Nimes vs Marseille, 2020-21 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
77': Andrés CubasMarseille closing in on PSG with Nimes victory
Marseille boosted their title hopes when goals by Dario Benedetto and Valere Germain earned them a 2-0 win at Nimes.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
- 1': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Jordan Amavi (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 2': Attempt missed. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 4': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Matteo Ahlinvi (Nîmes).
- 7': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
- 7': Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaetan Paquiez.
- 11': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
- 11': Loïck Landre (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt saved. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 13': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Valentin Rongier (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Jordan Amavi (Marseille) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Gaetan Paquiez.
- 14': Attempt missed. Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hiroki Sakai with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Foul by Hiroki Sakai (Marseille).
- 16': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 17': Foul by Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes).
- 17': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
- 19': Foul by Álvaro González (Marseille).
- 19': Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Corner, Nîmes. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
- 21': Hand ball by Michaël Cuisance (Marseille).
- 21': Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 22': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Renaud Ripart (Nîmes).
- 23': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Florian Miguel.
- 24': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Zinedine Ferhat.
- 24': Florian Miguel (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Álvaro González (Marseille).
- 26': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Patrick Burner.
- 26': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 26': Offside, Marseille. Boubacar Kamara tries a through ball, but Darío Benedetto is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitri Payet.
- 28': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
- 28': Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Adrián Cubas (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
- 31': Foul by Renaud Ripart (Nîmes).
- 31': Michaël Cuisance (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 37': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michaël Cuisance.
- 39': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille).
- 39': Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Duje Caleta-Car (Marseille) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
- 42': Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Darío Benedetto (Marseille) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Loïck Landre (Nîmes).
- 44': Álvaro González (Marseille) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Loïck Landre (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Álvaro González (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Payet with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Loïck Landre.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nîmes 0, Marseille 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nîmes 0, Marseille 0.
- 46': Offside, Marseille. Michaël Cuisance tries a through ball, but Darío Benedetto is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt missed. Renaud Ripart (Nîmes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Haris Duljevic.
- 49': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Sanson with a cross.
- 49': Offside, Nîmes. Patrick Burner tries a through ball, but Renaud Ripart is caught offside.
- 52': Offside, Marseille. Dimitri Payet tries a through ball, but Darío Benedetto is caught offside.
- 57': Goal! Nîmes 0, Marseille 1. Darío Benedetto (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro González with a through ball.
- 60': Boubacar Kamara (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes).
- 61': Substitution, Nîmes. Lamine Fomba replaces Matteo Ahlinvi.
- 61': Substitution, Nîmes. Moussa Koné replaces Haris Duljevic.
- 63': Foul by Michaël Cuisance (Marseille).
- 63': Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Attempt missed. Moussa Koné (Nîmes) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 65': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Marseille).
- 65': Patrick Burner (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Attempt missed. Patrick Burner (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 67': Adrián Cubas (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
- 67': Offside, Nîmes. Adrián Cubas tries a through ball, but Moussa Koné is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Marseille).
- 69': Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Substitution, Marseille. Pape Gueye replaces Michaël Cuisance.
- 70': Attempt missed. Zinedine Ferhat (Nîmes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lamine Fomba.
- 71': Substitution, Marseille. Florian Thauvin replaces Dimitri Payet.
- 71': Substitution, Marseille. Valère Germain replaces Darío Benedetto.
- 72': Florian Thauvin (Marseille) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes).
- 73': Hand ball by Niclas Eliasson (Nîmes).
- 74': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
- 74': Valentin Rongier (Marseille) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Adrián Cubas (Nîmes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
- 75': Lamine Fomba (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Valentin Rongier (Marseille).
- 76': Gaetan Paquiez (Nîmes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Adrián Cubas (Nîmes).
- 76': Morgan Sanson (Marseille) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Second yellow card to Adrián Cubas (Nîmes) for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 80': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Loïck Landre.
- 82': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Marseille) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 83': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Marseille).
- 83': Loïck Landre (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Goal! Nîmes 0, Marseille 2. Valère Germain (Marseille) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 87': Substitution, Marseille. Kevin Strootman replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 87': Substitution, Marseille. Luis Henrique replaces Valentin Rongier.
- 89': Offside, Marseille. Valère Germain tries a through ball, but Luis Henrique is caught offside.
- 90': Substitution, Nîmes. Sofiane Alakouch replaces Gaetan Paquiez.
- 90': Substitution, Nîmes. Nolan Roux replaces Niclas Eliasson.
- 90'+2': Foul by Luis Henrique (Marseille).
- 90'+2': Sofiane Alakouch (Nîmes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Florian Thauvin (Marseille) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 90'+4': Corner, Marseille. Conceded by Baptiste Reynet.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nîmes 0, Marseille 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nîmes 0, Marseille 2.
Statistics
 OLM |
NIM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 68.4 | Possession | 31.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 540 | Accurate Passes | 208 |
| 635 | Passes | 297 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 7 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
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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 |
Line-Ups
Nimes (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Baptiste Reynet (GK) |
| 26 | Florian Miguel |
| 5 | Loïck Landre  |
| 15 | Gaëtan Paquiez |
| 21 | Patrick Burner |
| 11 | Matteo Ahlinvi |
| 18 | Andrés Cubas |
| 7 | Niclas Eliasson |
| 10 | Zinedine Ferhat |
| 17 | Haris Duljevic |
| 20 | Renaud Ripart |
Marseille (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Steve Mandanda (GK) |
| 15 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 3 | Álvaro González |
| 4 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 18 | Jordan Amavi |
| 2 | Hiroki Sakai |
| 17 | Michaël Cuisance |
| 8 | Morgan Sanson |
| 21 | Valentin Rongier |
| 10 | Dimitri Payet |
| 9 | Darío Benedetto |
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