French Ligue 1

Saint-Etienne vs Nice, Regular Season

· French Ligue 1
Saint-Etienne
  • 11': Dénis Bouanga (P)
  • 38': Romain Hamouma
  • 40': Wesley Fofana
  • 58': Dénis Bouanga
FT
4 - 1
Nice
  • 14': Kasper Dolberg

About

Saint-Etienne are hosting Nice at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Jean Eudes Aholou (St Etienne).
  • 3': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 6': Dangerous play by Racine Coly (Nice).
  • 6': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Debuchy with a cross.
  • 7': Penalty conceded by Youcef Atal (Nice) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 8': VAR Decision: Penalty St Etienne.
  • 11': Goal! St Etienne 1, Nice 0. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 12': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Gautier Lloris.
  • 14': Alexis Claude Maurice (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Jean Eudes Aholou (St Etienne).
  • 14': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 14': Goal! St Etienne 1, Nice 1. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Franck Honorat (St Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youcef Atal.
  • 24': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
  • 24': Franck Honorat (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 26': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
  • 26': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
  • 27': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
  • 29': Foul by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
  • 29': Youcef Atal (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Myziane Maolida (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Lusamba.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 32': Foul by Racine Coly (Nice).
  • 32': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Beric.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Racine Coly (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Claude Maurice.
  • 38': Goal! St Etienne 2, Nice 1. Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Franck Honorat with a through ball.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Robert Beric (St Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 39': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Racine Coly.
  • 40': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Gautier Lloris.
  • 40': Goal! St Etienne 3, Nice 1. Wesley Fofana (St Etienne) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross following a corner.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myziane Maolida.
  • 43': Foul by Youcef Atal (Nice).
  • 43': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Myziane Maolida.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, St Etienne 3, Nice 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins St Etienne 3, Nice 1.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Racine Coly.
  • 46': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 47': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Jean Eudes Aholou.
  • 47': Hand ball by Denis Bouanga (St Etienne).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 49': Stéphane Ruffier (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card.
  • 50': Foul by Robert Beric (St Etienne).
  • 50': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma.
  • 52': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Walter Benítez.
  • 53': Offside, St Etienne. Jean Eudes Aholou tries a through ball, but Robert Beric is caught offside.
  • 53': Foul by Mathieu Debuchy (St Etienne).
  • 53': Myziane Maolida (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Myziane Maolida (Nice).
  • 54': Mahdi Camara (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, St Etienne. Conceded by Malang Sarr.
  • 55': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
  • 55': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Nice. Patrick Burner replaces Youcef Atal.
  • 57': Foul by Racine Coly (Nice).
  • 57': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Goal! St Etienne 4, Nice 1. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Substitution, St Etienne. Yann M'Vila replaces Robert Beric.
  • 60': Foul by Gautier Lloris (Nice).
  • 60': Romain Hamouma (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Gautier Lloris (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
  • 62': Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 65': Substitution, Nice. Ignatius Ganago replaces Arnaud Lusamba.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Denis Bouanga (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Foul by Jean Eudes Aholou (St Etienne).
  • 70': Ignatius Ganago (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Nice).
  • 70': Franck Honorat (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Substitution, St Etienne. Lois Diony replaces Denis Bouanga.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Franck Honorat (St Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Foul by Wesley Fofana (St Etienne).
  • 74': Kasper Dolberg (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Miguel Trauco.
  • 75': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
  • 77': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 78': Substitution, Nice. Kephren Thuram replaces Alexis Claude Maurice.
  • 79': Foul by Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice).
  • 79': Franck Honorat (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Patrick Burner (Nice).
  • 81': Jean Eudes Aholou (St Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Patrick Burner (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, St Etienne. Ryad Boudebouz replaces Jean Eudes Aholou.
  • 84': Foul by Yann M'Vila (St Etienne).
  • 84': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Myziane Maolida.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Wylan Cyprien (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Burner.
  • 86': Foul by Lois Diony (St Etienne).
  • 86': Gautier Lloris (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Mahdi Camara (St Etienne).
  • 86': Wylan Cyprien (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Lois Diony (St Etienne).
  • 88': Kephren Thuram (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Lois Diony (St Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Yann M'Vila (St Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz.
  • 89': Offside, St Etienne. Yann M'Vila tries a through ball, but Lois Diony is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ignatius Ganago (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Myziane Maolida.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Kasper Dolberg (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre Lees-Melou.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, St Etienne 4, Nice 1.
  • 0': Match ends, St Etienne 4, Nice 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 3
52.2 Possession 47.8
16 SHOTS 15
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
442 Accurate Passes 388
510 Passes 453
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 5
15 Crosses 24
0.0 Cross % 0.2
40 Long Balls 49
18 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 18
11 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.9
15 Interceptions 15
17 Effective Clearances 15
17 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 20,138

Ligue 1 Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Paris Saint-Germain 4 +13 12
2 Marseille 4 +8 10
3 AS Monaco 4 +6 10
4 Lens 4 +3 8
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ASSE Saint-Etienne (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Stéphane Ruffier (GK) Yellow Card
24 Loïc Perrin
32 Wesley Fofana
13 Miguel Trauco
26 Mathieu Debuchy
21 Romain Hamouma
8 Mahdi Camara
17 Jean-Eudes Aholou
27 Robert Beric
20 Dénis Bouanga
14 Franck Honorat
Saint-Etienne Substitutes:
Harold Moukoudi, Ryad Boudebouz, Loïs Diony, Nelson Sissoko, Edmilson Correia, Jessy Moulin, Yann M'vila.

NICE Nice (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
40 Walter Benítez (GK)
3 Gautier Lloris Yellow Card
23 Malang Sarr
12 Racine Coly
20 Youcef Atal
22 Arnaud Lusamba
8 Pierre Lees-Melou Yellow Card
25 Wylan Cyprien
9 Kasper Dolberg
7 Myziane Maolida
18 Alexis Claude-Maurice
Nice Substitutes:
Yannis Clementia, Danilo, Hicham Boudaoui, Khephren Thuram, Patrick Burner, Ignatius Ganago, Stanley N'Soki.

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