Lille vs Nimes, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Lille

20': Xeka

FT
1 - 2

Nimes

12': Moussa Koné
45': Renaud Ripart

Lille knocked off top spot after defeat to Nimes

Renaud Ripart Nimes celeb vs. Lille Ligue 1 [1296x729]

Ligue 1 leaders Lille suffered a 2-1 home defeat against lowly Nimes on Sunday as their title campaign continued to stutter.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Moussa Koné (Nîmes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson.
4': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
4': Moussa Koné (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Attempt saved. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Fomba.
7': Foul by Benjamin André (Lille).
7': Moussa Koné (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
10': Attempt blocked. Xeka (Lille) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba.
11': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
11': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Hand ball by Moussa Koné (Nîmes).
12': Goal! Lille 0, Nîmes 1. Moussa Koné (Nîmes) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson following a fast break.
16': Foul by Timothy Weah (Lille).
16': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Adrián Cubas.
20': Goal! Lille 1, Nîmes 1. Xeka (Lille) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a corner.
21': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
21': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
25': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Xeka.
25': Attempt missed. Jonathan Bamba (Lille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
28': Attempt blocked. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Birger Meling.
28': Attempt missed. Adrián Cubas (Nîmes) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Birger Meling.
31': Offside, Lille. Jonathan Bamba tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
32': Foul by Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes).
32': Jonathan David (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
35': Burak Yilmaz (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
36': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Fonte with a cross.
37': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
37': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
38': Moussa Koné (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Naomichi Ueda.
40': Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Lille) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross following a corner.
40': Foul by Moussa Koné (Nîmes).
40': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
41': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Lille).
41': Naomichi Ueda (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt missed. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
45': Goal! Lille 1, Nîmes 2. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat with a through ball.
45': First Half ends, Lille 1, Nîmes 2.
45': Second Half begins Lille 1, Nîmes 2.
45': Substitution, Lille. Luiz Araújo replaces Timothy Weah.
47': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Niclas Eliasson.
47': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Lille).
47': Kelyan Guessoum (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
50': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
52': Foul by Luiz Araújo (Lille).
52': Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Jonathan Bamba (Lille).
53': Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Jonathan Bamba (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Offside, Lille. Jonathan Bamba tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
56': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Naomichi Ueda.
56': Attempt saved. José Fonte (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Bamba with a cross.
57': Offside, Lille. Jonathan Bamba tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
58': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Lille).
58': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
59': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt blocked. Luiz Araújo (Lille) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan David.
59': Foul by Reinildo (Lille).
59': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Moussa Koné (Nîmes).
60': Sven Botman (Lille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
61': José Fonte (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64': Substitution, Lille. Renato Sanches replaces Benjamin André.
64': Substitution, Lille. Yusuf Yazici replaces Jonathan Bamba.
65': Attempt missed. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Koné.
67': Foul by Jonathan David (Lille).
67': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt missed. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renaud Ripart.
75': Substitution, Lille. Tiago Djaló replaces Sven Botman because of an injury.
76': Substitution, Lille. Boubakary Soumaré replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
77': Foul by Renaud Ripart (Nîmes).
77': Renato Sanches (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Substitution, Nîmes. Lucas Deaux replaces Moussa Koné.
78': Attempt missed. José Fonte (Lille) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xeka with a cross following a set piece situation.
79': Foul by Renato Sanches (Lille).
79': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Niclas Eliasson.
80': Foul by Boubakary Soumaré (Lille).
80': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Boubakary Soumaré (Lille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Birger Meling (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Foul by Xeka (Lille).
87': Foul by Lucas Deaux (Nîmes).
87': Xeka (Lille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88': Foul by Tiago Djaló (Lille).
88': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Birger Meling.
90': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
90'+1': Substitution, Nîmes. Patrick Burner replaces Niclas Eliasson.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Renato Sanches (Lille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan David.
90'+4': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
90'+4': Yusuf Yazici (Lille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Corner, Lille. Conceded by Zinedine Ferhat.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Lille) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luiz Araújo following a corner.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Lille 1, Nîmes 2.
0': Match ends, Lille 1, Nîmes 2.

Statistics

NIM		LILL
10	Fouls	19
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
0	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	2
27.5	Possession	72.5
10	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
192	Accurate Passes	638
286	Passes	731
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	12
5	Crosses	42
0.2	Cross %	0.3
68	Long Balls	64
25	Accurate Long Balls	44
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	11
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	6
34	Effective Clearances	5
34	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue:
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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

Lille (4-4-2)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
5	Sven Botman
6	José Fonte
28	Reinildo Mandava
2	Zeki Çelik
21	Benjamin André
8	Xeka
7	Jonathan Bamba
22	Timothy Weah
9	Jonathan David
17	Burak Yilmaz

Lille Substitutes:

Tiago Djaló, Domagoj Bradaric, Renato Sanches, Orestis Karnezis, Boubakary Soumaré, Yusuf Yazici, Luiz Araújo, Isaac Lihadji.

Nimes (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
30	Baptiste Reynet (GK)
2	Kelyan Guessoum
27	Naomichi Ueda
18	Andrés Cubas
3	Birger Meling
29	Sofiane Alakouch
20	Renaud Ripart
12	Lamine Fomba
10	Zinedine Ferhat
7	Niclas Eliasson
28	Moussa Koné

Nimes Substitutes:

Loïck Landre, Haris Duljevic, Nolan Roux, Matteo Ahlinvi, Gaëtan Paquiez, Patrick Burner, Lucas Déaux, Yassin Benrahou, Lucas Dias.

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