Nice vs Angers, 2021-22 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Marseille miss chance to cut into PSG's runaway lead
Olympique de Marseille failed to profit from their chance to reduce Paris St Germain’s runaway Ligue 1 lead as they suffered a shock 2-0 home defeat
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jimmy Cabot (Angers).
- 2': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
- 3': Sofiane Boufal (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Souleyman Doumbia (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 7': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 7': Mohamed-Ali Cho (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Substitution, Angers. Vincent Manceau replaces Jimmy Cabot because of an injury.
- 10': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
- 10': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
- 10': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Offside, Nice. Justin Kluivert tries a through ball, but Khéphren Thuram-Ulien is caught offside.
- 11': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 13': VAR Decision: No Goal Nice 0-0 Angers.
- 14': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Dante.
- 14': Attempt missed. Ismael Traoré (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Andy Delort (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
- 15': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
- 16': Attempt missed. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
- 17': Foul by Angelo Fulgini (Angers).
- 17': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Goal! Nice 1, Angers 0. Justin Kluivert (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
- 24': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram-Ulien.
- 24': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
- 24': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Souleyman Doumbia (Angers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohamed-Ali Cho.
- 29': Andy Delort (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
- 33': Foul by Souleyman Doumbia (Angers).
- 33': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Souleyman Doumbia (Angers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Ismael Traoré (Angers).
- 34': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
- 35': Sofiane Boufal (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 35': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Danijel Petkovic.
- 38': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
- 38': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 39': Offside, Nice. Andy Delort tries a through ball, but Pablo Rosario is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt missed. Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Batista Mendy.
- 40': Andy Delort (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
- 42': Attempt saved. Khéphren Thuram-Ulien (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hichem Boudaoui.
- 42': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Justin Kluivert.
- 45'+2': Souleyman Doumbia (Angers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 45'+3': Offside, Angers. Souleyman Doumbia tries a through ball, but Angelo Fulgini is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Nice 1, Angers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nice 1, Angers 0.
- 52': Attempt saved. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Lotomba with a cross.
- 53': Foul by Mohamed-Ali Cho (Angers).
- 53': Justin Kluivert (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
- 55': Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Andy Delort (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Enzo Ebosse (Angers).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Boufal (Angers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini.
- 58': Angelo Fulgini (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
- 62': Foul by Romain Thomas (Angers).
- 62': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Substitution, Nice. Amine Gouiri replaces Kasper Dolberg.
- 65': Substitution, Angers. Azzedine Ounahi replaces Romain Thomas.
- 65': Foul by Sofiane Boufal (Angers).
- 65': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Offside, Nice. Justin Kluivert tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
- 66': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Andy Delort (Nice) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 68': VAR Decision: No Goal Nice 1-0 Angers.
- 69': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Rosario.
- 70': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
- 70': Sofiane Boufal (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Nice. Flavius Daniliuc replaces Jordan Lotomba because of an injury.
- 72': Foul by Hichem Boudaoui (Nice).
- 72': Sofiane Boufal (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Sofiane Boufal (Angers) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
- 74': Attempt missed. Andy Delort (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Melvin Bard with a cross.
- 75': Foul by Souleyman Doumbia (Angers).
- 75': Hichem Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Angers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Batista Mendy.
- 78': Amine Gouiri (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Batista Mendy (Angers).
- 78': Angelo Fulgini (Angers) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Batista Mendy.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Amine Gouiri (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Offside, Nice. Amine Gouiri tries a through ball, but Andy Delort is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt saved. Sofiane Boufal (Angers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb.
- 82': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Hichem Boudaoui.
- 83': Substitution, Nice. Mario Lemina replaces Pablo Rosario.
- 84': Enzo Ebosse (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Mario Lemina (Nice).
- 86': Corner, Angers. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 87': Substitution, Angers. Stéphane Bahoken replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
- 87': Attempt missed. Enzo Ebosse (Angers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Angelo Fulgini with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Azzedine Ounahi.
- 90': Foul by Amine Gouiri (Nice).
- 90': Nabil Bentaleb (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Souleyman Doumbia.
- 90'+2': Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice).
- 90'+2': Vincent Manceau (Angers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Morgan Schneiderlin (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Azzedine Ounahi (Angers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Nice).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nice 1, Angers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 1, Angers 0.
- 0': Match ends, Nice 1, Angers 0.
Statistics
 ANG |
NICE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 42.7 | Possession | 57.3 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 452 |
| 393 | Passes | 521 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 17 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 18,257
Venue: Allianz Riviera
Location: Nice, France
Attendance: 18,257
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 11 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Nice (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Walter Benítez (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 21 | Justin Kluivert |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui  |
| 9 | Kasper Dolberg |
| 7 | Andy Delort |
Angers (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Danijel Petković (GK) |
| 8 | Ismaël Traoré |
| 24 | Romain Thomas |
| 6 | Enzo Ebosse |
| 3 | Souleyman Doumbia |
| 11 | Jimmy Cabot |
| 23 | Nabil Bentaleb |
| 2 | Batista Mendy |
| 7 | Sofiane Boufal |
| 10 | Angelo Fulgini |
| 21 | Mohamed-Ali Cho |
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