Will Still’s frustration after the defeat of the Rémois… and Farioli’s celebration
Will Still on Prime Video: “There’s frustration. It’s breaking my balls. It’s driving me crazy. Overall, the match was deadly boring until the goal. It was a fight tactic which wasn’t really one. There was too much waste on our side to make the match interesting. From the goal onwards, we reacted well. We equalized in a good way but we made some blunders that we couldn’t not commit.
(On the behavior of Francesco Farioli) When you score a goal, don’t come and taunt me because I just want to hit you. When I celebrate, I do it on the other side of the pews. I try to stay calm because there are a lot of emotions. But don’t come to our house. I don’t find it necessary. But that’s just a detail, congratulations to him. He does a remarkable job.”
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It’s finish ! Nice wins again by one goal!
2-1 and it’s over at the Allianz Rivera with another victory with a goal difference for Nice!
Le Gym is 2nd in Ligue 1 with this victory.
Nice pushes forward and twice comes very close to finishing off the hopes of Reims!
Strong cross in the Reims area for Bouadouiqui collapses! VAR is called upon to verify the action! No penalty but it starts again on the other side Guessand, on the right, enters the area and crosses hard once again, it is pushed back by Agbadou!
Exit of Boga replaced by Perraud.
Farioli brings out Boga, author of a huge match. He is replaced by Perraud for the last minutes.
Guessand’s shot which shaves Bulka’s post!
Overlapped by around twenty meters by Guessand who loses his duel against Bulka by crossing his shot too much! On the verge of putting an end to all suspense.
Double card for Abdelhamid and Ndayishimiye after a general falling out
Abdelhamid and Ndayishimiye are sanctioned with a yellow card. Lots of tension at the end of the match.
VAR requested… Goal accepted! Things are heating up between the two teams!
The referee has his hand to his ear, the VAR is called upon. The goal is validated Nice regains the advantage.
But things get heated between Teuma and Todibo before the engagement. Still and Farioli on the sidelines are also confused. Dante calls on his teammates to calm down. Electric end to the match.
Oh Diouf’s mistake! Nice goal on a big shot from Boga poorly repelled by the Reims goalkeeper
Boga, like a rocket, returns to his left foot at the end of a number which eliminates two Rémois and crucifies Diouf, author of a big error on his line, unable to repel Boga’s powerful strike.
Big header from Abdelhamid and Reims comes back! 1-1!
Ito places a beautiful cross on the head of his captain Abdelhamid at the penalty spot which bites his head powerfully and allows his team to get back into this match! 1 everywhere!
Deserved goal for Reims who added several minutes to their highlight. 3rd goal of the season for Abdelhamid who makes up for it after his miss in the first period.
Ovation and songs for Laborde replaced by Guessand
Laborde replaced by Guessand, enjoys an ovation from the Allianz Riviera
Double change for Reims
Double change on the Reims side with the exit of Richardson and Foket who are replaced by Nakamura and Khadra. Possible system change in sight.
Free kick from Teuma at 25m… which ends in the Nice wall
New free kick for Teddy Teuma at 25m. But the attempt, this time without a combination, ends up in the Gym wall.
Big shot from Ito which hits the upright!
Powerful strike from Ito, on the left, in the area, well served by Teuma, who ends up on Bulka’s crossbar! It was hot for the people of Nice!
This is the 9th time that Bulka’s uprights have been hit since the start of this season… Lucky?
Dangerous action by the people of Nice who push Diouf to relax
Surprised by a touch played quickly on the right side, the Rémois are overtaken by Moffi who tries to come back inside to arm before being stopped by the two central players. Big strike from Sanson at 2om but Diouf serenely captures it.
Big mistake from Dante who slaps Ito. The Niçois comes out without a card
With experience, Dante does everything to stop Ito, who eliminates him on the side. A big slap from the Brazilian which makes the Rémois collapse but the referee does not bring out a card…
Laborde’s goal! 1-0 for Nice!
Bar in and it makes 1-0 for Nice! On a quick restart from Bulka over 60m which extends for Laborde. The Niçois has space in front of him and scores his 3rd goal of the season by cleaning Diouf’s right corner with a powerful strike from the edge of the area!
The Rémois come to look much higher than the Niçois
Will Still’s men are much higher on the restarts of Nice. But Boga’s fiery legs on the left side always complicate the task for Reims.
Here we go again at the Allianz Riviera!
Start of this second half in Nice. The Rémois, stung upon returning from the locker room, led the first offensives.
