Nantes vs Nice, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Nice move fourth in Ligue 1 with win at Nantes
Late goals by Kasper Dolberg and Amine Gouiri earned Nice a 2-0 victory at Nantes to move into fourth place in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
- 6': Foul by Calvin Stengs (Nice).
- 6': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Offside, Nice. Calvin Stengs tries a through ball, but Melvin Bard is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt saved. Osman Bukari (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 12': Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes).
- 12': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 17': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pallois (Nantes) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 19': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 21': Calvin Stengs (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Osman Bukari (Nantes).
- 23': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
- 23': Fábio (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Fábio (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Pablo Rosario.
- 26': Foul by Flavius Daniliuc (Nice).
- 26': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Attempt missed. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 29': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 30': Foul by Pedro Chirivella (Nantes).
- 30': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Andrei Girotto (Nantes).
- 31': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Mario Lemina (Nice) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Amine Gouiri with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 33': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
- 33': Moses Simon (Nantes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Calvin Stengs (Nice).
- 37': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Calvin Stengs (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
- 40': Attempt saved. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 41': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
- 41': Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 41': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
- 45': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ludovic Blas with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Calvin Stengs.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nantes 0, Nice 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nantes 0, Nice 0.
- 46': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Fábio.
- 51': Foul by Fábio (Nantes).
- 51': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Fábio (Nantes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Pablo Rosario (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Gouiri.
- 53': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Pedro Chirivella.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Osman Bukari (Nantes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 59': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Nantes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross.
- 60': Attempt missed. Ludovic Blas (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 62': Foul by Calvin Stengs (Nice).
- 62': Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hichem Boudaoui.
- 63': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 63': Fábio (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 64': Mario Lemina (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 69': Attempt saved. Osman Bukari (Nantes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
- 71': Andrei Girotto (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 73': Attempt saved. Sébastien Corchia (Nantes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 73': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 73': Attempt missed. Randal Kolo Muani (Nantes) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Osman Bukari with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Moses Simon (Nantes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.
- 75': Goal! Nantes 0, Nice 1. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Melvin Bard with a cross.
- 78': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram replaces Mario Lemina.
- 78': Substitution, Nice. Andy Delort replaces Calvin Stengs.
- 79': Substitution, Nantes. Kalifa Coulibaly replaces Osman Bukari.
- 79': Substitution, Nantes. Samuel Moutoussamy replaces Andrei Girotto.
- 79': Foul by Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes).
- 79': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Goal! Nantes 0, Nice 2. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andy Delort with a through ball.
- 82': Attempt saved. Kalifa Coulibaly (Nantes) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Nice. Hassane Kamara replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
- 86': Attempt saved. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
- 86': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Alban Lafont.
- 87': Substitution, Nantes. Charles Traoré replaces Fábio.
- 87': Substitution, Nantes. Marcus Coco replaces Moses Simon.
- 87': Substitution, Nantes. Wylan Cyprien replaces Pedro Chirivella.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Hassane Kamara (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 88': Ludovic Blas (Nantes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Samuel Moutoussamy (Nantes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nantes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludovic Blas.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nantes. Conceded by Dante.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nantes 0, Nice 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nantes 0, Nice 2.
Statistics
 NICE |
NAN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 49.9 | Possession | 50.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 350 | Accurate Passes | 335 |
| 425 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 13 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 27 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 14,597
Venue: La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau
Location: Nantes, France
Attendance: 14,597
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
Nantes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alban Lafont (GK) |
| 4 | Nicolas Pallois |
| 21 | Jean-Charles Castelletto |
| 2 | Fabio  |
| 24 | Sébastien Corchia |
| 10 | Ludovic Blas |
| 5 | Pedro Chirivella |
| 3 | Andrei Girotto |
| 23 | Randal Kolo Muani |
| 27 | Moses Simon |
| 26 | Osman Bukari |
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 5 | Flavius Daniliuc |
| 18 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 22 | Calvin Stengs |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 9 | Kasper Dolberg |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri |
Ligue 1 News
Summer transfer window: Grading big signings in men's soccer
The 2026 summer transfer window is open. Here is how we rated the biggest deals.
Can MLS capitalize on World Cup fervor in the U.S.?
The MLS is at a crossroads. What is the league willing to risk in its next chapter?
South Africa teen Emile Witbooi gaining interest from Europe's top leagues - Roc Nation Sports
Cape Town City attacking midfielder/winger Emile Witbooi is generating interest from England, Spain, Germany, France, Belgium and the US, as well as other African clubs, Roc Nation Sports International (RNSI) told ESPN.
10 transfer storylines you may have missed during World Cup
The 2026 World Cup has hogged the spotlight for the past six weeks, but club transfers were ongoing throughout. Here's some things you might not have seen.
Paris FC add Mali's Lassine Sinayoko to fuel PSG rivalry
Paris FC signed Mali forward Lassine Sinayoko on Tuesday, taking offseason transfer spending for the club majority-owned by France's richest family above €65 million ($74m).