Tackle % 0.9
    22 Interceptions 7
    14 Effective Clearances 25
    14 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: French Ligue 1

    Venue: Stade de la Mosson
    Location: Montpellier, France
    Attendance: 16,445

    Ligue 1 Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Paris Saint-Germain 33 +46 76
    2 Lens 33 +27 67
    3 Lille 33 +17 61
    4 Lyon 33 +17 60
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MON Montpellier (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Gerónimo Rulli (GK)
    4 Hilton Yellow Card
    31 Nicolas Cozza
    3 Daniel Congré
    14 Damien Le Tellec
    13 Joris Chotard
    25 Florent Mollet Yellow Card
    8 Ambroise Oyongo
    2 Arnaud Souquet
    9 Andy Delort Yellow Card
    10 Gaëtan Laborde
    Montpellier Substitutes:
    Junior Sambia, Keagan Dolly, Dimitry Bertaud, Mihailo Ristic, Souleymane Camara, Mathías Suárez, Petar Skuletic.

    NIM Nimes (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    30 Paul Bernardoni (GK)
    23 Anthony Briancon
    4 Pablo Martinez
    5 Loïck Landre Yellow Card
    26 Florian Miguel Yellow Card
    15 Gaëtan Paquiez
    8 Lucas Déaux Yellow Card
    12 Lamine Fomba Yellow Card
    6 Sidy Sarr
    20 Renaud Ripart
    10 Zinedine Ferhat
    Nimes Substitutes:
    Romain Philippoteaux, Vlatko Stojanovski, Theo Valls, Kévin Denkey, Lucas Dias, Sofiane Alakouch, Lucas Buades.

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