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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Allianz Riviera where OGC Nice play host to Paris Saint-Germain. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both OGC Nice and Paris Saint-Germain are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
OGC Nice kick off!
2.33
Moktar Capron makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Daury. Carlos Daury kicks a strong pass forward to Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.18
Denys Levchenko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier lofts in a cross ball towards Valerio Lopez. Valerio Lopez powers a header at goal. Nabil Redan easily smothers it.
6.11
Carlos Daury deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Valerio Lopez. Valerio Lopez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
8.33
Gary Law makes a simple pass to Carlos Daury. Carlos Daury makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
9.36
Gary Law kicks a strong pass forward to Denys Levchenko. Denys Levchenko makes a simple pass to Graham Moncur. Graham Moncur knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephane Roche.
10.31
Jacques Rabésandratana advances with the ball. Jacques Rabésandratana knocks the ball forward to Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damien Valenza.
18.08
Sabri Thetis flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Mcinnes. Scott Mcinnes decides to run forward with the ball. Scott Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Yannick Salaun but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
24.43
Yves Fiorese brings the ball forward. Yves Fiorese threads the ball through to Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.50
Camel Bouisset clumsily knocks into Yves Fiorese. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yves Fiorese hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.57
Gary Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Kaba Espatero. Kaba Espatero kicks a strong pass forward to Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier whips in a cross ball towards Valerio Lopez. Valerio Lopez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
34.01
Sabri Thetis barges into Carlos Daury. Sabri Thetis is given a warning by the referee! Carlos Daury stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.31
Paul Volmer catches Kaba Espatero on the ankles. Paul Volmer is shown the yellow card! Kaba Espatero stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.39
Yves Fiorese makes a beautiful solo run. Yves Fiorese makes a simple pass to Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Moncur. Graham Moncur is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Graham Moncur!
44.38
Kaba Espatero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier whips in a cross ball towards Valerio Lopez. Valerio Lopez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Paris Saint-Germain start the second half!
49.18
Giuseppe Mey comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Daury. The referee calls over Giuseppe Mey and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Daury runs off the knock.
53.39
Scott Mcinnes makes a simple pass to Yannick Salaun. Yannick Salaun plays a perfect one-two with Arthur Konchesky and rushes in on goal... Yannick Salaun rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.03
Giuseppe Mey comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Daury. Giuseppe Mey is warned by the referee! Carlos Daury carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.23
Paul Volmer knocks the ball forward to Yannick Salaun. Yannick Salaun plays a perfect one-two with Camel Bouisset and rushes in on goal... Yannick Salaun makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.01
OGC Nice are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
66.41
Yannick Salaun hacks Yves Fiorese from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Yves Fiorese hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.40
Kaba Espatero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nabil Redan who gathers it comfortably.
77.23
Scott Mcinnes passes the ball forward to Camel Bouisset. Camel Bouisset shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.14
Moktar Capron knocks the ball forward to Denys Levchenko. Denys Levchenko kicks a strong pass forward to Pape Molinier. Pape Molinier knocks in a cross ball towards Valerio Lopez. Valerio Lopez directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Nabil Redan manages to keep it out.
89.53
Moktar Capron controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kaba Espatero. Kaba Espatero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Valerio Lopez. Valerio Lopez shoots from 20 yards but Nabil Redan is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Graham Moncur of OGC Nice

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 6
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 3
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 1

Possession
Possession: 75.609756097561 vs 24.390243902439
Play Area
Home team third: 32.93%, Midfield: 43.90%, Away team third: 23.17%