Match Report


OGC NiceOGC Nice     Troyes Aube ChampagneTroyes Aube Champagne
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Lucien BastoL. Basto56
G
1
G
57Arnaud DjorkaeffA. Djorkaeff
Marvin CarragherM. Carragher66
D
2
D
70Philipe SitrukP. Sitruk
Rafik TourenneR. Tourenne64
D
3
D
60Yannick NogueiraY. Nogueira
Regis QueirosR. Queiros60
D
4
D
60Jean-Luc FournelJ. Fournel
Damir TourenneD. Tourenne60
D
5
D
54Hannes LensingH. Lensing
Johny BrognoJ. Brogno69
M
captain6
M
72Chritophe GinolaC. Ginola
Ronald FlachezR. Flachez60
M
7
M
71Rudy BattlesR. Battles
Christophe ThetisC. Thetis52
M
8
M
68Thomas FinazziT. Finazzi
Neil MckinlayN. Mckinlay51
M
9
M
68Wes CampbellW. Campbell
Robbie HurstR. Hurst68
A
10
A
75Ronan PoulardR. Poulard
Yves-A. BardonY. Bardon64
A
11captain
A
58Diego EckerD. Ecker
 
Mickael BossisM. Bossis59
A
12
M
58Lionel Le GarrecL. Le Garrec
Darius SmithD. Smith55
G
13
M
57Reynald GallasR. Gallas
Marcello PapinM. Papin54
D
14
A
54Dario BodmerD. Bodmer

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Allianz Riviera where OGC Nice play host to Troyes Aube Champagne. A crowd of 8,505 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both OGC Nice and Troyes Aube Champagne are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Cubilier.


0.00
OGC Nice start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.17
Yannick Nogueira hacks Robbie Hurst from behind! Yannick Nogueira is shown the yellow card! Robbie Hurst stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.44
Rafik Tourenne knocks the ball to his team mate, Christophe Thetis. Christophe Thetis threads a neat ball through to Robbie Hurst. Robbie Hurst plays a one-two with Yves-A. Bardon and rushes in on goal... Robbie Hurst muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Arnaud Djorkaeff manages to keep it out.
18.35
Thomas Finazzi passes the ball forward to Ronan Poulard. Ronan Poulard lofts in a cross ball towards Diego Ecker. Diego Ecker fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
20.55
Rudy Battles hits a low pass to Ronan Poulard. Ronan Poulard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafik Tourenne.
22.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Wes Campbell plays the ball forward to Diego Ecker. Diego Ecker shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.47
Chritophe Ginola threads a neat ball through to Diego Ecker. Diego Ecker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Damir Tourenne.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. OGC Nice appear unchanged since the first half. Troyes Aube Champagne also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Troyes Aube Champagne start the second half!
48.52
Regis Queiros flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronald Flachez. Ronald Flachez sees a break and surges forward. Ronald Flachez shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
57.35
Without breaking stride, Jean-Luc Fournel plays the ball forward to Thomas Finazzi. Thomas Finazzi flicks a high pass forward. Ronan Poulard collects the pass. Ronan Poulard knocks in a cross ball towards Diego Ecker. Diego Ecker makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
59.35
Jean-Luc Fournel controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chritophe Ginola. Chritophe Ginola darts forward. Chritophe Ginola plays a quick one-two with Diego Ecker and rushes in on goal... Chritophe Ginola shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.34
Christophe Thetis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robbie Hurst. Robbie Hurst skips past Jean-Luc Fournel! Robbie Hurst comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
67.10
Christophe Thetis threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Bardon. Yves-A. Bardon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.51
Thomas Finazzi sees Ronan Poulard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ronan Poulard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafik Tourenne.
72.03
Regis Queiros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronald Flachez. Ronald Flachez makes a simple pass to Robbie Hurst. Robbie Hurst finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
77.14
Troyes Aube Champagne appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

OGC Nice

Troyes Aube Champagne
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.4%
42.6%
Play Area
26.2%
49.2%
24.6%

Scorers
Diego Ecker 22
Chritophe Ginola 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Chritophe Ginola of Troyes Aube Champagne

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

1.Arnaud Djorkaeff (GK)
6
2.Philipe Sitruk (DEF)
6
3.Yannick Nogueira (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Jean-Luc Fournel (DEF)
6
5.Hannes Lensing (DEF)
6
6.Chritophe Ginola (MID)goal scored
9
7.Rudy Battles (MID)
6
8.Thomas Finazzi (MID)
6
9.Wes Campbell (MID)
7
10.Ronan Poulard (ATT)
6
11.Diego Ecker (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Lionel Le Garrec (MID)
0
13.Reynald Gallas (MID)
0
14.Dario Bodmer (ATT)
0