Le Havre AC vs Nice, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
Le Havre upset title-chasing Nice in Ligue 1
Nice suffered a 3-1 away loss as the typically solid defensive side struggled to contain Le Havre in their Ligue 1 clash on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Nice).
- 2': Yassine Kechta (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Offside, Le Havre. Josué Casimir is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt saved. Mohamed Bayo (Le Havre) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Sabbi.
- 5': Goal! Le Havre 1, Nice 0. Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Pablo Rosario (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
- 11': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Étienne Youté.
- 14': Attempt saved. Pablo Rosario (Nice) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Evann Guessand.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Bayo (Le Havre) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Operi with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Dante.
- 17': Foul by Yassine Kechta (Le Havre).
- 17': Pablo Rosario (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre).
- 18': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Nice) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross.
- 19': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Arthur Desmas.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jérémie Boga with a cross.
- 19': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Christopher Operi.
- 20': Attempt missed. Pablo Rosario (Nice) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Mohamed Bayo (Le Havre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josué Casimir.
- 21': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 21': Étienne Youté (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 21': Josué Casimir (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Loïc Négo (Le Havre).
- 25': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Josué Casimir (Le Havre).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Foul by Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre).
- 27': Jordan Lotomba (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Lotomba (Nice).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Pablo Rosario (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jérémie Boga (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Melvin Bard.
- 30': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Arthur Desmas.
- 33': Corner, Le Havre. Conceded by Dante.
- 35': Goal! Le Havre 2, Nice 0. Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Bayo.
- 37': Attempt missed. Evann Guessand (Nice) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
- 40': Foul by Loïc Négo (Le Havre).
- 40': Jérémie Boga (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gautier Lloris.
- 42': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Christopher Operi.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 44': Foul by Yassine Kechta (Le Havre).
- 44': Pablo Rosario (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Étienne Youté.
- 45': Attempt missed. Pablo Rosario (Nice) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde with a cross.
- 45'+2': Arthur Desmas (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Evann Guessand (Nice).
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Arthur Desmas (Le Havre).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Le Havre 2, Nice 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Le Havre 2, Nice 0.
- 45': Substitution, Nice. Morgan Sanson replaces Youssouf Ndayishimiye.
- 49': Foul by Josué Casimir (Le Havre).
- 49': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Penalty Le Havre. Loïc Négo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Penalty conceded by Melvin Bard (Nice) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Goal! Le Havre 3, Nice 0. Mohamed Bayo (Le Havre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 54': Foul by Josué Casimir (Le Havre).
- 54': Hicham Boudaoui (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Melvin Bard (Nice).
- 56': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Evann Guessand (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Gautier Lloris (Le Havre).
- 60': Emmanuel Sabbi (Le Havre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Étienne Youté (Le Havre) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Operi with a cross.
- 61': Substitution, Nice. Romain Perraud replaces Melvin Bard.
- 61': Substitution, Nice. Aliou Balde replaces Evann Guessand.
- 62': Aliou Balde (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre).
- 62': Oussama Targhalline (Le Havre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Le Havre. Abdoulaye Touré replaces Oussama Targhalline.
- 66': Substitution, Le Havre. Antoine Joujou replaces Emmanuel Sabbi.
- 67': Attempt saved. Josué Casimir (Le Havre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Touré.
- 69': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Gautier Lloris.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Bayo (Le Havre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yassine Kechta.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Aliou Balde (Nice).
- 72': Substitution, Nice. Alexis Claude-Maurice replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Le Havre. Samuel Grandsir replaces Josué Casimir.
- 74': Substitution, Nice. Tom Louchet replaces Aliou Balde because of an injury.
- 77': Foul by Antoine Joujou (Le Havre).
- 77': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Dante (Nice).
- 79': Yassine Kechta (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Dante (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Samuel Grandsir (Le Havre).
- 80': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Samuel Grandsir (Le Havre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Jean-Clair Todibo (Nice) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 81': Samuel Grandsir (Le Havre) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 83': Foul by Loïc Négo (Le Havre).
- 83': Romain Perraud (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Substitution, Le Havre. André Ayew replaces Yassine Kechta because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Le Havre. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Mohamed Bayo.
- 88': Christopher Operi (Le Havre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Pablo Rosario (Nice).
- 89': Attempt missed. Morgan Sanson (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gaëtan Laborde.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Gaëtan Laborde (Nice) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Perraud.
- 90'+1': Goal! Le Havre 3, Nice 1. Tom Louchet (Nice) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Étienne Youté.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Le Havre 3, Nice 1.
- 0': Match ends, Le Havre 3, Nice 1.
Statistics
 NICE |
HAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 62.3 | Possession | 37.7 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 523 | Accurate Passes | 290 |
| 595 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 22 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 10 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Océane
Location: Le Havre, France
Attendance: 21,971
Venue: Stade Océane
Location: Le Havre, France
Attendance: 21,971
Ligue 1 Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 9 | +20 | 23 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 9 | +9 | 20 |
| 3 | Marseille | 9 | +10 | 17 |
| 4 | Lille | 9 | +7 | 17 |
Line-Ups
Le Havre AC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Arthur Desmas (GK) |
| 4 | Gautier Lloris |
| 6 | Etienne Youte Kinkoue |
| 27 | Christopher Operi |
| 93 | Arouna Sangante |
| 8 | Yassine Kechta |
| 5 | Oussama Targhaline  |
| 11 | Emmanuel Sabbi |
| 7 | Loïc Négo |
| 9 | Mohamed Bayo |
| 23 | Josué Casimir |
Nice (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marcin Bulka (GK) |
| 4 | Dante |
| 6 | Jean-Clair Todibo  |
| 26 | Melvin Bard |
| 23 | Jordan Lotomba |
| 55 | Youssouf Ndayishimiye |
| 8 | Pablo Rosario |
| 28 | Hicham Boudaoui |
| 29 | Evann Guessand |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 24 | Gaëtan Laborde |
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