Abdelhamid: “we are not at the technical level”
Author of a beautiful miss in the 31st minute on a vicious free kick from Teuma, Yunis Abdelhamid returned to the complicated first half of his team which lost a lot of balls in its own half.
58% possession for Nice: the stats of this first half
58% possession but 0 shots on target out of 4 for Nice who struggled in the last gesture.
0-0 at half-time and Nice dominates
First 45 minutes in favor of the Niçois who corner the Rémois in their area. Solid pressing from the Gym which is not exploited by uncertain Moffi and Laborde in the last gesture.
The high block of the Niçois seems to complicate the task for Will Still’s men but with the big opportunity from defender Abdelhamid on a free kick from Teuma almost took everyone by surprise in the 31st minute.
The fiery legs of Boga who eliminates blow after blow
Boga is a problem in the Reims defense, once again he comes inside and serves Moffi at the entrance to the area but the Nice striker fires his shot too quickly which ends up in the stands.
Bulka throws himself at the feet of Daramy who pushes his ball too much
Daramy drives the ball too long on the right side and Bulka dives at his feet, this is the second real opportunity for Rémois after Teuma’s free kick.
Too bad for Reims who almost punished the Gym by cleverly getting out of the high pressure. A good pass from Richardson who finds Daramy, author of a nice acceleration on the right side, but ultimately achieves nothing. The solution is there in any case, on the Rémois side, to trap the high block of Nice.
A first half hour in favor of the Gym, the Reims do not exploit their rare counterattacks
Nice continues its high offensives, Will Still’s men do not exploit their rare counterattacks while Teuma struggles to be found.
A good free kick from Teuma for Abelhamid, alone, who dives and misses the ball a few millimeters away. This is the first big opportunity for Reims in this half.
Okumu’s mistake on a raise from behind by Diouf! Laborde on the verge of punishment!
Okumu, pressed by Laborde, loses the ball in his area after a short restart from Diouf. The Niçois quickly arms his shot, with the left, but it is still too crossed. Moffi alone in the axis, behind, complains.
Nice corner at the end of crazy action from one end to the other
No fault on Niçois Rosario in midfield, Teddy Teuma recovers the ball and sneaks into the area then collapses but the referee indicates that the game continues. The Gym took advantage of a counter-counter and yet another flawless contact at the entrance to the area finally resulted in a corner which was not exploited by the Niçois. A final contentious mess but not for the referee.
The nets shake on Moffi’s shot… but the referee has already whistled for offside
With a header, Moffi put the ball into Diouf’s net but the game was already stopped. The referee had called Laborde offside (his second since the start of the match) on the left side before his cross.
Moffi-Laborde: we’re looking for each other in the Reims area!
On the right of the opponent’s area, Moffi has no solution and tries the cross shot which is not far from reaching Laborde before skimming the right post of Diouf’s uprights
In the stands, tribute to the Nantes supporter who died last week
“Rest in peace”, the tribute from Nice fans to the Nantes supporter who died last week.
Laborde alone facing the goalkeeper wants to serve Moffi instead of shooting!
Laborde takes advantage of a favorable counterattack and, alone against the Reims goalkeeper, opts for the collective option and wants to serve Moffi at the far post but his pass is too strong! Diouf’s good outing pushed the Nice striker to rush.
Ndayishimiye wins the duel but his head ends up above
Niçois Ndayishimiye flies above everyone at the corner but his header is poorly targeted. Referral to 6 meters.
The Niçois appear to be the most dangerous in these first 5 minutes
The Aiglons push back Will Still’s men in their first half. Dangerous on the wings, the Niçois already benefit from three corners.
Let’s go !
Let’s go to the Allianz Riveira in Nice for this 15th day of Ligue 1 between the 3rd, Nice, and Reims, 6th!
Both teams enter the field
Kick-off in a few moments at the Allianz Riviera.
The composition of the Aiglons, with Rosario in midfield rather than Boudaoui
Bulka – Lotomba, Todibo, Dante, Bard – Rosario, Ndayishimiye, Sanson – Moffi, Laborde, Boga
The eleven from Reims
Diouf – Agbadou, Okumu, Abdelhamid – Matusiwa – Busi, De Smet, Richardson, Teuma – Ito, Daramy
Nice wants to regain its place as runner-up
Hello everyone ! Third in Ligue 1 this Sunday morning, Nice hosts Reims (6th) with the ambition of getting back ahead of Monaco in the standings. Kick-off at 1 p.m. in live commentary from RMC Sport.