Nice vs AC Ajaccio, 2022-23 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Nice wins 4th straight in Ligue 1 after beating Ajaccio 3-0
— Billal Brahimi scored twice with spectacular long-range strikes as Nice beat Ajaccio 3-0 for a fourth straight win in the French league on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Florian Chabrolle.
- 3': Goal! Nice 1, Ajaccio 0. Dante (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Badredine Bouanani with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio).
- 5': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 8': Offside, Nice. Antoine Mendy tries a through ball, but Terem Moffi is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Antoine Mendy (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
- 15': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
- 17': Attempt missed. Khéphren Thuram (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 17': Foul by Gaëtan Laborde (Nice).
- 17': Mohamed Youssouf (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Hand ball by Dante (Nice).
- 18': Attempt saved. Clément Vidal (Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riad Nouri with a cross.
- 20': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Mickaël Barreto (Ajaccio).
- 23': Foul by Badredine Bouanani (Nice).
- 23': Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Ajaccio. Mickaël Alphonse tries a through ball, but Mounaïm El Idrissy is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
- 25': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Offside, Ajaccio. Mickaël Barreto tries a through ball, but Cyrille Bayala is caught offside.
- 33': Delay in match (Nice).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Clément Vidal.
- 37': Offside, Nice. Jean-Clair Todibo tries a through ball, but Antoine Mendy is caught offside.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Mickaël Alphonse.
- 42': Attempt missed. Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Youssouf with a cross.
- 43': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
- 43': Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt missed. Mickaël Alphonse (Ajaccio) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mickaël Barreto with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nice 1, Ajaccio 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Ajaccio 0.
- 46': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
- 46': Mounaïm El Idrissy (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Gaëtan Laborde.
- 53': Cyrille Bayala (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
- 53': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
- 54': Attempt saved. Riad Nouri (Ajaccio) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 55': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Clément Vidal (Ajaccio) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mickaël Barreto with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Clément Vidal (Ajaccio).
- 55': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Clément Vidal (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
- 57': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Clément Vidal (Ajaccio).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Attempt missed. Badredine Bouanani (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
- 65': Foul by Clément Vidal (Ajaccio).
- 65': Khéphren Thuram (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Substitution, Nice. Billal Brahimi replaces Badredine Bouanani.
- 66': Substitution, Nice. Youssouf Ndayishimiye replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
- 66': Substitution, Nice. Sofiane Diop replaces Khéphren Thuram.
- 67': Attempt missed. Antoine Mendy (Nice) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 69': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Oumar Gonzalez.
- 69': Goal! Nice 2, Ajaccio 0. Billal Brahimi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sofiane Diop following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Ajaccio. Romain Hamouma replaces Riad Nouri.
- 74': Substitution, Ajaccio. Moussa Djitté replaces Mounaïm El Idrissy.
- 77': Billal Brahimi (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Romain Hamouma (Ajaccio).
- 78': Substitution, Nice. Ross Barkley replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
- 79': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
- 81': Hand ball by Ross Barkley (Nice).
- 82': Substitution, Ajaccio. Ruan replaces Cyrille Bayala.
- 82': Substitution, Ajaccio. Mehdi Puch-Herrantz replaces Mickaël Barreto.
- 82': Substitution, Ajaccio. Anthony Khelifa replaces Mickaël Alphonse.
- 84': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
- 84': Romain Hamouma (Ajaccio) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Nice. Pablo Rosario replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 86': Attempt saved. Ruan (Ajaccio) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mehdi Puch-Herrantz.
- 86': Corner, Ajaccio. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Pablo Rosario (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Billal Brahimi.
- 89': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Cédric Avinel.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Ross Barkley (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dante.
- 90': Goal! Nice 3, Ajaccio 0. Billal Brahimi (Nice) left footed shot from long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Nice 3, Ajaccio 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 3, Ajaccio 0.
Statistics
 ACA |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 38 | Possession | 62 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 583 |
| 396 | Passes | 654 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 16 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 11 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 20,163
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 20,163
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lens | 17 | +18 | 40 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 17 | +22 | 39 |
| 3 | Marseille | 17 | +19 | 32 |
| 4 | Lille | 17 | +11 | 32 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 33 | Antoine Mendy |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui  |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 16 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 9 | Terem Moffi |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
| 35 | Badredine Bouanani |
AC Ajaccio (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Leroy (GK) |
| 21 | Cédric Avinel |
| 25 | Oumar Gonzalez |
| 15 | Clément Vidal |
| 2 | Mickaël Alphonse |
| 20 | Mohamed Youssouf |
| 4 | Michael Barreto |
| 29 | Florian Chabrolle |
| 5 | Riad Nouri |
| 14 | Cyrille Bayala |
| 7 | Mounaim El Idrissy |
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