Nice vs Lyon, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Subs inspire Nice to thrilling comeback win against Lyon
Substitutes Youcef Atal and Evan Guessang inspired Nice to a sensational 3-2 comeback victory over 10-man Lyon in a pulsating Ligue 1 match.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt missed. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
- 7': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karl Toko Ekambi with a cross.
- 8': Andy Delort (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Maxence Caqueret (Lyon).
- 11': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Flavius Daniliuc (Nice).
- 22': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hichem Boudaoui.
- 22': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left following a fast break.
- 24': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Lyon).
- 24': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice).
- 25': Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
- 30': Foul by Jérôme Boateng (Lyon).
- 30': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 31': Houssem Aouar (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Emerson (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
- 34': Attempt saved. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jérôme Boateng with a through ball.
- 35': Goal! Nice 0, Lyon 1. Karl Toko Ekambi (Lyon) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 36': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo with a through ball.
- 38': Offside, Nice. Andy Delort tries a through ball, but Hichem Boudaoui is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 40': Attempt saved. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andy Delort.
- 40': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Anthony Lopes.
- 41': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Offside, Lyon. Maxence Caqueret tries a through ball, but Tinotenda Kadewere is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 44': Léo Dubois (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 0, Lyon 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 0, Lyon 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 47': Foul by Andy Delort (Nice).
- 47': Jason Denayer (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 50': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
- 51': Attempt saved. Jérôme Boateng (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 52': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
- 52': Jason Denayer (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
- 53': Anthony Lopes (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice).
- 57': Corner, Lyon. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
- 57': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (Lyon) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães with a cross.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 59': Attempt saved. Léo Dubois (Lyon) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 61': Attempt missed. Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Delort.
- 63': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Maxence Caqueret.
- 63': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Nice. Youcef Atal replaces Flavius Daniliuc.
- 67': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Mario Lemina.
- 67': Substitution, Nice. Lucas Da Cunha replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
- 68': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Da Cunha with a headed pass.
- 68': Goal! Nice 0, Lyon 2. Houssem Aouar (Lyon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 71': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Foul by Léo Dubois (Lyon).
- 73': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 74': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jérôme Boateng.
- 75': Attempt missed. Dante (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Offside, Lyon. Karl Toko Ekambi tries a through ball, but Lucas Paquetá is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude Maurice replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 78': Attempt missed. Lucas Da Cunha (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
- 79': Bruno Guimarães (Lyon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Andy Delort (Nice).
- 80': Goal! Nice 1, Lyon 2. Youcef Atal (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
- 82': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Evann Guessand replaces Kasper Dolberg.
- 84': Foul by Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
- 84': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon).
- 85': Tinotenda Kadewere (Lyon) is shown the red card.
- 87': Penalty Nice. Youcef Atal draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 87': Penalty conceded by Emerson (Lyon) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 88': Substitution, Lyon. Thiago Mendes replaces Karl Toko Ekambi.
- 89': Goal! Nice 2, Lyon 2. Andy Delort (Nice) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Lyon. Sinaly Diomandé replaces Houssem Aouar.
- 90'+2': Goal! Nice 3, Lyon 2. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice.
- 90'+3': Evann Guessand (Nice) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nice 3, Lyon 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 3, Lyon 2.
Statistics
 LYON |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 489 | Accurate Passes | 334 |
| 569 | Passes | 417 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 22 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 27 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 12 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 24,519
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 24,519
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 | Lens | 26 | +26 | 56 |
| 3 | Marseille | 26 | +20 | 49 |
| 4 | Lyon | 25 | +13 | 46 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 5 | Flavius Daniliuc |
| 19 | Khéphren Thuram |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 9 | Kasper Dolberg |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
Lyon (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Lopes (GK) |
| 5 | Jason Denayer |
| 27 | Jérôme Boateng |
| 3 | Emerson |
| 14 | Léo Dubois |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 25 | Maxence Caqueret |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 7 | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 11 | Tino Kadewere  |
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