Clermont Foot vs Nice, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1Nice claim top spot in Ligue 1 with late win at Clermont
Nice moved into provisional first place in the Ligue 1 standings thanks to a second-half Hicham Boudaoui goal that secured a 1-0 win at lowly Clermont Foot on Friday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 1': Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont).
- 4': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Hand ball by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
- 8': Attempt saved. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Rosario with a through ball.
- 9': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Clermont).
- 9': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Clermont).
- 11': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Sanson.
- 17': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Andy Pelmard.
- 20': Offside, Clermont. Maximiliano Caufriez tries a through ball, but Johan Gastien is caught offside.
- 22': Foul by Johan Gastien (Clermont).
- 22': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Alidu Seidu (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 27': Cheick Oumar Konate (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 28': Andy Pelmard (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 29': Hand ball by Johan Gastien (Clermont).
- 30': Attempt missed. Jérémie Boga (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
- 33': Attempt missed. Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
- 35': Penalty Nice. Hicham Boudaoui draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 35': Penalty conceded by Alidu Seidu (Clermont) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 37': Penalty missed. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Morgan Sanson (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Clermont 0, Nice 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Clermont 0, Nice 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nice. Romain Perraud replaces Melvin Bard.
- 46': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 46': Foul by Alidu Seidu (Clermont).
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Maxime Gonalons (Clermont).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Foul by Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
- 48': Shamar Nicholson (Clermont) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Foul by Maximiliano Caufriez (Clermont).
- 50': Jérémie Boga (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Shamar Nicholson (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 53': Attempt saved. Cheick Oumar Konate (Clermont) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jim Allevinah.
- 56': Attempt saved. Muhammed Cham (Clermont) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cheick Oumar Konate.
- 58': Substitution, Nice. Terem Moffi replaces Gaëtan Laborde.
- 60': Foul by Johan Gastien (Clermont).
- 60': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Romain Perraud (Nice).
- 60': Muhammed Cham (Clermont) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Romain Perraud (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Shamar Nicholson (Clermont).
- 64': Foul by Morgan Sanson (Nice).
- 64': Maxime Gonalons (Clermont) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Morgan Sanson (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Offside, Clermont. Johan Gastien tries a through ball, but Shamar Nicholson is caught offside.
- 66': Foul by Maxime Gonalons (Clermont).
- 66': Romain Perraud (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Cheick Oumar Konate (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
- 70': Alidu Seidu (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nice).
- 71': Substitution, Nice. Khéphren Thuram replaces Morgan Sanson.
- 71': Substitution, Nice. Aliou Balde replaces Evann Guessand.
- 72': Attempt saved. Shamar Nicholson (Clermont) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yohann Magnin.
- 72': Hand ball by Cheick Oumar Konate (Clermont).
- 74': Goal! Clermont 0, Nice 1. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 75': Substitution, Clermont. Elbasan Rashani replaces Muhammed Cham.
- 76': Substitution, Clermont. Habib Keïta replaces Maxime Gonalons.
- 76': Foul by Aliou Balde (Nice).
- 76': Jim Allevinah (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Habib Keïta.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Terem Moffi (Nice) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 79': Foul by Elbasan Rashani (Clermont).
- 79': Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Offside, Nice. Jérémie Boga tries a through ball, but Terem Moffi is caught offside.
- 81': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khéphren Thuram.
- 81': Attempt saved. Aliou Balde (Nice) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 81': Offside, Nice. Dante tries a through ball, but Jérémie Boga is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Clermont. Bilal Boutobba replaces Johan Gastien.
- 84': Attempt missed. Elbasan Rashani (Clermont) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 85': Elbasan Rashani (Clermont) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Youssouf Ndayishimiye (Nice).
- 86': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Elbasan Rashani (Clermont) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 88': Substitution, Clermont. Grejohn Kyei replaces Shamar Nicholson.
- 88': Substitution, Clermont. Mehdi Zeffane replaces Cheick Oumar Konate.
- 88': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Jérémie Boga.
- 89': Corner, Clermont. Conceded by Pablo Rosario.
- 90': Habib Keïta (Clermont) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Grejohn Kyei (Clermont).
- 90'+1': Pablo Rosario (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alidu Seidu (Clermont) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Caufriez.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Clermont 0, Nice 1.
- 0': Match ends, Clermont 0, Nice 1.
Statistics
 NICE |
CLE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.4 | Possession | 44.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 475 | Accurate Passes | 347 |
| 552 | Passes | 446 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 11 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 9 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Gabriel-Montpied
Location: Clermont, France
Attendance: 10,140
Venue: Stade Gabriel-Montpied
Location: Clermont, France
Attendance: 10,140
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | +47 | 70 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 31 | +17 | 58 |
| 3 | Brest | 31 | +16 | 56 |
| 4 | Lille | 31 | +18 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Clermont Foot (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mory Diaw (GK) |
| 36 | Alidu Seidu |
| 5 | Max Caufriez |
| 17 | Andy Pelmard |
| 25 | Johan Gastien |
| 7 | Yohann Magnin |
| 12 | Maxime Gonalons |
| 11 | Jim Allevinah |
| 15 | Cheick Konate |
| 23 | Shamar Nicholson |
| 10 | Muhammed-Cham Saracevic |
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcin Bulka (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 6 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 55 | Youssouf Ndayishimiye |
| 11 | Morgan Sanson  |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 29 | Evann Guessand |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
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