Nice vs Brest, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Nice stay in top four with 2-1 win over Brest
Nice stayed in touch with Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain after goals in each half by defenders Jean-Clair Todibo and Melvin Bard helped them to a
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Andy Delort (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Dénys Bain (Brest).
- 2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Irvin Cardona.
- 3': Brendan Chardonnet (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Calvin Stengs (Nice).
- 5': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Brendan Chardonnet.
- 10': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
- 10': Mario Lemina (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Calvin Stengs with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 16': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
- 16': Mario Lemina (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Lotomba with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 20': Offside, Nice. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Lotomba with a cross.
- 24': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
- 24': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
- 24': Pablo Rosario (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
- 31': Lucien Agoume (Brest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Steve Mounié (Brest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Honorat.
- 32': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Dante.
- 34': Attempt missed. Steve Mounié (Brest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucien Agoume.
- 39': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
- 40': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 40': Haris Belkebla (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 41': Romain Faivre (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Andy Delort (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
- 44': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Dénys Bain.
- 45': Attempt missed. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calvin Stengs with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt saved. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
- 45': Goal! Nice 1, Brest 0. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 1, Brest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Brest 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brest. Jérémy Le Douaron replaces Irvin Cardona.
- 47': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Calvin Stengs.
- 48': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 50': Dénys Bain (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Calvin Stengs (Nice).
- 51': Foul by Steve Mounié (Brest).
- 51': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Brest. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
- 55': Calvin Stengs (Nice) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andy Delort.
- 55': Attempt missed. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 56': Andy Delort (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Dénys Bain (Brest).
- 59': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
- 61': Goal! Nice 2, Brest 0. Melvin Bard (Nice) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 64': Offside, Brest. Jean-Kévin Duverne tries a through ball, but Steve Mounié is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hassane Kamara with a cross.
- 69': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Delort.
- 69': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marco Bizot.
- 71': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
- 71': Franck Honorat (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Brest. Hianga'a M'Bock replaces Lucien Agoume.
- 72': Substitution, Brest. Julien Faussurier replaces Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
- 72': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 72': Romain Faivre (Brest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Pablo Rosario (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Delort with a through ball.
- 76': Substitution, Brest. Youssouph Badji replaces Steve Mounié.
- 76': Substitution, Brest. Hugo Magnetti replaces Haris Belkebla.
- 78': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Nice).
- 78': Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Substitution, Nice. Kasper Dolberg replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 79': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram replaces Pablo Rosario.
- 79': Foul by Dénys Bain (Brest).
- 79': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest).
- 80': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Jérémy Le Douaron (Brest).
- 83': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 85': Attempt missed. Franck Honorat (Brest) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Le Douaron with a cross.
- 87': Offside, Nice. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Nice. Lucas Da Cunha replaces Melvin Bard.
- 89': Offside, Nice. Lucas Da Cunha tries a through ball, but Jordan Lotomba is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Hugo Magnetti (Brest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Youssouph Badji with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Romain Faivre (Brest) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julien Faussurier.
- 90'+2': Goal! Nice 2, Brest 1. Franck Honorat (Brest) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Faivre.
- 90'+4': Foul by Franck Honorat (Brest).
- 90'+4': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Delort with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Foul by Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest).
- 90'+5': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Hianga'a M'Bock (Brest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Jordan Lotomba.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nice 2, Brest 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 2, Brest 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.9 | Possession | 70.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 231 | Accurate Passes | 679 |
| 323 | Passes | 765 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 8 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 24 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 13,503
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 13,503
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | +43 | 70 |
| 2 | Lens | 31 | +28 | 64 |
| 3 | Lyon | 31 | +16 | 57 |
| 4 | Lille | 31 | +16 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario  |
| 13 | Hassane Kamara |
| 22 | Calvin Stengs |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
Brest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Marco Bizot (GK) |
| 17 | Denys Bain |
| 5 | Brendan Chardonnet |
| 2 | Jean-Kévin Duverne |
| 18 | Ronael Pierre-Gabriel |
| 21 | Romain Faivre |
| 7 | Haris Belkebla |
| 10 | Lucien Agoumé |
| 15 | Steve Mounié |
| 14 | Irvin Cardona |
| 9 | Franck Honorat |
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