Match Report


OGC NiceOGC Nice     AS MonacoAS Monaco
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Lucien BastoL. Basto56
G
1
G
64Alexandre BakariA. Bakari
Marvin CarragherM. Carragher66
D
2
D
82Oscar DucrocqO. Ducrocq
Rafik TourenneR. Tourenne64
D
3
D
69Mehdi BourgoisM. Bourgois
Regis QueirosR. Queiros60
D
4
D
67Alain ThuramA. Thuram
Damir TourenneD. Tourenne60
D
5
M
65Edwin PiantoniE. Piantoni
Johny BrognoJ. Brogno69
M
6
M
58Roberto RachiniR. Rachini
Ronald FlachezR. Flachez60
M
7
M
54Alexander DiopA. Diop
Christophe ThetisC. Thetis52
M
8
M
51Abassi EscudéA. Escudé
Neil MckinlayN. Mckinlay51
M
9
A
78Luca FerraresiL. Ferraresi
Robbie HurstR. Hurst68
A
10captain
A
66Carlton VieiraC. Vieira
Yves-A. BardonY. Bardon62
A
captain11
A
59Thomas RichterT. Richter
 
Mickael BossisM. Bossis59
A
12
D
64Pablo SotoP. Soto
Darius SmithD. Smith55
G
13
G
60Regis SommeilR. Sommeil
Marcello PapinM. Papin54
D
14
A
59Daniel BellosoD. Belloso

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Allianz Riviera where OGC Nice play host to AS Monaco in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
OGC Nice are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while AS Monaco appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Cabrol.


0.00
OGC Nice kick off the first half!
8.32
Roberto Rachini flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Vieira controls it well on his chest. Carlton Vieira shoots from long range but Lucien Basto reads it well. Nice save!
9.07
Mehdi Bourgois makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Diop. Alexander Diop sees a break and surges forward. Alexander Diop shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
15.12
Mehdi Bourgois flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Rachini who takes it down. Roberto Rachini hits a low pass to Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira shoots from 25 yards but somehow Lucien Basto manages to keep it out.
33.41
Damir Tourenne hits a long diagonal ball forward. Yves-A. Bardon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alexandre Bakari!
38.45
Marvin Carragher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronald Flachez. Ronald Flachez makes a simple pass to Robbie Hurst. Robbie Hurst tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
40.17
Christophe Thetis threads the ball through to Yves-A. Bardon. Yves-A. Bardon advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Yves-A. Bardon provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
44.49
Edwin Piantoni hacks Christophe Thetis from behind! Edwin Piantoni is shown the yellow card! Christophe Thetis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. OGC Nice appear unchanged since the first half. AS Monaco also appear unchanged since the first half. The AS Monaco players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
AS Monaco kick off the second half!
51.42
Regis Queiros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Christophe Thetis. With great vision, Christophe Thetis plays the ball forward to Yves-A. Bardon. Yves-A. Bardon skips past Alain Thuram! Some good footwork from Yves-A. Bardon provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Mehdi Bourgois happens to be in the right place to block it.
61.16
Alain Thuram flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Diop who brings the ball under control. Alexander Diop makes a probing pass to Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
63.50
Alexander Diop chips the ball to his team mate, Thomas Richter. Thomas Richter finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
65.31
Alexander Diop kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Vieira. Carlton Vieira shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Lucien Basto manages to gather it comfortably.
66.50
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
67.48
Ronald Flachez knocks the ball forward to Robbie Hurst. Robbie Hurst shoots from 25 yards. Robbie Hurst scores for OGC Nice!!
71.56
Edwin Piantoni catches Neil Mckinlay on the ankles. Edwin Piantoni is warned by the referee! Neil Mckinlay carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.51
Alain Thuram threads the ball through to Alexander Diop. Alexander Diop threads a neat ball through to Thomas Richter. Thomas Richter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lucien Basto who gathers it comfortably.
77.15
Roberto Rachini flicks a high ball forward to Carlton Vieira who takes it down. Carlton Vieira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
78.45
Regis Queiros threads the ball through to Johny Brogno. Johny Brogno runs straight at the opposition's defence. Johny Brogno tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.43
Alexander Diop makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Richter. Thomas Richter skips past Regis Queiros! Thomas Richter rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Thomas Richter!
87.15
Regis Queiros flicks a high pass forward. Ronald Flachez controls it well on his chest. Ronald Flachez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Bardon. Yves-A. Bardon threads a neat ball through to Robbie Hurst. Robbie Hurst shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

OGC Nice

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

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
27.5%
47.5%
25%

Scorers
Robbie Hurst 67
Thomas Richter 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robbie Hurst of OGC Nice

Match Ratings
1.Lucien Basto (GK)
7
2.Marvin Carragher (DEF)
6
3.Rafik Tourenne (DEF)
6
4.Regis Queiros (DEF)
7
5.Damir Tourenne (DEF)
6
6.Johny Brogno (MID)
6
7.Ronald Flachez (MID)
8
8.Christophe Thetis (MID)
6
9.Neil Mckinlay (MID)
6
10.Robbie Hurst (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Yves-A. Bardon (ATT)
8
 
12.Mickael Bossis (ATT)
0
13.Darius Smith (GK)
0
14.Marcello Papin (DEF)
0

1.Alexandre Bakari (GK)
7
2.Oscar Ducrocq (DEF)
6
3.Mehdi Bourgois (DEF)
7
4.Alain Thuram (DEF)
6
5.Edwin Piantoni (MID)yellow card
4
6.Roberto Rachini (MID)
7
7.Alexander Diop (MID)
8
8.Abassi Escudé (MID)
6
9.Luca Ferraresi (ATT)
6
10.Carlton Vieira (ATT)
6
11.Thomas Richter (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Pablo Soto (DEF)
0
13.Regis Sommeil (GK)
0
14.Daniel Belloso (ATT)
0