Match Report


OGC NiceOGC Nice     BastiaBastia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Oscar HerreraO. Herrera67
G
1
G
66Steve MaharziS. Maharzi
Jaime CostaJ. Costa77
D
2
D
63Ghislain SoudanG. Soudan
Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn68
D
3captain
D
60Damian AristouyD. Aristouy
Purrel SeedorfP. Seedorf64
D
4
D
58Stefano BerrettaS. Berretta
Juan NavarroJ. Navarro67
M
5
M
68Matteo Dal MoroM. Dal Moro
Giovanni ParamattiG. Paramatti63
M
6
M
62Jean-Christophe EsparteroJ. Espartero
Angelo CazarelliA. Cazarelli61
M
captain7
M
55Roland DomoraudR. Domoraud
Alexander ValenconiA. Valenconi61
M
8
M
49Muller MahouvéM. Mahouvé
Giuseppe GinolaG. Ginola65
A
9
A
63Pascal LecourP. Lecour
Jose BrunelJ. Brunel59
A
10
A
62Devanir AjasD. Ajas
Christina BradjaC. Bradja59
A
11
A
60Charles Le CromC. Le Crom
 
Ellery VictoriaE. Victoria60
G
12
A
56Ali FioreseA. Fiorese
Manuele GrassadoniaM. Grassadonia60
D
13
G
55Adolfo MarquitosA. Marquitos
Gregory DujeuxG. Dujeux57
D
14
A
55Augusto BoudareneA. Boudarene

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Allianz Riviera where OGC Nice play host to Bastia. A crowd of 8,850 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both OGC Nice and Bastia are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dianbobo Carnot.


0.00
The whistle blows and OGC Nice get the match underway!
12.12
Jaime Costa kicks a strong pass forward to Giovanni Paramatti. Giovanni Paramatti knocks the ball forward to Jose Brunel. Jose Brunel knocks in a cross ball towards Giuseppe Ginola. Giuseppe Ginola outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Steve Maharzi didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
14.21
Ghislain Soudan threads a neat ball through to Muller Mahouvé. Muller Mahouvé surges forward with the ball. Muller Mahouvé knocks in a cross ball towards Charles Le Crom. Charles Le Crom outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
15.09
Angelo Cazarelli flicks a high pass forward to Jose Brunel who brings the ball under control. Jose Brunel sees Christina Bradja just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Christina Bradja side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
21.42
Damian Aristouy knocks the ball forward to Jean-Christophe Espartero. Jean-Christophe Espartero runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jean-Christophe Espartero threads a neat, attacking ball through to Devanir Ajas. Devanir Ajas muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Oscar Herrera gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
24.27
Matteo Dal Moro hits a low pass to Charles Le Crom. Charles Le Crom finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Oscar Herrera manages to keep it out.
26.44
Jean-Christophe Espartero takes it forward alone. Jean-Christophe Espartero kicks a strong pass forward to Charles Le Crom but the referee indicates it's offside!
32.25
Jean-Christophe Espartero plays the ball forward to Devanir Ajas. Devanir Ajas knocks in a cross ball towards Charles Le Crom. Charles Le Crom whips the ball goalwards with his head. Oscar Herrera manages to gather it.
34.27
Purrel Seedorf catches Matteo Dal Moro on the ankles. Purrel Seedorf is shown the yellow card! Matteo Dal Moro stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.47
Giovanni Paramatti sees Giuseppe Ginola in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giuseppe Ginola sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.07
Damian Aristouy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roland Domoraud. Roland Domoraud decides to run forward with the ball. Roland Domoraud knocks the ball forward, putting Charles Le Crom through on goal. Charles Le Crom comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Oscar Herrera. Excellent save.
40.05
Roland Domoraud chips the ball to his team mate, Charles Le Crom. Charles Le Crom plays a scrappy one-two with Devanir Ajas and advances towards the goal... Charles Le Crom cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. OGC Nice have changed their lineup with Gregory Dujeux replacing Christina Bradja. Bastia appear unchanged since the first half. The Bastia players seem much more motivated whilst the OGC Nice players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Bastia get the second half underway!
47.49
Jean-Christophe Espartero plays the ball forward to Charles Le Crom. Charles Le Crom makes a probing pass to Devanir Ajas but he's offside!
48.54
Stefano Berretta catches Gregory Dujeux on the ankles. The referee warns Stefano Berretta to calm down! Gregory Dujeux hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.42
Muller Mahouvé sees a break and surges forward. Muller Mahouvé knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.01
Alex Meiklejohn lofts the ball long. Gregory Dujeux finds some space and shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Steve Maharzi. What a save!
54.47
Juan Navarro threads a neat ball through to Gregory Dujeux. Gregory Dujeux plays a scrappy one-two with Giuseppe Ginola and advances towards the goal... Gregory Dujeux makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Steve Maharzi with no chance!! Goal for OGC Nice!
63.14
Jaime Costa darts forward. Jaime Costa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Brunel. Jose Brunel advances inside the box! Stefano Berretta barges into Jose Brunel. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
69.54
Giovanni Paramatti flicks a high ball forward to Giuseppe Ginola who takes it down. Giuseppe Ginola whips in a cross ball towards Jose Brunel. Jose Brunel connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jose Brunel!
72.14
Stefano Berretta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Christophe Espartero. Jean-Christophe Espartero makes a simple pass to Charles Le Crom. Charles Le Crom shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Oscar Herrera. Excellent save.
77.55
OGC Nice have made 2 substitutions with Ellery Victoria replacing Purrel Seedorf and Manuele Grassadonia replacing Jaime Costa .
79.28
Muller Mahouvé threads a neat ball through to Charles Le Crom. Charles Le Crom makes a defence splitting pass to Pascal Lecour. Pascal Lecour makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.47
Alex Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Juan Navarro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan Navarro decides to run forward with the ball. Juan Navarro plays a one-two with Jose Brunel and rushes in on goal... Juan Navarro comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.36
Jean-Christophe Espartero chips the ball to his team mate, Pascal Lecour. Pascal Lecour shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

OGC Nice

Bastia
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.5%
62.5%
Play Area
34.1%
42%
23.9%

Scorers
Gregory Dujeux 54
Jose Brunel 70

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Christophe Espartero of Bastia

Match Ratings