French Ligue 1

Nimes vs Bordeaux, 2020-21 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1
  • 14': Birger Meling
  • 71': Renaud Ripart
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2 - 0
  • Red Card 68': Loris Benito

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Renaud Ripart (Nîmes).
  • 1': Hatem Ben Arfa (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Offside, Bordeaux. Remi Oudin tries a through ball, but Hwang Ui-Jo is caught offside.
  • 14': Goal! Nîmes 1, Bordeaux 0. Birger Meling (Nîmes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zinedine Ferhat.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Moussa Koné (Nîmes) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Fomba.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Renaud Ripart.
  • 16': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 17': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 20': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Anthony Briancon.
  • 21': Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Florian Miguel (Nîmes).
  • 23': Attempt missed. Jean Michael Seri (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 27': Foul by Loris Benito (Bordeaux).
  • 27': Yassine Benrahou (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Briancon.
  • 28': Foul by Yassine Benrahou (Nîmes).
  • 28': Loris Benito (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Enock Kwateng (Bordeaux).
  • 30': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Substitution, Nîmes. Niclas Eliasson replaces Anthony Briancon because of an injury.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Laurent Koscielny.
  • 37': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
  • 37': Hwang Ui-Jo (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Yacine Adli (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Foul by Loris Benito (Bordeaux).
  • 40': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Birger Meling (Nîmes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Nîmes 1, Bordeaux 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Nîmes 1, Bordeaux 0.
  • 47': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Sofiane Alakouch.
  • 49': Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 49': Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Remi Oudin (Bordeaux) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Hwang Ui-Jo (Bordeaux) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 51': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Jean Michael Seri (Bordeaux) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enock Kwateng.
  • 53': Foul by Yacine Adli (Bordeaux).
  • 53': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Yacine Adli (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson.
  • 54': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Samuel Kalu (Bordeaux) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enock Kwateng with a cross.
  • 57': Foul by Mexer (Bordeaux).
  • 57': Moussa Koné (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Substitution, Nîmes. Karim Aribi replaces Moussa Koné.
  • 58': Substitution, Nîmes. Patrick Burner replaces Sofiane Alakouch.
  • 58': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Mexer.
  • 59': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
  • 61': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Hwang Ui-Jo (Bordeaux).
  • 61': Substitution, Bordeaux. Nicolas de Preville replaces Samuel Kalu.
  • 62': Substitution, Bordeaux. Amadou Traoré replaces Enock Kwateng.
  • 62': Foul by Jean Michael Seri (Bordeaux).
  • 62': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Foul by Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes).
  • 63': Remi Oudin (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Hwang Ui-Jo (Bordeaux) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean Michael Seri with a cross.
  • 67': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Birger Meling.
  • 68': Foul by Loris Benito (Bordeaux).
  • 68': Karim Aribi (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Loris Benito (Bordeaux) is shown the red card.
  • 71': Birger Meling (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Mexer (Bordeaux).
  • 71': Goal! Nîmes 2, Bordeaux 0. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) header from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Amadou Traoré (Bordeaux) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes).
  • 74': Foul by Mexer (Bordeaux).
  • 74': Patrick Burner (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Nîmes. Haris Duljevic replaces Karim Aribi.
  • 77': Substitution, Nîmes. Matteo Ahlinvi replaces Yassine Benrahou.
  • 78': Substitution, Bordeaux. Mehdi Zerkane replaces Hatem Ben Arfa.
  • 78': Substitution, Bordeaux. Maxime Poundjé replaces Yacine Adli.
  • 78': Substitution, Bordeaux. Jimmy Briand replaces Hwang Ui-Jo.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Nicolas de Preville (Bordeaux) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Remi Oudin with a cross.
  • 81': Foul by Matteo Ahlinvi (Nîmes).
  • 81': Jean Michael Seri (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Patrick Burner (Nîmes).
  • 81': Maxime Poundjé (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Zinedine Ferhat.
  • 82': Foul by Lamine Fomba (Nîmes).
  • 82': Nicolas de Preville (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Nicolas de Preville (Bordeaux) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Remi Oudin (Bordeaux) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Niclas Eliasson.
  • 87': Foul by Mehdi Zerkane (Bordeaux).
  • 87': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Mehdi Zerkane (Bordeaux) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Offside, Nîmes. Birger Meling tries a through ball, but Niclas Eliasson is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Bordeaux. Conceded by Lamine Fomba.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Patrick Burner (Nîmes).
  • 90'+4': Mehdi Zerkane (Bordeaux) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nîmes 2, Bordeaux 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Nîmes 2, Bordeaux 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 4
71.1 Possession 28.9
11 SHOTS 8
4 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
565 Accurate Passes 183
630 Passes 261
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 2
39 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 61
39 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 19
14 Tackles 25
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
14 Interceptions 11
11 Effective Clearances 24
11 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

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Ligue 1 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 26 +36 60
2 Lens 27 +30 59
3 Marseille 27 +19 49
4 Lyon 27 +12 47
Full Table

Line-Ups

NIM Nimes (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
30 Baptiste Reynet (GK)
26 Florian Miguel
23 Anthony Briancon
2 Kelyan Guessoum
3 Birger Meling
29 Sofiane Alakouch
20 Renaud Ripart
12 Lamine Fomba
10 Zinedine Ferhat
22 Yassin Benrahou
28 Moussa Koné

BOR Bordeaux (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Benoit Costil (GK)
6 Laurent Koscielny
4 Mexer
23 Loris Benito Red Card
25 Enock Kwateng
8 Hatem Ben Arfa
15 Jean Michaël Seri
19 Yacine Adli Yellow Card
18 Hwang Ui-Jo
10 Samuel Kalu Yellow Card
28 Rémi Oudin

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