Match Report


Chamois NiortaisChamois Niortais     OGC NiceOGC Nice
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Dino ParlatoD. Parlato61
G
captain1captain
G
69Sieb TrustfullS. Trustfull
Devanir BedrossianD. Bedrossian66
D
2
D
76Yves AdrianoY. Adriano
Giampiero CalifanoG. Califano60
D
3
D
69Roberto MendesR. Mendes
Zoumana RodriguesZ. Rodrigues59
D
4
D
68Kevin TelferK. Telfer
Rodolfo AllegriR. Allegri55
D
5
D
58Dario MorestinD. Morestin
Daniel EdwardsD. Edwards59
M
6
M
73Stephen MatteoS. Matteo
Pedro CarrascoP. Carrasco58
M
7
M
71David BestD. Best
Antoine JezierskiA. Jezierski52
M
8
M
70Ricardo VilaR. Vila
Jason Dos SantosJ. Dos Santos52
M
9
M
67Mick EhioguM. Ehiogu
Cyril KarembeuC. Karembeu68
A
10
A
65Xavier DiasalmeidaX. Diasalmeida
Thibault ZanottiT. Zanotti63
A
11
A
65Didier BaudetD. Baudet
 
Younes MermetY. Mermet62
A
12
G
66Jean-Claude DelporteJ. Delporte
Dambou KopaD. Kopa59
G
13
A
58John CoulibalyJ. Coulibaly
Alexander LefèvreA. Lefèvre59
A
14
A
58Cedric RouxelC. Rouxel

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stade Rene Gaillard where Chamois Niortais play host to OGC Nice. A crowd of 7,323 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Chamois Niortais and OGC Nice are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sylvain Mayer.


0.00
OGC Nice kick off and get the match underway!
2.52
Xavier Diasalmeida comes in with a late challenge on Devanir Bedrossian. The referee calls over Xavier Diasalmeida and shows him a yellow card! Devanir Bedrossian grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.48
Giampiero Califano drives a long ball upfield. Cyril Karembeu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.23
Roberto Mendes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Best. Seeing a gap ahead, David Best plays the ball forward to Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Dino Parlato!
9.49
Showing composure, Ricardo Vila laces a weighted ball forward to David Best. David Best shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
12.20
Xavier Diasalmeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Didier Baudet. Didier Baudet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.28
Ricardo Vila flicks a high pass forward. Xavier Diasalmeida collects the pass. Xavier Diasalmeida lofts in a cross ball towards David Best. David Best powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David Best!
21.35
Kevin Telfer takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Yves Adriano. Yves Adriano knocks the ball forward to Didier Baudet. Didier Baudet threads a neat ball through to Xavier Diasalmeida. Xavier Diasalmeida knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Vila. Ricardo Vila flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.15
Ricardo Vila kicks a strong pass forward to David Best. David Best shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
39.39
Antoine Jezierski darts forward. Antoine Jezierski shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
42.17
Zoumana Rodrigues flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Edwards controls it well on his chest. With great vision, Daniel Edwards plays the ball forward to Jason Dos Santos. Jason Dos Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roberto Mendes.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chamois Niortais appear unchanged since the first half. OGC Nice also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Chamois Niortais start the second half!
49.37
Kevin Telfer chips the ball to his team mate, Xavier Diasalmeida. Xavier Diasalmeida kicks a strong pass forward to Didier Baudet. Didier Baudet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.52
Giampiero Califano flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Carrasco. Pedro Carrasco chips the ball to his team mate, Cyril Karembeu. Cyril Karembeu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.13
Pedro Carrasco flicks a high pass forward. Thibault Zanotti easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Thibault Zanotti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Telfer.
55.11
Ricardo Vila kicks a strong pass forward to Xavier Diasalmeida. Xavier Diasalmeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
59.18
Pedro Carrasco chips the ball to his team mate, Cyril Karembeu. Cyril Karembeu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
60.08
OGC Nice have made 3 substitutions with Jean-Claude Delporte replacing Yves Adriano, John Coulibaly replacing David Best and Cedric Rouxel replacing Xavier Diasalmeida .
63.49
Kevin Telfer barges into Giampiero Califano. The referee warns Kevin Telfer to calm down! Giampiero Califano gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.30
Dario Morestin flicks the ball to his team mate, Didier Baudet. Didier Baudet whips in a cross ball towards Mick Ehiogu. Mick Ehiogu flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Devanir Bedrossian passes the ball forward to Jason Dos Santos. Jason Dos Santos hits a low pass to Thibault Zanotti. Thibault Zanotti lofts in a cross ball towards Cyril Karembeu. Cyril Karembeu makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Chamois Niortais

OGC Nice
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.4%
51.6%
Play Area
29.7%
45.3%
25%

Scorers
Cyril Karembeu 90
David Best 16
Mick Ehiogu 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cyril Karembeu of Chamois Niortais

Match Ratings